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  1. Laika
    Macko is healthy? That's great news.
  2. Laika
    Yeah it seems to me that the Lauer/Schultz tandem is probably already better than Francis, so he's the SP5. I don't really agree with Jonah Birenbaum. I don't see an arsenal that plays up much in the pen. Last year, he was a fringe FB guy with two decent secondaries and good command - that is a starter package more than a reliever package. If he was like, 94-95 right now and you could imagine it playing up to 98+ in the pen, then sure do it. But he's going to be a reliever throwing 94/95 just like very other RHRP. Would prefer to let him tinker with grips in AAA. Jays need the SP depth anyway.
  3. Laika
    unless of course the strategy this year is "pray for Alek Manoah and Max Scherzer to get healthy and not suck" in which case good luck Ross
  4. Laika
    Bowden Francis has -0.7 fWAR, horrible peripherals everywhere, and his Stuff+ has cratered to 93. His breaking ball and splitter have become below average pitches over the offseason. I don't think the team can justify giving him any more turns in the rotation. He does have an option left. Problem is there is nobody to call up. Easton Lucas is getting hammered now in AAA. CJ Van Eyk and Lazaro Estrada are the only AAA or AA SP who have even remotely okay K-BB rates. Michael Dominguez in AA is only a 3 inning "SP". All the good SP prospects are too far away. Yesavage, Stephen, Stanifer, Watts-Brown. Could Lazaro Estrada be better than Francis? Time for a trade.
  5. Laika
    Kasevich, Paningo, Robertson, Jimenez - four AAA bats that some other team, somewhere, probably values.
  6. Laika
    Hey, Joey Loperfido + Will Wagner landed Yusei Kikuchi recently! They could probably find some crusty veteran who is very much on the block and would be better than Bowden Francis, who probably is not actually an MLB starter if LHB hit him like this.
  7. Laika
    Gotta do something about Francis, he's an auto-loss against many teams
  8. Laika
    Soto has 1 WAR through 264 PA uh oh Mets!
  9. Laika
    1.2 IP on June 1st makes it seem like Turnbull got hurt or maybe they are thinking of having him relieve? Dunno.
  10. Laika
    Addison Barger is the Franchise now He is actually going to save the organization
  11. Laika
    Jays are 5th in position player WAR but 21st in pitching WAR. Best defensive team in baseball and it's not close. Addison Barger has a .386 xwOBA. Imagine if he is just like this forever? Just a huge muscle bound lefty who destroys the ball every day and throws missiles
  12. Laika
    should have been done a while ago but at least they did it now! i don't know how they will work the playing time. it doesn't look like they want to fully platoon Barger; he is in there today at 3B against a LHP. There is a bit of a Lukes-Straw platoon happening but they shouldn't cut into Lukes' playing time in favour of Roden. Clase deserves some PAs and has been contributing. Probably what they should do is DH Springer (worst OAA on the team) full time and platoon both corner spots with Roden+Lukes / Straw+Clase.
  13. Laika
    hail Ross
  14. Laika
    wild!
  15. Laika
    What is the point of that Topps app? Pokemon has a similar app but you can do battles and climb the ranked leaderboard so it's sort of fun to collect and make decks and fight. And semi-viable as a free to play. Why would someone do Topps Bunt though?
  16. Laika
    Varsho probably still has a schedule of days off to play it safe for his shoulder
  17. Laika
    AJSS felt a pop in his elbow uh oh
  18. Laika
    Ripping packs and boxes is fun but a total financial rip off. Generally, it is smarter to just buy single cards of the players you want to collect.
  19. Laika
    it's also very predatory, like if a retail box of Topps cards has a price tag of $50 and an expected return of $3.99 in value, and minors can buy that... it's just gambling without any age restrictions.
  20. Laika
    Pokemon has been bubbling up like crazy over the last year I think sports cards are kind of doing it too because online videos and apps for engaging in ripping packs are taking off, but the products are generally really confusing and cost prohibitive unfortunately
  21. Laika
    I bought my first few retail boxes of cards this year. Bowman sets are fun if you are really into baseball, like the dynasty side of baseball, because of the prospects. I got a numbered Tink Hence /250, Didier Fuentes /75, and Charlie Condon /499 along with a bunch of parallels including two Condon parallels, a Bryce Rainer reptilian, Franyerber Montilla reptilian, and a red chrome refractor Rhett Lowder rookie card. Basically if the LOD floats your boat you would have fun with Bowman even if it's a big money burn just like all other baseball cards.
  22. Laika
    Sort of obvious just with how he moves and looks, and in the injuries last couple of years. It would be true of basically everyone because that's what aging is but he does seem to be aging sharply.
  23. Laika
    Sandy Alcantara has been brutal this year. No semblance of command. I guess he's not going to get traded after all.
  24. Laika
    I guess Braydon Fisher is good too? Suddenly Toronto is a reliever factory lol
  25. Laika
    I wonder if the same launch angle isn't always the same ball flight Like, an 18 degree swing then results in an 18 degree trajectory is a squared up ball. Sweet spot 100%. An 18 degree trajectory from a 1 degree attack angle is not exactly right on the sweet spot. Probably a bit above. Different spin? Not as squared up?
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