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They aren't far apart. Clark has an edge at this point. Could flip by early next season.

Every MLB GM would laugh at lumping Keith in with the Jays AAAA guys.

Trey Sweeney called up by the Tiggers. End of the line for Javier Baez? Holy f*** Baez has a 39 wRC+ and 3 years left on the deal lol

Colt Keith is about 3 years younger than Horwitz et al Age/level no longer matters once a player hits MLB? Weird.

He started his professional career at 19 yrs old out of high school, spend half a season in AAA at 21, and broke camp in MLB this year at 22. That is quite aggressive. Wyatt Langford is 3 months younger than Keith and has a lower wRC+. If anyone thinks Keith is no better than Schneider et al, then they have to say the same about Langford.

Keith is a rookie who was promoted agressively. Context matters!

Let's revisit this post next season

He's one of the most consistent players in baseball. For the year he is at 116 wRC+ (152 in the 2nd half), and is at 3.2 WAR. He'll have a wRC+ over 120 and over 4 WAR again this year. 30 yrs old. What is the basis of your "really regret it"?

Chisholm might be from the same mold as Buxton

And Jake McCarthy with a hit in the bottom of the ninth, 2 outs, to win it 4-3

Walker .343/.400/.687 with five home runs over his last 75 plate appearances, and the Cards have called him up and he's 7th in the order today. I suspect the poor results in the early going, despite the batted ball improvements, was affecting him and the Cards sent him down to get him out of the pressure cooker.

He would be expensive. BA says his early numbers were mainly bad luck: Jordan Walker is such a mammoth human that it’s sometimes easy to forget just how young he is. In fact, he’s more than three months younger than Dylan Crews. I want you to put yourself in Jordan Walker’s shoes for a second. You’re a consensus top 5 prospect coming into the 2023 season, and not only do you make the club, but you post a 116 wRC+ in your first season, while learning a new position that you’ve never played before. Then the clock turns to 2024, and you get some bad luck, and boom, you’re now back in Triple-A. I’m speaking for myself here, but if that happened to me, I’d find it very hard to pick myself up and perform at my best. This is important context when we evaluate Walker’s early season struggles at AAA. We often forget that these are human beings (other than perhaps Corey Kluber), and that being good at baseball is really really hard. Let me show you some pictures. Jordan Walker in 2023 showed slightly below average launch angles, but excellent power, which gave him above average contact quality. He made about average in-zone contact and traded some in-zone aggression for some out-of-zone chase. This fully supported his quality rookie season, and is quite exceptional for a 21 year old making their MLB debut. Fast forward to early this season. He chases less. He swings at pitches in the zone more. His average exit velocity is up. His contact is up. His zone contact is improved. His launch angles are improved. Practically everything that matters is better than it was the previous year, exactly what you’d expect from a precocious young talent. But there was one big problem, his slugging on contact was way down, as the gods of baseball did not shine their favour on him in the early going. Inexplicably, the Cardinals sent him down, a decision I couldn’t disagree with more. He got better! If they had just waited a month or two, the top-level results would have been more in line with the underlying metrics. Walker, despite his struggles after he was demoted, still hits the ball really hard, with plus exit velocities against all pitch types, and still makes a ton of contact. I tried to find some clear data-driven reasons as to why Walker is playing well again, but I couldn’t find anything definitive. I think it’s as simple as this: he finally got over being demoted and has found himself again.

And........ Seager with a bomb with 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth ends the no no bid

Framber Valdez 3 outs from a no-no Just 1 walk

Need to bring up Votto and see if he can be the 2025 DH If he can, all the Jays need to do is sign Soto and trade for Machado

Agreed. He's a superstar in every aspect of the game.

I don't see the laziness, Machado has stayed in good condition his whole career. Google reports he has battled elbow pain this season, likely needs offseason surgery to cleanup. Like you, I see him as having the talent to remain above average for some time yet. I also think he has the drive to be a HOF'er, and that will keep him motivated.

What I see is a discussion, with one side of the discussion being thin skinned. FWIW, Machado would be interesting. I don't think he's ever been 100% this season. If he bounces back to his normal 120-130 wRC+, Machado and Vlad would be a great combo.

They don't act on every random thought that comes to a head.

I would wait until mid-way through 2025, get him for the discounted internet alone

The crap programming they show is low cost filler.

They used to show the Toronto Marlies games. Not many viewers.

Nah. Buy high is a bad move.

Vlad has had knee issues in the past. OF is not a good idea.

Vlad exhibited his fine baserunning skills during the last BJ postseason game