Laika
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Feel free. What percentages are you thinking of going with? * actually, maybe we should hold off until the middle of the offseason and have a televised 1 hour event. I'll try to get some sponsors.
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Ryan Goins will be at Honest Ed's on Sunday to teach kids some baseball fundamentals! On the menu: - How to avoid walks - How to hit the ball softly - How to avoid extra base hits - How to get fans!
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Yup. Studs and Duds doesn't really work well in baseball. Several of these positions need to be upgraded into reliable regulars or productive platoons: C 2B LF DH Jose Reyes' obligatory ~70 game replacement SS And that's to say nothing about the pitching, which is the biggest issue obviously. If AA can't make significant upgrades at several of those positions, then he might as well admit failure and commit Seppuku
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Here's what I'd do: Break Ryan Goins' legs. Team fixed.
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Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars!!! (Posters seen in Ryan Goins' grade 2 classroom) Goins, Goins, Goins.
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Actually, your ERA is a cool 17.47. At least you have no reason not to start Jordan Lyles!
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*Takes Gose out of the oven* Smells pretty good, but I think it needs a bit more! *Adds more mustard glaze, then places Gose back in oven. Sets dial to "full MLB season as 4th OF / part time player".
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I think it takes like... 4 or 5 full SP seasons for pitcher BABIP to stabilize. An RP like Street, despite 9 big league seasons, his BABIP might not even be like, 50% stable right now.
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He also has a 100% LOB%. BABIP is a skill for some pitchers, but within reason. Same way that Jeter can BABIP .~360 true talent, some pitchers can just induce weak contact and/or field their position well. Street is pretty bad now though.
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Pick your 2014 starting catcher and contract
Laika replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I also wouldn't mind Pierzynski. He doesn't walk, he doesn't play good D, he'll be 37 years old, and he doesn't have big time power... but he's consistent, he has a hit tool, he brings experience, and most importantly, he should be pretty cheap and available on a one year deal. -
Nah.
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Don't Get Your Hopes Up - Blue Jays Scouted Tanaka (Elliot)
Laika replied to GD's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yeah. Ryu was 25.xxM. Have to think that Tanaka will be a bit more than that, based on age, league, and production. I'd probably split the difference between Darvish and Ryu and say ~38M. I don't really think it's a great investment. GMs are going to have an illusion of safety based on recent imports like Darvish, Ryu, and Iwakuma who have all succeeded wildly. Being said, I don't know enough about Tanaka to have a very informed opinion. The last comment there was about the Asian pitching market in general, not necessarily specific to this guy. -
Don't Get Your Hopes Up - Blue Jays Scouted Tanaka (Elliot)
Laika replied to GD's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
How hard does Tanaka throw? I remember reading that he has like, a 70 splitter and a 60 slider. I think I read 90-91 mph, but that could mean a lot of things. Maxing out at 91/92, or sitting 90/91 and touching 96? -
We can all agree that average is a dubious at best measurement of a hitter's production. We can all agree that RBI count is basically meaningless. But the TRIPLE CROWN still matters, simply because it's the TRIPLE f***ING CROWN. It's amazing that even fairly smart people who soundly accept #1 and #2 still put MVP level significance in #3 just because it's a rarity.
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Just in case anyone was starting to think that Sabermetrics were finally becoming the mainstream lens through which to view baseball.... there's this annual/perennial LoLfest.
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So we're settling for "comfortable"? Kawasaki can play shortstop but he's average at best. The range isn't plus and the arm is noodley. They both can't hit enough to matter. If Goins can pick it at short, then he's my bench infielder. But it's not even an either-or scenario. They could sign or trade for a bench IF better than both of them. None of this really matters. Nothing we post in this thread matters. Actually, nothing we post on this website matters. Furthermore, WE don't matter. *ceases to exist* ***sound of gentle blowing wind***
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It's possible. If Goins was following a mint 2B like Pedroia, would he look totally average? It's like those optical illusions with colours. e.g. Both of these dogs are the same colour, but the backgrounds make one look blue and the other look yellow: http://brainden.com/images/yellow-blue-dogs.jpg
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Hill was an easy plus defender for his first 3 or 4 years in Toronto. Dude was really, really good for a long time. Goins has looked good for 2 weeks. Definitely not a fair comparison yet. Certainly seems like Goins can play a plus 2nd base though. All this would mean of course is that you might want him as the 25th man in 2014 instead of someone like Kawasaki. I want to see Goins at short.
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I think me-BTS will be a coinflip. I have the offensive edge in terms of season totals 6-1, but Wright is on the DL. He has the pitching edge in terms of season totals 6-1, but Harvey is dead. Also, Doubront might have lost his rotation spot and Danny Salazar is on a really stupid pitch count. I should get a 2 start week from Scherzer, but he should get a Felix vs. Houston K binge. The Butt Stallions will get lucky. Always do.
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They are very similar, in terms of production: http://www.fangraphs.com/graphsw.aspx?players=9893,6368 Jones is a bit more consistent maybe, probably because he has a better hit tool.
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Look at the hivemind in action http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aiHDgCOlHjI/S_SKSrXppwI/AAAAAAAAB_g/13gnh8HKq84/s200/here-come-bees.jpg
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Wonder how far that was
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He's pretty good man. Not a genius or anything, but compared to his colleagues he actually seems fairly cerebral, even if he's still waist deep in a lot of old school baseball BS. And he's got a solid voice, which you can't really say for Buck or Tabby. Not sure how they even got into broadcasting in the first place... oh yeah, it's an old boy's club.
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GDP per capita Canada: 52,232 US$ DR: about 10 or 11 chickens
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That must be one smart and dextrous donkey!
