drivelinemechanics.com - 7/2/2009
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It is easy to criticize an albatross contract after it's gone bad. But what if we try to use some simple tools get the evaluation of the player at the time the contract was signed, without knowing what would happen? This post does just that with Vernon Well's 7-year, $126M extension.
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bluejays.gearupforsports.com - 7/1/2009
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8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K.
Ricky Romero makes me want to stand up and...
do an exhaustive cheerleading routine replete with foot-stomping and hand-clapping percussive accompaniment. 8 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K. That’s today’s line from Jays’ starter Ricky Romero (6-3), who confounded ...
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Hey Ricky, You’re So Fine
taoofstieb.blogspot.com - 6/30/2009
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Last night's game scared the crap out of
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the Jays were underestimated coming into the season and that the Rays were going to turn back into pumpkins at any moment, the truth is that the Greater Tampa-St. Petersburg area squad is really good. And not ...
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The Rays are scary
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... - Driveline Mechanics’ devil_fingers with a “retrojection” (his word, not mine) and retrospection on Vernon Wells’ currently ridiculous deal. I was shocked to learn he was the second least valuable player in baseball so far this year, mostly due to his inability to move in CF at all (-20+ runs by UZR). ...
Contract Retrospective: Vernon Well's 7-year, $126 Million Contract
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Contract Retrospective: Vernon Well's 7-year, $126 Million Contract
While hindsight is 20/20, I try to "go back in time" to the contract signing using some simple "retrojection." I look back at the Blue Jays' Decemeber 2006 extension of Wells to see how what he ...
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