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  1. Laika
    This is pretty funny. IIRC the Braves took on almost exactly $25M in payroll commitments in order to acquire Kelenic. Horrible deal lol Maybe they win a playoff game if they never take that stinker
  2. Laika
    Right side is stacked. Those are some sweet series. Left side is pretty crusty. Nobody wants a KC/DET ALCS lmao.
  3. Laika
    AJP has already done it once or twice It's like his best skill
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  5. Laika
    It's possible but not likely. $55M or so to spend. Pay for one star bat. Pay less for another okay bat that performs like a good bat. (i.e. make a great signing) Pay for some backend RP help. Piece together the rest of the pen with analytics hurrrr durrrr Hope the SP stay healthy again lol Hope Bo bounces back and is that 2nd or 3rd star in the lineup Hope a couple of the glut of 2H/LF/DH types at the back of the roster develop well and are everyday players
  6. Laika
    This is why a Vlad deal only makes sense if the AAV is at least close to his current final arbitration projection. Vlad for $30M or a bit more, fine. The upside is there in any given year so it makes sense to pay for the MVP potential. Vlad for more like $40M, insanity. The going rate for a good hitter on a pillow contract is around $20M, and that's if they are younger and interesting like Hoskins/Bellinger, the older guys are more like $12M or $14M, so like you said in any given year you could just get two of them. Or say, Joc Pederson + Lourdes Gurriel + Jack Flaherty (veteran on a 1 year deal, position player on a shorter term deal, and your favourite prove it SP or RP).
  7. Laika
    Caleb Joseph had some good insight on this after the game on Sportsnet I think Alonso was just sitting changeup the whole PA and ended up getting a cookie of one in a 3-1 count
  8. Laika
    what was going on with Winker there it looked like he messed up his head or neck, but there was no collision then it just looked like he threw his back out from how he was walking around smashes his helmet lmao
  9. Laika
    Yeah didn't he get cancer and retire?
  10. Laika
    Not in BORED but my BBDL team, it's inevitable. Pretty stacked from a long term perspective just need to tighten up the roster to win now.
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  12. Laika
    No DDL or LOD titles? woof.
  13. Laika
    Luck is part of baseball? Since when!?
  14. Laika
    But yeah the honeymoon phase is now squarely over for the Orioles. They are still in a great spot long term because of their enviable core of Henderson-Rutschman-Cowser-Westburg but they blew it this year. I mean they traded for Trevor Rogers at the deadline, lol, then demoted him and didn't win a playoff game. And DFA'd their big FA reliever signing before the playoffs. lmaooooooooooooo shitbirds.
  15. Laika
    You never know with catcher defense, right? Like, Gary Sanchez is still catching a bit in 2024. Who ever thought a player shaped like Kirk would be a plus defender? I don't really trust scouts much when it comes to minor league defensive projections.
  16. Laika
    Brewers did just as much and with less resources. More impressive. Being said, Preller had a good year. Gutsy calls with the Soto deal, giving Merrill CF from day one.
  17. Laika
    This doesn't give Judge and Soto enough credit though Like, the heart of the Yankees order isn't just better than the Tigers or Royals it's.... orders of magnitude better
  18. Laika
    cmon andrew ibanez
  19. Laika
    Well, that would be the exact question that the sabermetric evidence examines. I guess the high K%, high HR% players are just more often neutralized by higher level pitchers. Something like that. Like, these elite SP are giving up like 0.5 homers per nine innings. Elite relievers, even less (some of them go all season with giving up one or no homers). Over a big enough sample, yes the homers will happen and they have big impact but in a short series the ability to put the ball in play and get lucky can help tip the odds in your favour. A little bit. Just a little bit, probably.
  20. Laika
    hmmm Eflin vs Lugo The O's are f***ed aren't they
  21. Laika
    There is evidence that contact matters a bit more in the playoffs than the regular season. Sabermetric evidence. I don't have it, but I have heard of it. It's also common sense. Pitching quality is way higher, runs are lower in games that matter when elite SP are on the bump, so a lot of times the game is decided on putting the ball in play or slapping a single.
  22. Laika
    Hunter Brown was extremely good after the first month or so I will be a bit sad if Kikuchi never gets to throw a playoff pitch this year
  23. Laika
    So if Guillermo is gone and Mattingly is no longer the offensive coordinator, unless there is a new hire, I guess they are turning the hitting over to Hague and Mense? I actually like that if so. They had too many cooks in the kitchen before and now they are letting the younger minds run it. Hopefully that's what they do. Or, if they do bring in a new hitting coach hopefully it's someone progressive.
  24. Laika
    omg this f***ing loser
  25. Laika
    over already?
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