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  1. Laika
    Talent /= production to date Lance Lynn has a 4.02 xFIP and projects to be pretty good. Lots of bad luck in his FIP/ERA so far. Similar things can be said for Kelly. He was one of the better RP available. MLB trade deadline is a real seller's market now. The expanded WC has made a lot of mediocre teams into buyers.
  2. Laika
    Yeah it was mostly injuries. I think he had a couple concussions and started to get them when like, sunflower seeds hit his head too hard.
  3. Laika
    dyor
  4. Laika
    Very much a "Cleveland" draft pick College guy with hit tool and plate discipline. Try to teach him how to hit for some power... The 2022 draft has a chance to be a difference maker for the organization. Roden looks good, Doughty and Kasevich are holding their own, Toman is still a teenager and has a chance, Fluharty looks like a hit, T.J. Brock has sick ratios, Peyton Williams was hitting in A ball... then of course there is Barriera. And some other names nobody talks about like Nolan Perry and Pat Gallagher and Ryan Jennings... ... just an awful lot of talent that is NOT busting right away. Lots of decent K/BB rates or decent wRC+ there.
  5. Laika
    Yes you are missing some things, lol.
  6. Laika
    Most prospects bust
  7. Laika
    37 year old 99 wRC+ 1B/DH
  8. Laika
    Gurriel Jr. is circling the toilet. Down to a 99 wRC+ and 1 WAR. That means he has been atrocious for weeks because last I checked he was close to 2 WAR or something.
  9. Laika
    The playoff picture is pretty wild. No team is completely safe yet, not even the division leaders, except for the Braves. They could all miss the playoffs still.
  10. Laika
    A - Keep Jansen for 2024, then let him walk and spend the resource elsewhere. Sign an old veteran to help Kirk. B - Extend Jansen. Jansen + Kirk tandem for the next 3+ years. C - Extend Jansen. Trade Kirk. Sign an old veteran to help Jansen. Eh?
  11. Laika
    I don't think Varsho ever catches again. But as a fulltime CF he's fine. Even without improvement it's kind of like controlling prime Kiermaier. That type of hitter/fielder. D is probably a notch below, but offensive POTENTIAL might be higher. I dunno. Ugh Varsho is tough to watch. Hit, I mean.
  12. Laika
    There is no evidence whatsoever that Kirk's issues offensively have anything to do with workload. I don't know if he can catch 120 games. Only one way to find out. But, paying Danny Jansen free agent money to catch ~80 games a year may not be smart. Team could just pair Kirk with a savvy veteran who can catch and throw.
  13. Laika
    Seems good enough to me. Even with his noodle bat this season he is a competent catcher. Defensive remains solid. Bat projects well. Obviously, depth is always good and I wish Kirk was hitting better...
  14. Laika
    "if they are going to overpay him then he should take it" bloody genius!
  15. Laika
    so much better
  16. Laika
    Sandoval was amazing. Dude was f***ing MASSIVE at times. I remember once with Boston he shed a bunch of weight and looked fit. It was exactly like when your fat buddy goes on a crash diet and drops 40 pounds. I think Sandoval had it back on and then some within 1 year. He was in the Mexican league ending careers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttqTgPt2SuU
  17. Laika
    Of course he's better. What is your point, exactly? Why would Toronto offer Jansen 70% of the Murphy contract when Murphy is twice the player, and Kirk is already under control?
  18. Laika
    But why would Danny Jansen sign an extension? He has tons of talent but has always been handicapped by injuries. The contract he could get right now would be depressed by that track record. He is arb3 in 2024 which will be his age 29 season. If I am Jansen I am betting on myself and trying to have a huge year in 2024 before testing the market. I mean, if he can somehow stay healthy and play 120+ games that could be a 30 HR, 3+ WAR season... The Jays are under absolutely no pressure to extend Jansen. Kirk is under control for 3 more years after this and probably projects better anyway.
  19. Laika
    Kikuchi saving the season
  20. Laika
    That's a real WTF trade
  21. Laika
    Kikuchi is going to throw 100 P in 5 innings and tomorrow some genius is going to complain that Schhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnieeeeeeder yanked him too early
  22. Laika
    Kikuchi is a HR machine and he has been his whole career. His FIP still sucks. He can't really be trusted to go deep. Sorry, Kooch.
  23. Laika
    It's not hard to understand, Carlie.
  24. Laika
    yeah but that's just Manoah nuking that. And Kikuchi, sort of.
  25. Laika
    Man, I dunno. I think this just comes from wanting to complain about something. It's hard to think of any/many games where Bassitt or Berrios may have been pulled too early. Most of the time they are nearing or over 100 pitches and they are not the type of guys you want to chance it with.
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