Off Season Thread

[WildwoodDave]

4E7B6C6C675E6C6C67606C090 wrote: .5 on Flexen.  The numbers aren't there.  Not even close to being there.  What do you see that I don't on this guy?  I'm debating whether I should bump him to 1.  If I have to think about it, then I'm sticking with the .5. 
maybe you have him confused with Vixen (Santa's reindeer)

[shedman]

Adjustment for Greenweenie:



The Mariners sign Chris Flexen for a 1.5



The current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)............... 8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3





Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3





Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(1.5).........................................2.5

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5).........................2.5

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

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I have read that snails can hibernate for 3 years!!! hmmmm.

[shedman]

The Tampa Bay Rays gete Nate Lowe from the Rangers for a 1. What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)............... 8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3





Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3





Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5).........................2.5

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rays 0 Lowe(1)........................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

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And now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.

[Surgnbuck]

48535E5F565A553B0 wrote: The Tampa Bay Rays gete Nate Lowe from the Rangers for a 1.  What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)...............  8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3





Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3





Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5).........................2.5

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers  Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rays 0 Lowe(1)........................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

________

And now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.


Wait, what? Let me quote the quote..."Now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster"



This is why I love you and GW, you're just too easy. Just upstream, it was simply "grading the moves".



Please, once again for the entire audience, explain how the Rangers continue to "improve their major league roster" when they have now lost TWO major leaguers you have scored for a total of 5 points, and replaced them with a total of 2.5 points worth of major leaguers. How did they actually upgrade their major league roster?



For extra credit, how did the Brewers improve their major league roster by losing a guy who you scored higher than a guy they picked up?

[Surgnbuck]

The best part of The Shed Thread, is the math and the quotes at the bottom.



Because just by doing the math, the hibernating snail/bum being passed by a train has actually made his team better doing "nothing" than a couple of teams "actively improving their major league roster".



I mean seriously add to that, a large market team like Texas, with a brand new stadium just waiting for the first home game in front of fans, has been dumping salary, and making the team worse by getting rid of high priced veterans for low price filler and prospects.



Sounds familiar. But when it's someone else's kids, drawing all over the living room wall is considered cute.

[shedman]

44626570797562747C170 wrote: The Tampa Bay Rays gete Nate Lowe from the Rangers for a 1.  What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)...............  8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3





Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3





Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5).........................2.5

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers  Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rays 0 Lowe(1)........................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

________

And now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.


Wait, what?  Let me quote the quote..."Now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster"



This is why I love you and GW, you're just too easy. Just upstream, it was simply "grading the moves". 



Please, once again for the entire audience, explain how the Rangers continue to "improve their major league roster" when they have now lost TWO major leaguers you have scored for a total of 5 points, and replaced them with a total of 2.5 points worth of major leaguers. How did they actually upgrade their major league roster?



For extra credit, how did the Brewers improve their major league roster by losing a guy who you scored higher than a guy they picked up?






________

If the OBN hierarchy would allow me to restart my annual awards, you would definitely be in the lead for Apologist of the Year.

[shedman]

whoops!!! It was the Rangers who acquired Nate Lowe from the Rays for a 1 and the Rays just got a bunch of prospects/suspects. What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)............... 8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5),Lowe(1)............3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3

Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3

Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

________

And so there are still 6 other teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.

[WildwoodDave]

243F32333A3639570 wrote: whoops!!! It was the Rangers who acquired Nate Lowe from the Rays for a 1 and the Rays just got a bunch of prospects/suspects.  What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)...............  8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5),Lowe(1)............3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3

Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3

Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers  Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

________

And so  there are still 6 other teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.


A 1 for Nate Lowe sounds right

[2drfischer@gmail.c]

486E697C75796E78701B0 wrote: The Tampa Bay Rays gete Nate Lowe from the Rangers for a 1.  What say you Greenweenie and Wildwood Dave?



he current standings are:



Braves - Almonte (.5),Tomlin(2),Smyly(3),Morton(2.5)...............  8

Mets - Stroman(3.5),Williams(1),May(2.5)..................................7

Angels - Iglesias(2).Iglesias(3)..................................................5

Giants - Vosler(1),Gausman(2),Wisler(2)......................................5

White Sox - Lynn(4),Eaton(2.5)................................................6.5

Royals - Minor(2.5),Taylor(1)..................................................3.5

Astros - Gurriel(3).....................................................................3





Marlins - Marte(3)......................................................................3

Yankees - Britton(3)...................................................................3

Cubs - Rizzo(3).......................................................................3





Blue Jays- Dolis(2),Ray(1)..........................................................3

Phillies - Neris(3)......................................................................3

Mariners - Graveman(1),Flexen(2)..............................................3

Rangers - Heineman(.5),Gotto(.5),Dunning(1.5).........................2.5

Orioles - Iglesias(2.5)..............................................................2.5

Reds - Hoffman-(.5),Ramirez(1.5)..............................................2

Indians - Perez(2.5)...................................................................2

Diamondbacks - Kelly(2)............................................................2

Nationals - Harrison(1),Clay(1)...................................................2

Dodgers  Knebel(1)...................................................................1

Rays 0 Lowe(1)........................................................................1

Rockies - Stephenson(.5).........................................................0.5

Brewers - Maile(.5).................................................................0.5

Padres - O'Grady(.5)...............................................................0.5

________

And now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster.


Wait, what?  Let me quote the quote..."Now there are only 5 teams in all of baseball who have done nothing to improve their major league roster"



This is why I love you and GW, you're just too easy. Just upstream, it was simply "grading the moves". 



Please, once again for the entire audience, explain how the Rangers continue to "improve their major league roster" when they have now lost TWO major leaguers you have scored for a total of 5 points, and replaced them with a total of 2.5 points worth of major leaguers. How did they actually upgrade their major league roster?



For extra credit, how did the Brewers improve their major league roster by losing a guy who you scored higher than a guy they picked up?








The math in this thread has always confused me because I find math to be hard. It's been proven that three out of every two people don't understand it.

[Surgnbuck]

7E656869606C630D0 wrote:

If the OBN hierarchy would allow me to restart my annual awards, you would definitely be in the lead for Apologist of the Year.




Questioning your math makes someone an apologist?