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Post by batman66 on Jan 17, 2024 16:17:44 GMT -5
So far they have done shortstop and RF with the Cubs getting some love, extremely tough crowd for Sieya to deal with but he comes in solid.
1. Corey Seager, TEX (Last year: 4)
2. Francisco Lindor, NYM (5)
3. Xander Bogaerts, SD (3)
4. Dansby Swanson, CHC (6)
5. Trea Turner, PHI (1)
6. Bo Bichette, TOR (7)
7. Carlos Correa, MIN (2)
8. Willy Adames, MIL (NR)
9. Bobby Witt Jr., KC (NR)
10. J.P. Crawford, SEA (NR)
RIGHT FIELDERS
1.Ronald Acuña Jr., ATL (Last year: 5)
2.Kyle Tucker, HOU (4)
3.Juan Soto, NYY (No. 2 LF)
4.Corbin Carroll, AZ (NR)
5.Fernando Tatis Jr., SD (9)
6.Seiya Suzuki, CHC (NR)
7.George Springer, TOR (6)
8.Teoscar Hernández, LAD (8)
9.Adolis García, TEX (NR)
10.Josh Lowe, TB (NR)
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Post by kfidd on Jan 17, 2024 16:51:33 GMT -5
Thrilled to see Seiya getting some love. We all hope he can carry that second half momentum he built into the new season. Hopefully a fellow countryman and native speaker in Imanaga around will only help.
I don’t have the list handy but Hoerner got snubbed out of the top ten for second baseman. I am not nearly as high on Hoerner as many Cubs fans are but even that was a surprise to me.
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Post by batman66 on Jan 17, 2024 17:06:31 GMT -5
Thrilled to see Seiya getting some love. We all hope he can carry that second half momentum he built into the new season. Hopefully a fellow countryman and native speaker in Imanaga around will only help. I don’t have the list handy but Hoerner got snubbed out of the top ten for second baseman. I am not nearly as high on Hoerner as many Cubs fans are but even that was a surprise to me. Really? I thought they announce the 2b tonight at 8 eastern ? |
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Post by kfidd on Jan 17, 2024 17:09:48 GMT -5
Thrilled to see Seiya getting some love. We all hope he can carry that second half momentum he built into the new season. Hopefully a fellow countryman and native speaker in Imanaga around will only help. I don’t have the list handy but Hoerner got snubbed out of the top ten for second baseman. I am not nearly as high on Hoerner as many Cubs fans are but even that was a surprise to me. Really? I thought they announce the 2b tonight at 8 eastern ? Err, I think I am mistaken and might have seen some random person’s top tens at each position. Please disregard. |
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Post by batman66 on Jan 17, 2024 17:21:33 GMT -5
Really? I thought they announce the 2b tonight at 8 eastern ? Err, I think I am mistaken and might have seen some random person’s top tens at each position. Please disregard. No problem , didn't sound right that he would not crack the top 10 , I'd imagine he has to be in the top 10 but maybe not top 5 , 2b is pretty loaded too I'm sure Albies, Semien, Marte, are ahead of him , maybe Torres, Arraez too |
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Post by lu13cubbie on Jan 17, 2024 18:24:11 GMT -5
Err, I think I am mistaken and might have seen some random person’s top tens at each position. Please disregard. No problem , didn't sound right that he would not crack the top 10 , I'd imagine he has to be in the top 10 but maybe not top 5 , 2b is pretty loaded too I'm sure Albies, Semien, Marte, are ahead of him , maybe Torres, Arraez too Brice Turang of Brewers prolly right there, too. Maybe not he only had 119 games at 2nd. |
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Post by fine09 on Jan 17, 2024 18:52:00 GMT -5
Err, I think I am mistaken and might have seen some random person’s top tens at each position. Please disregard. No problem , didn't sound right that he would not crack the top 10 , I'd imagine he has to be in the top 10 but maybe not top 5 , 2b is pretty loaded too I'm sure Albies, Semien, Marte, are ahead of him , maybe Torres, Arraez too I’d be shocked if he wasn’t top 10. For the money being paid he’s a top 2 based on production vs cost.. |
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Post by batman66 on Jan 17, 2024 21:48:13 GMT -5
Duh , I forgot about Betts 1. Mookie Betts 2. Jose Altuve 3. Marcus Semien 4. Luis Arreaz 5. Ketel Marte 6. Matt McClain  ? 7. Andres Giminez 8. Edouard Julien 9. Zack Gelof 10, Nico Hoerner Nico behind those rookies and no Albies ? |
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Post by cubbies85 on Jan 17, 2024 22:17:39 GMT -5
Mookie is a RFer who occasionally plays 2B. Feel like they did that so they didn’t have to choose between Mookie and Acuña.
Ozzie not even being mentioned is criminal. Both he and Nico should easily be over the rookies.
Also Kyle Tucker over Soto?
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Post by batman66 on Jan 17, 2024 22:30:22 GMT -5
Mookie is a RFer who occasionally plays 2B. Feel like they did that so they didn’t have to choose between Mookie and Acuña. Ozzie not even being mentioned is criminal. Both he and Nico should easily be over the rookies. Also Kyle Tucker over Soto? Mookie is going to play 2b full time in 2024 according to Roberts so I'm ok with him on the list . Albies not being on there makes it all a complete joke and I'm not even sure I want to pay attention when they do all the other positions. How do you omit a 2b that hit 33 homers first among all 2b 109 rbi's first among all 2b .280 avg 4th among all 2b .849 ops 2nd among all 2b |
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Post by cubbies85 on Jan 17, 2024 22:50:51 GMT -5
Mookie is a RFer who occasionally plays 2B. Feel like they did that so they didn’t have to choose between Mookie and Acuña. Ozzie not even being mentioned is criminal. Both he and Nico should easily be over the rookies. Also Kyle Tucker over Soto? Mookie is going to play 2b full time in 2024 according to Roberts so I'm ok with him on the list . Albies not being on there makes it all a complete joke and I'm not even sure I want to pay attention when they do all the other positions. How do you omit a 2b that hit 33 homers first among all 2b 109 rbi's first among all 2b .280 avg 4th among all 2b .849 ops 2nd among all 2b Good point. Forgot for a second that the Dodgers also acquired Teoscar with the 90 other moves they made lol |
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Post by bryzzobrist on Jan 18, 2024 14:36:34 GMT -5
Nico has had 2 monstah seasons in a row now, including a 4.7 war gem last season. The number that stands out to me from Nico's stats is his base running runs above average - coming in at a whopping 9.7 - the 2nd highest number in MLB last year.
For whatever it matters, glad to see Nico make the top 10 2b list, but I think he deserves better than the 10 spot. Put him around 5-6 spot by my own calculations yesterday.
He's a fearless, scrappy, ball playin dude.
edit: with some more stat reading, look at this- LOWEST babip in all of baseball for 2023 includes #1 Pete Alonso (.205), #2 Schwarbs (.209), #3 Max Muncy (.221) Three solid batters end up with lowest babip. Whadda ya know. WRC+ all in the 120 range for those guys and WAR all under 3.
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Post by batman66 on Jan 24, 2024 22:04:12 GMT -5
 LF'S 1. Jordan Alvarez 2. Brandon Nimmo 3. Nolan Jones 4. Bryan Reynolds 5. Chas McCormick 6. Randy Arozarena 7. Lars Nootbar 14 homers 46 rbi's .261 avg .367 obp .784 ops 8. Christian Yelich 9. Matt Wallner 14 homers 41 rbi's .249 avg .370 .869 ops 10. Kyle Schwarber No Ian Happ 21 homers 84 rbi's .248 avg .361 obp .791 ops and a Gold glove How the fuck is Nootbar ahead of Happ ? |
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Post by bryzzobrist on Jan 25, 2024 2:22:33 GMT -5
Nico robbed
Happ robbed
These lists leave me bemused, befuddled, bewildered, befogged, bedeviled, bewitched and beguiled.
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Post by TheChico on Jan 25, 2024 11:34:23 GMT -5
LF'S 1. Jordan Alvarez 2. Brandon Nimmo 3. Nolan Jones 4. Bryan Reynolds 5. Chas McCormick 6. Randy Arozarena 7. Lars Nootbar 14 homers 46 rbi's .261 avg .367 obp .784 ops 8. Christian Yelich 9. Matt Wallner 14 homers 41 rbi's .249 avg .370 .869 ops 10. Kyle Schwarber No Ian Happ 21 homers 84 rbi's .248 avg .361 obp .791 ops and a Gold glove How the fuck is Nootbar ahead of Happ ? Astros going to have two starting LF in 2024 is going to be wild. lol |
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Post by fine09 on Jan 25, 2024 12:09:41 GMT -5
LF'S 1. Jordan Alvarez 2. Brandon Nimmo 3. Nolan Jones 4. Bryan Reynolds 5. Chas McCormick 6. Randy Arozarena 7. Lars Nootbar 14 homers 46 rbi's .261 avg .367 obp .784 ops 8. Christian Yelich 9. Matt Wallner 14 homers 41 rbi's .249 avg .370 .869 ops 10. Kyle Schwarber No Ian Happ 21 homers 84 rbi's .248 avg .361 obp .791 ops and a Gold glove How the fuck is Nootbar ahead of Happ ? Doesn't make any money so from a "value" standpoint it might be correct.. |
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Post by rvn11 on Jan 25, 2024 12:19:09 GMT -5
LF'S 1. Jordan Alvarez 2. Brandon Nimmo 3. Nolan Jones 4. Bryan Reynolds 5. Chas McCormick 6. Randy Arozarena 7. Lars Nootbar 14 homers 46 rbi's .261 avg .367 obp .784 ops 8. Christian Yelich 9. Matt Wallner 14 homers 41 rbi's .249 avg .370 .869 ops 10. Kyle Schwarber No Ian Happ 21 homers 84 rbi's .248 avg .361 obp .791 ops and a Gold glove How the fuck is Nootbar ahead of Happ ? Having watched a couple of these I get the impression there's a certain amount of projecting and trending valuations to these, so maybe not so much "Right Now" like they say. Nootbar having only played 110 games or so per year and going into his 3rd full season has more of an upward direction and higher ceiling perhaps than Happ. Or at least that's all I can make out of it. Happ is a pretty known commodity and likely won't improve much going forward, and as much as we love him here his production in LF tends to get a bit overlooked.
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Post by bryzzobrist on Jan 25, 2024 13:05:22 GMT -5
Nootbar is more popular than Happer since the WBC
It would've been nice to break down why each player was given the position, but all this is is something to read for S&G during the offseason.
Sidenote: Netwrok sounds like a creature you don't wanna mess with.
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