fire sale Stories - South Side Sox
Fire Sales, White Flags, And A Plea Of Patience By Mets Fans Everywhere
Despite the long-overdue offensive outburst during yesterday's 9-1 win over the Astros, media outlets continue to beat the drum in favor of the Mets commencing a very public and disgraceful self-immolation. Kevin Kernan of the New York Post joined the fray in today's paper by intimating an imminent...
Angels Most Important 36 Hours Start Now
From 6 AM today - Friday morning, until 6 PM Saturday afternoon, the Angels can decide the future of their organization (from its payroll to its minor league system) more thoroughly than at any time since Arte Moreno's infamous pre-2004 season Free Agent splurge (signing Vlad, Escobar, Colon and...
White Sox Finally "Publicly" Acknowledge Trade Intentions
In a series of tweets, Buster Olney announced what we've all been waiting to hear; the White Sox are in fire sale mode. Heard this from multiple executives: The White Sox have made it clear they are open for business, and ready to trade off parts from what has been a very disappointing team. The...
Analysis of a Fire Sale: The Pittsburgh Pirates, Pt. 3
(Note: All research and projections were done two and a half weeks ago, but this article was simply not written out then due to other commitments. Any changes due to more recent results can be blamed on my laziness. Adjust accordingly if you'd like.) Parts 1 and 2 (shown here and here) detailed the...
Analysis of a Fire Sale: The Pittsburgh Pirates, Pt. 2
In Part 1 of this series, I looked at the players that the Pittsburgh Pirates traded that I believed would provide the most value for their respective new teams. Using ZiPS rest-of-season projections and some projecting and estimation of expected value, I came up with WAR values for the remainder...
Analysis of a Fire Sale: The Pittsbugh Pirates, Pt.1
As a lifelong Florida Marlins fan, I've long since known the fan base-breaking power of the classic fire sale. Your favorite players disappear to contending teams, the farm system is brought up en masse to replace them, often times bringing players with "promise" but yielding minimal results, the...
White Sox Accidentally The Whole Homestand
Another day, another game without a "clutch" hit. Add another 0-6 w/ RISP to the fire sale. I know I'm beating the proverbial dead horse here (and that's Larry's job), but the White Sox combined batting line for this homestand (link should be updated by mid-morning Thursday) is stomach churningly...
San Diego Padres Paycuts Revisited
A couple of years ago, Sandy Alderson spoke at a function at Petco Park. It's not in the notes, but one of the things he talked about was the fact that Kevin Towers doesn't know how to stay within budget. Paraphrasing Sandy, it went something like, "We give Kevin a budget and he always comes back...
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