Thursday, February 16, 2012

Rox Talk - Links and Thoughts

With real baseball coming soon, I figure I would just catch up on stuff that I found interesting on the inter webs these past few months (bottom line, 2012 could be dismal :( )

Building Through the Draft - Rox finish in 11th with 63.7 WAR through the draft since 2002.  Thing I find fascinating is that the three top teams aren't strapped for cash.  Interesting to see what the Cubs do for the next few years and wow Seattle has just been awful.  Who is getting paid what in their front office?

Mile Fly City? - O'Dowd mentioned this during his talk at FanFest this year.  By now you should know my opinion of O'Dowd.  Here is just another crazy take and it shows he still hasn't figured out how to win here in Denver.  Rather than just getting good players he continuously looks for some obscure edge.  Really inducing weak fly balls?  How about we just induce bunts?


Chemistry and Culture - Blah Blah - Really culture?  Come on the teams he is talking about isn't all that different than the 2009 playoff team.  There were a set of core players.  I think this is just masking the fact we lacked talent...not culture.  Come on O'Dowd own up and just say we lacked players who could play baseball...simple, let's not sugar coat it!  Quote says it all, "If the moves do work, I suspect it won't be because of some magic clubhouse elixir. It will be because Helton stays healthy, Cuddyer has a big year, Scutaro gives the team a good second baseman, and three guys in the rotation step up and pitch 200 innings. In the end, it's about the talent."

Negative WAR Players - Rox don't look so good here (26th place with 25% negative WAR position players).  So if we build through the draft (see above) we then fill the rest of the team with nothing but below average replacement players!

Which Team Will We Get? - ESPN is just has mystified by what the Rox might do this year.  They have gone from 92 wins to 83 wins to 73 wins.  Guess what Vegas thinks we will do this year?  Yup 82.5 wins, go figure.  This quote says it all, "For example, I checked all the playoff teams from the past three seasons. Those 24 teams averaged 139 starts from their top five starters, or an average of 28 per pitcher. Thirteen of the 24 teams had at least three starters with 30-plus starts and four others had a No. 3 with 28 or 29 starts. The Rockies' 2009 playoff team had 155 starts from their top five guys." and "The lineup is built to win now, but the pitching staff appears built as a filter for 2013."

Who Will Fight for Larry Walker? - I think he deserves to be in...

1911 - Denver Baseball Club - Great if Rox would wear throw back jerseys like these...

Sacrifice Bunts - Don't Do It - Wow amazing managers think this is canon...

Cuddyer: Few Years Too Late - He just needs to produce 6 WAR to make the investment worthwhile...


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