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Please tell me the Pirates are going to acquire a couple of good hitters and not going to and tell us that they tried.
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Maybe the poster does not want Steve’s answer but is asking the rest of us!!! Bye the Bye who made you the comments monitor???
That’s possible, but it just seems a bit odd. Self-appointed monitor, btw.
It’s a conspiracy….
Even Steve Adams at MLBTR refuses to respond to questions regarding the validity of Scott Boras’ birth certificate…..
big ol pretzels with gross fake nacho cheese
Heresy! Mustard with a soft pretzel for life!
Warning to GMs: Fairbanks’ sub-3.00 ERA is the most deceptive stat I have ever seen.
More than 1/2 the batters he faces launches the ball at 100MPH+.
His avg. save ends w/ a mad dash to the outfield wall and a acrobatic catch.
Highest hard-hit rate of any reliever in 2024 (probably 2025 as well, haven’t checked)
He’s perfected the boomerang pitch. Announcer: “Line shot ,,, caught. Oh, that ball was scalded.. He makes every batter’s exit velo look like Stanton. Yet another loud out.”
Increasingly afraid to throw his 98 MPH flatball anywhere near the zone because it is squared up 85% of the time.
Has 5 or 6 full implosions per season where he has to be pulled because he can’t record a single out or 2, much less 3..
Has lost ability to K anyone in the zone.
Save stats don’t count the numerous games where he fails to hold a tie.
Rays hid his ineffectiveness with timely DL visits.
In short — beware GMs — this is the luckiest pitcher in history — the law of averages will catch up and you will get less than 1 out for every $100k you waste on this guy.