tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post3583432038168780894..comments2024-01-06T02:22:33.000-05:00Comments on Camden Depot: BORAS Blowout 2018/19: ShortstopsJon Shepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-3281961912596152102018-10-09T14:48:48.341-04:002018-10-09T14:48:48.341-04:00Every place has its nut jobs.Every place has its nut jobs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-31764511147102137612018-10-09T08:18:51.912-04:002018-10-09T08:18:51.912-04:00Your comment about Boras is tangential nonsense. T...Your comment about Boras is tangential nonsense. This article has nothing to do with Boras. It is the BORAS model we have used for years.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-79035063147995168222018-10-08T23:02:53.390-04:002018-10-08T23:02:53.390-04:00Boras has cost many players their careers with his...Boras has cost many players their careers with his demands. Mr Shepherd, you need a little thicker skin, don't be so sensitive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655243516414448784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-1372796540613800002018-10-06T03:36:27.706-04:002018-10-06T03:36:27.706-04:00Orioles SS depth: mlb = Villar; AAA = none; AA = n...Orioles SS depth: mlb = Villar; AAA = none; AA = none; A+ = Grenier; A = Hall; A- = Jean Carmona<br /><br />I would say that this lack of depth is one of many reasons why DD was let go. And if he couldn't persuade ownership to invest more internationally, then he's the wrong guy for the job. A big part of being GM is to save ownership from themselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-28080004433290987742018-10-06T01:22:29.406-04:002018-10-06T01:22:29.406-04:00Basically how the Braves got the really good SP pr...Basically how the Braves got the really good SP prospect Touisant from the Diamondbacks 2ish years ago. Not many Teams are that short sighted anymore but maybe if they fish they could find a good offer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-86386476490079625172018-10-06T01:19:32.818-04:002018-10-06T01:19:32.818-04:00They still need to field a team next year. If i wa...They still need to field a team next year. If i was the Os id wait out the first wave of FA and take a few fliers on people whose price drops. Inglesas<br />And Andrus are two who could be had at decent 2 or 3 year deals. Current roster infielders for next year are flexible.<br /><br />That and maybe taking salary dumps with remaining payroll for prospects. Dont see it often im baseball but its widely done in the NBA and NHL. Sadly tho based on the fact they salary dumped O day at the deadline I doubt anything has changed on the owners miserly ways.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10283212738470404839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-20006709941849895702018-10-05T13:57:14.217-04:002018-10-05T13:57:14.217-04:00Rich - BORAS cannot project from minor league care...Rich - BORAS cannot project from minor league careers. There needs to be a decent amount of MLB experience. Villar is a bit of an enigma and BORAS is very bullish on him with 6/60.6, which is basically how Schoop is valued. Beckham comes out as 2/15.<br /><br />PTCello - There is little reason for the club to spend significant money on free agency. They need to look for some upside, but not get bogged down too much in anything considered a long term deal. They should be merely looking for stabilizing influences who do not get in the way.<br /><br />Rich - MacPhail was more about the arms, he tried to purchase/trade for talent up the middle. It also is a questionable practice because batting is more projectable than pitching, so high end draft prospects probably should lean toward the bat side and then flip that once you get to rounds 2 or 3.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-38753790841505507902018-10-05T12:46:17.293-04:002018-10-05T12:46:17.293-04:00To add to what GM Macphail said: grow the arms and...To add to what GM Macphail said: grow the arms and premium defensive position players, buy the cheap big bats at DH, 1B, & LF (to a lesser degree RF). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-5964235851171915722018-10-05T12:42:13.258-04:002018-10-05T12:42:13.258-04:00 The Orioles don’t have enough warm bodies to fill... The Orioles don’t have enough warm bodies to fill all their position spots, but wouldn’t it be the most prudent course to save money and just sign minor-league free agents? There’s not really any point to signing anyone significant, because even if they’re good the money spent on them will be essentially wasted on a bad team we don’t have enough money to sign Enough meaningful guys, so for once, the washed up veteran, or the lottery ticket minor leaguer is actually the best course of action, isn’t it?Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853470978165087046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-82999903322318900652018-10-05T12:40:18.102-04:002018-10-05T12:40:18.102-04:00Can you run the BORAS model on Villar and the proj...Can you run the BORAS model on Villar and the projected numbers of our SS prospects? Why pay veteran FAs market value when a defense-first rookie is gonna give you way better bang for the buck relative to WAR?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733208205822734167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-91702664370796304892018-10-05T11:25:57.517-04:002018-10-05T11:25:57.517-04:00You have been here over a year delivering some uni...You have been here over a year delivering some uninformed comments and here is another one. You should be well aware of this model. Please try a little harder.Jon Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03521809778977098687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2893512317902577458.post-1248515500289831432018-10-05T11:08:03.599-04:002018-10-05T11:08:03.599-04:00Nobody is going to give the Tiger SS 22 million do...Nobody is going to give the Tiger SS 22 million dollars. Most of these are way overblown. Boras has cost many of his clients their careers with his foolish demands.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655243516414448784noreply@blogger.com