Laika
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If George Springer has another great year (130+ wRC+) what are you offering him? Is he going to be Nelson Cruz?
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Casas sucks and they are trying to dump Yoshida probably
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The Red Sox are so weird Trading for Willson Contreras. 34 year old 2 WAR projection 1B making $18m. Cool?
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We will see Adames has a weak hit tool and has big pumpkin risk Teams pay for hitters -
Force them to roster Jones and Jasson D
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Not sure about embarrassing. He was making $4m in Japan so this is a massive raise
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Peanuts Hard dynasty draft decisions on him Not sure he's worth a top 7 NPD pick
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Blue Jays To Pay $13.6 Million Luxury Tax Bill for 2025
Laika replied to Leo Morgenstern's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
The Blue Jays have corporate pockets and now a personally invested "owner" as well in Ed Rogers Somehow it's the best of both worlds and a dream scenario Ed will push for money to be spent on the team forever but he literally does not have the power to meddle -
O's get their SP but he's basically Dean Kremer
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go look at his first tweet ever
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this guy has 100 followers
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Sometimes the Rays just sell because someone is overpaying
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Interesting, bulk package Some of those guys are backend top 10 types for BAL
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That is the full 3 team trade. Seems weird for TBR at a glance, but Lowe does not actually have a ton of value over his contract and maybe they don't think Mason Montgomery, who has huge stuff, will have enough command to be viable? Jake Mangum just had 1.8 and is controllable forever but he is 29. Throw him in the Isaac Collins bucket. Teams seem to not value these guys much at all. Late career / post-peak dudes who finally get a chance and are solid (Nathan Lukes...)
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Crazy potential trade brewing eh PIT gets Brandon Lowe (TBR) Jake Mangum (TBR) Mason Montgomery (TBR) HOU gets Mike Burrows (PIT) TBR gets Jacob Melton (HOU)(MLB ready former top 100) Anderson Brito (HOU)(A+ pitcher)
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And maybe Bowlan is underrated He is interesting, I remember drafting him in one of the dynasty leagues at some point
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Jose Ferrer and Angel Zerpa cost a lot Weird to see Strahm... not
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
Laika replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Jays sign Jorge Alcala to a minor league deal Incredible! I don't know why he was ass last year but he throws gas and was good before -
Posting here is an important outlet that allows me to perform at a high level at my job Like jacking off before a date
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No, that's not a correct comparison. If someone chooses to make $40k less to work for a non-profit their choice is to earn less in order to perform some kind of good service to the world, generally Berrios would just be choosing to make $40m less because he likes to be a starting pitcher. No good for the world comes of this. Pure self-interest. Hedonism. Childish stuff. One must consider all factors! If a guy who already has a family and lots of responsibilities chooses to make a lot less money and risk the stability of his family because he wants more time to play Fortnite then it would be a disservice to his community and peoples. If his family is stable and he wants to make less so he can spend more time with his family, then it's not a problem. It's not about the MONEY it's about the PRIORITIES and the REASONS
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The guy has a charitable foundation If he doesn't need the 40m he will pitch out the contract and donate it to kids in his community and enrich his island It wouldn't be altruistic or noble to just let Rogers Communications keep 40m lol You could even argue it is amoral to walk away from they money. It's a disservice to his community, his family, his union, his peers, and himself (his current contract is a reflection of how good he was at a certain juncture and what he was able to bargain for). Walking away from the money is actually hedonism. "I'd rather feel a bit more comfortable at work right now than satisfy a litany of financial and moral obligations, goals, and responsibilities that I could perform or satisfy"
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Imagine a left handed, red-headed Alek Manoah that was prime Spanky on the mound
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It would be more than a slightly lower AAV He might get offered like, 1/$10m
