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  1. Laika
    It's an accommodation. He has some disabilities.
  2. Laika
    If the Giants sign Matt Chapman, JD Davis is expendable for them. He's a value match for Kikuchi. Will also make $5 to $6M less.
  3. Laika
    There will definitely be teams that miss out on most of the palatable depth SP and are left looking at guys like Syndergaard and Zach Davies. Those teams might STRONGLY prefer to pay Kikuchi $12M. A 2.2 WAR projection is a 2.2 WAR projection. About the same as Seth Lugo, who just got 3/$45 and Kenta Maeda, who got 2/$24. Better projection than Wacha and Nick Martinez who both for 2 year deals. So which team would not be a great pitch in free agency but has a LF or 3B worth like... $8M to $10M?
  4. Laika
    I'd trade any SP for the right return Kikuchi might be the most tradeable since his cost is low and he is coming off a really strong year Can't imagine bassitt or berrios' contracts being attractive Gausman would have big value but... then no Ace Manoah is weird. Of course I'd sell him but teams would only want to get him for cheap
  5. Laika
    I'm not predicting him to be Nelson Cruz. But there are similarities. The point is just that Teoscar's upside is obvious, and attainable. He is CLEARLY a better risk vs. reward play than almost any other OF on the market. Also, I bet Nelson Cruz was a hacker to a similar degree relative to the league. Keep in mind the league wide K% rose from like 16% to 24% between 2005 and 2021.
  6. Laika
    I know people don't love Teoscar because he's a clumsy defender and he whiffs too much, but I'd be all over him on a reasonable 3 or 4 year deal. Just think the power is so legit that he's so f***ing close to being elite with the stick. Reminds me of Nelson Cruz around the same age.
  7. Laika
    Yeah it's not really about the money Just not interested in locking in a fringe average LF for three years
  8. Laika
    It'll be funny if he has a strong year. After all of the discussions on swing and launch angle... it would prove that the entire story was fitness.
  9. Laika
    Fair deal They aren't even paying him for 2 war a year, so expectations will be realistic
  10. Laika
    Yes But Cleveland is pretty bush...
  11. Laika
    Yeah I don't blame him for gritting it out through the playoffs. I guess he could have had the surgery right after the world series though.
  12. Laika
    That price is getting up there IMO I mean he has a 0.6 fWAR projection I think the range out ourcomes is 0 WAR to 2 WAR, $18M basically pays him for the top end
  13. Laika
    Max Scherzer Undergoes Back Surgery By Steve Adams | December 15, 2023 at 11:03am CDT The Rangers announced Friday that right-hander Max Scherzer underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. General manager Chris Young tells reporters that the team and Scherzer tried “multiple conservative treatments in pain management” before resorting to surgery (link via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com). Unfortunately, the last-resort option was apparently deemed necessary, and the operation will sideline Scherzer into June or even July.' it was pretty obvious that Scherzer was f***ed stubborn old mule probably resisted the knife and cost himself half of 2024 as a result
  14. Laika
    you have very low standards Brantley is like, the final tiny little piece
  15. Laika
    The Royals might win that division if Melendez and Pasquantino rake!
  16. Laika
    Yeah I don't have JDM tunnel vision like some of these others. I'd like him on a 1 year deal but he is so old and the K rate is a concern. I'd feel just as good about Pederson, Turner, Brantley and the team could even go cheaper and sign Carlos Santana or Belt, depending what else they do. Or sign guys with more position utility like Gallo, Pham.
  17. Laika
    I dunno. He has amazing stuff. And good command. He has just been homer prone in Japan.
  18. Laika
    Interesting how NOBODY is talking about Shota Imanaga
  19. Laika
    He is an old right handed DH
  20. Laika
    Just a PR nightmare for Milwaukee I'm sure they would love to move Yelich but I really doubt they would dismantle the core of their playoff team
  21. Laika
    They are kind of like Oakland, just actually good. They like MLB ready bats and pitchers. They like undervalued arms, arms they can change, pop up pitchers...
  22. Laika
    Bellinger if it's for 4 years I'm okay with giving Brantley one more chance but Winker, not even sure he's worth a minor league deal. He's a big f***ing baby with a s***** attitude and he had spinal fusion surgery or something. He might just retire.
  23. Laika
    Yeah that's fine in theory But the big pieces on free agency are landmines
  24. Laika
    Just think about the young players and prospects Toronto might still have if they just didn't even try to compete for the last 5 years. Moreno, Frasso, Robberse, Kloffenstein, Austin Martin, Samad Taylor, Groshans, Max Castillo, Gunnar Hoglund, Simeon Woods Richardson, Ryan Noda, Kendall Williams, Josh Winckowski... System looks pretty decent if you don't care about winning!
  25. Laika
    It's way easier to overhaul your system when you f***ing suck forever A lot of the Reds young pieces came from their firesale. It kind of remains to be seen whether they can develop talent consistently and over time. O's have a lot of high quality draft/development stories right now. They seem really solid. But they still had four top 5 picks in a row and got Adley and Holliday out of it along with Kjerstad and Cowser... that has nothing to do with turning a system around and everything to do with just being horrible for many years in a row.
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