Laika

Hey Cal!

The fact that you know porn stars by name and have anal rankings absolutely terrifies me.

ew... too much. forever unclean!!!!

welp. see you guys tomorrow!

If she doesn't do HD DP then she can suck eggs on a bike for all I care.

Tulo getting a groin strain is basically a right of passage for summer.

You're right. A torn hip labrum is no joke. Could be seriously s***** consequences. Man, Tulo's injury history is bananas: Injury History Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation 2014-07-20 2014-09-29 60-DL 71 64 Left Hip Surgery Labrum Tear 2014-08-15 2014-07-04 2014-07-06 DTD 2 2 - Groin Tightness - 2014-06-14 2014-06-15 DTD 1 1 Right Sprain - 2014-05-26 2014-05-26 DTD 0 0 - Ankle Sprain - 2014-04-09 2014-04-11 DTD 2 1 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - - 2014-03-13 2014-03-17 Camp 4 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion Calf - - 2013-08-25 2013-08-27 DTD 2 2 - Abdomen Strain Oblique - - 2013-06-13 2013-07-11 15-DL 28 26 Right Trunk Fracture Rib - - 2013-05-06 2013-05-08 DTD 2 1 - Lower Leg Tightness - - 2013-04-29 2013-05-01 DTD 2 2 Left Shoulder Strain Rotator Cuff - - 2012-05-31 2012-10-04 15-DL 126 113 Left Groin Surgery Scar Tissue Near Nerve 2012-06-21 - 2012-05-14 2012-05-14 DTD 0 0 Left Lower Leg Contusion Batted Ball - - 2012-05-09 2012-05-11 DTD 2 1 Left Groin Soreness - - 2012-04-09 2012-04-09 DTD 0 0 - Hip Strain Hip Flexor - - 2012-03-04 2012-03-07 Camp 3 0 - General Medical Illness - - 2011-09-14 2011-09-20 DTD 6 6 Left Hip Inflammation Bursitis - 2011-09-11 2011-09-13 DTD 2 1 Left Hip Inflammation Bursitis - 2011-09-08 2011-09-10 DTD 2 1 Left Hip Inflammation Bursitis - - 2011-08-31 2011-08-31 DTD 0 0 Left Wrist Soreness - - 2011-07-05 2011-07-09 DTD 4 4 Right Thigh Tightness Quadriceps - 2011-03-04 2011-03-06 Camp 2 0 Right Foot Contusion Heel on Backswing - 2010-08-30 2010-09-01 DTD 2 2 Right Groin Tightness - 2010-06-18 2010-07-27 15-DL 39 33 Left Wrist Fracture Hamate HBP - 2010-06-12 2010-06-15 DTD 3 2 Groin Strain - 2010-05-10 2010-05-13 DTD 3 2 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps - 2009-09-08 2009-09-11 DTD 3 3 Back Soreness - 2009-08-21 2009-08-22 DTD 1 1 General Medical Illness GI - 2009-06-03 2009-06-06 DTD 3 3 Left Hand Contusion - 2009-05-10 2009-05-12 DTD 2 1 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps - 2009-03-20 2009-03-26 Camp 6 0 Low Back Tightness - 2008-07-05 2008-07-21 15-DL 16 13 Right Thumb Laceration Thumb - 2008-04-30 2008-06-20 15-DL 51 46 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps Tendon - 2007-07-24 2007-07-26 DTD 2 2 General Medical Gastrointestinal GI - 2007-06-03 2007-06-05 DTD 2 1 Right Groin Strain - 2007-03-11 2007-03-13 Camp 2 0 Left Wrist Contusion HBP - 2005-08-03 2005-09-03 Minors 31 0 Left Thigh Strain Quadriceps - -

Hmmm. See I'm more concerned about Votto because he's had that hamstring issue a few times, so it might be chronic. Tulo's injuries have been more random. I think they are a consequence of a big body like his playing shortstop every freaking day, but I don't think there is a substantially troubling underlying issue.

How could you argue that Votto is better than Tulo? I just fail to see any angle on that one.

You probably just have more of a 3B skill set. I bet you have decent reflexes and a good arm, but you're probably not as dexterous or nimble on your feet as good second basemen. If 2B was harder than 3B, then at the MLB level you would expect second basemen sliding to third to post markedly better UZR's. I don't think they do!

figures!

SVG is just too shrewd these days.

If you were packaging Votto, then it pretty much had to be Tulo. That or some player who hasn't been floated at all, but that's pretty unlikely considering there would only be like, 10 names.

I think I ruined North's master plans by trading for Votto...

Spanky has a lot of productive but underrated guys like Frazier, Dozier, Gardner, Holland, Duffy, Alvarez, maybe even Kyle Gibson. Deep rotation with probably 8 viable SP: Holland Cobb Moore Archer Alvarez Walker Duffy Masterson Gibson? Despaigne? MAG? (last three might suck though). Really he just needs a SS or CF upgrade and an OF that can slug. That and a good waiver draft, and he's there.

Spanky is actively trying to package his #8 overall pick other pieces for impact MLB upgrades

Tapia reaching his potential 2-3 years from now, or Votto's hamstring issues being chronic, could make me regret the trade, but at least Walker is a nice little hedge bet.

Stroman + Raimel Tapia + Hunter Renfroe + pick #33 (to Sammy) for Votto + Neil Walker + pick #107(to me)

Meh. Betts can play the OF and even in Pedroia's "decline" year he was a ~5 win player. Dude can still hit the ball and pick it... he's just doesn't look like an elite fantasy 2B anymore. They probably move an OF this offseason and give Betts CF.

For 2B, I have Pedroia ranked 2 or 3 slots ahead of Kipnis for 2015. Kipnis isn't in the top 10, surprisingly. That doesn't include age though. It's entirely possible that Kipnis' rate stats in 2013 were largely a mirage. Still, he's a 20/30 candidate up the middle and in his physical prime.

Well, SS >>> 3B=2B >>> 1B. The hardest one to place is C. It might actually be more important defensively than SS.

McCann had arthroscopic surgery a few years ago to fix a partial tear. IIRC he never even missed major time - it just kind of f***ed up his offense for a year or two.

Jesus Flores was diagnosed with a Labrum tear in Sept 2009... glancing at his BR page, you'll notice that he didn't step on the field at all in 2010. s***!

Recovery time is 4+ months for a position player when it's the non throwing arm. If it is the throwing arm (probably is), maybe he can just DH in 2015, resume catching development in 2016... Actually nvm. He might be able to catch for a bit in 2015. It depends.

Hopefully they can at least have him DH in 2015 so it's not an entirely lost developmental year...