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Bruce vs. McCutchen -- Ouch

From Nate Silver's BP chat today:

Jay Bruce and Andrew McCutchen, how close are they?

Nate Silver: We probably shouldn't be bundling those two together any more. Bruce is like the $300 hotel you stay at, and McCutchen is like the free USA Today that's waiting outside your doorstep.

I think he's too harsh, but McCutchen had a pretty bad Double-A season last year. And he didn't do much for me at the Arizona Fall League. Let's hope I'm not a good scout.  

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Don't worry.
Silver isn't a good scout.

by Vlad on Jan 23, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions  

True
But he's pretty good with statistics.

by bolton on Jan 23, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Also true...
...but this wasn't an argument based on stats, so it's not in his area of expertise, and therefore not worth much.

by Vlad on Jan 23, 2008 8:14 PM EST up reply actions  

wright
In other news, Pirates signed Jaret Wright today.

by bolton on Jan 23, 2008 7:26 PM EST reply actions  

Between....
Silver and KLaw the Bucs are not just the dregs of MLB, they are the redheaded stepchild that gets kicked every time he passes by.  It is almost comical at this point.

by David Todd on Jan 24, 2008 4:03 PM EST reply actions  

have we given them any reason not to?
if we're sick of it there's only one solution - win some freaking games already.

by johnnycuff on Jan 24, 2008 4:29 PM EST up reply actions  

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