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  1. TheHurl
    no more JPA, didn't increase the payroll by much more than what was already known, find out what they have in couple recovering from injury pitchers. I'm a big advocate of the hope and pray method for this team. It's still early though.
  2. TheHurl
    White Sox would have a very complete off-season by picking up some scrap heap right handed starters as insurance. They can't go in with Felipe Paulino as their #4 and Erik Johnson (who I don't mind) as #5. Another lefty in Surkamp and Nestor Molina are probably next in line. Konerko/Keppinger/Viciedo as a bench sounds much better than how it will probably perform. They still have some possible players to deal I suppose.
  3. TheHurl
    Jays off-season has gone way better than I expected, I have it as the best in the AL East. (Note: That this is in comparison to the blow up/Panic moves I saw coming) Baltimore - some bullpen moves...should have traded at a high last year though. Boston - Let Drew walk going to go with Xander, like the move to bring Herrera in to back him up. I think Mujica blows up for them though. Pieguy is a well known *******, should fit in with that city well. Yankees - 5 new offensive starters. I can't even begin to attempt to figure if this will work. Zero pitching depth, will be pretty close to what the Jays of 2012-13 were if they have any injuries...which is asking a lot for them not to have. Rays - Hanigan, Sands and Bell...hard to be impressed with this. No way they keep Odorizzi in the minors for another year, so I'll wait to see what they get for Price.
  4. TheHurl
    I honestly thought waiver picks had to be dealt with another waiver pick going back, i have no issue if that isn't the case but it's not like anyone can use the 6th one though.
  5. TheHurl
    I tried to make your decision for you but one of our commissioners decided to give me an ethics speech. At least the other commish doesn't have them either.
  6. TheHurl
    Santana throws two pitches (an occasional not overly effective change). His slider is amazing and will be amazing again this year. But if his fastball loses a tick (like in 2012) or he throws the slider for strikes less, he's completely useless again. That's what I don't like about him. If he were a 21 year prospect I'd be throwing the reliever tag on him. The fact that he has pitched so many innings is a testament to how good that slider is...but his success is still dependent on the 55% of the time that he's throwing the FB.
  7. TheHurl
    The headline from Rosenthal should have been 'Blue Jays logical fit for Santana or Jimenez". Proper headlines don't generate reads though.
  8. TheHurl
    I think that is right around where Steamer and Oliver have this year too. I just straight took last year's Balls in Play and ran them with a .300 average on them...not at all trying to predict what his BABIP will be next year.
  9. TheHurl
    This is why Spanky was shot down for writing Disney sequels.
  10. TheHurl
    Colby hitting his career average BABIP last year does drop him down below a .240/.315 line though. He can't keep striking out that much. He's a guy that I'd be scared to give him market value, but I'd be scared to let him walk. I don't know what his reputation around the league is so you might not get fair market trades...but I'd certainly be listening.
  11. TheHurl
    I don't think AA needs to say it. These guys know what's said in the traditional and social media (especially Colby who let it get to him in St. Louis). I think that Colby not going on this trip is a bad thing though, just has nothing to do with a trade.
  12. TheHurl
    Any player on a team looking to add a position which you don't play, heading into the last year of their contract, should be prepared to be traded. Good chance that pulling out of the tour is a result of poor negotiations.
  13. TheHurl
    KC is talking with Kendry Morales??? Queue the Billy Butler to the Jays posts
  14. TheHurl
    Still would be tough to pay anyone expecting 8 WAR per season...but considering he'd be getting less that $40M per (no way they will extend him for that number) I think you have to talk extension before his agent gets more upset with the org.
  15. TheHurl
    Matt Garrioch is going to post something (he didn't say when) about what would be a fair extension for Trout. What are the thoughts? I think it was Nox and I that were talking 10 years $300M at least. But I think 12 years $325M is appropriate. No matter what it's going to be a big number
  16. TheHurl
    Kevin Goldstein was promoted by the Astros. Now Director of MLB Scouting. An intern has been promoted to Goldstein's old position...promoting an intern, what a novel thought.
  17. TheHurl
    I'm just going to do 7.5 career bWAR cause individual seasons are too tough to look up. I'll choose 2000 to 2007 for this. Numbers are pretty low. 2000 34 drafted, 1 (Adam Wainwright) 2001 33 & 2 (Lowry and Haren) 2002 29 & 6 Kazmir, Hamels, Guthrie, Cain, Lester & Crain 2003 27 & 2 Baker, Billingsly 2004 32 & 4 Gonzalez, Street, Vargas, Gallardo 2005 37 & 2 Garza, Buchholz 2006 35 & 3 Kennedy, Cahill, Masterson 2007 34 & 1 Zimmerman 12 college, 9 HS (although the 9 high school include the most successful of the bunch (Hamels, Wainwright, Lester and Cain.
  18. TheHurl
    Home of the Midwest League's Western Michigan Whitecaps this morning.
  19. TheHurl
    He also threw a 1 hitter in one of those three starts. One other was a 5 hitter that he pitched into the 7th. I watched the one hitter...he struggled with his command but they weren't even close to contact when they did swing.
  20. TheHurl
    one of my one time dark horse prospects Carlos Ramirez was suspended 100 games for his third substance of abuse violation. Another in a long line of Angels defensive catchers that show an okay bat...who bust out.
  21. TheHurl
    Travis Wood is the ultimate comparison for him. Anyone remember his rookie season? He struggled in season two and now has settled in by throwing a shitload of cutters (and sliders instead of the curve). Long term I think Nolin will have to develop a pitch to replace the four seam/two seam combo he throws now, but I think he can rely on what he has short term.
  22. TheHurl
    Lefty deception pitchers often have great starts to their career. He doesn't walk a lot of batters and considering he's not a GB pitcher he hasn't given up that many HR's which means that he's inducing a lot of weak contact. Long term I think Nolin has to up the GB rate to be successful in Toronto...but first few looks at him I really think teams will struggle against him.
  23. TheHurl
    no plan other than I don't care about MiLB picks (mostly because my arrogance that I can get good picks at the end of the draft). I know the players I'm dropping I'd like to get back so I figure there will be fantasy relevant talent at #5 and #10
  24. TheHurl
    Historically he's been a good May through July pitcher. By ERA M/A 4.23 May 3.39 June 3.65 July 3.71 August 4.07 September 4.30 My biggest knock on Buehrle as a first half vs. second half pitcher was that in his career he averaged 6.67 innings per game and just 6.0 in the second (with weaker numbers of course). Last year he wasn't overpitched early (because of how bad he was) and for the first time in 5 years (and for just the second time in his career) he pitched better in the second half.
  25. TheHurl
    That swung quite a bit last year.
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