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I'd love for the Nats to acquire Kemp. Just no where to put him in the OF, unless we trade Span and move Harper back to CF.
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In the last two years -- since June 2, 2012 -- the A's are the best-in-baseball, with a record of 203-126 (.617), which is 11 1/2 games better than Atlanta (193-135, .58, 13 games ahead of Detroit (188-137, .57 and 15 games ahead of St. Louis (188-141, .571).
It has been an amazing two year run, so I wanted to dive into the stats over that span a bit. As we know, starting the day on June 2, 2012, the A's were 22-30--good for last place in the AL West and the second worst record in the AL. The A's had been outscored by 40 runs, also second worst in the AL. From that point on, the A's closed the season going 72-38 and outscoring their opponents by 139 runs--both tops in MLB. They haven't looked back since.
Over the past two calendar years, the A's were not only been 11.5 games ahead of the next best team, they've also dominated in run differential. Here are the top 5 run differentials in MLB over the past 2 years:
Rk Team RD Pyth% Pyth/162
1. Oakland +394 .625 101-61
2. Cardinals +252 .584 95-67
3. Tigers +251 .581 94-68
4. Braves +233 .587 95-67
5. Reds +162 .558 90-72
First, offense. The A's have scored 1612 runs over the past two years, which is the most in baseball. They have led the majors in walks (1202) and Isolated Slugging (.172) and are second in home runs (405, two behind Baltimore).
Donaldson has hit .294/.376/.505 for a 147 wRC+ (8th in MLB, 5th in AL) with 13.4 WAR (4th in MLB, 3rd in AL, despite being in AAA for two months).
Moss has hit .270/.349/.554 for a 149 wRC+ (7th in MLB, 4th in the AL). He has 64 HR (8th in MLB) and a .283 ISO (3rd in MLB).
Coco has hit .268/.343/.449 for a 121 wRC+ (6th among CF in MLB) and 7.3 WAR (7th among CF in MLB).
Cespedes has hit .262/.319/.479 for a 119 wRC+ (4th among LF in MLB) and 6.6 WAR (6th among LF in MLB). He has 54 HR (17th in MLB) and a .217 ISO (18th in MLB)
Second, the pitching. The A's have allowed 1218 runs over the past two years, which is the third fewest in MLB and the fewest in the AL (Rays are second at 1272). They have allowed the second fewest walks, second fewest hits, and third fewest HRs in the AL.
The SP have had a 3.56 ERA (6th in MLB, 2nd in the AL), and their relievers have a 3.07 ERA (3rd in MLB, 2nd in AL). They've had 11 players make at least 9 starts, led by Milone with 57 starts.
Ridiculous comparison. You have no idea what is in store for either of them in the future. And as of now, Lincecum > Kershaw as far as career accomplishments. So you can choose to take this "opinion" seriously or not.....but to this point, Giants fans have not been wrong.
Which one of you dudes is Twin Killing in the Keeper league?
Which one passed on me offering Mauer? 651? Is it you?
Individually in the playoffs, Kershaw and Lincecum have the same amount of starts. One guy has a 4.23 ERA and a 1.278 WHIP, the other has a 2.47 ERA and a .878 WHIP. One has two rings, the other has zero.Entertain me bro,
I know you're dying to throw those two chips, so let's keep it individual...
Old school metrics, new school metrics... Kershaw > Lincecum
Individually in the playoffs, Kershaw and Lincecum have the same amount of starts. One guy has a 4.23 ERA and a 1.278 WHIP, the other has a 2.47 ERA and a .878 WHIP. One has two rings, the other has zero.
Except Lincecum has been dominant in the regular season as well...Cool, the Robert Horry argument.
Which one of you dudes is Twin Killing in the Keeper league?
Which one passed on me offering Mauer? 651? Is it you?
Me.
I don't want Mauer's stale *** in a keeper league.
Not for Kris Bryant at least...
You knoooowwwww you want him. Just how bad?
Except Lincecum has been dominant in the regular season as well...
They've both won 2 Cy Young Awards. Lincecum has lead the league in strikeouts one more time than Kershaw. They've both finished first in WAR for pitchers twice. Kershaw has the ERA advantage and career WAR advantage, but it's not far fetched to say Lincecum has had the better career because it's a plausible argument.That's not the discussion.
No doubt he dominated those two Cy Young seasons, and stellar the following two... that about it...
What makes rings in baseball different than any other sport?rings in baseball is a terrible argument
What makes rings in baseball different than any other sport?rings in baseball is a terrible argument
Its the peak performance vs longevity argument.
Timmy in his prime was ridiculously dominant better than Kershaws best so far, but Clayton is going to have a longer career.
What makes rings in baseball different than any other sport?rings in baseball is a terrible argument
I think the argument can only be used for basketball and quarterbacks
Baseball requires a legit team to win the WS, a players dominance shouldn't be thought of less because they play on a terrible team e.g. Felix Hernandez
What makes rings in baseball different than any other sport?rings in baseball is a terrible argument
I think the argument can only be used for basketball and quarterbacks
Baseball requires a legit team to win the WS, a players dominance shouldn't be thought of less because they play on a terrible team e.g. Felix Hernandez
I somewhat see what you're saying about basketball, but QBs? The position was recently overpowered, it's hard to give QBs the majority of the credit any earlier than the mid 00s.
I see. I understand the King Felix side of it, but I still think rings are important when the player has been to the playoffs numerous times and hasn't performed well/or has performed well.I think the argument can only be used for basketball and quarterbacks
Baseball requires a legit team to win the WS, a players dominance shouldn't be thought of less because they play on a terrible team e.g. Felix Hernandez