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  1. Laika
    I think Varsho was probably barely on the table How many times have we seen a player with four years of control left, coming off a 4.6 WAR season, traded for one prospect and a compliment? Never?
  2. Laika
    Hitting is harder does not = Hitting is more important It just means everybody’s offensive production goes down a bit My brother in Christ and Allah and all that is holy you are dumb
  3. Laika
    Lol you definitely have a free pass to tell spanks to blow you all you want
  4. Laika
    I guess teams are scared of his health questions
  5. Laika
    Things that get more important in the playoffs: Front end pitching (because you shorten the rotation) Elite relievers (because you shrink the pen) Certain bench specialists (like pinch runners. Useless in the regular season but in certain playoff roster constructions they make sense)
  6. Laika
    You say this all the time but it’s completely made up. There is nothing to show that once the playoffs start all of a sudden offense is relatively more important.
  7. Laika
    Yes, 100%
  8. Laika
    Position 2022 2023 (Delta) C Kirk/Jansen = Kirk/Jansen (0) 1B Vlad = Vlad (0) 3B Chapman = Chapman (0) SS Bo = Bo (0) 2B Biggio/Espinal/Katoh < Biggio/Espinal/Merrifield/Barger (+1) [deeper] LF Gurriel << Varsho (+2) CF Springer >> Kiermaier (-2.5) RF Teoscar < Springer (+1.5) 4th OF Tapia < Merrifield (+0.5) SP 2022 = SP 2023 RP 2022 = RP 2023 I think the rotation and pen are slightly better+deeper going into 2023 but that's splitting hairs. Like, Ryu pre-2022 would project like Bassitt pre-2023 but Bassitt is not that kind of injury risk so that's an upgrade but seems cheap to account for it. So I think they might be 2 or 2.5 wins better, on balance. But I think the improvements can be described in different terms. I think they have built a more diverse team that should be more resilient to bad luck or negative events. Should be more consistent?
  9. Laika
    Sure but he is being specifically asked not to now
  10. Laika
    Sparky, no more disability jokes.
  11. Laika
    Toronto almost never has “targets”. It’s not how they operate. Personal opinion but I don’t think they were that hot for Nimmo or Conforto, for defensive reasons. From everything they’ve said improving run prevention was a huge priority. Nimmo isn’t a bad defender but he’s kind of a fringe CF, like Springer I bet Toronto thought they had some of the worst corner outfield defense in the game recently
  12. Laika
    admin deleted the thread may have gotten a third party take down request because of the picture, I dunno
  13. Laika
    You could “project” Moreno as a 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 win player And Varsho as a 4, 4, 4, 4 win player, and reasonably still do the deal based on team need and context. Moreno would have bigger error bars on his projections of course. Higher chance of being below average
  14. Laika
    There is an open spot on the 40 man roster now Wonder if that means anything. Like a planned signing
  15. Laika
    I am very sorry that your dad died repeatedly, Carlos. Groundhog Day situation?
  16. Laika
    Just crazy that they ripped the heart and soul out of the team (Toescar Hernandez and Loordes Guriel) and traded away two of their best hitters in the process + the best prospect in baseball and all they have to show for it is... ... a defensive specialist and a reliever who was not even trusted in Seattle!? It's pretty horrible. And then they repeat the Ryu contract mistake on Chris Bassitt. Just a low upside kitchen-sink pitcher without good stuff. He has also had two major injuries in his career tommy johns surgery and a brain injury. I don't love the logic of trading for pitchers whose heads are so big they are at risk of getting beaned on every cumbacker. Where is the second closer we needed? All this trading and Kikoochi is still in the projected rotation? smh
  17. Laika
    The Jays are 6th in project WAR but basically tied with the Braves and Rays for 4th. Toronto has more projected WAR than the Dodgers and Astros. Just 3 projected wins behind the Yankees.
  18. Laika
    I have had sex NUMEROUS times
  19. Laika
    He is kind of like Kole Calhoun but if he was a phenomenal defender Maybe more power but his physique is so similar to Calhoun
  20. Laika
    Wow I guess he could go back to the Giants they probably have a number in mind they’d be comfortable at
  21. Laika
    No On the stat side you just regress the splits But they would all incorporate scouting opinions too and granular data like if a guy gets just f***ing destroyed by lefty sliders maybe you can tell sooner that he’s hopeless
  22. Laika
    His entire career is a SSS for platoon splits It takes like 1000+ PA against LHP for a LHB’s talent to be apparent
  23. Laika
    Gasp
  24. Laika
    People with Asperger’s do understand extreme social discomfort and a horde of screeching leftists is very disconcerting
  25. Laika
    Danny “He-Jan” Jansen had a f***ing .250+ iSO last season with a 17.7% K rate. Wild stuff from a good defensive C
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