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I wouldn’t be against bringing Walsh back and sending Schanuel down to “develop”. 

Brandon Belt is a hitter that can help 30 MLB teams.  Are you upset that he remains unsigned?

Brandon Belt is a hitter that can help 30 MLB teams.  Are you upset that he remains unsigned?

Pay attention.  Ha ha.

Does Ozuna have a habit of pissing off his contemporaries to the extent that Bauer does?  I really don’t think with these types of cases the crimes (real or alleged) mean that much.  No one on the Browns seems to have an issue with being DeShaun Watson’s teammate.  The issue is entirely about weighing the potential value you bring to a team against the negative PR and locker room presence.  And it looks like with Bauer all 30 teams have decided the bad outweighs the good here

I don’t want the Angels to sign Bauer because I think he’s an annoying ass dude.  It’s perfectly reasonable to assume others share that perception of him and it outweighs whatever they think he will bring to their team.  Kinda reminds me of how the Penguins basically had no choice but to trade Phil Kessel despite him being a great player while they were contending because Malkin said they had to pick between him or Phil

Does Ozuna have a habit of pissing off his contemporaries to the extent that Bauer does?  I really don’t think with these types of cases the crimes (real or alleged) mean that much.  No one on the Browns seems to have an issue with being DeShaun Watson’s teammate.  The issue is entirely about weighing the potential value you bring to a team against the negative PR and locker room presence.  And it looks like with Bauer all 30 teams have decided the bad outweighs the good here

Does Ozuna have a habit of pissing off his contemporaries to the extent that Bauer does?  I really don’t think with these types of cases the crimes (real or alleged) mean that much.  No one on the Browns seems to have an issue with being DeShaun Watson’s teammate.  The issue is entirely about weighing the potential value you bring to a team against the negative PR and locker room presence.  And it looks like with Bauer all 30 teams have decided the bad outweighs the good here

I was wrong. 

Can't say the Angels are going to miss him. 

This team is autistic 

SIGN HIM. 
He's now cleared of any accusers. 
 

I'm sure all 30 teams would love to deal with this PR nightmare.  No distractions here. None what-so-ever.
The dude can probably still get MLB outs.  Maybe he deserves a shot with a team; however, the reality is that it doesn't look likely.  I mean, if it hasn't happened by now... even with all the injuries this season, well....
Maybe he can have his own reality TV show with the entire cast of characters.  I mean, lots of people like watching train wrecks.

I myself am transferring to Cal State Fullerton in the fall.  Applied for CSUDH, CSUF, Cal Poly Pomona, and CSULB and got accepted into all.  Going with Fullerton because they are known for their business school and are the closest to where I live

.196/.255/.216

Yes, you are. 
I think the problem is that in your haste to respond to everyone you''re not paying attention to who said what.  I responded to Strad's statement about whether or not he can live up to the 39mm.  
That's great.  I think you are new here but I made all of those arguments.  I listed Tyler Anderson as someone I absolutely did not want them to sign.  But that wasn't what I responded to -- see above.
I love when people in their zeal to show how smart they are expose the exact opposite.  
Read what you just wrote. 
While you are arguing with people about things they haven't said I responded directly to what you actually DID say. You're going to call it semantics, but the data you are listing above is PREDICTIVE.  I've written essays here over the years on the importance of predictive data -- almost entirely in real time and not hindsight.   The issue here is that when you were blathering on about how awful Minasian is and how he doesn't know shit beyond ERA you said PERIPHERALS.  The stats I listed are the peripherals -- they are the real accounting of how pitchers performed in certain areas.  They stuff you're talking about take those PERIPHERALS and attempts to predict outcomes after normalizing for league average data.   
You said peripherals, not predictive -- Words have meanings my dude.  Peripheral stats measure what actually happened. Predictive stats tell you what should happen if all things were equal.  You never listed ANY data, just referenced peripherals.
Predictive data was how Joe freaking Blanton became an Angel. Dipoto saw a guy that had been beating his xFIP the two years before and believed the move to Angel Stadium would make a guy who always had wild swings in the amount of HRs he gave up suddenly become consistent -- never mind that it had not been the case in Oakland.  He put up an ERA over 6.00 the year he was in Anaheim with an xFIP around 3.80.  I railed against that signing and the incorrect use of xFIP when it happened but tell me more about my not understanding PREDICTIVE stats.
Again.  I wouldn't have signed him.  I expected him to regress. 
But from day one I've argued that so long as he's eating innings he need only finish with an ERA around 4.25-4.50 (depending on what the league average overall is), to live up to his contract.  Whether or not that's the best use of payroll -- not my argument.

Ho.pefully Hunter will replace Perry after this season

CSUF Business Graduate here. I wonder if Da Silva is still doing finance...if he is I highly recommend him.
Best word of advice I can give you: after your first year, find an internship, or 2, or 3 whether it be paid, or free, that last about 6 months to a year, and see how you enjoy those positions to see what you really want to do with your degree.
It helps immensely, not only the recommendations you'll get and the experience on your resume, but will give you a better idea of what those jobs really entail. Furthermore, it will help guide you towards what classes you should take in the oncoming years.

3 failed efforts to add frontline SP in Syndergaard, Anderson, Giolito Long list of awful relief pitching signings Bad extensions for Stassi and Fletcher, who weren't even free agents at the time Consistently acquiring players who predictably regressed after previously outperforming their peripheral and advanced stats or coming off career outlier seasons -- like Tyler Anderson, Ryan Tepera, Aaron Loup, Lucas Giolito Usage of most players in the league multiple times due to having to shuffle through wildly incompetent depth signings like Kurt Suzuki, Juan Lagares, Tyler Wade, etc. Failed to adequately apply platoons to mitigate production drop off when players sustained injuries Lost Ohtani Coaching staff was a shitshow during Ohtani competitive window Rushed Silseth, Bachman, O'Hoppe, and Neto's development and all suffered significant injuries Had public falling out with one of the most successful and well respected managers of the recent era Flip-flopping organizational values year-in and year-out One year he hires driveline guys and emphasizes stuff+, the next he gets rid of them and emphasizes fastballs and throwing strikes One year he gives Raisel Iglesias one of the richest RP contracts of all time, the next he trades him for nothing in a contract dump  One year he hires Phil Nevin with no managerial experience to be Ray Montgomery's analytics puppet, the next he hires the oldest manager in the league At this point Minasian's only redeeming quality has been moderate success in the draft -- by drafting the consensus most "pro-ready" collegiate players and rushing through the system. Is this really some sort of rocket science strategy that another GM couldn't replicate?
 
At this point I am at a total loss for why this guy is still here. Drafting Zach Neto and trading Marsh (a top 10 CF in the league) for Logan O'Hoppe do not compensate for the overwhelming incompetence this guy has demonstrated the past 3 years. I'll be surprised if he makes it through July.
 
 
 

I myself am transferring to Cal State Fullerton in the fall.  Applied for CSUDH, CSUF, Cal Poly Pomona, and CSULB and got accepted into all.  Going with Fullerton because they are known for their business school and are the closest to where I live