Abomination
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Heh, this is something else: http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/105003914/dreamcatcher-john-holdzkom-takes-long-road-to-major-leagues
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His speed has probably declined a bit, but that's really about it. From 2006 and on, his wRC+ is 116, 101, 118, 103, 102, 142, 109, 113, 102.
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Apparently Selig got himself one hell of a retirement package. He's apparently going to get 6M / year.
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They say 5/90ish in that article, but from what I remember, the price on Shields is 5/110. Maybe that'll come down, but I don't blame teams for balking at it.
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I think in general, sinkerballers are always going to have low swinging strike rates because frankly, the pitch is designed to be hit. That doesn't mean they can't be highly successful. Henderson Alvarez just posted a 3.57 xFIP season (2.65 era), and Derek Lowe had hugely valuable seasons as a starter for years. I think Sanchez has the secondary stuff to completely dominate though, if he can finish harnessing it.
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Yes please! This would help me in the LOD immensely.
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I'm looking for good young defensemen or defense prospects (injured or not, don't have to be fully cooked yet)
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Unknown team posts winning bid for Jung-Ho Kang
Abomination replied to ace3113's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
It seems to me that the only media guy with actual insider info is Shi. Maybe Wilner has heard something, but I find it hard to trust other sources too much. -
Unknown team posts winning bid for Jung-Ho Kang
Abomination replied to ace3113's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
He's only breaking actual news if he's right that they didn't... I think my preference would be for Toritani, but it makes way too much sense for us to get one of these two guys. -
Unknown team posts winning bid for Jung-Ho Kang
Abomination replied to ace3113's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
It would be nice if we'd land one of the two foreign guys for 2B. I have no clue which one is better overall, but we have the need, and the cost shouldn't be prohibitive. -
I'm rather happy with Forsberg
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TCA, your inbox is full
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I'm really surprised at the salaries significant injury pitchers are getting this winter. Medlen's isn't as bad as some of the others, but still...
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I would definitely be interested in Ekblad
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Shi is the only media person who I believe has ANY inside knowledge, so if he says this, I tend to believe it has some merit.
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I thought he'd be looking at getting more like 5M if he was lucky (including incentives).
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Or I suppose Lowrie moves to third (probably more likely since I'm not sold on his SS defense). It is a nice problem to have.
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Seems like the 4th year might be a 5M club option. If true, that contract seems extremely light to me.
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Interesting. I'm guessing he probably turned down more money elsewhere to remain at SS instead of 2B or 3B. I don't think it'll take Correa 3 years to be ready for the majors though, so he probably won't be there the full term.
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What the hell are the Canucks doing? They've given up three 3 on 1 and a 2 on 1 in the first seven minutes.
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Both are probably roughly equal with the glove at 3rd when they're on the field, but Donaldson should be on the field more. Saunders should be a huge upgrade over Melky though, and Martin a massive one over Navarro. I will say that Lawrie's positional flexibility (especially when it comes to the shift) is rather nice though, and will probably be missed more than we realize.
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All things being equal, I'd probably take Pearce over Fowler and hope that the breakout is legit, but it doesn't seem like robbery to me. If someone was in need of a CF, it doesn't seem unreasonable. I highly doubt Pearce will put up anywhere close to a 160 wRC+ next year. I could easily see both in the 120 range.
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Aoki is actually an interesting guy to compare Toritani to. There's a little under a year difference in age, and their overall Japan numbers over that time actually appear to be extremely similar, outside of the effects of Aoki's higher batting average. Now, more interestingly (and not very scientifically), the final year they both played in the Japanese League (2011 when the new balls came in), Aoki's Japan numbers were almost exactly what they've been the last two years here. Toritani suffered the same power drop Aoki (and everyone else in Japan) did, and similar the following year in the other categories. IF those numbers translate relatively well to what they would have done in the majors (and I admit that's a big if), he could be a better find that we realize. If someone has a bit of free time, they can look a little deeper into that.
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Not necessarily. He may really want to get a taste of the major leagues while he's still young enough to have a chance to. There's also a matter of drawing a major league pension if he comes over for a year or two.
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Yeah, I agree. Honestly, if he even hits a little better than Kawasaki and is a better defender at SS and 3rd, then he seems to be a pretty valuable bench piece with the possibility for more.