His WAR is just under 7...and he missed the first month of the season!Happy 21st Birthday, Mike Trout!
I could be his Dad, but I sort of have a man crush on him..![]()
Funny to look at this thread now and see the Hamilton over Trout for MVP talk a few months ago.

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#41
Posted 07 August 2012 - 12:03 PM
#42
Posted 07 August 2012 - 12:07 PM
That analyst obviously wasn't an economist.Some analyst I forget who said it, said you should reverse the backloaded contracts in terms of logic which I think is a good idea. Think of Pujols as making $20+ million this year and making $12 million in his final year.
Time value of money is very important. That's why deals aren't frontloaded even if it makes more sense to pay guys for their production in the years they are likely to be producing. Backloading deals is a team-benefiting option. Players would obviously love to get frontloaded deals, since they are measurably more valuable than the same overall dollar contract paid out in reverse annual sums.
#43
Posted 07 August 2012 - 12:31 PM
His WAR is just under 7...and he missed the first month of the season!
Incredible stuff. Impossible to believe that he's a rookie.
#44
Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:57 PM
The biggest question is this...if he were available next year, would you break your $30 rule?Incredible stuff. Impossible to believe that he's a rookie.

#45
Posted 09 August 2012 - 02:11 PM
The biggest question is this...if he were available next year, would you break your $30 rule?
Ha.
Well, you see how the $30 rule has helped me the past two years, so it might be time to adjust a bit.
#46
Posted 13 August 2012 - 04:27 PM
#47
Posted 14 August 2012 - 11:00 AM
#48
Posted 15 August 2012 - 06:48 AM
#49
Posted 15 August 2012 - 07:03 AM
#50
Posted 15 August 2012 - 09:20 AM
@AdamWolff
#51
Posted 15 August 2012 - 09:56 AM
I hate to say to sound like a broken record, but I completely agree with Adam here in a one-game the worst case scenario to me is having to fly to LA and face Jered Weaver in a one-game playoff.Angels have to be the team that make the least sense to me. They've got a solid lineup, with a handful of absolute studs, arguably the best pitcher in the game (Weaver) and 2 other guys that would be the no doubt aces of most staffs (Wilson and Greinke). Yet their in danger of missing the WC. I still expect them to get hot and rattle off a great couple week stretch, but who knows. Look out if they do make the playoffs though. Probably would be the team I'd least like to face.
I wouldn't say they are the most disappointing, I think that falls to the Red Sox or Phillies. The Angels are definitely underachieving, I wonder if they have second thoughts about Pujols deal right now?
#52
Posted 15 August 2012 - 12:26 PM
I hate to say to sound like a broken record, but I completely agree with Adam here in a one-game the worst case scenario to me is having to fly to LA and face Jered Weaver in a one-game playoff.
I wouldn't say they are the most disappointing, I think that falls to the Red Sox or Phillies. The Angels are definitely underachieving, I wonder if they have second thoughts about Pujols deal right now?
Detroit with Verlander or Tampa with Price wouldn't exactly be a picnic either.. That's why we have to win the division!!
#53
Posted 15 August 2012 - 12:32 PM
Detroit with Verlander or Tampa with Price wouldn't exactly be a picnic either.. That's why we have to win the division!!
No doubt. If the game is in LA, I think Weaver is the toughest. He's insane at home. 1.23 ERA at home vs 3.11 on the road this year. Obviously 3.11 still crazy good, but almost 2 runs higher than at home.
@AdamWolff
#54
Posted 15 August 2012 - 01:29 PM
Yeah I agree and I was thinking that myself. I still rather face either of those two teams in their respective parks.Detroit with Verlander or Tampa with Price wouldn't exactly be a picnic either.. That's why we have to win the division!!
#55
Posted 15 August 2012 - 02:17 PM
Angels have to be the team that make the least sense to me. They've got a solid lineup, with a handful of absolute studs, arguably the best pitcher in the game (Weaver) and 2 other guys that would be the no doubt aces of most staffs (Wilson and Greinke). Yet they're in danger of missing the WC. I still expect them to get hot and rattle off a great couple week stretch, but who knows. Look out if they do make the playoffs though. Probably would be the team I'd least like to face.
They're the inverse of the O's in terms of teams/situations that don't make much sense.
#56
Posted 15 August 2012 - 03:19 PM
Their bullpen is in the bottom third in baseball in ERA and the bottom fifth in fWAR. While they have those starters, Grienke has been terrible since the trade, Santana has been even worse all season, and Haren is having a very down year.Angels have to be the team that make the least sense to me. They've got a solid lineup, with a handful of absolute studs, arguably the best pitcher in the game (Weaver) and 2 other guys that would be the no doubt aces of most staffs (Wilson and Greinke). Yet they're in danger of missing the WC. I still expect them to get hot and rattle off a great couple week stretch, but who knows. Look out if they do make the playoffs though. Probably would be the team I'd least like to face.
#57
Posted 19 August 2012 - 04:00 PM
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@AdamWolff
#58
Posted 20 August 2012 - 09:25 AM
Might not have been such a bad thing that we couldn't obtain Greinke.Another awful outing by Greinke today and a loss yesterday after being up 8-0. They're on the verge of being on the wrong end of a 4 game sweep, at home nonetheless. They continue to dramatically underperform and this has to be a pretty deflating series overall.
#59
Posted 22 August 2012 - 09:11 AM
#60
Posted 22 August 2012 - 10:10 AM
Saw this AM that the Mariners are only 3.5 back of them now.FanGraphs: The August of the Fallen Angels
http://www.fangraphs...-fallen-angels/
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