T, even now with ALL the evidence of financial restrictions we’re still encountering those speculating yupon the Pujols’ & NOT the future Straussbergs.

Above I deliberately kept my comparisons to positional development rather than review the pitcxhing development success we’ve managed. T, like so many GMs in our wake, I still belierve that restructuring this team corerectly based upon draft picks & Int; signings will not be tolerated well by the fan base unless Ownership has the determination to preempt Beer Money reruns in favor of highlighting the efforts of our future foundational players competing in the various hinterlands so that they can actually see what the future may have in store. Unfortunately it’s “outta sight, outta mind” for too many of the fannies we rely upon for those seats. Omar certainly had his function, before him, major free agents were “out of serious consideration” just like today. Wityhout a decent pipeline to look towards, those seats are gathering dust & spilt mustard.

News flash ’62, the team with the players who play the best (not used to) have a big advantage over other teams.

Even if you don’t get a guy who you want starting for you he could at least hold 2B do you don’t have to sign a Luis Castillo.

Look around ’62. No one else builds a team by free agency.

Duda, Thole, Murphy, Evans are guys drafted in the 7th to the 13th round. Not complete players like say a Jason Heyward. You can fill in with theses types but you need a few of the Heyward type to win.

You should know better than to knock the farm ’62 where you live. Don’t you ever read about those draft picks and IFA on the Braves in the headlines everyday.

The best players by far come from the first and second round and they play there best before they become free agent elidgeable. Wouldn’t it make sense to get more of them here rather than less?

There was no such thing as Pitch counts
No such thing as middle relief 8th Inning set up guy and a closer.

No 5 minutes between every pitch because someone stepped out of the batters box.

No Pitching coaches messing with Mechanics and arm angle.

No Screwballs or Split Fingers to put stress on your elbow

Just step up throw the ball!

Even if Feliciano does have a big first half, so what? He has such limited use there is no way to justify $8 million. Not on this team as it currently is.

Good – he should have ‘passed’ because of the money.

That pitching staff mostly looks like…well, crap.

I’ll do mine. Tell your aging pitcher woes to Satchel Page!! He pitched until he was 60 years old and threw three shutout innings in his last appearance for Kansas City in the American League. lol

230 million just does not go as far as it used to!

Age is what affects those most and Pedro is no spring chicken.
I doubt he will finish out that contract.

I hope he does though because while he was here he gave us his all and I don’t really care what jersey he is wearing I wish that guy well!

But Quantitive is also used in Data modeling.
Mostly in Financial instances.

In those cases it is a variable not a proccess.