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Reds

  • Saturday January 25- Lexington, KY
    • Red Mile (4 p.m.)
    • President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall, Manager Terry Francona, catcher Jose Trevino, outfielder Jacob Hurtubise, former Red Corky Miller, Broadcaster Jim Day and Mr. Red

Good grief....this is embarrassing.
 
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Reds brought back Wade Miley on a minor league deal and traded for Taylor Rogers from San Francisco for a minor leaguer Braxton Roxby with an ERA over 5.00. Getting $6 million in cash from the Giants to pay towards Rogers' contract.
 
I don't know how I feel about Robert. He's talented, but I'm not sure he'll help a team win a lot of games. It may be off the table since they signed Hays anyways.

 
OT: But reading a book called "Smart Baseball" by Keith Law, who was ESPN senior baseball writer. Book was written in 2017, so it is only slightly out of date. First half of the book is all about how so many "important" stats are either overrated (RBIs and batting average) or almost worthless (saves). Has some great insight and lots of stats to back up his arguments. The best chart I have seen so far compares how much a stolen base helps the team's chances of scoring vs. how much getting caught stealing hurts your team's chances to score [Spoiler Alert - it helps, but only if you are successful almost all the time, i.e, 75-80%]

Anyway, it is a good read for a baseball nerd who is analytical, like me!
 
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