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MLBTR Originals

By Ty Bradley | February 3, 2019 at 6:19pm CDT

Rounding up the latest in original content from the MLBTR staff . . .

  • Jeff Todd wrote in fascinating detail about the curiously team-friendly Whit Merrifield extension.
  • Colorado’s Kyle Freeland turned in one of 2018’s most polarizing statistical outputs, notching 8.4 rWAR despite middling peripherals, even when adjusting for park (his 104 xFIP- checked in below the 100 league-average mark). Our Tim Dierkes took a closer look at potential extension figures for the 26-year-old lefty.
  • The Red Sox have straddled the top bracket of the luxury tax for the offseason’s entirety, reluctant to eclipse the $246MM threshold and pay the hefty 75% tax for offenders. But couldn’t their shaky bullpen – arguably the defending champs’ only weakness – use a major upgrade? Steve Adams explored the situation and its many nuances on Friday.
  • Connor Byrne’s piece on the worst bullpens of ’18 includes three teams with serious playoff aspirations in the upcoming campaign. Connor also took a peek at Nolan Arenado’s future in Colorado, where a major payday could severely hinder the team’s financial flexibility in the years to come, and asked readers to project the suddenly-imposing Luke Voit’s 2019 output. Judging by the early poll returns, most MLBTR readers are not yet converts.
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14 Comments

  1. FriendOfBoras

    6 years ago

    Thanks for this useless information

    8
    Reply
    • jimbenwal

      6 years ago

      Thanks for the useless comment

      5
      Reply
    • cardsfan006

      6 years ago

      yea we want a harper or machado signing

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      Reply
    • xabial

      6 years ago

      Not enjoying the Super-Bowl? Half time show was good.

      There’s still a half to be played, settle down. Everyone is probably watching the Super-Bowl, agents’ included lol.

      Reply
      • lowtalker1

        6 years ago

        Half time show was horrible

        5
        Reply
      • DarkSide830

        6 years ago

        i enjoyed not watching it

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        Reply
      • El Kabong

        6 years ago

        I am 60 and have never watched a Super Bowl. My favorite Super Bowl Sunday was in 1973 when N.C. State with David Thompson played Maryland. No idea who played in the Super Bowl that year. But David Thompson…wow!

        Reply
      • ChiSoxCity

        6 years ago

        People still watching the Patriotbowl? You know that junk is rigged, right?

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        • ChiSoxCity

          6 years ago

          *Scripted entertainment.

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      • jorge78

        6 years ago

        Is Marooned 5 still a thing?

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        Reply
  2. lowtalker1

    6 years ago

    Any news ?

    Reply
  3. User 355748524

    6 years ago

    When you work at an Christmas store and it’s February

    Reply
  4. cubsfan2489

    6 years ago

    Agreed

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    Reply
  5. nymetsking

    6 years ago

    ikr

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