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  1. Laika
    Is India even better than Schneider? I don't really think so. Worse 2023 in much more playing time, and worse projections. Hmmmmm I dunno bros.
  2. Laika
    Can't be perfect everywhere The Rangers gave 33 year old Robbie Grossman 420 PA and won the world series Gallo has extreme traits, is only 30, and could be a guy who would benefit massively from minor changes or altered offseason training The thesis is just that there is not much else out there so rolling the dice in one spot on a low cost, high upside player could make sense. If he blows there will be the Bargers or Horwitz types in AAA to slide in. It might make sense if the team is able to get Chapman back and they land a premium DH option like Hoskins or JDM. They might need a budget LF platoon...
  3. Laika
    LOL I think he is using weighted bats here I doubt driveline is telling him to not pull the ball
  4. Laika
    okay but what TWO infielders can they possibly bring in that would bump him down the depth chart?
  5. Laika
    Yeah he still looked good for some of those games He had some specific games where he lined out or flied out hard like, 3 times
  6. Laika
    I think it was probably just.... they left it up to Mr. John Schneider and he preferred Whit.
  7. Laika
    This makes no sense. Biggio was legitimately good as a rookie and sophomore. He cratered in 2021 and has not been given 350 PA since. Wasn't even given 300 PA in 2021. A bench player for three seasons now and a useful one for the last 2.
  8. Laika
    I am a bit concerned because of his playing time down the stretch. Of course he didn't do himself any favours and sucked for a long stretch in Sept.
  9. Laika
    Speaking of Davis Schneider, he has to be a locked in starter out of spring training right? 2B job needs to just be his. 2 WAR in 141 PA last year. 2 WAR projection in just 400 projected PA. 113 wRC+ projection. They are not going to sign anybody that should bump him out of playing time.
  10. Laika
    Hoskins is the "dream" signing for me since he might reasonably take a 1 year pillow deal and he projects for 2 WAR. He also might be a great veteran addition for Davis Schneider. They have the same offensive profile but Hoskins has been doing it for 667 MLB games, so maybe he has some valuable knowledge to pass along to a fellow "three true outcomes" RHB.
  11. Laika
    Walks are just part of the package but not really an issue for him since the stuff is so good and he is hard to hit. Pretty consistent track record of not giving up runs. Durability is the big question, teams will project him for like 120 innings so he's not getting Ace money. I could see 5/$125M (the Fangraphs prediction) or 6/$150M (closer to Rodon last year). Cost could creep up the actual Rodon contract though.
  12. Laika
    Snell is just waiting until he is the top SP on the market. That means waiting until Yamamoto signs.
  13. Laika
    Donovan Solano, Brian Anderson, or Kiner-Falefa might be better options than Eduardo Escobar. Justin Turner will be a one year deal, so old. Ji-Man Choi and David Peralta and Dom Smith would be... absolute bottom of the barrel options... Garrett Cooper and Kyle Lewis. Now we are approaching MiLB deal territory. Robbie Grossman. Honestly I really want Joey Gallo in the fold. I'd give him OF, 3B, and 1B gloves in camp and tell him he is playing everywhere.
  14. Laika
    Fangraphs' Yankees top prospects dropped. They have now done the Jays and Yankees. Interesting comparison: JAYS 1x 55 FV 1x 50 FV 1x 45+ FV 7x 45 FV Yankees 1x 55FV 5x 50 FV 1x 45+ FV 3x 45 FV So, depth is the same but the Yankees have more 50 FV guys. Per Fgraphs.
  15. Laika
    man, Hagashioka is not good
  16. Laika
    3B being manned by the internal options is a viable outcome But the team would need to be bringing in a serious LF and DH to stomach that risk
  17. Laika
    Ben Gamel legally changed his name He is Gen Bamel now
  18. Laika
    Nah, that roster construction wasn't ideal. Varsho is the CF. I mean he's a fallback option but I would want him to be a platoon utility OF and he would play RF a lot.
  19. Laika
    So frenchsoup just wants to be the 2023 Yankees Interesting
  20. Laika
    oh yeah?
  21. Laika
    You don't think Hernandez is a significantly better hitter than Chapman? Based on their time in Toronto, I feel like there is a big gap. Chapman looked lost at the plate for long stretcheds of the last two seasons. I don't think Hernandez looked like that, ever, in his final three years in Toronto. In my mind, Chapman is on the precipice of offensive disaster whereas Teo still has all the tools and could even get better despite his age.
  22. Laika
    They will make the appropriate tweaks but it's mostly on the players
  23. Laika
    Every coach, ever: wait for pitches you can hit and put good swings on them. Whit Merrifield: ARE YOU STUPID, THERE IS A MAN ON THIRD BASE!!! SWING!!! SWING AT EVERYTHING!!!!
  24. Laika
    This is gibberish Toronto was middle of the pack in BB% and Swing% Whit is just applying a narrative after the fact, and it is drenched in his personal bias. Classic human problem. Most of the Blue Jays who had rough years had specific issues. I don't really think many of them had a problem with being too patient. Maybe Belt would be too passive at times. Biggio of course has had issues with that. But guys like Springer and Varsho and Vlad.... no.
  25. Laika
    Yeah he's not wrong I just think... he's not as poor of a hitter as you might think by just looking at his K and BB rates. For his last few years with the Blue Jays, most of the time he did not seem like a hopeless hacker to me. Yeah he was aggressive and whiffed his fair share but it seemed like part of the plan. Also, he is athletic. Even though that never translated to positive baserunner or defense, it still might translate to aging well. Like, he's not a lumbering DH. Compare to JD Martinez too I guess. JDM was a -4 BsR and -16 defender at age 30. Power is an old man skill. I am team Teo! It's a market inefficiency if he gets close to Gurriel money. Gurriel is maxing out every ounce of talent for 2 WAR, and Teoscar could still have 4 win seasons if everything clicks.
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