@orrdavid Agree with most of these - as a former allocator. IMO - the most successful funds are managed by investors who are unaffected by the staggering wealth they accumulate.
@GoodFundies He is in a class by himself among the 35+ players. Most of the rest (turner, gurriel, mccutchen) have had a decent season in the past 5 years. Verlander feels ancient though in terms of how long he has been in the league.
@absreturnchaser Chris is one of one - look at all that followed his footsteps (janchor, theleme, hengistbury, wind acre, et al). All good but not special. Also incredibly hard to remain motivated enough to get to that scale. Ted Weschler was one until he quit to go work for Buffett
@DKThomp Only legit solution is roster expansion - will dilute the product (which is already bad) but preserve the quality in the post season (only thing the league cares about besides $).
@lefttailguy@OnyxAurelius@bucketshopcap @BasedStatistic If you worked at TG or Lone Pine/Viking for any length of time, much less likely to blow up (or outperform) but even if you met no one along the way, allocators generally lined up to give you money. Trust is so under appreciated by those looking to raise money.
@bucketshopcap Itβs more about the network than the investment strategy at this point. Allocators just want to be able to know and trust the person they are giving money. Give it enough time and they all put up similar returns.
@Masterflip_ A young player this close to free agency would never sign an extension unless it was above market or they had a demonstrated desire to stay (see:Trout). This is just setting the floor for next offseason.
@SNY_Mets@SNYtv@sal_licata@AnthonyMcCarron@DaniWex@HannahRKeyser@Cadillac Soto has him blocked at 1st/DH in a few years and Pete is not going to be a platoon guy given his lack of versatility. So, even if he comes back and breaks some records, heβs going to be playing 1st for the white Sox, Angels, or Rockies in 3-4 years. Might as well move on now.
@jedimet1 As configured this is probably 3rd place in the east. No way this rotation outperforms two years in a row. Look at what the dodgers have dealt with in the rotation in terms of injuries.