Laika
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Me too. 99% chance he's on the bench. He might even get a part time 2B role... who the f*** even knows! -
Buy him out. He's a sunk cost either way, might as well get someone like Goins on the roster who, at the very least, isn't going to bleed runs all over that shiny green astroturf. 2013 Maicer Izturis was the worst Toronto Blue Jay of the 21st century. Perilously close to the worst Blue Jay in history (-2.1 fWAR ties 1977 Dave McKay for 2nd worst, just 0.1 run behind 1997 Carlos Garcia).
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I'll be marginally surprised if DeRosa hits his weight in 2014. Really thought he hit over his head last year. Felt like his bat was suuuuuper slow and he got a bit lucky. Goins probably hits even worse but when you factor in his gold glove defense anywhere on the diamond... well, Goins should be starting and DeRosa should be starting RETIREMENT.
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Goins Gose Thole/Jimenez RHB Platoon signing for DH, preferably with OF and 1B utility. plz Goins/Gose/Jimenez could actually be a really exciting young bench.... as far as benches are concerned.... not that it matters much.
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Goins is young and he can play the middle infield, on a team with middle infield depth concerns. DeRosa is beyond old and he can't really play anything adequately anymore, aside from first base. Neither of them can really hit. DeRosa it is though! Cuz but taps.
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I know what you guys are getting at, but picking up a 750k option isn't the same thing as committing a roster spot to someone.
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In case anyone was contemplating paying for ESPN "Insider"....
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Some/most AHL teams probably don't
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I really think the Leafs have just been getting lucky, more than anything. I think you could invert their W-L record and it would be more indicative of how they've really played. Calgary on pace for 50 shots, lol.
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It's certainly "worked" so far, but I just can't believe that they've somehow found a sustainable winning formula that involves getting outshot 35-25 every night.
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Shots are 15-7 Calgary. Leafs up 2-0. Is this real life? How does this train keep moving?
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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!
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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.
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JUST A HUNCH BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN FOR YOU NEXT YEAR BROSKI capfill
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It's a sinking ship, just face it No49.
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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.
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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.
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5/5/10
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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.
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In sum, a poor front office
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hypothetical trade: Kadri for Yakupov would you?
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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.
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"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.
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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.
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Just found a perfect name for my wiener! Ladies, prepare your vagoos for The Nonis Constant.
