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  1. Laika
    Just realized the Blue Jays have a young nerd on the coaching staff David Howell, headed into his second season on an MLB staff, is just 25 years old. A graduate of the University of Minnesota in 2018, he spent a year as a graduate assistant at LSU before joining the Blue Jays in 2020. He spent that season working with minor league pitchers at the alternate training site and the ’21 campaign at the team’s rookie complex before making the jump to the majors.
  2. Laika
    I don't remember how the draft room works I think if your roster is full it will skip you Did we temporarily bump max roster spots last year to run the draft? Does it let you draft players directly to the minors? I feel like we HAVE to raise max roster spots temporarily.
  3. Laika
    I don't know for sure but I don't think you can sign a player directly to the 60 man IL. I think they have to be on your 40 man roster first to be eligible for the 60. So no, I don't think Toronto could have waited a couple weeks to make this official in order to avoid a DFA
  4. Laika
    Jays announced it But are saying two year deal with options for 25 and 26
  5. Laika
    Multiple real reporters have confirmed it
  6. Laika
    damn, later than I thought so a mid-season return is probably too aggressive.
  7. Laika
    Yeah I would imagine he underwent a fairly standard medical + perhaps updated imaging on the elbow so Toronto could get an independent opinion on whether or not the surgery looked perfect.
  8. Laika
    thank you for calling me the smartest guy in the room
  9. Laika
    Technically it just means Toronto waived the condition in the contract that lets them review medicals and spike the deal if they don't like them. It doesn't mean he passed some health benchmark.
  10. Laika
    Good lord you are simple
  11. Laika
    nice!
  12. Laika
    I thought he had early season TJS?
  13. Laika
    wonder if two year deal?
  14. Laika
    bigger difference is that Manoah also threw like 125 innings in 2019 between College and the pros. That + his age makes any comp to Tiedemann not that appropriate.
  15. Laika
    Long career + at his peak he was literally the best P in baseball
  16. Laika
    100% Hall of Fame for Greinke I think his personality helps too. He's... unique.
  17. Laika
    I think this all the time. Competitive balance picks are BS.
  18. Laika
    Baltimore reached big for Kjerstad (he was more middle 1st in talent) and IIRC used the money for Coby Mayo. In hindsight that was smart because the top of the draft was evidently soft and Mayo is a top 100 or fringe top 100 prospect right now. It basically ended up being a top 7 that draft. Meyer moved up because of talent/stuff popping, Nick Gonzales trended up because of production, and Veen was kind of always in the mix near the top. 2020 draft is the best illustration you can find of why the Cardinals are good. Teams were f***ing up on top picks while they picked Jordan Walker 21st and Tink Hence 63rd. Good f***ing lord. And Alec Burleson 70th. And Masyn Winn 54th. OMFG legendary draft for STL.
  19. Laika
    I bet it's the same dynamic as Wacha Agent trying to push for a bigger contract He's an awkward guy to price. Really nice piece, can play all over, is young, good PD skills with a bit of pop But few teams want to go multiple years on a UTIL piece or bench guy
  20. Laika
    the other guy like that from that era that comes to mind is Mike McCoy but not sure he overlapped with Rios
  21. Laika
    that might be Joe Inglett?
  22. Laika
    that draft is looking pretty bad at the top the best player in the first round might end up being Jordan Walker (21st). Most of the top 7 picks have trended down. Mostly for performance, Meyer due to injury.
  23. Laika
    one year deal maybe at this point
  24. Laika
    Jan. 30: Wacha has been seeking a two-year deal worth roughly $30MM, writes USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. That would trail only Justin Verlander and Nathan Eovaldi for the largest two-year deal given to a starting pitcher this winter, and clearly Verlander isn’t a relevant point of comparison in this instance. Generally speaking, second- and third-tier starters who’ve signed two-year pacts in free agency have landed in the $16-25MM range over the past several years. good luck Wacha!
  25. Laika
    Yeahhhh but those aren't going to know if he's hurt and possibly done
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