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Andrew J. Chapin
RT “Scott Feldman of the Astros (who pitched a perfect game today)”
Fact check, aisle 5.
MonsterFace
Ooops! Still, though, he pitched a good game.
charliewilmoth
Yeah, I meant a complete game, obviously.
What?
Yeah, what? 8 hits, 2bbs and 1 run is perfect?
mlbaustin
Almost as accurate as a quality start being 6 IP and 3 ER.
VAR
That largely depends on your definition of quality. People want to see it as meaning good but the stat quality start was meant to denote average.
mlbaustin
Sure, but 6 IP and 3 ER isn’t average. Using this years stats, you’d be one of the worst 15 starter in the majors (in terms of ERA – which is a bad stat to begin with) having pitched to 6 IP and 3 ER each outing.
VAR
Yes but pitching numbers are up this year and hitting numbers are down. When the stat was created it was used to determine an average pitcher. That may not be the case anymore.
M.Kit
Don’t we get a “trade deadline should be moved” article every year? It was one of the busiest deadline weeks this year
DarthMurph
The deadline shouldn’t be moved. You should go to the playoffs with the team that got you to the playoffs. August trades should be as uncommon as they are.
The real problem is the second WC, which cheapens the value of the 162 game season.
Karkat
They should also abolish the whole “40-man rosters in September” thing. I could see bumping it to 27 or something to allow a little less strain on bullpen arms down the stretch, but the current system makes so little sense to me
DarthMurph
That one doesn’t bother me as much, but I see why people don’t like it. I guess it benefits losing teams who are able to better assess their players. Especially since the 40 man roster sees a fair amount of turn over from the end of one season to the beginning of the next.
Damon Bowman
Buck Showalter had a pretty good idea for how to deal with the 40-man in September. A team can carry 40 players through September but before each game they need to identify the 25 to 30 who are active and eligible for that particular game or a series vs. a single club — kind of like setting a playoff roster.
Karkat
Yeah, that feels like a reasonable compromise.
lovethatdirtyh20
The deadline is working fine. July 31 leaves teams with a decision to make. They should leave it as is.
Ron Loreski
Poor Pedro, he looks so lost in all parts of the game. Hopefully he can recover but it’s probably gonna have to be somewhere else other than Pittsburgh.
KermitJagger
Yes, the timing of his collapse has really hurt the Pirates, at least for this year, as he currently has no trade value. He will need to be switched to 1B in the offseason, provided he can outperform Ike Davis. Problem is, by all accounts, he hasn’t been receptive at all to moving over to 1B. Most likely scenarios are for him to either get traded this season for peanuts (unlikely) or play out the remainder of his contract as a 1B and move over to the AL as a DH for 2016. Pirates will likely never seen the return they fully expected to get for the 2014 HR champ, which is unfortunate.
That being said, eventually being able to move Walker to 3B and promote Hanson to 2B does make sense for the Pirates, provided they can get consistent power out of 1B. I wonder if they eventually give Snider a chance at 1B as well? I suppose Bell is still the long-term answer there.
connfyoozed .
The way Walker is playing 2B, I wouldn’t want to move him anywhere else anytime soon. 3b is always so pigeonholed as a spot which has to produce power, but if the Bucs can re-sign Walker and continue to get power from 2B, I would be just fine with leaving Walker at 2nd and Harrison at 3rd
Ron Loreski
Alen Hanson isn’t a player you move a guy like Walker for. I don’t even think Hanson will ever play a game for the Pirates, he looks like a trade chip to me. Jacoby Jones has a much better bat and has higher upside. And Gift Ngoepe is a much better defensive player.
EndlessMikeJr
The Red Sox had a healthier team than the Yankees and even a better rotation so they had no reason to sell.They gave up and so more benefit to lose than win.THis was a easy division like last year when they snuck into the postseason last year.
JacobyWanKenobi
Sneaking into the postseason this year isn’t worth sacrificing next year too. They took steps to improve their offense, allow their pitching youth to grow, and still have plenty of room and resources for a big FA arm or two.
Cra stew
I’d be pretty annoyed if I were a Marlins fan if they were to give up prospects for two months of Lester, as a team not really in contention.
disgruntledreader
Since Quentin is unlikely to come off the DL, he is equally likely to be a waiver claim trade candidate. Thanks though John Heyman.
TheRealRyan 2
To think there were Pirate fans who were arguing over the offseason that Pedro Alvarez was worth a $100MM contract. That would look worse than Ryan Howard’s contract right now if it had happened.
Ron Loreski
Most Pirates fans (or Pittsburgh fans in general) live in hindsight. If you can get one Pirate fan to admit they wanted to see Pedro get an extension, you deserve a prize.
TheRealRyan 2
Since you were one of the most ardent supporters of Alvarez being worth a $100MM, what do I win?
Ron Loreski
a cookie 🙂
TheRealRyan 2
Hahaha. I’ll take it. Oatmeal raisin please.