tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581749200282165841.post2774457926097566431..comments2024-02-13T12:15:22.447-05:00Comments on Off Hiatus Baseball: Card Show Purchases: Children of a Lesser Player CollectionTony Lehmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204647806905827474noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581749200282165841.post-46699438865159549542014-09-11T14:48:45.594-04:002014-09-11T14:48:45.594-04:00Spur of the moment phrase I came up with while try...Spur of the moment phrase I came up with while trying to be a smart ass last night. <br /><br />I think I need to be a smart ass more often. ;-)Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581749200282165841.post-71478833920422251902014-09-11T14:48:03.312-04:002014-09-11T14:48:03.312-04:00Honestly, I'm not sure. There is a lot of valu...Honestly, I'm not sure. There is a lot of value in 200 innings at or slightly better than league average -- value that I'm not sure that WAR/VORP really captures, to be honest. I know the guys at Baseball Reference and other places have used VORP/WAR to calculate the costs per win for teams and what is optimal; with Gallardo at about 2 wins above replacement, I'm not sure it makes monetary sense to spend $13 million to get that.<br /><br />I think the team is probably ready to decline the option with how Fiers is pitching and with Jimmy Nelson coming up from AAA. Tony L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01349226671097456632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581749200282165841.post-14771576491201628402014-09-11T09:57:43.516-04:002014-09-11T09:57:43.516-04:00I hadn't heard 'Round Mound of Disabled Ra...I hadn't heard 'Round Mound of Disabled Ranger' before, love it.shoeboxlegendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642879419337014960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581749200282165841.post-38391509332851480072014-09-11T08:11:40.626-04:002014-09-11T08:11:40.626-04:00That is a tough call about Gallardo. 13 mil might...That is a tough call about Gallardo. 13 mil might actually be worth it just because he stays healthy and gives innings. The other side of it is that his k/9 have been going down and his era+ is right around average. What do you want them to do?BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.com