OT...Cutch strikes again...microcosm of the season

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Schoenfield didn't write that, did you read the article?

You don't have to actually read anything when you already know the answers before anyone even asks the questions.

 

[Pittbaseball11]

You don't have to actually read anything when you already know the answers before anyone even asks the questions.

I just can't stop laughing at "doesn't correlate too well" when, even before adjusting for luck and sequencing, it's twice as correlated to wins as spending.

No consistency at all, everything is meant to just argue towards a specific conclusion even if the arguments contradict each other.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

I just can't stop laughing at "doesn't correlate too well" when, even before adjusting for luck and sequencing, it's twice as correlated to wins as spending.

That isn't the "right" answer, so it is obviously "wrong".

 

[ameoba defense]

Neal Huntington failed this team and this organization this year by making a truly awful trade for Niese, putting together a shit rotation, and holding Taillon and Bell down for so long.

You always have to keep your best prospects down until after the cutoff date. You'd be having a fit down the road if those guys were reaching free agency a year earlier than they had to. Sacrificing a few months of them playing at a rookie level is always worth getting a year of veteran play at the other end. Think of this example. An extra 2 months of Barry Bonds early in 1986, or a full season of MVP Barry Bonds in 1992? Even a hoopie could tell you the right answer.