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Did the earth rumble as Amador lumbered to first?
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In comes the Mexican version of Prince Fielder...
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This might be the last time we see Jeffress
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Collin McHugh
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Why do I think of this when I think of Lind and his beard ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnyEiXFyK10
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I know it's spring training and early, but it's awesome to see Melky, Lawrie, and Lind swinging the bat well so far.
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Interesting that apparently he was only supposed to go 3, but Walker requested he go back out for a 4th in which he went 1,2,3. I wonder if they identified something?
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There was a lot of talk about JV being exhausted earlier (probably from also playing summer ball). I think they're making sure they get him rested before the playoffs, and will probably ramp up his minutes the last few games.
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Lawrie's ex is on a MTV dating reality show
Abomination replied to Spoonovic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
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AA is usually pretty careful what he says in the media. Saying this specifically (along with Gibby's comments) makes me think that maybe the reports about Santana coming here if no one beat the price within 24 hours or whatever may have been correct, and he or his agent changed their minds. The Jays may have had another trade lined up with that in mind.
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Yes, they do. Teams should not get rewarded for intentionally losing like so many are right now.
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Morrow was probably just working on a tweak to his mechanics or something, and was focused on locking that in rather than trying to be nasty to the kids. At least I hope that's what it was.
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So ... you're saying he's going to be Vladdy?
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I was meaning more in general with some of the rumors we've heard recently as opposed to Sanchez specifically. It's possible both sides are correct.
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It's quite possible they had verbal exchanges in which they suggested they would give him that, but never made a formal written offer.
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This is the sort of argument that MLBAM should help resolve in the future. We'll be able to determine (at least to a much higher degree than we can now) how much luck really plays into some results. I suspect reality is somewhere in the middle of xFIP and ERA for JJ last year.
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In hindsight he definitely should have been qualified, but most of us were at least somewhat on the fence about it at the time. I'm actually not entirely sure he would have accepted.
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I'm not convinced he does want to. Part of me suspects this is his agent trying to make a splash after leaving the other agency and put one over on teams. Watch him sign in a pitching friendly park after all this.
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At least it was with the glove hand
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Law has a few articles up with Jays related content (and other interesting things). Not all of us saw the games, so some highlights from Law's notes: He starts out drooling over Buxton. Seems to like what he saw from Hutch, but thinks his stuff isn't all the way back yet (although close). Slider wasn't sharp in the outing he saw, but was impressed with Hutch's delivery. Drabek was a disaster, throwing mid to upper 80's with no command and a sloppy curve. Lawrie over-rotating at the plate which is sapping his power. (Law also says something about Lawrie being poor defensively so he had better hit well, so his observations may be a little suspect) Regarding Stroman, said there's no question about his ability to be a starter or his durability, only question is whether he can keep the ball down. Feels he may need to sacrifice some velocity to ensure a more consistent downhill plane, but if he can he'll be at least a legit mid-rotation guy.
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Lowry's game awareness is incredible. They really need to resign him.
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1. Mariners 2. 1 year / 14.5M 3. Wednesday 4. Jack Z under a fake alias
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Now AA's plan makes sense! He intends to have an all-knuckleball rotation and a pen full of guys throwing 97-100!
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Yeah, UGLY start from Amir.
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The reason is because starters generally are more valuable and have a bigger impact on the club than relievers do. Only 2 relievers put up more than 2.5 WAR last year, not to mention they're MUCH cheaper and easier to find in general. Pretty much all pitchers benefit from coming out of the pen in terms of stuff, so the question becomes whether he can out-perform others in deserving a rotation spot as opposed to whether his numbers would improve in the pen. The plane IS a disadvantage, but his total package in stuff and how he uses it is what matters. Some guys are at a disadvantage in velocity, some height, etc. I guess it comes down to this: Which pitcher would you prefer, one who's 5'9 and throws 95 or one who's 6'4 and throws 90? The answer should be whichever one performs best.