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It'll be funny if Luke Fickell accepts the ND job, Okie State and Michigan lose their championship games, and both Notre Dame and Cinci end up in...
Texas routinely has the #1 recruiting class in the B12 - it should be enough to win. What Jimbo Fisher is doing isn't really relevant - Texas...
Almost all coaches get fired and hired between end of the regular season and before the bowl games. You have to do it for recruiting, etc. Riley...
Besides that, I don't think any great coaches are scared of competition - that's what makes them great. Just like players want to play in the SEC,...
Eh - this is part of the negotiating process. MLBPA rejected expanded playoffs this past year. Each side will propose a bunch of stuff they...
Maybe if they had played Jason Castro at DH, they'd have won the World Series.
Absolutely - but there's a huge gap between 5 / $160 and 10 / $325. The idea that the Astros offer was even remotely interesting was laughable....
Certainly - but they don't have the luxury of a huge cheap core like the Astros did. So if they want to get competitive without waiting until...
None of this will pay immediate dividends. But unlike the Angels and their 1-yr Syndergaard deal, these deals don't need to. They lock up...
Makes the title of this thread even more laughable.
Riley's name has come up a lot with the NFL too over the last few years, so even if USC doesn't work out, he can probably Kingsbury himself into...
Castro's money is not getting you an above average SP. And Castro is not dependent on Odorizzi. I'm not sure why those would be the only choices...
What is psycho about it? Cole got $36MM for 9 years. What would Cole have gotten if he signed a 3 year deal? Probably something similar or...
Castro had an 0.800 OPS this year and a 0.900 OPS when used properly (against righties). If postseason performance matters, he had an 1.150 OPS...
They are trying to win. He's the best and most consistent pitcher in baseball, finishing in the top3 in Cy Young voting 6 of the past 7 years....
Based on this, average player salaries have stagnated the last 6 years:...
For reference, here all the relievers who were free agents last year, their WAR, when they signed, etc:...
I would say you want neither. Middle relief is the most fickle position and easiest/cheapest thing to acquire at the trade deadline or late in...
I don't think anyone was complaining about Stanek last year - he was pretty much a filler spot that could easily be cut if not useful? People were...
But Stanek only made $1.1MM. If the Astros had signed Neris to that kind of deal, I don't think anyone would complain. But middle relievers are...
