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FWIW, I remember PECOTA being very very low on Maton heading into last year's season. Edit: I just looked it up. He actually exceeded his PECOTA last year. I stopped buying their annual, but their website archives their player comments. Last year's on Maton was spot on: "When Maton hits the ball, he can really hit the ball—he sees four-seamers expertly and crushes them with abandon. The problem, unfortunately, is what happens the rest of the time. He chases breaking balls and off-speed pitches on both sides of the plate, and he strikes out a ton. Thus, he's a much better hitter when he gets ahead in the count, but he tends to fall behind far more often. His defensive versatility is an asset, but he isn't elite at any position. Maton provides flexibility off the bench, but his shortcomings on both sides of the ball prevent him from offering a whole lot more than that."

Ah, the annual tradition of PECOTA spoiling the kool-aid fans have been drinking all offseason.

Banner week for the House GOP chuckle****s.

It is worth noting the two did overlap for a hot minute in the halcyon days of late June 2020.

Never been diagnosed, but watching Community back in the day and the heavy implications the Abed character had this and me seeing a lot of myself in that character made me think...

No such thing. If our society wasn't so mathphobic, so many of its ills the last decade or so wouldn't exist.

Good stuff. I'm curious how the trend looks if you throw out shortened seasons (1981, 1994, 1995, 2020). I'll also hypothesize this chart is more severe for left field, which has become an odd rover position.

Me noting who celebrates this move for when they say the Tigers shouldn't have cut Maton after he takes off for another team, a la Candelario.

I remember around the time he signed, somebody in my dorm's dad from Michigan came to visit. Knowing I was a Tigers fan, we were introduced. He was gushing about Vina, gushing, and I remember being steadfast about him not being any good.

We have to go a full weekend without knowing the fate of Devin Sweet, but will by 2 pm Monday.

SGL's mom follows me I think. All because I was speculating on 40 man stuff right after he was traded. Joe Jimenez used to search himself on twitter, and it showed.

Did you read up on the rationale and rubric/methodology before jumping to those conclusions?

That's one way to view it, but I doubt their projections declined if at all. This clears a logjam with Julien and Lewis, and Brooks Lee is knocking on the door. They traded from a strength.

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2024-prospect-list/scouting-position?org=det&sortcol=12&sortdir=desc&sorttimeframe=FV Meadows 50 present/50 future Jung 30 present/40 future Malloy 30 present/35 future Keith 30 present/30 future One person's opinion, and I'd recommend reading up on the rationale and rubric before jumping to any conclusions.

The Lions were 85% on 4th and 3. Badgley 77% from 40-49. They made the lower risk/higher reward choice both times. No brainer that didn't work.

There's a window in November where teams are allowed to make those moves.

Gee, if only there was a reference where all the Tigers' option status was in one place.

He was not on the 40 man roster until being called up in 2022, and was never sent down. He did not use an option year that year. He had two remaining and has a good shot at being eligible for a fourth.

They can't dfa Maton. He's injured.

One of the reasons they've never done this... They haven't really had prospects worth doing this with. Greene and Tork, I probably would have considered, but Greene got hurt right around the time you would pull the trigger on this. And Tork is a Boras guy. Before that, Castellanos made some sense, but the CBT implications make that tricky. Because of the AAV nature of these type of deals, you don't really want to be entering into them when you are going to be fighting the tax, taking on a few extra million on your CBT Salary without upgrading the current roster. Before that, Curtis Granderson signed an extension in 2008 after 2+ years. And you don't do this with pitchers.

Repeating my Keith tweet here, just because they are things I think about.

Ichiro, per JAWS (which may underrate him a tad, because I do think you need to bake in his pre-MLB Japanese stardom in, if only for the posting restrictions), is a only a few players above Bobby Abreu and below the average HOF-er. I'd vote for him, but I don't view him as the should-be-unanimous-slam-dunk that contemporaries like Albert Pujols and Adrian Beltre are.

This is a stupid question, but when does the 35 year age limit kick in. She turns 35 between election day and inauguration day.

One time I would like McCosky to learn roster nuance. One time. Trey Wingenter was not non-tendered, and the non-tender deadline is not November 6.

I agree but not as large as we think at a glance. Ditto Kinsler.