General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[Derwood]

He'll drop that baby fat any day now

[weis21]

He'll drop that baby fat any day now

Does he need to?

[Derwood]

He'll drop that baby fat any day now

Does he need to?

We'll see. He could end up like Miguel Cabrera, or he could end up like Pablo Sandoval.

[cl smooth]

[ConstableRabbit]

Lmaoooo

[Bertz]

[We Got The Whole 9]

Bellinger has 2.8 fwar already. horsefeathering insane slash line 427/500/913

[jersey cubs fan]

[rocket]

He'll drop that baby fat any day now

Does he need to?

We'll see. He could end up like Miguel Cabrera, or he could end up like Pablo Sandoval.

so either an elite hall of fame career or a good career

[Bull]

Does he need to?

We'll see. He could end up like Miguel Cabrera, or he could end up like Pablo Sandoval.

so either an elite hall of fame career or a good career

I would say this is accurate on both (both that Pablo Sandoval had a merely but clearly good career and that that is Jr's floor.)

[Sammy Sofa]

Sandoval had a good career in the sense that's played baseball for a while and made good money, sure.

That Starlin Castro-esque career WAR, however (and take your pick from FG or BR)...

[Derwood]

Does he need to?

We'll see. He could end up like Miguel Cabrera, or he could end up like Pablo Sandoval.

so either an elite hall of fame career or a good career

Yes, though the latter had a pretty sharp drop off. I'm not insinuating that Vlad Jr. is going to be a bust

[rocket]

Sandoval had a good career in the sense that's played baseball for a while and made good money, sure.

That Starlin Castro-esque career WAR, however (and take your pick from FG or BR)...

i'm sure 99% of minor leaguers would sign up to have castro's career, i'd put him in the good category too.

[Sammy Sofa]

You're a kind soul.

[Backtobanks]

You're a kind soul.

I'm sure a whole bunch of ML players would love to have Castro's career numbers. So far: 10 year career, 4 All Star games, hit .300 twice, .281 career BA, led the league in hits once, and has made $58 million. Certainly not HOF numbers, but a very good career.

[Sammy Sofa]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

[rocket]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

[Derwood]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

I think that if you told Jays fans that Vlad Jr.'s career would match Starlin Castro, they wouldn't be happy to hear it

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

Hairsplitting is this board's MO.

[WrigleyField 22]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

I think that if you told Jays fans that Vlad Jr.'s career would match Starlin Castro, they wouldn't be happy to hear it

Yea. Most ML players would be happy with Starlins career and most ML players aren't Vlad Jr. Most aren't even prospect-Starlin.

[Backtobanks]

Nah. They've had OK careers. Definitely pretty big disappointments relative to potential, plus overall value pans out to being an average regular starting player at best.

i know it's splitting hairs, but an average player lasting 10+ seasons would qualify as a good career to me

Not just a 10+ year career, but basically a starter every year.

[Sammy Sofa]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

[Derwood]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

Fun fact:

Starlin Castro career fWAR: 16.9
David Eckstein career fWAR: 16.7

[Sammy Sofa]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

Fun fact:

Starlin Castro career fWAR: 16.9
David Eckstein career fWAR: 16.7

It's almost like that name wasn't chosen at random...

[rocket]

If I had said David Eckstein instead of Castro you dorks would be choking on how much you were harrumphing in agreement instead of being all, "well, yes, job security is indeed the true hallmark of a good career in this field of baseball!"

a world series mvp, 2 rings, 2 all star appearances, 10 seasons, a shout out on parks and rec, hell yeah sign me up for eckstein's career