While they boast a young, intriguing offensive core that Harper is now joining, they will also be able to get Harper help in the future.Īttention will turn to who the Phillies could lure in free agency to join Harper. That (relatively low) average will help the Phillies stay flexible going forward. There is some sticker shock associated with the total value and years, but the deal is not the craziest in MLB. According to Spotrac, Harper will be the 11th highest-paid player by AAV this season. Harper's salary will average $25 million for the next 13 years, with the deal de-escalating over time. It often indicates a user profile.įirst, the average annual value (AAV) on the deal is not as crazy as it may seem. Doesn’t matter who we sign and or trade for.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. So unless they go away from this method this always be the same 95 to 100 plus wins a yr great season but early exit in the postseason. Just means more use of the bullpen and more looks. He was dealing and filthy that day and then did it again in Game 6. Pulling rich hill in the middle of the 5th Game with like 60 plus pitches. Sorry but poor management coaching decisions lost that series. Just like everyone saying the Astros cheated with the sign stealing, they still won 2 games at Dodgers Stadium. Every loss here gets you closer to elimination. ![]() When a pitcher is going great you ride him. To add to this though, Not letting your pitchers go at least 1 more inning and testing them like Barbie only 5 innings cuz the 3rd time around the lineup says they will rock the pitchers. It’s the nest thing I have heard which is something I have been preaching since 2017. And as I said too much analytics with hitting in the postseason!!ġ00 percent right Preston. When your hot your hot and when your not your not period. Not the other way around!! If you want to blame someone blame the idiots upstairs because unless you pump the breaks in the postseason with analytics and change your approach and have a more balanced philosophy to hitting this is going to be a disappointing trend!! It’s not a blame game. You have to play small-ball and situationally hit period especially if you are struggling to score runs, and leaving runners stranded on base. The pitching is that much better in the postseason. Is far too much analytics used by the chumps upstairs in there hitting philosophy in the postseason!! You cannot hit the ball out of the ballpark at every at bat and sacrifice at bats, and strikeouts in the postseason. And probably one the most significant things that I have been saying for years. We had 5 days off before starting our series. First of all it’s baseball the planets have to align in momentum and pitching period!! We were not hot going into the series with SD. Where was Harper a year or 2 ago? There are many factors to why we lost. Betts is just as good as Harper if not better. Mookie was one of our stars all year long…lol Quit making excuses. Slumps are part of the game every player has them. The Phillies are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now!! Where were they during the year 3rd in NL East. Baseball is about peaks and valleys!!! We were on a down swing going into the playoffs. Seriously get over it and stop making excuses on who we signed and who we didn’t sign…lol Talk talk talk talk. NEXT: Mookie Betts “Barely Showed Up This Season”says LA Times Columnist Have you subscribed to our YouTube Channel yet? Subscribe and hit that notification bell to stay up to date on all the latest Dodgers news, rumors, interviews, live streams, and more! Recency bias is going to have people want to trade the whole farm and then some for Harper, but overall, LA made the right decision and will continue to make the right decisions. He speaks more on his reasoning below at the 13:15 minute mark.Īt the end of it, that money went to Mookie Betts, and I don’t think the Dodgers and Andrew Friedman should regret the decision one bit. ![]() He wanted to let the fan base and organization know he was in it for the long haul, through all the good and bad. The Dodgers offered Harper a contract in the 2018 off-season with fewer years but with higher AAV (average annual value) and opt-outs however, Bryce didn’t want a contract with any opt-outs. ![]() Trayce Heyward SZN 2023 | TRADE FOR BRYAN REYNOLDS October 23, 2022 He brings the emotion you need to win in the playoffs.
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