Seriously it's ridiculous.
They label Chris Sale as a "do-not-draft arm". In what universe is Sale undraftable?
Other gems are:
R.A. Dickey - "Breakthroughs just don't happen late in your 30s". Really? Because how many other guys without a Ulnar Collateral Ligament have gone to the minors, completely learned a new pitch, and THEN PROCEEDED TO THROW A KNUCKLEBALL OVER 80 MPH? Oh right. The answer is none.
Encarnacion - while criticizing his bat, "Watch for injuries and errors - some of the reasons he didn't break out until age 29". Last year after moving to first base part time he made 3 errors in 66 games started for a .995 fielding percentage. Also what the fuck does this have to do with his bat? Will they bench him? Will they move him back to third? No and No. Injuries are always a concern but don't bring up his fielding here.
Crisp - "the A's are not a team that values the stolen base". Coco Crisp has gotten the green light significantly more as a member of the Oakland A's than he did as a member of Boston or KC. In fact it's not even close. Here are his last 6 years of stolen base attempt % (basically how often he goes with a bag open in front of him) -
Year
|
Team
|
%
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2007
|
Boston
|
23
|
2008
|
Boston
|
25
|
2009
|
KC
|
28
|
2010
|
Oak
|
40
|
2011
|
Oak
|
41
|
2012
|
Oak
|
36
|
so tell me again how they suppress his running?
I could go on and on but they make me nuts. It's like they don't do research or something.
I feel like it's poor form for an unknown blogger from Canada to call out si.com. Somehow I'm sure it's not allowed.
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