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  1. Laika
    Ump is a f***ing spy
  2. Laika
    Horrible reaction time and throw by Vlad Horrible decision by Horwitz to not flip to second and go for a standard double play
  3. Laika
    I'm not even saying perfect anything Just trade some GB for FB Maybe just some specific trick like a D swing he puts on low sliders or something
  4. Laika
    still the same issue for Vlad, just needs more flyballs less groundballs he has been excellent in May+June (167 and 150 wRC+) but not because he is hitting more flyballs. looks like just better swing decisions - K rate is much lower. his wOBA this year is .237 on groundballs and .494 on flyballs. career split is similar. the current version of Vlad is .280/.360/.450 or something like that if he traded some groundballs for flyballs he could very realistically be .260/.340/.540 in my opinion. that is WAY more production and probably 15% better or so by wRC+ that seems like too big of a bump in SLG but I think it's realistic. lots of those flyballs are going to go over the wall! There is no reason he can't sustain a massive ISO it's just absurd that he doesn't have a .200+ ISO all the f***ing time, it makes me want to cry
  5. Laika
    Sell everyone.
  6. Laika
    But nobody is even doing that I feel like the opposite is true, anyway. People felt mad about the trade at the time and continue to let that negative emotion dictate how they see and define Varsho and Moreno.
  7. Laika
    I don't see any issues with this tactic generally speaking If there is actual interference by the runner they can just call that no need for new rules or more of MLB "stepping in"
  8. Laika
    Schneider wRC+ Mar/Apr = 134 May = 136 June = 58 I could see giving him a day or two off to collect his thoughts but he should still be a starter, full-stop. He's been the #1 Blue Jay position player since his 2023 debut. WAR since August 4 2023 (Schneider debut) DS = 3.1 Varsho = 3.0 Vlad = 2.0 IKF = 1.8 (lol) Springer = 1.8 DJ = 1.8 (only 237 PA) Kirk = 1.5 Biggio = 1.2 (lol) Clement = 0.9 (only 187 PA) KK = 0.7 Bo = 0.7 (woooooooooofffffffffffffffffffff) Turner = 0.2 Chapman = 0.0 (thanks for nothing ya bum) Merrifield = -0.6 omfg why did they play this guy at all last year If you set the playing time cutoff lower then Belt and Horwitz slide in there with 1.1 and 1.0 WAR in like 28 games each.
  9. Laika
    Who gives a s*** about Gabriel Moreno anymore? He barely has more WAR on the board right now through 61 games than Kirk has provided in 43 games. The best evidence of what he was worth at the time of the trade is the trade itself. Evidently, the industry did not think he was actually an elite prospect. We can see why - he doesn't actually have an amazing tool package. He's a nice little catcher to have while he is cheap and he has a chance to develop into an above average player. He can put the bat on the ball and he is a solid defender. But it has been very disappointing to see the negative baserunning right away and the consistently poor ISO and barrel rates. Honestly, he's shockingly similar to the player Kirk has declined into. That's kind of funny isn't it. Varsho is just a flat-out better baseball player at the moment despite his obvious flaws at the dish. And he has a more exciting tool package, obviously. y'all boring and dumb
  10. Laika
    IKF three hbp lol Maybe an MLB record? Has to be
  11. Laika
    Short flight same timezone they can sleep on the plane I doubt this matters much
  12. Laika
    Berrios just eviscerated Judge and Soto tonight hahaha
  13. Laika
    Somehow the Blue Jays are having the saddest season in baseball White Sox and Angels and Rockies fans are having a better time I bet
  14. Laika
    Lmao what a cuck
  15. Laika
    Vlad's body actually looks fine this year I don't think his body has a whole lot to do with it anymore Just a skill issue at this point
  16. Laika
    Or some type of opt-out deal.
  17. Laika
    Probably a lot of examples if you look into it Baseball is hard Jay Bruce had 17 WAR through age 26 and then almost nothing the rest of his career Alex Rios was excellent at 27 and then suddenly started bouncing between replacement level years and okay years BJ Upton was extremely valuable through age 27 then it disappeared overnight Matt Kemp went to s*** at 28 years old Yoan Moncada went to s*** at 27 Jason Heyward lost it at 26 years old and has just been clinging on ever since because he's a good bench player or role player The peak of the aging curve is still 28 years old. Bo might just be having an earlier peak. Maybe he had an early physical decline, maybe chronic injuries are to blame.
  18. Laika
    Zulu 2024 debut with CIN 3 IP, 1 ER 83.3% GB rate 4 Ks 2 BB 1 H 75% sinkers sitting 96.7mph, 25% sliders sitting 88.9mph 89 stuff+ sinker 139! on the SL 101 stuff+ overall with a horribad 84 location+ his whiff rate was actually atrocious just 2%. lots of weird called strikes. I still think he's a shittier version of Pop
  19. Laika
    Yeah that would be sweet. Shaw seems like a really good prospect. Busch has more WAR right now than Vlad, lol. Bassitt is worth nothing and Yimi is worth who knows what.
  20. Laika
    Arjun Nimmala was demoted to the complex league a month ago but he had a 174 wRC+ there So he was sent back to Dunedin. He homered today in his first game back there.
  21. Laika
    who said that?
  22. Laika
    Who knows what's between his ears But everything he has done so far indicates that money is the most important thing to him He has not entertained an extension from any team even when being offered a reported $400M extension. Spurned the Nats, motivated the Padres to trade him with control left...
  23. Laika
    Soto will go to the highest bidder Just hard to imagine it being Toronto He's also not the same thing as Ohtani. Has an elite current player but not some two way decade superstar. Much riskier deal maybe
  24. Laika
    agree but who the f*** knows what the Vlad camp thinks his value is for all we know an extension is not even possible
  25. Laika
    Houston could put together some package of 50 FV and 45 FV players and that should be enough for Vlad. It's sort of sad but it is what it is. Vlad is not going to fetch a very high end prospect. If he does get traded it will be for a bunch of guys exactly like those that make up Houston's top 10.
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