Don't see what's overly wrong with that. I doubt Cespedes plays the way he does last year. Sure pitching is great, but I don't think anyone is in love with the offense.
The Marlins are going to have a full year of Stanton and Fernandez baring injuries as well. Plus this is baseball. Anything...
While this is obviously pretty bias, Mookie Betts IMO does have a legitimate shot at MVP. I don't think he can pass Donaldson or Trout, but he could be worth 7 wins this year.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL EAST
1. Boston Red Sox
2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. Baltimore Orioles
4. New York Yankees
5. Tampa Bay Rays
AL CENTRAL
1. Kansas City Royals
2. Cleveland Indians
3. Detroit Tigers
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Minnesota Twins
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1. Houston Astros
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Yes, but I'm not talking about at the plate. I'm saying if he even manages to hit .250 or be a replacement level hitter, he has the potential to approach Kiermaier's WAR because of his fielding. It's not like Kiermaier is an offensive force either. He had an average OPS and his wRC was below...
Yeah Nike sold Bauer like 6 or 7 years ago to a private equity firm. Now they are publicly traded under Performance Sports Group. Adidas is actually supplying NHL at the start of the 2017-2018 season.
In regards to the ESPN thing, can't help ya there. We don't get espn.
Whats good too is the core is cost controlled. So despite these anchor contracts, really no need to worry too much since Hanley and crew will be coming off the books around the time Betts, Bogaerts, Swihart etc need extensions.
Price is probably going to hurt in four years, but shit happens...
Jbj hit well in august. That was it. I'm not comparing bats.
Fielding wise jbj has the potential to put up kiermaier numbers in the outfield. He has both the arm and speed kiermaier has. The guy was worth 2.4 wins for half the season. Over the course of a full season, thats close to 5 for a...
I know Kiermaier is the best in the league. Jbj over a full season could match up well to Kiermaier and Pillar though. Plus JbJ has shifted to centre this year where he'll get a boost.
If he can hit mediocre, he should have no problem being worth 4 wins. Still worth less than kiermaier, but no...
He's done. BC lacked an eye for major league talent. Those Han Ram, Panda and Porcello contracts are just awful
Porcello continues to look terrible in spring as well.
I definitely don't see him hitting .320 this year (probably around .290). However, he should hit more than 7 dingers. 15-20 is where he projects to be season to season.
Overall can see him as a 5 win player. His defence has come a long way since 2014.
But yeah, Betts is definitely the Sox...