Around Baseball 2019

[L54]

Anyone else up at 5:30 to watch a Mike Fiers vs. Marco Gonzales start?

 

Need a stream... Spanky where you at??

[BTS]

Ryon Healy is so bad

[L54]

100 million isn't enough for the boat I'd buy

 

That’s understandable

 

Just remember while yachts are nice, don’t get stuck in a pontoon off of Kijiji when you could’ve had a brand new Malibu

[Spanky__99]

Welp... Domingo hits a slam.

[BTS]

Welp... Domingo hits a slam.

 

I’m enjoying this.

[jaysblue]

Welp... Domingo hits a slam.

 

My LOD team just enjoyed that one!

[jaysblue]

Forgot to call-up Tim Beckham, damn.

[Spanky__99]

Oppo Taco Chapman, he's strong man.

[Krylian]

Interesting all these pre-FA extensions happening. Would love to get Vlad on something like 8 years/$80-90M. Have him up asap.

 

I'm curious to see the next time the Jays sign a contract with any sort of risk involved.

[BTS]

I think this was my first ever experience accruing Fernando Rodney stats in fantasy baseball. I didn't really enjoy it.

[Brownie19]

FanGraphs is now counting pitch framing in their WAR calculation. Russell Martin is now 10th all time in catcher fWAR right behind Brian McCann. In 2018 our fWAR leader at 2.2 fWAR was Luke Maile.

 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/war-update-catcher-framing/

 

I thought I'd post the link on this. They've also incorporated framing into the pitching WAR, which I don't believe was mentioned here yet. Pretty cool stuff.

[Brownie19]

https://tht.fangraphs.com/the-increasing-importance-of-pitcher-height/

 

dis gonna triiiiigger Stro

[Ray]

 

[z3r0s]

time to follow this up for Vlad

[Ray]

time to follow this up for Vlad

 

and/or Bichette

[THANOS]

and/or Bichette

 

Agreed. It's smart practice and would get them up here much quicker.

[Ray]

It's actually very reasonable:

 

[glory]

Yup. Sign Vlad this year and Bo next year.

[Ray]

If Eloy got $43M guaranteed, how does that set the market for Vlad? Could we get it done around $60M?

[TheHurl]

But I still think the final deal is going look different than just a straight 8 year $100M.

 

Listen to me more often.

[xposbrad]

What if Vlad is really bad defensively and his total war is less than what people think it will be? There's a good chance Jiminez might be a more productive overall player if you balance hitting and d. I'm not saying don't lock him up, but maybe the Jays want to see where he fits in position wise defensively.

[Brownie19]

What if Vlad is really bad defensively and his total war is less than what people think it will be? There's a good chance Jiminez might be a more productive overall player if you balance hitting and d. I'm not saying don't lock him up, but maybe the Jays want to see where he fits in position wise defensively.

 

Eloy isn't good defensively either...

[xposbrad]

Eloy isn't good defensively either...

 

Really? Ok I always heard he was an all around fielder, guess there goes that.

[Superdood]

My guess is the Jays won't be smart enough to do this kind of deal, they'll manipulate service time and then Vlad will come up and be dominant and they'll need to pay him at least double or triple what Eloy just got in a few years.

 

It's the most Bluejays thing to do. Wait too long and get taken to the wood shed.

[glory]

Vlad's late 20's might be a risk due to his size and position. He should still be an elite hitter, but a fat 1B doesn't have the same type of value. I think the Jays would want his first 7 or 8 years, but can't see Shapiro risking anything beyond that.

 

I could see Shapiro signing Bichette, Jansen, Alford (if he turns into something), etc, but Vlad will probably Harper his way through arb to get that payday.

[G-Snarls]

Arbitration eligible players hating these contract extensions??

[TheHurl]

Arbitration eligible players hating these contract extensions??

 

yes and no. Arbitration does comparables but takes into account year over year contracts in comparison to multi year.

[G-Snarls]

yes and no. Arbitration does comparables but takes into account year over year contracts in comparison to multi year.

 

True. Teams can't use these as comps nor one year arbitration avoiding deals can they...

 

It still feels like teams are getting smarter at trying to find ways to drag down average salaries league wide. (free agent superstar players notwithstanding)

[G-Snarls]

Mookie Betts says he woukd never sign an extension before reaching free agency

 

Good good

[glory]

Mookie Betts says he woukd never sign an extension before reaching free agency

 

Good good

 

Mookie's going to get $30+ mil next year and then $300 mil as a free agent. He can afford to.

 

Obvious risk is serious injury, but that's what betting on yourself means.