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My favorite part of this post is that our new-school statistics-embracing GM has not turned off the default iphone signature tag.  

He started 23 games last year with a 3.51 ERA.

I really dislike George Springer.

Scioscia implies he values the 2 hole by keeping his best hitter there (which agrees with advanced metrics, probably by accident), but then you give that guy a day off and replace him with... Erick Aybar.  He's the best angelswin troll and doesn't even know it.  

Scioscia implies he values the 2 hole by keeping his best hitter there (which agrees with advanced metrics, probably by accident), but then you give that guy a day off and replace him with... Erick Aybar.  He's the best angelswin troll and doesn't even know it.  

Scioscia implies he values the 2 hole by keeping his best hitter there (which agrees with advanced metrics, probably by accident), but then you give that guy a day off and replace him with... Erick Aybar.  He's the best angelswin troll and doesn't even know it.  

Scioscia implies he values the 2 hole by keeping his best hitter there (which agrees with advanced metrics, probably by accident), but then you give that guy a day off and replace him with... Erick Aybar.  He's the best angelswin troll and doesn't even know it.  

I hope it's a paper cut or something. I got one before and it took 7 days to heal. 

I heard he was out for the y ear.   

I can't explain the cosmic forces involved, but your thread broke Garrett Richards.

Will Garrett Richards ever get an out tonight? Stay tuned!

I guess there are far more embarrassing google searches you could've accidentally copy-pasted.  

And the Orioles.  22nd in runs scored, -8 run differential, and 4-6 this last week.  Clearly being 2 games over .500 in the AL East is like 10 games over in any other pitiful division.

Are you watching through cable or mlb.tv?   If it's the latter this should work:  https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hola-better-internet/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio?hl=en

I guess there are far more embarrassing google searches you could've accidentally copy-pasted.  

I guess there are far more embarrassing google searches you could've accidentally copy-pasted.  

Hopefully he takes a permanent leave.

Who'd have guessed at the beginning of the season that this would be a valid topic?  
 
If the decision is eventually made to put Ibanez out to pasture, there's room for one of these guys to stick even when Hamilton and Calhoun return.  Cron as the successor to DH has felt like a given for the past couple months, but Navarro has certainly made himself known since he came up.  
 
Navarro has much better plate discipline and defense, but the thing that's always made him a fringe player -- the lack of power -- is a big advantage for Cron.  The fact that Navarro is a lefty and can spot in the outfield may give him the edge.  Also, from a development standpoint Navarro is 28 and pretty much the player he's going to be, whereas Cron can still benefit from getting everyday ABs in the minors (like learning he doesn't have to swing at anything remotely close to the strikezone).  
 
We actually have depth this year.  Feels good man.

"just look at my RBI/PA. Those numbers are just sick"

Cron walked in only 4.1% of his PAs last year.
Can you guess how many walks he has in 40+ MLB PAs?
Dude cannot sustain a .367 BABIP.

Who'd have guessed at the beginning of the season that this would be a valid topic?  
 
If the decision is eventually made to put Ibanez out to pasture, there's room for one of these guys to stick even when Hamilton and Calhoun return.  Cron as the successor to DH has felt like a given for the past couple months, but Navarro has certainly made himself known since he came up.  
 
Navarro has much better plate discipline and defense, but the thing that's always made him a fringe player -- the lack of power -- is a big advantage for Cron.  The fact that Navarro is a lefty and can spot in the outfield may give him the edge.  Also, from a development standpoint Navarro is 28 and pretty much the player he's going to be, whereas Cron can still benefit from getting everyday ABs in the minors (like learning he doesn't have to swing at anything remotely close to the strikezone).  
 
We actually have depth this year.  Feels good man.

Who'd have guessed at the beginning of the season that this would be a valid topic?  
 
If the decision is eventually made to put Ibanez out to pasture, there's room for one of these guys to stick even when Hamilton and Calhoun return.  Cron as the successor to DH has felt like a given for the past couple months, but Navarro has certainly made himself known since he came up.  
 
Navarro has much better plate discipline and defense, but the thing that's always made him a fringe player -- the lack of power -- is a big advantage for Cron.  The fact that Navarro is a lefty and can spot in the outfield may give him the edge.  Also, from a development standpoint Navarro is 28 and pretty much the player he's going to be, whereas Cron can still benefit from getting everyday ABs in the minors (like learning he doesn't have to swing at anything remotely close to the strikezone).  
 
We actually have depth this year.  Feels good man.

I love that movie where Billy Beane fights the zombies, and he's on that plane and the zombies were working their way up from the back and they're almost to him and he throws the grenade and blows a hole in the plane and it sucks the zombies out...
That was cool.

I don't get what one has to do with the other.  Green is an infielder who just happens to be playing LF because we ran out of corner outfielders.