MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[jstraw]

Do they have a Shawon-o-Meter to record his success rate?

 

I made the same joke to the guy that told me about this.

[Brock]

Did you guys know that when the Giants are waiting on their video guy to tell them whether or not to challenge a call, they're waiting on Shawon Dunston, and that they have the second best challenge success rate in the majors, after KC?

Where is he located during this process?

[jstraw]

At home watching on Roku.

[Andy]

Nats currently beating the Mets 25 to 1.

[rok]

Harper is having fun again.

[Butcher]

Could the Dodgers maybe consider winning one of these fucking games against the Brewers?

[rok]

If they can't score on Wade fucking Miley then they deserve to lose.

[Butcher]

If they can't score on Wade fucking Miley then they deserve to lose.

2 hits in 7 innings.

[rok]

Time to focus on the WC....

[Butcher]

1-0 final. There goes our lead in the division.


Weve played like ass since the ASG.

[jstraw]

Is Mike Rizzo insane? Think of the haul he passed up for two more months of Harper.

[1060Ivy]

Rizzo might believe that Nats will resign Harper in offseason

[jstraw]

Rizzo might believe that Nats will resign Harpur in offseason

 

And the tooth fairy?

 

Harper is a free agent. Rizzo will have the same shot at signing him as 29 other GMs. It's not like he'll punish the Nats for renting him to a contender.

[1060Ivy]

If Harper was traded and made his new squad made it deep into playoffs, chances of his return to Nats would decrease. That decrease could be from 5% to 1%.


Number of ways of looking at that but heres 2 polar opposites: either A) why not pick up prospects for the rental as odds are against him resigning; or, B) chances are significantly decreased if hes traded

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

They talk about this all the time on Effectively Wild. I'm fairly certain it makes little difference to the player. If anything, I'd think, like straw suggested, I think the player would appreciate the opportunity the team gave him at a championship (but even then, the effect is likely minimal).

 

I think the real choice for the Nats was weighing the potential prospect pick-up for a rental - the loss of goodwill in the fan base for leaving the relationship with Harper first vs. the compensation pick + looking like the stood by their guy.

 

According to a recent EW episode with a former member of the Rays & Mets FO,  "how it looks to fans" is a MAJOR consideration in any potential trade. The casual fan will stick by their players and decry even wily moves. Take, for instance, the Mountain Goats' frontman and Cubs fan John Darnielle's bemoaning of the Samardzija trade.