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Sorry, I don't trade with people who think my pets are disgusting.

That's pretty damn good, wasn't expecting something like that off the bat.

Literally anything other than geriatrics.

Anyone wanna throw me some offers for Ohtani? Wanna see what's out there. E: if the offers are good, I will move him, this is not a troll.

Is Ohtani generational? I think that's being rather generous.

Good point, it seems as though KC, in all their abundant wisdom, discourages their players from hitting the ball in the air. Could be a good opportunity with Cain.

Indians are probably uninterested because of Zimmer but Salazar isn't exactly the picture of health. There's even a pretty good chance that the Indians move him to the pen in the near future over health concerns. I don't think this is a very imbalanced proposal in terms of value because Pillar has been a pretty good player ever since he became our full time CF and has stayed healthy.

There was a case for Moyer too.

Yeah, me too

Lol @ Hoffman over Rolen, Bonds, Edgar, Schilling, Walker. Why? Lots of Savez? Its so sad that the f***ing retarded BBWAA get to be the gatekeepers. Lol looked it up and Scott Rolen has nearly 20 WAR on Guerrero. Sad!

I think there's more than one reason a player can have a low walk rate and I think Trumbo's is that he just can't recognize the ball in time, which is a physical limitation. With other guys it can be an ill-advised belief that they can hit the ball no matter where it is. Some guys will be more prone to swinging while under pressure because they want to be a hero and desire cashing in RBIs. Some guys are probably advised to be overly aggressive early on in life and internalize it. Some are even advised that as pros. I think that mindset is probably 50%+ of the reason why Joey Votto is one of the best hitters of all time. Even at the height of people freaking out because he doesn't get enough RBIs or homers, he never changed his approach. When he had that really s***** half season, he never changed approach. That guy is going to be a great hitting coach one day. E: to explain how this applies to Grichuk, I simply can't believe that a guy who barrels the ball more often than anyone in baseball not named Stanton has a physical problem with seeing the baseball. This has to be an issue with mindset. Perhaps the revolving outfield in STL helped pressure him into trying to do too much, who knows.

Who is Hutchinson?

Used to be an Oriole, if he's decent we get to laugh at their fans? Best reason I can think of at least.

Finally found the quote. You really made me work, ass.

My god, I can't wait to see him hit a homer on a ball in the dirt.

I just saw a pic of Danny Jansen for the first time and my word, he's handsome.

Yeah, I think sometimes we underplay the mental aspect and it does seem like the Jays think it's a new market inefficiency. I mean, we are ahead of the curve here and I can't believe how much this FO is reviled by the idiot fans. What if there are a bunch of Justin Smoaks out there that simply need to tweak their mindset to unlock at least some of their potential? I've been a big detractor of Grichuk's for a long time, especially when Nafro traded Greg Bird for him. However, hearing him speak so frankly on his weaknesses and how completely aware he is of the issues holding him back are really making me a big fan. I think it goes back to what KingKat said earlier, the FO seems to believe that you can't teach batspeed, or footspeed or exit velo or the ability to barrel (which Grichuk does better than anyone other than Stanton) but you can teach basics like patience and proper mindset. A lot of players are pretty dumb and stubborn, so you find flawed (but very enticing) players with awareness and a good mindset and try to turn them into something great. Lots of examples. - Jose Bautista had s***** hitting advice for a long time - the predominant "all fields" approach. Opens his mind to attacking the ball early, becomes one of the best hitters in Blue Jay history - Justin Turner, utility guy his whole career. Thought same hitting philosophy as Jose. Changes mindset, now attacks the ball out front, is one of the best 3B in baseball - Josh Donaldson, on a mission of self improvement, goes outside his org for hitting advice, turns into a perrennial MVP contender. - JD Martinez, pretty much the same as Bautista - Edwin Encarnacion, similar - Justin Smoak was a bit more of a next level example in that he simply needed to abandon the mindset where he needed to be that 30 homer 1B and try to mash every pitch when he didn't need to. I'm really hopeful for Grichuk, tbh. He's got a pretty high 2 WAR floor, I think but I have a feeling he's going to crush that under the guidance of Shatkins. And I thought I'd add here at the end of my long ass s***** post that I couldn't be happier with a manager like Gibby at the helm who keeps things loose and fun but also has an incredibly open mind about everything. Can you imagine a guy like LaRussa or Leyland in this scenario. TL;DR: I f***ing love this front office, and i have huge hopes for Grichuk and Diaz too, for that matter. I actually think Diaz will be our SS or 2B by mid-May. P.S. in that vein, I'd love to get our hands on Buxton. The the Twins are completely ruining him and he would be an amazing target. Idk what gets it done but the Twins are pretty stupid.

I liked the video there. Grichuk seems very self aware which is a good thing. He didn't overstate or understate any of his abilities, and seems to have a very good idea of how valuable he is.

You guys could be nicer.

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Yeah he's the same year as me. That always made me feel weird.

Vlad and Snider are just completely different players playing under completely different systems and personnel. I won't let the ghost of Snider haunt my prospect fap sessions.

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If we are talking pure bat to ball skills, he couldn't possibly have better genes and from the reports, he's similar to his dad with respect to hitting trash pitches with authority. I don't think an 80 is out of the question.