Rocklive99
12-20-2004, 02:07 PM
These guys never take my questions :angry: White Sox mentioned though (most wont like it) and a little bit of interesting stuff besides the 20 'how are the Yankees/Red Sox/Dodgers going to be next year?' questions and a fued between him and Drew from Chicago about his love for Billy Beane. Anyways here's some of it...
zinchicago: Say the first word that comes to mind when you hear "Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik"
Rob Neyer: (2:58 PM ET ) Bellevue. (I know, most of you born after 1970 won't get the joke, unless you live in New York.) I'm not going to hammer on Kenny Williams because it's the season for good spirits. Instead, let's just say that Doug Melvin is making some good moves in Milwaukee.
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Bill (LA): Better FA value: Odalis Perez of Kevin Millwood?
Rob Neyer: (2:56 PM ET ) I don't know, because I haven't seen $$$ floated for either of them. I do think both are underrated, and particularly Millwood. It's easy to look at his 4.85 ERA and get scared off, but his strikeout rate is still good and he was "hit-unlucky" in 2004. If teams are looking for a bargain, they could do a lot worse, and I actually think Millwood's roughly as good as Clement.
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RobG (New Haven, CT): What's the difference between Shilling doped on on painkillers and (Insert name) juiced up on the cream?
Rob Neyer: (2:42 PM ET ) It's a good question, Rob. Something that's generally left out of the discussion is the fundamental question, "Where do you draw the line?" But isn't "illegality" a pretty good start? Schilling's painkillers were, we can assume, legally prescribed by a doctor. And that's not been the case with your favorite (Insert name). Like I said, it's just a start.
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Ross (DC): Any idea where there wasn't more interest in Polanco? He seems to be a fairly solid 2B/3B and could have fit in well in Oakland, NY or Boston.
Rob Neyer: (2:34 PM ET ) No, I don't. It's true that a lot of teams aren't smart enough to appreciate him, and I don't know what kind of money he'd command on the market. But I'm surprised the Yankees or Red Sox didn't make a serious play for Polanco, who's one of the more underrated players in the majors. He's got pop, and he's a good infielder at two positions (second and third).
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Jeff (Schenectady, NY): With Polanco accepting arbitration, who do you think the best available second baseman is?
Rob Neyer: (2:14 PM ET ) Uh, nobody? I suppose that anybody's available via trade, but none of the remaining free agents are worth much more than a minor-league contract. Unless I'm missing somebody.
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Chip (NY, NY): Does Jeff Moorad still think he gets a percentage of the contracts he's giving out in Arizona?
Rob Neyer: (3:03 PM ET ) It's an interesting question, actually. In all those years as one of the more successful baseball agents, Moorad's job was to convince general managers and arbitrators that players were worth more than they really were (yes, I'm speaking generally here). But did he really believe what he was doing? And does he still believe it, now that he's running a team? I don't know, but one more crazy deal and they guys with the butterfly nets will be dragging him off to (Phoenix's version) of Bellevue.
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Jim (NJ): Is it possible that Yanks signed Wright over Clement because Wright is coming off his one good season while Clement has never had a good season?
Rob Neyer: (2:30 PM ET ) I'll assume you're not joking . . . Clement's ERA's, relative to league and adjusted for his home ballparks, have been better than league average in each of the last three seasons. A caveat, though: last season, when he went 9-13, was probably his best season . . . and it wasn't great. Clement's 30, and I don't think he can be counted for much better than a league-average ERA. Bottom line, the Red Sox need to score a lot of runs in 2005.
If anymore Sox talk is mentioned, I'll edit it in
zinchicago: Say the first word that comes to mind when you hear "Carlos Lee for Scott Podsednik"
Rob Neyer: (2:58 PM ET ) Bellevue. (I know, most of you born after 1970 won't get the joke, unless you live in New York.) I'm not going to hammer on Kenny Williams because it's the season for good spirits. Instead, let's just say that Doug Melvin is making some good moves in Milwaukee.
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Bill (LA): Better FA value: Odalis Perez of Kevin Millwood?
Rob Neyer: (2:56 PM ET ) I don't know, because I haven't seen $$$ floated for either of them. I do think both are underrated, and particularly Millwood. It's easy to look at his 4.85 ERA and get scared off, but his strikeout rate is still good and he was "hit-unlucky" in 2004. If teams are looking for a bargain, they could do a lot worse, and I actually think Millwood's roughly as good as Clement.
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RobG (New Haven, CT): What's the difference between Shilling doped on on painkillers and (Insert name) juiced up on the cream?
Rob Neyer: (2:42 PM ET ) It's a good question, Rob. Something that's generally left out of the discussion is the fundamental question, "Where do you draw the line?" But isn't "illegality" a pretty good start? Schilling's painkillers were, we can assume, legally prescribed by a doctor. And that's not been the case with your favorite (Insert name). Like I said, it's just a start.
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Ross (DC): Any idea where there wasn't more interest in Polanco? He seems to be a fairly solid 2B/3B and could have fit in well in Oakland, NY or Boston.
Rob Neyer: (2:34 PM ET ) No, I don't. It's true that a lot of teams aren't smart enough to appreciate him, and I don't know what kind of money he'd command on the market. But I'm surprised the Yankees or Red Sox didn't make a serious play for Polanco, who's one of the more underrated players in the majors. He's got pop, and he's a good infielder at two positions (second and third).
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Jeff (Schenectady, NY): With Polanco accepting arbitration, who do you think the best available second baseman is?
Rob Neyer: (2:14 PM ET ) Uh, nobody? I suppose that anybody's available via trade, but none of the remaining free agents are worth much more than a minor-league contract. Unless I'm missing somebody.
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Chip (NY, NY): Does Jeff Moorad still think he gets a percentage of the contracts he's giving out in Arizona?
Rob Neyer: (3:03 PM ET ) It's an interesting question, actually. In all those years as one of the more successful baseball agents, Moorad's job was to convince general managers and arbitrators that players were worth more than they really were (yes, I'm speaking generally here). But did he really believe what he was doing? And does he still believe it, now that he's running a team? I don't know, but one more crazy deal and they guys with the butterfly nets will be dragging him off to (Phoenix's version) of Bellevue.
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Jim (NJ): Is it possible that Yanks signed Wright over Clement because Wright is coming off his one good season while Clement has never had a good season?
Rob Neyer: (2:30 PM ET ) I'll assume you're not joking . . . Clement's ERA's, relative to league and adjusted for his home ballparks, have been better than league average in each of the last three seasons. A caveat, though: last season, when he went 9-13, was probably his best season . . . and it wasn't great. Clement's 30, and I don't think he can be counted for much better than a league-average ERA. Bottom line, the Red Sox need to score a lot of runs in 2005.
If anymore Sox talk is mentioned, I'll edit it in