Agree about the pitching. I

Mortimus — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:00:25 +0000

In reply to not a bad theory, mort. but i

Agree about the pitching. I still have no idea why Johan Santana wasn't fetching $30 mill a year last season, and why the Yankees were largely absent in his pursuit.

not a bad theory, mort. but i

Deadman — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:36:00 +0000

In reply to Are the Yankees' Free Agent Signings...

not a bad theory, mort. but i think you can just chalk it up to boiling steinbrenner impatience. and if this doesnt work, ill be shocked. its one thing to spend a lot of money on aging, steroid-enhanced hitting stars and expect to win, but they've addressed the most important key to victory.

ive always said if i were a GM, id spend almost my entire budget on starting pitching, and i guarantee you Id win the pennant unless the injury bug hit in a big way. the difference between a .250 hitter and a .300 hitter is about a hit every four or five games, and even if you replace a lineup of average hitters and stack it with five or six .300-plus hitters, you're talking about about maybe adding an additional run per game to your lineup, which will win you a fair number of ballgames but not as much as a shutdown starting pitcher.

i'd just fill out my lineup with .250 sluggers and other average batters with above-average on-base percentages, and spend my wad on pitching. almost all teams nowadays have a strong no. 1, decent no. 2 pitcher, and then some weak shit filling out the rest of the rotation. those weak pitchers are starting about 60% of the games! What if you had four or five aces (the Rays were close last year, and you saw what happened) and at least an average bullpen ... again, avoid a major injury run and i guarantee a pennant, or at least a division title

a major weakness to the theory, and its a big one, is that in a seven- and particularly five-game playoff series, the five aces wouldnt matter as much since three is really all you need.

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Agree about the pitching. I

not a bad theory, mort. but i