Recent content by volville

Elite coaching by Rick to tell them to make free-throws at the end. Huge adjustment from the don't make shots strategy.

I once got to watch a 19 year old Ronald Acuña Jr play here. Great spot to watch a game. Crazy how different from other players he looked even at that age.

But also, sports making you miserable and never being happy is kind of your thing so...

How you treat players matters. You bench him in his last home game after how well he's handled the last couple years, you're gonna have consequences with the current locker room and future players.

Thanks everyone!

How are these fitting? (A little big, a little small?). I missed the boat the other day and want to be ready next time.

Really good article on how Strider developed his fastball. Guy is really really smart. How Spencer Strider developed a cheat-code pitch to become an unlikely ace

Trade those prospect arms while you can.

He was almost certainly asking for more. Team and players ask for more/offer less then submit a number they think they can win in arbitration.

Barton Simmons was hired as a director of player personnel at Vanderbilt a year or so ago.

Fair point

We can quibble about asset management, but you're usually not wrong when you get the best player in a deal.

I'd imagine they view his defensive value as even greater with the upcoming rule changes. It's hard to put a value on prior to the changes, but at least they're looking forward.

Until there's an actual Billionaire in that group, it's just wishful thinking. And the site depicted in that article is highly unlikely.

Who's gonna pay for the stadium?