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  1. Laika
    I know. You've said that like five times. Wait, how many prospects are you taking?
  2. Laika
    The Rule 5 for us is basically going to be 75% holds dudes.
  3. Laika
    These are my probable cuts. Feel free to sift through my trash: Zach McAllister Bud Norris Logan Morrison Welington Castillo Ryan Doumit Neal Cotts Jesse Crain Jason Hammel Joel Peralta Felipe Paulino Charlie Blackmon Jose Alvarez Might keep Bud, LoMo, or Castillo though. Still not 100% decided on spots 19/20.
  4. Laika
    looks like we just need jaysblue and kingkat to sign up. Not that there's a big rush or anything. Cutdown deadline is still Feb 16th, waiver draft to start about 1 week after that (maybe 2).
  5. Laika
    Just Missed The Cut: Daniel Norris, LHP, Blue Jays An athletic left-hander with above-average stuff that can miss bats, Norris belonged on the top 101 and there is no way around it. While it’s true that his command woes at present could end up being a long-term hindrance to his ultimate upside, the delivery is actually pretty smooth and his athleticism and overall feel point to a brighter future on the command front. He was as high as no. 80 on a few rough drafts, but slowly trickled down the list before falling off completely so that a few high ceiling/high risk types could get their day in the sun. As much as they belonged, their inclusion shouldn’t have come at the expense of Norris. As far as I’m concerned, this is a top 101 talent. 6 FB; 6 SL; 5+ CH
  6. Laika
    This is actually hilarious. Gold.
  7. Laika
    Doesn't it always? Home opener is some weird, independent event in Toronto for some reason.
  8. Laika
    If the Blue Jays actually decide to stand pat at this point, it will be a PR disaster.
  9. Laika
    He's a 1 win player with a bit of sell high potential. s***** team like Houston should be all over him for 3 mil. They can probably get him lots of reps between 3b and the corner outfield spots, and if he plays well they can try to work him into some sort of midseason package to a contender. Kansas City is f***ing weird. Must have a maxed out payroll, only explanation.
  10. Laika
    Anyone interested in Daniel Nava or Jon Villar?
  11. Laika
    You're a mistake
  12. Laika
    Meh. It's not like 2b is more difficult - it's just different. Maybe he can pull it off. Nothing to lose. Probably doesn't matter anyway.
  13. Laika
    Players who hate Toronto: Beltran Sanchez Kinsler Anderson
  14. Laika
    I agree. Kind of interesting that we never see deals like that. I guess it's because any old vet good enough to command such a lofty AAV would probably be more focused on getting the longest deal possible. These old fogeys like Beltran really seem to treasure their two or three year end of career deals. Guaranteed jobs.
  15. Laika
    the mods, in addition to being pussies, are apparently sucky idiots.
  16. Laika
    And no mention of the numerous domestic, "proven" commodities that have flamed out shortly after inking big money free agent contracts or extensions. I mean, it's not like Barry Zito didn't sign his Giants contract in the same offseason that Dice K came over.
  17. Laika
    Players subject to international cap restrictions shall be considered prospects, and as such, ineligible to be taken in the Rule 5. They can be selected in the next rule 4. Or, if they somehow hit AA and hit Yahoo's database while they are still unowned, they are waiver claim bait. Players who are older and aren't subject to international cap restrictions can be taken in the Rule 5. (Ryu, Tanaka, Abreu, Adelmyis Diaz, Alex Guerrero, Miguel Alfredo sauce whatever, etc.) If these weren't already common sense, then they are new rules. I think that covers all the bases. Only point of question might be players who sign big league deals despite being subject to international cap restrictions. We could just say that all big league deals by an international make them rule 5 eligible regardless of age.
  18. Laika
    .270+, good walk rate, 20+ dingers? I've been doing a lot of DDL MiLB rosterbation lately. I feel like my group of 12 is pretty excellent for the first time since we booted up.
  19. Laika
    As you may have noticed, I actually immediately disagreed with my thought and deleted my post accordingly, but nonetheless I appreciate you looking into it and I especially like this line of reasoning that you whipped out: "Eliminate all game leading off PA (which always have .87 LI), the number 1 spot gets a 1.016 LI/PA. You would think this location would be the lowest due to worst part of the lineup in front of them, but it's not."
  20. Laika
    See I thought you just meant people wearing nice suits lining up to hand him contract offers. Suiters. No?
  21. Laika
    You're right, it's not like we have a huge sample of buyers and adding some more product is going to drive down the average price of a pitcher here. In this case, it comes down to specifics. There could be a team that will meet Ubaldo at price X whether or not AJ is on the market. OR, it could be that Ubaldo only has two suitors with money, and one of them will now end up signing AJ. In that case, AJ would knock down Ubaldo's value, essentially stripping away his bargaining power. So we are both potentially correct or incorrect. Suiters.
  22. Laika
    Well, not really. We won't see. Ubaldo will sign for whatever he signs for and we will never have any idea what he would have signed for had AJ quit baseball!
  23. Laika
    No dumb logic. A number of the teams in on Ubaldo will also be in on Burnett. That's all that matters. I'm not even sure why you would think my logic was off there. Just seems kind of weird, "one year deal for a small number of teams", exactly, a one year deal to one of the small number of teams still looking at FA pitching.
  24. Laika
    You were looking for "suitor", Ivy League...
  25. Laika
    Not only is AJ Burnett a prime target, but his presence in the market depresses Ubaldo's value. Thanks for this news, everyone!
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