Laika
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Have to kind of ignore WAR at this point anyway, and just do an assessment of the projected value/talent of the teams in question. Of course WAR will correlate highly with that But sometimes there are big differences. Like with Seattle.... Haniger and Winker are (I think) significantly better than their 2022 production to date and projections agree. In the rotation: Ray is (I think) better than his FIP/WAR this season Kirby was in the minors for a bit to team WAR in 2022 misses out on measuring some of his "talent" Castillo deadline acquisition, so team WAR in 2022 misses out on measuring basically all of "talent" Bullpen - pretty nutty if you look at stuff and K rate. Possible its value is missed by WAR and it could be a postseason difference maker. I still don't think they are awesome because on the whole the bats are still clearly behind some of the other playoff teams. And in the rotation despite incredible depth 1-4 they arguably don't have any shutdown, playoff style Aces. Too early to call Gilbert or Kirby that. Ray is a HR liability always. Castillo, not really an Ace.
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Isn't the Ohtani rule that he does not count as a pitcher, towards the limit on arms? I do think the notion that the extra player is a near replacement level in every organization so Ohtani allowing an extra roster spot has little/no value is too simplistic. Even if the extra man is a replacement level reliever: 1) that could mean less stress on your GOOD relievers, increasing their production 2) that could mean you get to have valuable MLB looks at promising replacement level players. So some benefits in development, or roster churn. Like, I bet the Rays would benefit A LOT from having a player like Ohtani. A team could literally use the "extra reliever" as a waiver claim churn spot. If the team is any good at hunting for gems, once in a while that "extra guy" could end up as a real bullpen dude. But the Angels are benefiting NOT AT ALL lmao. Because they suck as an org. So the extra roster spot could be worthless for the Angels and all bad orgs, but could be valuable for a smart org. I think.
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I don't disagree with you But there is some merit to the "coded racist language" angle even though it is of course one anon and the media cherry-picked it to create the narrative in that article like you don't see scrappy white QBs ever described as streetballers
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Does WAR work for Ohtani? He arguably gets the DH penalty unfairly It does not capture the value of the "added roster spot" he brings either
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that's nice of Canada
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I wonder why he declined so hard I guess he would have been about 29 when he fell off the cliff. That's normal sports aging. It just happened very quickly for him. With defenseman you tend to think of guys being able to stay useful into their mid 30s. I guess Subban played more like a forward than a defenseman. Very reliant on speed
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I don't care at all I am just putting myself in the shoes of the people who do care. Their reactions are obvious, expected. Like, if you are black and you like football you see a generation of black quarterbacks taking hold for sort of the first time ever and then you see some anonymous guy criticize the best of them for being too "streetball" c'mon lmao
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"Nothing against the guy. I love the kid. But take his first read away and what does he do? He runs, he scrambles and he plays streetball.” I dunno lol streetball part is a bit much
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Damn it's still tight BTS has the tie breaker by the way
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Chara should be a hall of famer
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Yeah shocked to see PK call it quits at 33 but he has been pretty awful for like 4 seasons now. He also has a lot of non-playing interests I think maybe he ends up in broadcasting in a couple of years.
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10 years $375,000,000
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well he has a good eye and forces hitter's counts also, he has the biggest strikezone in baseball so the heart of his zone is also the biggest lol
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11 WAR MVP season at age 30 right before free agency What does the contract look like? Who gives it to him?
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Well we need a team that is a) good enough to beat NYY but lame enough to choke against Toronto I can't see Cleveland beating the Yanks
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well yeah of course i don't even think they get to the Jays though AL#2 plays the winner of AL#3 and AL#6 (likely Cleveland and Seattle) Yanks choke against J-Rod and the M's SPs Toronto beats Tampa, Houston, Seattle, and the Dodgers to win the WS.
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If he runs wild one game Judge could pull off the first 60/20 season in MLB history Truly Bondsian
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And plus defense including 72 games in CF lmao
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GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
probably, he's f***ing nuts -
GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Rays have a lot of blown saves probably because they play a lot of close games? Also they use relievers a lot. They lead baseball in holds. Like they have the most innings pitched from their pen and it's not even close. They also lead baseball in Shutdowns. And they are second in shutdown minus meltdown differential. -
GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Romano's transformation is pretty remarkable You'd expect a SP who is 91-93 to be like 93-95 in the pen. So clearly he trained and added significant velocity upside on top of that. And he probably improved the slider by one MAYBE EVEN TWO full scouting grades somehow. It's interesting how his 2019 numbers in both MLB and AAA were s*** in the results department as he learned how to relieve. Had the K rate though. But got destroyed in the majors and AAA in terms of ERA/FIP. -
GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
he was a mediocre SP prospect back then 3. Chicago White Sox (Traded to Rangers) Jordan Romano, RHP (from Blue Jays) – Romano is a 25-year-old righty who spent 2018 at Double-A. He’s a strike-throwing righty with a fastball in the 91-93 range and he has an average slider and changeup, both of which reside in the 80-84 range. His command is advanced enough that both of his secondaries play up a little bit. He likely profiles as a fifth starter or rotation depth, but the Rangers current pitching situation is quite precarious and Romano may just end up sticking around to eat innings with the hope that he sticks as a backend starter or swingman when they’re competitive once again. -
GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
well yeah Henke and Ward -
GDT: 3/3 Baltimore Orioles @ Toronto Blue Jays (1:37 et)
Laika replied to Omar's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Osuna at his peak was better. Without looking at stats - in my memory he was more dominant. -
Holy s***
