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DeltaBoy

I hope this mess between Nolan and Jonboy gets settled and we get to playing ball.
If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

DeltaBoy

If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

 

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Anything that gets Nolan out of DFW and off the radio here is great with me.  Couldn't listen to him talk for more than 5 seconds. Makes me insane.

Nolan needs to go tend his cows or feed or garden or whatever.
Let's make some waves.

cubsfan5150

So, Rangers fans, why the hell did they push Ryan out?  He built a damn fine ball club.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 08:23:51 am
So, Rangers fans, why the hell did they push Ryan out?  He built a damn fine ball club.

I am not nor have I ever been a Ranger fan, but I live in the area.  Delta does as well and he may say I'm crazy, but I think Nooooolaaaaan Ryaaaaaaan pushed himself out!
Let's make some waves.

cubsfan5150

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 03, 2013, 08:26:36 am
I am not nor have I ever been a Ranger fan, but I live in the area.  Delta does as well and he may say I'm crazy, but I think Nooooolaaaaan Ryaaaaaaan pushed himself out!

How? 
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 08:28:29 am
How? 

Nolan wants final say on everything.  Nolan didn't build that stocked farm system they currently enjoy.  Nolan may have been able to throw a fastball 100mph, but that doesn't mean he knows all things baseball.

Daniels and his scouting team wanted to make a coaching hire they had researched and all agreed on.  Nolan just said naaaw partners we are hiring this guy instead.  Was an old buddy of his.  Right then he splintered the higher ups and the entire staff that handles most of the day to day moves.  The owners I believe took away some of that veto and override power Nolan had because he was making decisions for the wrong reasons.  Nolan got his panties in a twist, and his ego was too large to go with the flow.
Let's make some waves.

DeltaBoy

If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

ErieHog

I'd be far more angry over 8 years 120 mil extension for Elvis Andrus.

That's an albatross of a contract.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

clutch

Quote from: ErieHog on April 03, 2013, 01:26:25 pm
I'd be far more angry over 8 years 120 mil extension for Elvis Andrus.

That's an albatross of a contract.

That blew my mind.

cubsfan5150

I could be wrong, but I thought Ryan as the owner... Is it not within his right to run things the way he pleases?
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

selfexplanatory

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 05:59:16 pm
I could be wrong, but I thought Ryan as the owner... Is it not within his right to run things the way he pleases?

He is not THE owner.  He is part of a group that owns the club and I don't know his specific stake, but he is not the majority.  The group chose him as the leader.
This year's nominee for the Coopy award.
Quote from: majp51 on June 02, 2010, 03:27:42 pm
Err, now I know it's easy to bash Shiloh Christian, but I'm pretty there aren't that many high schools in Arkansas that have a player picked in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft.
Or have you forgotten where Damian Williams played school?

cubsfan5150

Quote from: selfexplanatory on April 03, 2013, 06:03:22 pm
He is not THE owner.  He is part of a group that owns the club and I don't know his specific stake, but he is not the majority.  The group chose him as the leader.

Much like Magic Johnson I believe...

I just wonder what he's done negatively to get pushed out.  Is it not caving to the demands of FA's?  Oh well.  I also love his approach to pitchers.  Too many are babied now days.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

 

selfexplanatory

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 06:22:10 pm
Much like Magic Johnson I believe...

I just wonder what he's done negatively to get pushed out.  Is it not caving to the demands of FA's?  Oh well.  I also love his approach to pitchers.  Too many are babied now days.

Magic would be a perfect example. 
This year's nominee for the Coopy award.
Quote from: majp51 on June 02, 2010, 03:27:42 pm
Err, now I know it's easy to bash Shiloh Christian, but I'm pretty there aren't that many high schools in Arkansas that have a player picked in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft.
Or have you forgotten where Damian Williams played school?

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 05:59:16 pm
I could be wrong, but I thought Ryan as the owner... Is it not within his right to run things the way he pleases?

Part of the ownership group and I believe his percentage is 5% or less.
Let's make some waves.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 06:22:10 pm
Much like Magic Johnson I believe...

I just wonder what he's done negatively to get pushed out.  Is it not caving to the demands of FA's?  Oh well.  I also love his approach to pitchers.  Too many are babied now days.

I replied to you post earlier and gave you one example of how he is screwing up.
Let's make some waves.

cubsfan5150

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 03, 2013, 08:04:38 pm
I replied to you post earlier and gave you one example of how he is screwing up.

I saw that post, but it still doesn't give reason to question his moves and squeeze him out.  Has that move blown up?  It looks to me that the ownership took Daniel's side without reason.  If I was Ryan, I'd roll out and run the Astros.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 03, 2013, 08:34:20 pm
I saw that post, but it still doesn't give reason to question his moves and squeeze him out.  Has that move blown up?  It looks to me that the ownership took Daniel's side without reason.  If I was Ryan, I'd roll out and run the Astros.

It blew up within the organization.  When a management team and scouting department pick an employee and Cletus Earp say naw fellers I'm hiring my buddy and does so what do you figure every other person thinks at that point.  Nolan was never the end all be all in decision making. 
Let's make some waves.

DeltaBoy

If the South should lose, it means that the history of the heroic struggle will be written by the enemy, that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers, will be impressed by all of the influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors and our maimed veterans as fit subjects for derision.
-- Major General Patrick Cleburne
The Confederacy had no better soldiers
than the Arkansans--fearless, brave, and oftentimes courageous beyond
prudence. Dickart History of Kershaws Brigade.

TX HOG

Nolan is just a face for the franchise. JD built this team.

clutch


userpick

Quote from: ErieHog on April 03, 2013, 01:26:25 pm
I'd be far more angry over 8 years 120 mil extension for Elvis Andrus.

That's an albatross of a contract.

Why? He's one of the top shortstops in the game, at an extremely young age. He's improved every year. I love the contract.

ErieHog

Quote from: userpick on April 10, 2013, 10:33:53 pm
Why? He's one of the top shortstops in the game, at an extremely young age. He's improved every year. I love the contract.


It's overpaying by leaps and bounds;    he's contracted well past his 30th birthday at 15 mil a year -- the second highest number of all of baseball,  including terrible Yankee contracts.

He's a plus player that has a game that's built around athleticism as much as superior skill;   he has a contract of a plus plus plus player,  where you can find  replacementish level production at half the cost.   

No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

cubsfan5150

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 12:18:25 am

It's overpaying by leaps and bounds;    he's contracted well past his 30th birthday at 15 mil a year -- the second highest number of all of baseball,  including terrible Yankee contracts.

He's a plus player that has a game that's built around athleticism as much as superior skill;   he has a contract of a plus plus plus player,  where you can find  replacementish level production at half the cost.   

"the second highest number"

As in per season?  Because he's not even close to the highest paid.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

 

ErieHog

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 12:31:37 am
"the second highest number"

As in per season?  Because he's not even close to the highest paid.

For shorstops, yes.

Jeter pulls down 15.7ish.    Andrus is at least as good a player as Jeter, but not worth twice a Tulo's wage.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

cubsfan5150

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 12:33:08 am
For shorstops, yes.

Jeter pulls down 15.7ish.    Andrus is at least as good a player as Jeter, but not worth twice a Tulo's wage.

Gotcha, I don't think the contract is nearly as bad as some are making it out to be, but by the end, it will be an issue. 

Tulo on the other hand, is paid to stay on the field, and he doesn't.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

ErieHog

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 12:39:43 am
Gotcha, I don't think the contract is nearly as bad as some are making it out to be, but by the end, it will be an issue. 

Tulo on the other hand, is paid to stay on the field, and he doesn't.

His production on the field is clearly better, though-- and at half the price.     You could pay Tulo's wage and another league replacement level sSS , and still find 3-5 million in real salary savings instead of paying 15 to Andrus.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

cubsfan5150

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 12:42:49 am
His production on the field is clearly better, though-- and at half the price.     You could pay Tulo's wage and another league replacement level sSS , and still find 3-5 million in real salary savings instead of paying 15 to Andrus.

It's two thirds, $15 to $10M, this season.  After that Tulo is getting paid more, is four years older, and on a per game basis, could be grossly overpaid if he can't stay healthy.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

ErieHog

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 12:49:44 am
It's two thirds, $15 to $10M, this season.  After that Tulo is getting paid more, is four years older, and on a per game basis, could be grossly overpaid if he can't stay healthy.

Ah, I saw Tulo's 2012 number, rather than his 2013 number--- but he is nowhere near as grossly overpaid as Andrus.      That 15M is a far worse number, still.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

cubsfan5150

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 07:11:10 am
Ah, I saw Tulo's 2012 number, rather than his 2013 number--- but he is nowhere near as grossly overpaid as Andrus.      That 15M is a far worse number, still.

To be exact, Andrus is making less than $12M combined over the next two seasons and starts making big money after that.  Truth be told, he's a top three or four SS right now, and although a healthy Tulo is far better than all other SS's (nearly a top player regardless of position), Andrus can probably be expected to be either 1 or 2 in the SS rankings in two seasons depending on Tulo's health and Starlin Castro's development.

I really don't think the contract will hold them down that much unless their revenue falls off the table.  Kinsler is signed long term to a respectable contract as long as he's producing, and Darvish, Harrison, and Holland are all signed to very team friendly contracts if they keep pitching/improving.  Holland could be a wild card, as he has nasty stuff, but hasn't seemed be able to be consistent with it.  Feliz is also under team control for a couple more seasons.  He should be the best of the bunch.

They have some young talent that'll be cheap to fill several holes.  The biggest problems they might run into in the near future is the giant checkbook of the Angels and the baseball genius of Beane. 
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 12:33:08 am
For shorstops, yes.

Jeter pulls down 15.7ish.    Andrus is at least as good a player as Jeter, but not worth twice a Tulo's wage.

I realize Jeter has lost some range in the field, but last season.

Jeter.  316 avg 15 hr
Andrus 286 avg 3 hr.

Jeter did that at 100 years old, and has produced for years.  To even mention Andrus as "at least as good as Jeter to me is laughable.

As far as contracts go. Well the Rangers wanna be considered with the Big Boys of baseball they will have to spend like them. Good contracts or bad.



Let's make some waves.

ErieHog

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 07:32:38 am
To be exact, Andrus is making less than $12M combined over the next two seasons and starts making big money after that.  Truth be told, he's a top three or four SS right now, and although a healthy Tulo is far better than all other SS's (nearly a top player regardless of position), Andrus can probably be expected to be either 1 or 2 in the SS rankings in two seasons depending on Tulo's health and Starlin Castro's development.

I really don't think the contract will hold them down that much unless their revenue falls off the table.  Kinsler is signed long term to a respectable contract as long as he's producing, and Darvish, Harrison, and Holland are all signed to very team friendly contracts if they keep pitching/improving.  Holland could be a wild card, as he has nasty stuff, but hasn't seemed be able to be consistent with it.  Feliz is also under team control for a couple more seasons.  He should be the best of the bunch.

They have some young talent that'll be cheap to fill several holes.  The biggest problems they might run into in the near future is the giant checkbook of the Angels and the baseball genius of Beane. 

A slew of good contracts does not excuse overpaying for a part, regardless of contingent revenue.      It's a bad signing--- he might be worth $7-8m,  rather than his current 2.7 per,  but that 15 million is an albatross.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

ErieHog

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 11, 2013, 08:13:08 am
I realize Jeter has lost some range in the field, but last season.

Jeter.  316 avg 15 hr
Andrus 286 avg 3 hr.

Jeter did that at 100 years old, and has produced for years.  To even mention Andrus as "at least as good as Jeter to me is laughable.

As far as contracts go. Well the Rangers wanna be considered with the Big Boys of baseball they will have to spend like them. Good contracts or bad.


Some range?  His defense has been a net liability for a decade, though they keep handing him Golden Gloves for his bat.    They got what they paid for last season, but Jeter is still 38, with a track record of mixed performance over the last 3 years--- he happened into his best year in that run;   his payment is largely for past performance,  an enormous no-no in cost management.


You know why teams like the Rangers aren't 'big boys'?   Because they make stupid decisions like signing Andrus for 120 million,  when they don't have anything like the Yankee/Dodger revenue streams.       They'll doom themselves to being unable to retain key pieces the more they throw bad money after good like this.

No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

ucahogfan

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 07:32:38 am
To be exact, Andrus is making less than $12M combined over the next two seasons and starts making big money after that.  Truth be told, he's a top three or four SS right now, and although a healthy Tulo is far better than all other SS's (nearly a top player regardless of position), Andrus can probably be expected to be either 1 or 2 in the SS rankings in two seasons depending on Tulo's health and Starlin Castro's development.
I'd throw Andrelton Simmons into the mix as a future star at SS as well.  Plus plus defender who has improved at the plate every year.  Won't be on Tulo's level because he lacks power, but could be much like Andrus.

bsking

I don't think the contract is absurd, but he is certainly overpaid.  Nowdays you pay for more than on field production though.

McKdaddy

I raised an eyebrow at the Andrus contract. On the surface it seems high. We'll see how it plays out.
Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades.

"You are everything that is wrong with this place . . . Ban me"

"CPI, ex-food and energy, is only good for an anorexic pedestrian"--Art Cashin

ErieHog

Quote from: McKdaddy on April 11, 2013, 10:00:08 am
I raised an eyebrow at the Andrus contract. On the surface it seems high. We'll see how it plays out.

I think they have a bargain this year and next-- but it would have made more sense to rework it as a 10 year, 80 million dollar deal,  effective immediately, so he gets a short term windfall for a lower long term cost.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

userpick

Erie, do you want to know what a real bad contract is? Paying a catcher with bad knees 23 million dollars a year for 8 years is a bad contract.

As far as Andrus goes...I trust Jon Daniels. There's a reason every GM considers him the best in the game.

McKdaddy

Quote from: userpick on April 11, 2013, 11:59:14 am
Erie, do you want to know what a real bad contract is? Paying a catcher with bad knees 23 million dollars a year for 8 years is a bad contract.



Even my Twins' in-laws thought that contract had potential "bad contact" written on it. Emotionally, they were/are happy to keep him, but financially they're wary.
Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades.

"You are everything that is wrong with this place . . . Ban me"

"CPI, ex-food and energy, is only good for an anorexic pedestrian"--Art Cashin

ErieHog

Quote from: userpick on April 11, 2013, 11:59:14 am
Erie, do you want to know what a real bad contract is? Paying a catcher with bad knees 23 million dollars a year for 8 years is a bad contract.

As far as Andrus goes...I trust Jon Daniels. There's a reason every GM considers him the best in the game.

He's more worth 23 million than Andrus is 15.    Yeah, it's a bad contract, though, particularly on the back end.
No cause, ever, in the history of all mankind, has produced more cold-blooded tyrants, more slaughtered innocents, and more orphans than socialism with power. It surpassed, exponentially, all other systems of production in turning out the dead. The bodies are all around us. And here is the problem: No one talks about them. No one honors them. No one does penance for them. No one has committed suicide for having been an apologist for those who did this to them. No one pays for them. No one is hunted down to account for them. It is exactly what Solzhenitsyn foresaw in The Gulag Archipelago: "No, no one would have to answer. No one would be looked into." Until that happens, there is no "after socialism."

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: ErieHog on April 11, 2013, 08:35:25 am
Some range?  His defense has been a net liability for a decade, though they keep handing him Golden Gloves for his bat.    They got what they paid for last season, but Jeter is still 38, with a track record of mixed performance over the last 3 years--- he happened into his best year in that run;   his payment is largely for past performance,  an enormous no-no in cost management.


You know why teams like the Rangers aren't 'big boys'?   Because they make stupid decisions like signing Andrus for 120 million,  when they don't have anything like the Yankee/Dodger revenue streams.       They'll doom themselves to being unable to retain key pieces the more they throw bad money after good like this.



You can be a Yankee or Jeter hater all you want and it is evident with every post you are, but starting in 09

Shortstop overall has Ranked 3rd, 1st, 14th,

Andrus overall has ranked 18th, 7th, 21st, and 8th

Jeters Errors 8,6,12,10

Andrus errors 22,16,25,16


So I suppose the past 4 years everyone must be handing everything to Jeter.

Jeter last for years batting average 352, 270, 297, 316.  They also giving him 200+ hits every year?
Let's make some waves.

bsking

I won't argue the bat but Jeter has never been a great fielder.  In his prime he was average at best.  Now he is nothing short of a huge liability.

And errors are a horrible judge of fielding worth.

ucahogfan

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 11, 2013, 03:25:57 pm
You can be a Yankee or Jeter hater all you want and it is evident with every post you are, but starting in 09

Shortstop overall has Ranked 3rd, 1st, 14th,

Andrus overall has ranked 18th, 7th, 21st, and 8th

Jeters Errors 8,6,12,10

Andrus errors 22,16,25,16


So I suppose the past 4 years everyone must be handing everything to Jeter.

Jeter last for years batting average 352, 270, 297, 316.  They also giving him 200+ hits every year?
FLD% and errors are not the best indicator.  Range factor would be much better IMO.  The calculation for range factor is (PO+A)/9 innings.

In 2012, Andrus had a range factor of 4.37.  Jeter had a range factor of 3.76.  The next lowest range factor was 4.14.

In 2011, Andrus had a range factor of 4.65.  Jeter's was 3.61.  The next lowest was 4.03.

In 2010, Andrus had a range factor of 4.48.  Jeter had the 2nd lowest that year at 3.78.

In 2009, Andrus had a range factor of 4.86.  Jeter had the lowest in the AL at 3.90.  The next lowest was 3.97.

Andrus has had a middle of the pack range factor each of the last 4 years, but Jeter had been at the bottom.  Since 2000, Jeter has finished last in range factor for qualifying SSs in the AL at least 8 times.  That means he is the worst defensive SS in the AL and has been for a decade.

Jeter is a great hitter, but he should have been a 2B/3B for his career instead of a SS.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: ucahogfan on April 11, 2013, 04:04:58 pm
FLD% and errors are not the best indicator.  Range factor would be much better IMO.  The calculation for range factor is (PO+A)/9 innings.

In 2012, Andrus had a range factor of 4.37.  Jeter had a range factor of 3.76.  The next lowest range factor was 4.14.

In 2011, Andrus had a range factor of 4.65.  Jeter's was 3.61.  The next lowest was 4.03.

In 2010, Andrus had a range factor of 4.48.  Jeter had the 2nd lowest that year at 3.78.

In 2009, Andrus had a range factor of 4.86.  Jeter had the lowest in the AL at 3.90.  The next lowest was 3.97.

Andrus has had a middle of the pack range factor each of the last 4 years, but Jeter had been at the bottom.  Since 2000, Jeter has finished last in range factor for qualifying SSs in the AL at least 8 times.  That means he is the worst defensive SS in the AL and has been for a decade.

Jeter is a great hitter, but he should have been a 2B/3B for his career instead of a SS.

I always love this stuff as a life long sales guy an sales trainer I can take any set of numbers and tell pretty much any story I want.

Fld% that's great.  Were they using that 15 years ago? Will they be in 15?  Errors yes.  Seen Elvis get to many balls Jeter wouldn't get near catching only to throw it 4 feet wide of first doing more damage than had it gone thru for a routine single.

Lets ask this question. Privately ask every manager ever to be in the bigs who would he prefer as his short stop. Derek Jeter or Elvis Andrus.  With the exception of Ron wash I would bet it would be unanimous Jeter.  Actually wash would probably agree.
Let's make some waves.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Ozzie Smith who I am sure many of you think is the god of short stops.

Career fld 978
Jeter from the numbers I saw 977
Maybe my numbers are wrong or different.

Ozzie 19 years
Jeter thru 17 Jeter also has almost 1000 more hits, 225 More home runs, 450 more rbi's, and you guys are trying to mention Andrus with Jeter.

As some would say. Haters gonna hate.

Let's make some waves.

bsking

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 11, 2013, 08:23:42 pm
Ozzie Smith who I am sure many of you think is the god of short stops.

Career fld 978
Jeter from the numbers I saw 977
Maybe my numbers are wrong or different.

Ozzie 19 years
Jeter thru 17 Jeter also has almost 1000 more hits, 225 More home runs, 450 more rbi's, and you guys are trying to mention Andrus with Jeter.

As some would say. Haters gonna hate.



Oh lord you didn't just compare Jeter to The Oz defensively.

Over their careers as compared to average:
Smith: +239 runs, 5.22 Range
Jeter:  -150 runs  4.08 Range


cubsfan5150

LOL, Jeter has been rated the WORST defensive shortstop in the AL forever.  Go look at the numbers.  His range is terrible. 

Jeter gets so much more respect because of where he plays in the ole USA.  His most comparable player that I've found is the very good, but fringe Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.  Jeter will be first ballot, Biggio might never get in. 

If you swapped the two and put Biggio in NY, he'd have been first ballot.  It's a joke really.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Quote from: cubsfan5150 on April 11, 2013, 11:21:17 pm
LOL, Jeter has been rated the WORST defensive shortstop in the AL forever.  Go look at the numbers.  His range is terrible. 

Jeter gets so much more respect because of where he plays in the ole USA.  His most comparable player that I've found is the very good, but fringe Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.  Jeter will be first ballot, Biggio might never get in. 

If you swapped the two and put Biggio in NY, he'd have been first ballot.  It's a joke really.

Yes I would l would love to see those numbers.
Let's make some waves.

cubsfan5150

Quote from: Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson on April 12, 2013, 02:16:41 am
Yes I would l would love to see those numbers.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/2012-specialpos_ss-fielding.shtml

Second to last in the AL last season... take a look back to prior seasons too.  2009 seems to be a flash in the pan for him, where every other season he's in the botton 5 of the AL. 

He's been in the positive twice in the past ten years in total fielding runs above average.
QuoteWest Side Rooter wrote:

Always best to talk [expletive] about a team when you don't have to face them again.

I'd do the same. LaRussa's a nutjob and would probably throw at his head.
ETA: A bottle of wine, not a baseball.
ETA: Empty bottle, obviously.

Jeff "hogfanintx" Anderson

Only seeing top 5 listed.  Did you pull one stat out of that mess?  Pretty certain the MLB fielding stats I saw never showed him near bottom 5
Let's make some waves.