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  1. Abomination
    The current league trend is high strikeout and whiff guys, and Stroman is not that kind of pitcher. It's entirely possible that the contending teams really didn't value Stroman as anything more than a mid-rotation guy. I don't understand why we wouldn't pull the trigger in a few days as opposed to now though. Surely someone would have gotten desperate and coughed up a top prospect. The return may end up working out well for us, but good results aren't the same as good process. It'll still be a bad trade.
  2. Abomination
    IMO, Kay is basically equivalent to Quantrill. Likely a mid-rotation guy. He should be a second or third piece in this kind of deal. Woods-Richardson probably has higher upside, but his distance to the majors should put him at about the same value. This is NOT a good trade. There should be at least one more solid player coming back, if not a top 100 guy. No reason to trade him now as opposed to Wednesday if this is the return.
  3. Abomination
    Kevin Smith, Szapucki, and Woods-Richardson probably. And no, I don't love that.
  4. Abomination
    You ask, "Where do we sign?"
  5. Abomination
    They'd likely have to kick in something. Diaz isn't worth 100M. It would be intriguing though. We'd be able to get a real prospect haul in deals for Diaz, Giles, and Stro.
  6. Abomination
    Only one more year. I'm sure they'll want to offload Cano in a Diaz deal though.
  7. Abomination
    Cano?
  8. Abomination
    Quantrill and Nimmo maybe, with us kicking back a healthy OF?
  9. Abomination
    Probably a sideways move to try to relieve asking pressure on more elite guys like Giles.
  10. Abomination
    I'd be perfectly happy with Quantrill being a second piece in a deal, but not the main headliner. I think he'll eventually settle in as a mid-rotation guy.
  11. Abomination
    That was a nasty pitch.
  12. Abomination
    Vladdy got around on that one!
  13. Abomination
    Yeah, it seems like he's not getting around. He's just a bit late on most of the pitches.
  14. Abomination
    They would even out if the difference was due to random events. You can easily see that's not the case. If he increases his rate of balls in the air, it's because he's made an adjustment at the plate.
  15. Abomination
    Plus, the rules are changing next year about how many guys can be in the pen, etc. More generally though, I'd say velocity and spin rate are trendy right now. That results in pitchers trying to maximize those who shouldn't be, because it costs them command. Yeah, you might strike a few more guys out, but if you're leaving meatballs in the middle of the plate 20% of your pitches you're going to be in for a rough time. If all you have to do is change pitch priority (like Stroman, throw what works best more), or you have the ability to add pitches to your repertoire while maintaining your command, then tweaking your approach to reduce contact will produce great results.
  16. Abomination
    I doubt it's even the teams. Clicks are worth a lot of money, and when journalists can simply hide behind "sources" there's a lot of incentive to push out fake reports. As long as some are real, they can keep their reputations relatively intact.
  17. Abomination
    He'd only be under contract with them through next year, and then can pick where he wants to go. Whether the team he's traded to now has their top prospects or not is probably of no concern to him.
  18. Abomination
    Let the Yankees (who don't seem to want Stroman anyway) anti up for him, and it'll put more pressure on the teams we do want to trade with.
  19. Abomination
    Yeah, two bases from when he touched it would make sense. Exploit it heavily until MLB fixes the rule. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if TB may have done that intentionally. They're always looking for ways to get an edge, and they're desperate for the wins right now.
  20. Abomination
    Okay, so the official ruling is that it's considered a ground rule double. If I'm the players, I'm exploiting this every time I can on defense. He'll, I'd be openly practicing it.
  21. Abomination
    If I'm the Jays in this game, and the Rays hit a double down the line with a runner at first, I'm "accidentally" shoveling the ball into the stands to save the run.
  22. Abomination
    There's no chance Grichuk doesn't score on that if the ball stays in play.
  23. Abomination
    Lol Pham!
  24. Abomination
    That could explain why his bat sucks.
  25. Abomination
    Actually, obligations are a good point. If he was still rehabbing, we'd have to be paying for it. We did save money by paying him to go away.
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