Jeff Crank

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 00:49 UTC

They can say all they want about how they cover both candidates' flaws with equal professional scrutiny but they transparently believe the Democratic nomination is something they have the power to influence and the Republican nomination is something they don't

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:29 UTC

(also just tbc "qualifications" meaning statements about how they wouldn't make an actual diagnosis from afar, etc., not qualifications as though they are qualified to do so. Sorry about that)

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:21 UTC

as for what the NYT opts to cover, it's an entirely different issue than the subject I was replying on, which was pretty narrow. I am not a fan of the way they've conducted their coverage, tbc, and I don't subscribe for a reason.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:20 UTC

without endorsing the piece (bc I don't, really, but it had relevant statements from doctors who know what the disease (and its brethren) look like) there are a number of qualifications from the people quoted. As said elsewhere, I trust OP to be able to discern what is relevant within the article.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 21:13 UTC

that's not really a problem with what I'm saying. OP asked if people knew what Parkinsons looked like. That's all I was addressing. Nowhere did I claim that those symptoms are specific to Parkinsons.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:57 UTC

yeah the thing I didn't mention i/r/t their rep with being able to do that is that Tampa and Cleveland are the prior teams here. Not that anyone is infallible, but you gotta think he's gotten a fair bit of good advice in terms of development between those orgs, too

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:40 UTC

for sure, and like I said, I'm with you on that stuff. I had just seen other speculation (outside of the debate stuff, etc.) and figured I'd mention. But I agree.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:39 UTC

I actually think Myers is fairly legit as like a 3.5-3.8 ERA type? Again, it helps playing in front of that defense, but he's a functional back-end starter imo.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:38 UTC

understandable to doubt the credibility of the author, I hear you on that.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:37 UTC

yeah, exactly. the baseline is so low, and the low-hanging fruit on the upgrade from the defense is there, too. Maybe he keeps giving up HRs but more of them are solos. That's fine given Milwaukee's very credible offense.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:36 UTC

again, it wasn't an endorsement of conclusions, but he does name specific sources and what they said (and I've not really seen disagreement on what symptoms those ailments have when I did cursory research). I trust OP to be able to discern between the rest.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 20:22 UTC

I didn't really get into it specifically, but you're right of course. I just think that is what it is (and will be affected somewhat by pitch mix alterations, which I did discuss). I don't think it was a huge acquisition other than meaning fewer starts for guys like Keuchel, etc.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:53 UTC

Wrote about Civale to the Brewers. He gets to go from a middle of the pack defense to an elite one. @nrgraham.bsky.social covered the prospect return to Tampa.

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:52 UTC

apologies if it came off otherwise

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Jeff Crank @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com [ View ] Jul 08, 2024 at 19:51 UTC

yah, tbc, I was not trying to pass judgement/endorse the article itself, but when I read it, it seemed they did indeed talk to specialists in/around the field about what parkinsonism looks like. I wasn't trying to offer it as a rebuttal, just something I'd seen that addressed the question.

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