Laika

Kev got the safer end of the deal, but Sil got the upside. I'm not the biggest fan of William Bradford Myers though.

Ohhhhh

Nooooooooo

RE: Peavy's option: "player option for 2015 if he 1) has 400 IP in 2013-14, including 190 IP in 2014, and 2) is not on the disabled list at the end of the 2014 season" So in other words, the option doesn't exist. I don't see how it's possible for him to get to 400 innings in 13+14.

Twins give Mo a rocking chair made out of bats that he destroyed http://i.imgur.com/xNCNvq0.jpg

5 Something like 20th = 40% 19th = 27.5% 18th = 17.5% 17th = 10% 16th = 5%

Two lottery picks would definitely accelerate his long, painful rebuild.

A.J. Jimenez C Toronto Blue Jays DOB – 5/1/1990 Height – 6’0 Bats – R MLB ETA – 2014 Weight – 210 Throws – R Current Team – New Hampshire (Double-A, Eastern League) Date(s) Seen – 6/14/13 to 6/16/13 Filed By/Date – Mark Anderson 6/20/13 How Acquired – 2008 Draft, 9th Round Have Video? No Physical/Health Very good athlete; physically ripped; strong, muscular upper body and sturdy lower half; body fits the position well; Tommy John surgery in 2012 that was a continuation of elbow issues before the draft; still recovering but coming along well. Hit Tool Balanced set-up at the plate and remains balanced throughout swing; hands start a little high, up towards shoulder level; loads very late with hands still high at pitch release; quick/sharp load to drop hands and pull them back; load leads to some trouble with velocity as the bat is late to the zone if his timing is off; plus bat speed with a relatively short swing path once he gets going; modest approach and will expand strike zone with quality breaking balls; reads CH well and can stay back and take the other way; willing to work to the opposite field; line drives from gap to gap; fringy hitter with present rough edges and OBP driven by batting average. Grade: Present 3/Future 4+ Power Below average raw power despite present strength and bat speed; good doubles hitter with 25-plus potential annually; lacks home run projection with line drive approach; potential 6-10 home runs a year at peak. Grade: Present 3/Future 3+ Glove Leads the overall profile; true asset behind the plate; chance to be a difference maker as backstop; tremendous receiver of the baseball; makes it all look very easy; handles velocity extremely well; pockets the ball routinely; receives breaking balls and changeup with the same acumen as fastballs; incredibly strong wrists and hands; holds the glove firmly in position after the pitch with no noticeable drift at any point in two games; gets down quickly to block balls; very adept at keeping breaking balls in front of him; can pick the ball too but prefers to drop and block; wasn’t tested by baserunners but showed good footwork in warm-ups; strong arm and hints of quality footwork/transfer suggest he can post good pop times; called aggressive games with pitchers attacking hitters with fastballs; appeared to have good rapport with staff; needs some polish after missed time with injury; very strong overall defensive profile that can carry an MLB career. Grade: Present 5+/Future 6+ Arm Still coming back from injury; shows no ill effects; ball comes out cleanly with good velocity and tremendous accuracy; consistently average with frequent plus showings; just a year removed from surgery, potential for true plus arm at full strength; arm is good enough to deter baserunners. Grade: Present 5/Future 6 Other Surprising athlete for his position; converted outfielder; moves well on the diamond; appears to enjoy every minute on the field; strong competitor with some outward emotion; high aptitude for the game; rates highly on the softer points of the game. Baserunning/Speed Below average down the line with 4.41 and 4.44 digs; can show a little better when up to speed; decent instincts shown on the bases and potential to be a solid baserunner; speed will never be part of his game. Good enough athlete to maintain most of his speed despite rigors of the position. Grade: Present 4/Future 4 Overall Very impressed with defensive profile; has all the tools to be a top-flight defender that is considered one of the best in the game; receiving is first rate; very good blocker; has arm strength and projects to see more added as he gets further away from surgery; strong plus defensive profile that will push him to MLB; can make contact; has offensive weaknesses including big velo; still potential to hit .260-.265 at peak; won’t pad OBP outside of batting average; power and speed are below average and not significant elements of his game; could show some doubles power at peak; still a little raw all-around because of time missed; defense-first overall profile; will be an MLB player but likely stretched as a regular. Grade: 4+; second division/platoon catcher Risk Factor: Moderate

Go big or go home. Cliff Lee (with Utley in tow). Worst case scenario for the Blue Jays is to get cold feet right now, end up as an ~85 win team, miss the playoffs, and then still have a bleak long term picture. The long term picture is bleak no matter what they do at this point.

So should we be cheering for them to miss the playoffs then? I guess so. Maybe?

They can do that? Just STEAL HIM!?!? WHENEVER THEY WANT??????????????????

Who even cares anymore though? It's not like Anthony f***ing Gose, Roberto Osuna, and that A ball pitcher with the big ears are going to make any significant difference to the long term fortunes of the Blue Jays. It's now or never at this point, due to some terrible, terrible decisions that have already been made. Might as well trade all the interesting pups for some big time big league s***. Cliff Lee would be fun as hell to watch. Utley would be like a 2-3 win upgrade at 2B ROS.

Terrible use of funds. I'm starting to feel bad for G.

Payroll flexibility probably just means that they can take on an expiring contract at the deadline. i.e. afford to pay Chase Utley 7 million for a partial season. Or maybe, payroll flexibility to extend AA for 10 more years!!!

Chien Ming Wang is definitely worse than Happ, Esmil Rogers is definitely worse than Morrow, and Rogers is very probably worse than Happ. Dickey Buehrle Johnson Morrow Happ Rogers Hutch Nolin Jenkins Wang Romero

uh, how?

Subforums are dumb. I hardly ever leave the OT subforum anymore. How am I supposed to discover n00bs in need of shaming, when I have to click all the way over to a new subforum to see them?

it's all funny cuz it's true

Leterkenny Problems is the funniest f***ing video series on the net

Participant ribbons fly 4eva too! http://frosts.uk.com/images/4th%20place%20f2%20rosette.jpg

flagz fly 4eva

I dunno about you guys, but I'm pretty comfortable with Esmil Rogers and Chien Ming Wang. Ricky Romero is also really turning things around, according to some industry insiders that I chatted with on Facebook.

Plz vote in posted poll. Will close in 48 hours. Slightly modified voting rules based on the 2 day window. RE: 2014 draft pick trading

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