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My first round pick for next year is totally available for a SP. Could package with an OF that nobody wants. Or an All Star like Brett Cecil!!!

He's "Jeff Francouering", is what he's doing.

Farm Update: The corn died and the pigs are eating each other.

Dude bro, I have several OF available. They range from young to old; from good to meh; from CF to not so CF; from Asian to Mexican; from colon to semi colon to improperly utilized punctuation. Anything to suit your tastes.

Tiers would probably go: 1 - BALCO (probably ends up in 1st) 2 - Wrench, 2ndLeg, ButtStallions, Kats, B.Inge (probably end up 2,3,5,6,7) 3 - Slayers, T&T, TrueCards (probably end up 4,8,9 - one misses playoffs) 4- THB, Taijuan, ISO, Oppo (all need a push to get in, but still have good shots) Power rankings seem to call for T&T and ISO to climb; London Slayers to slip out of playoffs; 2ndLeg to climb into tier 1

Playoff Standings GB is overall/divisional 1. BALCO Pharm Team 120-64-12 ---/--- 2. A Wrench In The Plan 110-77-9 11.5 GB/--- 3. A 2nd Leg To Stanton 109-77-10 12 GB/--- 4. London Slayers 94-84-18 23 GB/--- 4th because winning Montre Cristo Division 5. The Butt Stallions 108-77-11 12.5 GB/12.5 GB 6. Jurrasic Kats 105-80-11 15.5 GB/4 GB 7. B.Inge Drinking 99-80-17 18.5 GB/7 GB 8. Twist and Trout 90-83-23 24.5 GB/12.5 GB 9. The True Cardinals 94-88-14 25 GB/2 GB 10. Triple Hawpe Brewed! 91-93-12 29 GB/17 GB 11. Taijuan On! 92-97-7 30.5 GB/7.5 GB 12. ISO Horny 90-96-10 31 GB/19 GB 13. Oppo Taco 85-92-19 31.5 GB/8.5 GB 14. The Lyon Tamer 83-100-13 36.5 GB/13.5 GB * BTS can jump from 9th to 4th by picking up 2 games on RJ * Six non-playoff teams are within 12 games of 8th place

Remember when Chris Davis was just that scuzzy fringe 1B hacker that Baltimore let pitch in the ~20th inning of some crazy game?

I'm still thinking about it going forward. As one of the guys who has to process all this stuff, I definitely don't want player loaning to become a "thing".

Chase Utley NEEDS to become a Blue Jay. Brett Lawrie desperately needs a proper gentleman to look up to.

Don't really care how noodly a guy's arm is or how often he K's, when he can run baseballs down like a gazelle and ISO .200+ I like Colby. He's an aesthetically pleasing player, it just looks like he was born to play baseball. It helps to focus on what he is and not what he could have been.

Penalty minutes are good, right?

Of course he'll panic. Full on "we're out of tzatziki and the only store near here is Whole Foods" mode.

Chase Utley is a dreamboat. Make it happen, AA.

wtf is up with the payscale in the NHL MLB: Shitbag = 500k, maybe a couple mill. Star = 20+ million NHL: Shitbag = 4.5 million Star = 7 million How does Ryan Clowe get 5/25 or whatever? Did New Jersey just not watch him play for the last couple years or something?

Let's not forget that Garza is a massively greasy dirtbag who smells like leftover lobster tacos and spits constantly. No thanks

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?