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  1. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Shots are 15-7 Calgary. Leafs up 2-0. Is this real life? How does this train keep moving?
  2. Then Chicago can stitch JP to his clone, Tyler Flowers, and if Stuck On You has taught me anything, they could end up with a competent catcher!
  3. Gordon Beckham has been so f***ing bad that his trade value is basically nil at this point. This could be fine, maybe they get Beckham for almost nothing and then bury Izturis behind Steam Whistle + sign a bargain bin FA to compete with Gord. Don't get your panties in a bundle over nothing.
  4. JUST A HUNCH BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN FOR YOU NEXT YEAR BROSKI capfill
  5. It's a sinking ship, just face it No49.
  6. Mauer and Fielder both just seem very old. Mauer because he's a beat up catcher, thirteen pro years behind the dish is a hell of a lot of wear and tear. Fielder just because he's fat and he played s***** this year. Jed Lowrie is also, possibly, the biggest positional injury liability since Rocco Baldelli. This is a good point.
  7. C - 1B - Belt 2B - Cano SS - Zobrist (2B/OF) 3B - Wright CF - Ethier OF - Nava (1B) OF - Gordon UTIL - Hart (1B) BE - Quentin (OF) BE - Villar (SS) BE - Bradley Jr. (CF) SP - Scherzer SP - Sanchez SP - Niese SP - Gallardo SP - Bauer SP - McAllister RP - Holland And then 2 of: Harrison, Stults, Paulino, Doumit/Castillo, Nelson, Norris, LoMo, Blackmon, Cotts. Right now it would probably be Harrison and Stults since my pitching is thin and top heavy. Lots of offseason left though.
  8. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Yakupov age 19: 17-14-31 in 48 GP. Kadri age 19 to 21: 8-11-19 in 51 GP. Yakupov looked like a pretty surefire perennial 30 goal guy before this season started. I think there's a pretty decent chance that he's just nadir-ing / adjusting right now. I know Yak looks like crum so far this year, but I think you'd almost have to do the swap based on the upside/value/tools/ages. Really, I was more interested in who would say "no" than I was about the actual question. You surprised me, bts.... surprised, disappointed. Maybe a bit of both.
  9. Laika

    NHL Thread

    In sum, a poor front office
  10. Laika

    NHL Thread

    hypothetical trade: Kadri for Yakupov would you?
  11. Laika

    NHL Thread

    It's not like I don't watch him play. I observe him being a hack defender, and some dubious stats seem to back it up. You observe him having a career turnaround based on a 12 game sample size at 28 years old (you already admitted that you thought he was pretty terrible before this year). Good on ya.
  12. Laika

    NHL Thread

    "He looks better than pretty terrible" vs. 35 shots against per game while he's their TOI horse hmmmm. Numbers, or 12 game eyeball report from a sports fan who thinks that Ryan Goins is the second coming of Alomar? hmmm. tricky. very tricky.
  13. Laika

    NHL Thread

    I don't think he's the worst thing ever, I just think he's overrated. Like I said, I think he's a 2nd pair D-man on a good team.
  14. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Just found a perfect name for my wiener! Ladies, prepare your vagoos for The Nonis Constant.
  15. Laika

    NHL Thread

    That's a pretty solid cross-sport comp. Not perfect, but there are some obvious parallels. He's like JPA, sans the disaster 2013, and with far less charisma. Terrible defender who gets overrated due to high points/production totals.
  16. Laika

    NHL Thread

    I just can't believe that people can watch the Leafs every game and come out thinking that Dion Phanuef is worth 6 or 7M a year. The Leafs are allowing 34.9 shots per game, 3rd worst in the league. Phanuef is getting 24:30 in ice time a game, 21st in the whole league and by far the most on the team. Those 2 things are probably related. He's a 2nd pairing offensive D-man on any decent team. He also skates like a robot / isn't young anymore.
  17. I do believe that Raul Mondesi Jr. was #4 in the SALLY, top hitting prospect, so I should have an extra ~9 points or whatever.
  18. Laika

    NHL Thread

    And Moulson and JT had pretty good chemistry too. Terrible trade for New York. Vanek isn't special. He barely moves the needle for them, if at all.
  19. Of course you would. Don't be silly. But that's the same information that he already presented?
  20. Definitely. You'd probably use ~400 PA or so in a more realistic / sober projection.
  21. Aside from Posey or Santana (1B dippers), most catchers only get like ~500 PA's in a full healthy season. At a glance, Steamer also seems a bit high on both Conger and Ramos. Conger has been worth 1.2 wins in 508 career PA. He definitely wouldn't project as above average. Steamer seems weird on him... I'm not sure what the Steamer inputs are though. Not sure why you guys are even talking about Ramos though (haven't read this whole thread). He's not in the realm of possibilities here.
  22. On the one hand, AA could look at Porcello's career ERA and think that he's not very good. On the other hand, AA could look at Porcello's tools and think that he IS actually quite good. And his ERA wasn't even that bad this year. Maybe some scout in the org likes his new curveball and writes down a "would acquire" scouting report. Who even f***ing knows anymore. This front office is probably still capable of making good decisions, maybe not for the right reasons, but they've made some in the past.
  23. He's one of the best 2B targets out there, in terms of potential value. Back to back 3+ win seasons before his disaster 2013. Still just 26. Not sure if the teams are a good fit though.
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