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  1. Laika
    Vlad RBI single! 115 mph distance, 255 feet that's a 420 foot dinger with the right launch angle!
  2. Laika
    “I was always a pull hitter,” Schneider says. “I hated going the other way. I hated singles to right field. As a kid, growing up, you want to hit home runs. I always tried to do that from little league until high school — ironically enough, I never hit a home run to left field at my high school, but it’s a big park, like 340 feet to left, so it was kind of tough to get it out of there.” lolllllllllllllll I love DS I asked Schneider a question I like to pose to ballplayers who had anything other than a fast track run from high school to the majors: What would you have done for a living if baseball hadn’t worked out? And it turns out Schneider’s motivation to avoid extra schooling is quite powerful. He said he wanted to be a firefighter, because it doesn’t require a degree.
  3. Laika
    oh wow Bonita is hitting 6th, that's a big drop
  4. Laika
    Springer hurt (thank god, please IL him) Vlad classic 114 mph single didn't watch but I would guess it had a 2 degree launch angle or something
  5. Laika
    f*** youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu toronto
  6. Laika
    My personal opinion was not part of that argument He has a 129 wRC+ right now, projects for a wRC+ between 105 and 118 based on all the visible projection systems, and he layers in plus baserunning. He was also an above average hitter in 2022 and exactly average in 2021. You can hate the player irrationally if you want but he's not a one-way position player. He's not just some defensive specialist who pops the odd homer.
  7. Laika
    Varsho has lots of value. 2021 - played at a 3+ WAR pace 2022 - 4.4 WAR 2023 - 2.1 WAR while being brutal offensively 2024 - Should end up at 4.2 WAR to 4.5 WAR, if you add his current production to rest of season projections Jays fans with Moreno trade PTSD will take a while to completely come around on him but all things considered he is a pretty stable producer. Defense gives him a huge floor.
  8. Laika
    Kikuchi, Turner, Varsho, Berrios, Yimi, Jansen Don't see the point in selling Schneider right now.
  9. Laika
    Ultimately they are responsible. Really hard to say how much they could have helped, perhaps nobody could have saved Vlad, but there should be complex and modern high performance, development, fitness, game preparation systems in place so when you sit and watch players like Springer, Bo, Vlad, and Kirk all erode physically while displaying horrible approaches and game plans at the plate... it's hard to just say it's all bad luck. There is also the mental scouting side of things. If Kirk and Vlad are uncoachable weirdos, for some reason, it's on the executives to determine that and act accordingly.
  10. Laika
    It just doesn't make sense for Rogers to be a $230M+ payroll team for that level of excitement when they can reasonably accomplish the same thing by spending like, $150M annually.
  11. Laika
    say more?
  12. Laika
    why the f*** does everyone always say this? is there any evidence for it? dude worked in CLEVELAND for like 24 years, and he's 57 years old now. if he had commissioner's office ambitions you'd think he would have lateraled to a New York team like 20 years ago
  13. Laika
    Yes and no. He sort of just flubbed those Happ and Stroman trades. The timing wasn't wrong, Toronto had the top or one of the top SP on the block at two consecutive deadlines... the returns were wrong though. I suppose you could say the returns were wrong because Atkins may have gotten tunnel vision on getting mostly "MLB ready" players back? I agree they they will do a half-assed deadline and reload for 2025. They'll probably just submit to their fate with Vlad and pay him $23M for who the f*** knows what. They will go into 2025 hoping: - Vlad figures something out - Bassitt can have an ERA under 5 - Gausman gets his stuff back - They can replace Kikuchi - Half of their relievers can get their stuff back - Kirk figures it out offensively - They can replace Jansen and find a 50% catcher - Springer has a dead cat bounce There will be a lot of wishing and hoping
  14. Laika
    I don't think they will rebuild the way we want. It's sad but the financial reality. They just spent so much money on renovations, it's sort of like a new stadium situation. The decision to do a significant rebuild would have to come from ownership - is Rogers really going to make that call and sacrifice the short term money, in gate revenue and TV viewership?
  15. Laika
    Seems extremely unlikely Maybe something like the Mitch Haniger Robbie Ray swap is out there though
  16. Laika
    He's either broken or so old that he is cooked Shell of his former self
  17. Laika
    It seems like it He doesn't even hit deep flyballs anymore. His maxEV this year is 109, way below his typical max of like 116
  18. Laika
    Yes at least if they go full rebuild it will be a clean slate very soon Guasman and Berrios are assets on their deals and the only other guaranteed money in 2026 = Springer and Y. Rod at $7M. So, the only bad money on the books = Springer's remaining 2024/2025/2026 and I guess Bassitt's 2024/2025. Hard to argue that the smaller amounts for IKF and Green matter at all. Vlad rest of 2024 is bad money though lol. The financial situation is sort of positive! Yay!
  19. Laika
    I would agree If I was any good at editing video I would make one of Chris Bassitt saying "I am just proud to be part of a pitching staff that doesn't chase velocity" followed by all of the Jays 2024 shitbag declining arms giving up tanks on 92 mph poo
  20. Laika
    Yeah well we aren't there
  21. Laika
    Bo is hopeless These guys f***ing SUCK
  22. Laika
    If George Springer is heating leadoff tomorrow I am done
  23. Laika
    fap fap fap
  24. Laika
    Fastball had decent figures in small spring sample 94.2 mph 18.2 IVB (decent rise) And the slider had an okay grade. These were his pitch "stuff+" grades in spring (from that tjstats guy, not Eno Sarris' metric) Pitch - count - grade CH 1 95 CU 4 101 FF 11 100 SI 4 94 SL 7 103 So the information right now makes it look like he has 50 grade pitches across the board, perhaps with a chance at a 55/60 FB and a 55/60 breaking ball with some improvements And probably 40 command at best based on MiLB walk rates I think he remains an okay prospect, he's just boring. Could be a kitchen sink LHSP if the command ticks up to a 50 (backend SP). Could be a reliever if the FB/SL combo ticks up from a stuff perspective and command never improves. Not really a 2024 option. Needs more growth.
  25. Laika
    well it seemed that way in spring but most of them are s***ing the bed or look less interesting right now. Zulu - cut TJ Brock - hasn't pitched. hurt? Cooke - horrible so far Juenger - didn't show plus stuff, really. okay numbers presently. Danner - not striking people out in AAA CJVE - Horrible in AA Pardinho - here is one. elite numbers in AA and he flashed good stuff in spring. Eric Pardinho 9.2 IP, 14 Ks, 1 BB, 1 HR
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