tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post6220117898043908685..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: Does Half Make a Whole: Jason Vargas and Kevin GausmanJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-41872814346355527072017-11-29T08:38:39.941-05:002017-11-29T08:38:39.941-05:00No Vargas. Jeez, we got to be able to do better t...No Vargas. Jeez, we got to be able to do better than that. Have you guys been watching Kristen at Bird Watchers play faux GM? Supposedly the Braves faux GM traded both Markakis and Jim Johnson back to the O's with the Braves only paying about $3M in salary. Please tell me a REAL GM would not ever do that - especially without getting real SP prospects in return (as opposed to giving some nebulous prospects up to the Braves).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-15134546597924326492017-11-28T21:25:28.801-05:002017-11-28T21:25:28.801-05:00He's ace like compared to ubaldo and Miley. Wh...He's ace like compared to ubaldo and Miley. Who was the last O to win 18 games, Mike Boddicker?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655243516414448784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-23746115693465730332017-11-28T14:34:21.435-05:002017-11-28T14:34:21.435-05:00I'm sure the statistics account for this, but ... I'm sure the statistics account for this, but Vargas only has a 40% ground ball rate.<br /> That means that a tremendous amount of his success must have been the support given by the outstanding outfield playing behind him. The Orioles OF defense is horrible, so it stands to reason that regardless of how good he was or wasn't in KC, he would be considerably worse in Baltimore.<br />I'm not in love with Doug Fister, but I would much rather have signedhim than go anywhere near Jason Vargas.<br /> By the way, because Vargas is so old, it would have been interesting for you to include the element of age and your calculations, because Vargas is old. It's quite possible that we just saw a "dead cat bounce " from him last season, and remember, dead cats only bounce once.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.com