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  1. Laika
    You go from a 40% K rate to 20%. At least JBJ can put the ball in play sometimes lol
  2. Laika
    check his sprint speed on statcast. it's below average now! he has a negative BsR on Fangraphs!
  3. Laika
    It's probably a meaningless move, if it's JBJ over Zimmer. Pinch running downgrade, defensive push, better hitter?
  4. Laika
    So what do you do in the offseason... A) Continue down the developmental road. Put him in the lab. Try to create Good Kikuchi. Let him go back to #5 SP Kikuchi and throw whatever he wants. He'll maybe revert to being a 1 WAR hot mess. In 2020 and 2021 he was basically: 35% Four seamer 35% Cutter 20% Slider 10% Change In 2020 they have made him 55% Four seamer 15% Change 30% Slider I understand the theory because the CT looked s*** and 4S looked better but it clearly isn't working so what he f*** do they do lol.
  5. Laika
    Overconfidence in their ability to tweak pitchers I guess. They fixed Ray and helped Matz and got cocky? But the decision to scrap Kikuchi's cutter is not that weird. It sucked. Terrible contract though. I hope they are willing to cut him during 2023 if he is pitching anything like this.
  6. Laika
    This is a silly line of discussion anyway. Romano PROJECTS as a good but not elite reliever. That's all that really matters. He projects better than a few guys on that closer list, but also worse than a lot of non-closing relievers. His decline in stuff and K-BB is having a negative effect on his projections. You will note that the more responsive projection system (THE BAT) gives him slightly worse ERA/FIP/K% projections. Hopefully in 2023 his stuff is back to 2021 levels. He turns 30 in April though, so who knows, that might be wishful thinking.
  7. Laika
    There is like a 99% chance Sale broke his hand punching another wall, right?
  8. Laika
    Cal Quantrill and Gavin Lux and Dylan Carlson, all disappointments in their own right, are like the 2nd to 4th best players taken in R1. Will Smith the only standout. Could be an 80 to 90% failure rate in the first round based on your line in the sand. There are three players in the 2nd round better than all the players in the first round! Bo, Reynolds, and Alonso.
  9. Laika
    The 2016 draft is looking like an all time stinker. Still early for a number of those players but the first round is full of disappointments.
  10. Laika
    your posts are awful and you should feel terrible
  11. Laika
    Kikuchi really needs a RH Opener in front of him when the other team is capable of stacking RHB like that... it would probably help a lot to have a RHP even a mediocre/s***** one like Thornton throw the first inning or two.
  12. Laika
    They are at least AS TALENTED on a player by player basis. They need to play better, of course. Need to have MVP caliber Vlad and Superstar Bo show up, among other things.
  13. Laika
    7.3% chance Toronto's chance of catching NYY is higher than their chance of missing the playoffs which is like 3.3%
  14. Laika
    Oops lol
  15. Laika
    Yeah I really doubt they stretch him out. There won't be time.
  16. Laika
    Loser talk Toronto is going to win the division! In a week or two Kyle Lewis and Mitch Haniger will collide in the outfield. Haniger's remaining testicle will dislocate from his body and shatter Lewis' patella. Career ending injuries.
  17. Laika
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/08/reds-planning-to-select-t-j-zeuch.html Red Sox going to have Wincky and Zoinks on their staff
  18. Laika
    Honestly the M's. This is tempting fate but Toronto is relatively secure in the WC race when you consider projections and strength of schedule. They have a lead, are a better team than all the teams chasing them, and have a fairly easy schedule. Catching the Yankees is possible and should be the goal.
  19. Laika
    He was a Rule 5 pick who was then given up by the selecting team And he had 1.2 fWAR in 2021 as a reliever and currently has 0.7 fWAR I'd say he is absolutely thriving, relative to his "talent" He is probably pitching through a nagging injury this year though, judging from stuff.
  20. Laika
    But from a baseball perspective perhaps they just think Jordan Romano thrives in the role and will be the best reliever he can be in a traditional closer role
  21. Laika
    it is what it is like if they made no trades at all at the deadline they would be crucified by fans even if it was the right call many teams do stuff to do stuff most teams are not the Rays
  22. Laika
    Believe it or not, MLB teams sometimes make baseball decisions based on the fan/entertainment aspect of things. You can tell from his scoreboard introduction and video show that the Blue Jays have a bit of a marketing push behind Jordan Romano, Canadian Closer.
  23. Laika
    Should be noted that NYY is taking the same approach rest of year on their rotation. Cole Cortes Montas Taillon - two TJS on resume German - sucks AAA - Clarke Schmidt, Deivi Garcia (sucks), Luis Gil (sucks) Severino - done as starter in 2022? I cannot be convinced that their depth chart is any better than Toronto's. Gausman Manoah Berrios White Stripling Kikuchi Hatch and friends The Montgomery - Bader trade was so weird... Both teams are basically just praying they do not lose a big pitcher. Toronto's SPs have pretty clean injury histories though. I think?
  24. Laika
    Gabriel's Load
  25. Laika
    wow it's the same EVERYTHING
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