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Still a lot of Free Agent SP
Unlike most other team sports, in which teams usually have an equivalent number of players on the field at any given time, in baseball the hitting team is at a numerical disadvantage, with a maximum of 5 players and 2 base coaches on the field at any time, compared to the fielding team's 9 players. For this reason, leaving the dugout to join a fight is generally considered acceptable in that it results in numerical equivalence on the field, and a fairer fight.Tags: None
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I see Roger Clemens and Jeff Weaver -- and Clemens is either going to retire or play for the Astros, Rangers, Yankees, or Red Sox.
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worthless: Astacio, Brown, Erickson, Fogg, Lima, Obermueller, Rueter, Valdez
worth less than $1 million: Dreifort (as reliver), Miller, Wright
worth $1-$3 million: Weaver (one year deal only)
not worth guarenteed contract: Santos
who i expect the Reds to pursue: Astacio, Fogg, Rueter, DreifortRIP Dimebag, Mitch, John, & Grey Cat
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Actually, Weaver is a really good pitcher, and is worth closer to $7.5 per.
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Originally posted by moebarguyActually, Weaver is a really good pitcher, and is worth closer to $7.5 per.
Code:Home Year ERA IP K/BB BB/9 K/9 H/9 HR/9 WHIP OBA SLG BABIP DET 1999 5.55 163.2 1.97 3.08 6.27 9.68 1.48 1.42 350 478 296 DET 2000 4.32 200 2.52 2.34 6.12 9.23 1.17 1.29 321 432 289 DET 2001 4.08 229.1 2.11 2.67 5.97 9.22 0.75 1.32 326 409 295 DET 2002 3.18 121.2 2.21 2.44 5.55 8.28 0.30 1.19 304 347 278 NYY 2002 4.04 78 3.17 1.73 6.58 9.35 1.38 1.23 300 437 283 NYY 2003 5.99 159.1 1.90 2.65 5.25 11.92 0.90 1.62 371 481 343 LAD 2004 4.01 220 2.01 2.74 6.26 8.96 0.78 1.30 323 399 293 LAD 2005 4.22 224 3.57 1.73 6.31 8.84 1.41 1.17 305 435 273 - Total 4.44 1396 2.31 2.46 6.04 9.41 1.02 1.32 326 428 295
and beware of pitchers who when being slightly BABIP lucky (every year except 99, 01, and 04) is still only putting up average to just slightly better than average numbers.
even if there were no concerning trends, he's definetly not worth the 4 years and $40 million that Boras is demanding. not that i think any team will pay that, and i think Weaver will be lucky to get two years and a third year being a team option.
in all likelyhood, if Weaver goes to a pitching neutral park, he'll most likely have a year like Eric Milton did in 2004 (without the very good BABIP). if he ends up in a slight hitter's park, he'll probably have a year very similar to the one Ramon Ortiz had last year. and if he goes to one of the three parks that turn flyball hitters into Ted Williams...well, his 2003 numbers probably aren't far off what will happen.RIP Dimebag, Mitch, John, & Grey Cat
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Granted, if Weaver leaves a pitcher's park, his stats won't be as good, but he's still a good pitcher, and will get only better according to Ron Chandler (author of Baseball Forecaster and baseballhq.com)
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