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It doesn't though since it's a hard cap league. The Maple Leafs essentially print money and will always be right at the cap. If they believe Babcock will improve their team, pretty much any salary is justifiable.
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Buffalo reporters are there grilling him lol
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I like how Mike Babcock talks about himself in the third person.
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We'll probably see Perez at some point, but he's not on the 40-man at the moment while Rob Rasmussen is and has been just as good over 18 IP. -
I hadn't either, ouch. Three owners in a short timespan tried to buy low on him lol. I liked Appel in the mid-rotation workhorse role that BTS touched on and thought he could make a splash this season. But that outlook wasn't enough to give me pause in moving him to Min. I was actually surprised when you traded for Appel and then said you were high on him, since you told me this when I said I would look to flip him:
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Shields is having a huge strikeouts year and the numbers behind that are probably a lot more significant. I'm ecstatic about how he is pitching. He might be an elevated HR/FB guy though. 11.5% career going into tonight.
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No, but this is for starters who were younger than 25 during the entire year in which the outing took place: http://i.imgur.com/FZblwT2.png Top five were starts made by Danny Salazar (.263), Allen Webster, Matt Harvey, Jose Fernandez, Jarrod Parker. You would expect 20-24 starters to be better than the average since teams are incentivized to keep the less good ones in the minors. It's a pool of great young pitchers that have been deemed ready by their clubs.
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Over a full season it's good, sure, and definitely an encouraging sign. One start isn't that significant though; here's a quick histogram I prepared using the single-game data I collected a few weeks ago. http://i.imgur.com/CY7Uz7Z.png
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He got 11 swinging strikes, which in 106 pitches is good. You can't really praise him for weak contact or control though. The curveball looked pretty as usual but it wasn't really thrown for strikes and didn't generate whiffs. Only the two-seamer does anything for him. Tonight he struck out batters at a 6.14 K/9 rate. For the season he's at 5.96. So this start hardly featured a strikeout surge.
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Less pointless, but yes. Better to look at his seasonal mark of 5.00.
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Copeland recalled, roster move TBA..
NorthOf49 replied to jaysfan2014's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Loup has only walked 3 batters in 14.1 innings. That's a good rate. Redmond should be sent down. -
Yes I just noticed that. I'll take him off Min's farm.
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So is Min just going to keep Aaron Nola because Gibbers doesn't have room? That's how it is in the doc right now and it's already gone through on Yahoo.
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I processed it in the doc.
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Roberto Osuna or Noah Syndergaard in 5+ years?
NorthOf49 replied to Trouba95's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yes, that's a fact. -
Didn't you read that Fangraphs article? He's finished.
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Mike Bolsinger just twirled another gem, six scoreless frames against Colorado. When I made this thread, I thought Bolsy would be nice to add to the #4/5 mix, not fit in as the team's ace. We (and Arizona) could really use him!
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Even CarGo is hitting them, wow. My stats aren't even bad and I'm going to get crushed.
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Fister spent 66 days out with an arm injury in 2014. Pretty big flag imo.
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You traded other prospects for Rodon though, and Rodon was much closer to MLB than the guys you gave up (evidenced by his current existence in Chicago's rotation). I kind of expect you to move Swihart before the deadline too tbh. But you make a good point; you're evolving as a manager and don't carry the same philosphies you did in 2013.
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Dinger is wrong a lot but it's mostly about guys that he's not acquiring or trading away. He puts a ton of stock in past performance and doesn't have time for prospects. So he'll miss out on opportunities to acquire breakouts and will occasionally trade away the wrong prospects, but those attributes in general are good to live by. Prospects usually are overvalued and players usually are who they have been.
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Rizzo's peripherals haven't really changed from 2012-13. Decent walks, low strikeouts, has power, doesn't pop up; the signs of a great hitter. Luck and a bit of HR/FB are all that has improved. Rizzo's rise has been very gratifying. I targeted him in the draft and pestered CatsAss throughout the initial season.
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I was about to post something in the BBDL thread myself lol. Against a lefty too.
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Lance Lynn is really good!
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GDT: Jays @ Astros 1/4 - Hutch vs Hernandez
NorthOf49 replied to Dylan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Loup is a decent reliever.
