1-7 at CLE, DET, and Minn

Chen to DL. Duffy likley to start Saturday. Can throw 65-70 pitches.

(Pencils in Saturday as a loss.)

Hope he gets over killing Melky last night

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It probably incorporated his terrible wRC+ of 49 or -37.5 runs last year. His three seasons prior were -16.3 average (-25.3/-20.9/-2.8). So the projections probably think he's closer to -20 runs or so than the 2012 -2.8. Right now he's +1.3. I doubt you'll find even one SABRmetrician who thinks that'll hold.

When Cain comes back Maxwell needs to go. Dyson has proven himself more useful and that spot will be better used on a backup middle infielder.

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Yeah okay. Can't talk about Esky on his own? Have to bring in guys completely irrelevant to the performance of that player? What a joke.

You continue to lean on those projections and tell us how Esky shouldn't be on the team if that's what you want to do. If you want to complain that those others need more HRs no one will argue.

Not to split hairs, but do you think Esky will continue to produce at a .750+ OPS rate for the remainder of the year? I think he may be improving, yes... but I don't see him continuing like this.

The guy has a career track record of 2500 AB's with .640 OPS. Same as I don't see Belly, Gordo, Hos, etc all performing so poorly for the remainder.

PB is being his usual overreaction :jester: self, by saying esky won't maintain in producing but doesn't take the same approach towards those that aren't producing (yet have a track record of doing so).

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Most likely not. Do you think he will have a 0.1 WAR combined this year and next? Should we be looking for a replacement?

Other than last season he has performed basically as you would hope. It isn't his fault the true offensive guys aren't hitting HRs and doing as expected so saying he is a problem because of team offensive woes is directing frustrations in the wrong direction.

Nope, and I edited my post to include some additionals (probably while you are responding)... I don't think Esky needs to be replaced... as long as he's closer to .700 than .600 at the plate.

The guy we need to seriously start considering replacing long term at this point is Cain. We are being forced to retain an extra OF'r because he's basically this guy with a glove.

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Hopefully Hosmer can start getting those doubles a few extra feet so they become HRs. He has just missed quite a few in the last 10 games or so. Among AL first basemen he is tied for the lead in doubles and second in BA. He seems to be swinging well in general, but now he needs to turn some doubles into HRs and hit better with RISP. Right now he is just at .250.

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So 3 innings.

Um, that's what Tegu was doing. Thanks for playing.


I think Hosmer could revert back to last year's numbers, but I'm pretty sure Billy Butler is done as a decent DH. We'll see if I'm right. As for Escobar/Infante I think Escobar will fall off severely but I never said anything about Infante. Only that his contract will suck year 4. WTF was he even brought up?

I doubt Infante is here 4 years. He'll be traded before then, if KC doesn't turn it around and make the playoffs this year and\or next.