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  1. Laika
    Yeah maybe by some lame, publicly available, outdated, lagging projection system.
  2. Laika
    Whether or not to qualify Stripling is a very hard decision. Don't offer --> he walks, Jays get nothing but lose nothing. It's possible he could still come back on a friendlier deal. Offer --> he walks, Jays get compensation. Or he accepts and most of their budget increase is locked up in Stripling. I think I just don't offer. There is downside to offering.
  3. Laika
    Urquidy has good stuff and is probably underrated by fWAR / FIP.
  4. Laika
    I don't get that trade at all, other than Drey Jameson who looks to have good stuff. Mantiply probably just had a career year and has traditionally not been a big whiff guy. Isn't he a soft tosser? Stone Garrett peaked in the upper minors at 25 and 26 with 112 and 116 wRC+ lines. He looks like a weak side platoon player in an outfield corner.
  5. Laika
    That’s 2 war per baseball season dude
  6. Laika
    Let’s be objective here. I love Jansen but he has literally never been a 4 WAR catcher. I don’t think he’s even been a 3 WAR catcher. He’s played like one in spurts and in between injuries over the last couple of years… but those injuries did happen. He’s a really good catcher but other teams would have injury risk questions and skills reliability questions since he’s a one trick pony on offense
  7. Laika
    For just Abreu? No it’s not quite enough.
  8. Laika
    Go find some Astros fans and see what they think of the trade idea
  9. Laika
    Call me crazy but I’m not even sure the Astros would move Bryan Abreu alone for Jansen. Abreu plus Urquidy would be a strong return.
  10. Laika
    Oh I'm not saying they should necessarily hang onto him. But over the last few seasons Toronto has not done great on these cut/keep decisions in the pen. They let Brian Baker and Jason Adam go. Like if Richards was a fringe RP on some other team he would look like a smart trade target haha
  11. Laika
    If we are trying to remove some names from the pen to make room and get a bit of value... I'd be selling Tim Mayza I think. I know he's the only good lefty but his stuff is not that amazing; he has a bit of a weird profile is a sinker lefty without an overpowering fastball which I am just not that into and do not buy as a long term good BP arm. I'd be okay with flipping Zach Pop if some other team is hot for him. Seems like he is utterly replaceable.
  12. Laika
    lmao Trevor Richards is EXACTLY the type of guy who they would let walk and then he would turn into an Ace reliever somewhere else watch it happen
  13. Laika
    I dunno what they will do with the relievers I just hope I get to see Cimber hop side to side all year long
  14. Laika
    You probably do have some mixed genetics if you go way back. It's funny how people still think of Mediterranean cultures as white or brown when they are basically all the same
  15. Laika
    From what we do know, they were almost certainly one of the most egregious cheaters. That should be enough to tarnish them for a while, fairly. I don't know why you feel the need to whataboutism this. They were stealing signs and banging trash cans in the World Series??? For the record, the Red Sox are also bad. And the Cardinals suck too (remember when they hacked the Astros database, lmao?). And the Braves - international signing cheaters.
  16. Laika
    Sounds like you guys love cheaters. Duly noted.
  17. Laika
    Springer alone had more WAR than Stanton + Donaldson + Hicks in 2022 though Springer contract actually looks perfectly fine right now. It's going well despite his recurrent injuries.
  18. Laika
    I dunno, I thought it was more about dumping Gary Sanchez for IKF at the time anyway. The Yankees probably saw Donaldson as a mild upgrade at best over Urshela. Maybe projected slightly better but he is way older...
  19. Laika
    You must understand... Patino's stuff is gone. Beeks/Chirinos/Romero suck. Rasmussen remains a 5 IP SP. Springs is a flash in the plan. Like Yarbrough in years past. League will adjust. Glasnow is a glass cannon. McClanahan is a glass cannon who had a troubling end to the season, health-wise.
  20. Laika
    This is stupid. All latinos ARE mexicans. And Australians are basically tanned Canadians.
  21. Laika
    The 2022 Braves had a good argument for being The Best Team in Baseball.
  22. Laika
    Wright and Swanson are completely different players, they became stars. Strider and Harris II are also new and borderline superstars. They beefed up the pen too with two closers. They have a stud like Vaughn Grissom on the freaking bench. The teams are very different.
  23. Laika
    just say this? that was his literally his point. Atlanta didn't even win 90 games in 2021. 11 other MLB teams won more games so they were fairly described as mediocre.
  24. Laika
    Right but you can't really apply ifs and or buts to it. Harper and Vlad can both be the same dude - the elite hitter who looks like the best on the planet when he is hot. Toronto and Philly both have a few other really good bats around that guy. But Toronto's lineup is just so much deeper. Like, Toronto's 7th best hitter Danny Jansen is maybe better than Rhys Hoskins. At hitting.
  25. Laika
    All season he looked like this against decent pitching. He's f***ing cooked offensively. Coooooooooooooooooooked. A guess hitter with middling power and some holes in his swing.
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