Question Time

[Laika]

Just put Crawford at 2nd

 

Doesn't really matter. I'm not taking Nola over Crawford just because of positional need

 

I think Aaron Nola is super scuzzy.

[Abomination]

I don't think any of this is even debatable tbh

 

I'd probably take Darvish over Hamels. I think you could make a reasonable argument for Keuchel or Springer over Correa too depending on need, although I'd probably go with Correa myself.

[Laika]

I think you could make a reasonable argument for Keuchel or Springer over Correa too depending on need

 

no fcking way dawg

[GD]

Yu.

 

Ehh. Give me Hamels.

[Laika]

Ehh. Give me Hamels.

 

racist

[Frag]

AL East:

 

Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson

Yankees: Michael Pineda

Red Sox: David Price (Can make an argument for Betts or Boegarts)

Rays: Chris Archer

Orioles: Manny Machado

[Frag]

Just put Crawford at 2nd

 

Doesn't really matter. I'm not taking Nola over Crawford just because of positional need

 

I think Aaron Nola is super scuzzy.

 

Fair enough.

 

That Phillies roster has very little beyond Nola and Franco. Their farm is a lot sexier.

[Boxcar]

AL East:

 

Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson

Yankees: Michael Pineda

Red Sox: David Price (Can make an argument for Betts or Boegarts)

Rays: Chris Archer

Orioles: Manny Machado

 

I'd go

 

Blue Jays: Donaldson

Yankees: Tanaka, maybe Gardner

Sox: Betts

Rays: Archer or Kiermaier, depending on what you take from Yankees (probably prefer Tanaka/Kiermaier)

Orioles: Machado

[Abomination]

We could actually make this into an interesting competition each year. Everyone has to select one player from each team (and having to fill each position), and the person at the end of the year who accumulates the most WAR wins.

[GD]

I'd go

 

Blue Jays: Donaldson

Yankees: Tanaka, maybe Gardner

Sox: Betts

Rays: Archer or Kiermaier, depending on what you take from Yankees (probably prefer Tanaka/Kiermaier)

Orioles: Machado

 

dis

[Boxcar]

NL West

 

Giants: Posey

Padres: gross...uhh...Shields? I guess

Rockies: I guess you'd have to take Arenado but I'd entertain Blackmon or Gonzalez

Diamondbacks: Goldschmidt

Dodgers: Kershaw

[Abomination]

NL West

 

Giants: Posey

Padres: gross...uhh...Shields? I guess

Rockies: I guess you'd have to take Arenado but I'd entertain Blackmon or Gonzalez

Diamondbacks: Goldschmidt

Dodgers: Kershaw

 

I'd take Myers, Upton, or Ross over Shields.

[Laika]

I'd take Myers, Upton, or Ross over Shields.

 

BJ Upton?

[Abomination]

BJ Upton?

 

Sorry, forgot Upton was a FA. Myers or Ross over Shields.

[Laika]

Sorry, forgot Upton was a FA. Myers or Ross over Shields.

 

OK, just thought you might be a really big Melvin Upton fan

[TheHurl]

Same task. Can't go over $150M All replaced Blue Jays are still under contract. Try to get the Jays up to Cubs Depth Chart projections

[Laika]

Baseball version of f***, marry, kill.

 

Rent

10 year contract

Sell to the KBO

 

Orioles:

 

Rent Jones

10 year contract to Machado

Send Tillman to the KBO. Seriously, f*** Chris Tillman.

Bonus: Kill Mark Trumbo

[GD]

Same task. Can't go over $150M All replaced Blue Jays are still under contract. Try to get the Jays up to Cubs Depth Chart projections

 

$18m available?

 

Arrieta - 10

Marte - 3

Arcia - MiLB

Wacha - .5?

Hamilton - .5

 

Or if you extend it to $155m, you take Carpenter from the Cards and Iglesias from the Reds.

[GD]

Baseball version of f***, marry, kill.

 

Rent

10 year contract

Sell to the KBO

 

Rays:

 

Rent Kiermaier

10 year Archer

Sell Jennings

[Grant77]

Yes, I'm taking this from Bluebird Banter, but I thought it was a fun exercise. As well, I know that the offseason isn't over and more transactions will be done. Anyway, it goes as follows:

 

If you could take one player off each team within each division and put him on the Jays, who would you pick? For example, of the 5 teams in the AL Central, which 5 players from each team would you want to roster on the Jays. Future value would be something to consider. Take into consideration the players already on the Jays roster.

 

Bonus question: If you had a choice of taking one player off of each NL Central team or 5 players off of the Chicago Cubs, which would you choose?

 

If salary doesn't matter, one from each team. Taking Bryant out of the equation, (McCutchen, Votto, Carpenter, Braun) > (Heyward, Arrieta, Rizzo, Russell) in my opinion.

[TheHurl]

$18m available?

 

Arrieta - 10

Marte - 3

Arcia - .5

Wacha - .5?

Hamilton - .5

 

Or if you extend it to $155m, you take Carpenter from the Cards and Iglesias from the Reds.

 

I was thinking

 

Harper $7.5M - 6.0 fWAR upgrade on Revere

Degrom or Syndergaard $600K - 3.2 fWAR upgrade on #5 starter

Jose Fernandez $2.2M - 3.8 over Dickey

Luis Garcia $600K - 0.5 over Biagini

Freddy Freeman $12M 2.9 over Smoakabello

 

I cheated and went over budget by a about $5M

[TheHurl]

I'll go tough

 

Rent -Mikael Franco

10 Yr - JP Crawford

KBO - I'll assume that the KBO isn't buying Howard so I'll go Appel so we don't have to have my solid projections for his future to be proven wrong.

[Captain Adama]

I'd go

 

Blue Jays: Donaldson

Yankees: Tanaka, maybe Gardner

Sox: Betts

Rays: Archer or Kiermaier, depending on what you take from Yankees (probably prefer Tanaka/Kiermaier)

Orioles: Machado

 

I would take Severino over Gardner.

[Laika]

Rays:

 

Rent Kiermaier

10 year Archer

Sell Jennings

 

Can also just stick with current board themes and do a normal FMK

 

f*** - Kiermaier

Marry - Archer

Kill - Erasmo Ramirez

[Frag]

Baseball version of f***, marry, kill.

 

Rent

10 year contract

Sell to the KBO

 

Orioles:

 

Rent Jones

10 year contract to Machado

Send Tillman to the KBO. Seriously, f*** Chris Tillman.

Bonus: Kill Mark Trumbo

 

Angels:

 

Rent Garrett Richards

10 year contract to Trout

Doubt the KBO wants Pujols' contract, so I guess Jered Weaver?

[Laika]

Yes, blast Jered Weaver into the sun please.

[Nafro]

Brewers: Jonthan Lucroy

Cardinals : Alex Reyes

Cubs : Kris Bryant

Pirates : Gerritt Cole

Reds : Joey Votto

[GD]

This has so much potential as a thread

 

Alex Reyes over, like, Carpenter/Wong/Waino is v questionable

[Nafro]

This has so much potential as a thread

 

Alex Reyes over, like, Carpenter/Wong/Waino is v questionable

 

Fair enough, but I went off the board. I already had a third baseman by taking Bryant, so that eliminated Carpenter, I have concerns about Waino's health. I really don't like Kolten Wong for some reason.

 

If its for one season I take Wainright, or Carpenter and play Carpenter at second. If its for the next five years, I take Reyes. (also taking in consideration salary, value)

[intentional wok]

Answering the initial question:

 

I'd probably take five from the NLC over five from just the Cubs:

 

Bryant and Rizzo would be killer if you go with the Cubs, but going with Votto and Cutch is probably just as effective since it opens up a tandem of Arrieta + Wainwright (assuming health). Obvious Brewer is Braun. The Cubs are f***ing good but I don't think so good that I wouldn't prefer the superstars from their four rivals.

 

Votto replaces Smoakabello.

McCutcheon replaces Pillar (sorry Kevin).

Wainwright and Arrieta replace Dickey and uh... Happ?

Braun replaces Revere.

 

The rest of the offensive Blue Jay studs remain. Easy. IMO it comes down to not wanting to neutralize top-tier 3B value by making a logjam with JD-Bryant.

Edited December 17, 2015 by intentional wok