Laika
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I should STOP coming here for these reasons lol
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Maybe we should do another migration. Could get a better message board with some more modern functionality.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)
Laika replied to Grant77's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Unfortunately Castillo does probably get optioned. He's probably the third name on the chopping black and they need a spot for Kikuchi tomorrow so he's basically second on the block. I guess they could let Richards go but I dunno about that. -
That just seems like a good way to overpay. The reason I don't want Robertson or Bard is because their teams will want "closer" prices but they are not elite, not even close. Like by K-BB% for relievers with 20+IP they rank 66th (Robertson) and 124th (Bard). That's out of 247 so Bard is closer to average than anything and Robertson is good but not elite. I think my less "on the radar" targets might include: Joe Jimenez Chris Martin Scott Effross Joe Mantiply Matt Bush Andrew Chafin Anthony Bass Matt Strahm Tyler Kinley Just looking at the top ~50 in K-BB% this year, on bad teams.
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hard to blame the injuries when his track record was nearly that of a replacement level player
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I liked it a lot. There are literally 100 NBA player cameos. Sandler and Hernangomez both do well. There is barely any Queen Latifah which is ideal
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His WAR graph is hilarious 0.3 0.3 5.7!!! 0.3
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man I thought O'Neill broke out last year. he sucks I guess. sad.
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Bo Cruz baby
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)
Laika replied to Grant77's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I kind of want them to trade for Richard Bleier lol He's like a lefty Cimber expect not full submarine Seems like he's legitimately good but boring and would be cheap and it would make everyone angry which is cool -
It's a sinker. Those tend to run right into all the slight uppercut swings these days.
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yeah hopefully they end up comfortable in a playoff spot and can do a bit of load management
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)
Laika replied to Grant77's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
he will never be a starter. time to kill that dream. -
who knows with Strasburg but the innings record from 2018 to 2019 is spooky 2018: 130 IP - injured with right shoulder inflammation and "cervical nerve impingement" 2019: 245.1 IP if you include the postseason such a huge jump!!! and then in 2020 he had that nerve / loss of feeling issue in his hand from the beginning really maybe that type of jump wouldn't be a big deal for a guy who had a long track record of eating innings but that is of course not Stras
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)
Laika replied to Grant77's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
ah nate pearson lat strain is that the first time we have heard of that? mono mystery solved? -
In what way? He has a 2.93 FIP. Kings ransom to get him. It would take the Berrios package times two.
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The problem with looking for closer types is if you sort projects by FIP or ERA, almost every single elite RP is already on a competitive team right now lmao. The exceptions are guys like Bednar who will cost seven arms and your cock, or Iglesias who has a horrible contract. So Toronto might need to be smart and make a sneaky good acquisition. Someone who has mediocre projections but has made an arsenal change this year and is actually elite now...
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I mean they would be FINE as like, 4th best RP out of the pen but the thought of spending prospects on them makes me cringe a bit.
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Aaron Loup and Joe Kelly - I wonder if Toronto can get them by just eating the full contract.
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Robertson and Bard aren't good enough IMO. The type of guys that come in and disappoint, I think.
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No. Angels need to eat some money on it.
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Toronto will be looking for relievers with projections that are closer or setup man quality. They can probably take money on for a closer type if that trade is out there. They do need some pitching depth too but I guess that is a flexible thing to acquire. Cheap pitching depth, primarily. Maybe they can get some MiLB SPs who don't suck or someone with options. Of course a #5 SP or swingman works too.
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The team also does NOT really need any more middle relievers. They need elite shutdown relief arms... one or two of them.
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Two starters? They only have room for one unless someone gets hurt or unless you want to demote Stripling or one of the acquisitions to the pen.
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Yeah they won't spend resources on Laureano and frankly it's hard to see any trades for position players happening unless a current bat is packing his bags. As much as people hate Zimmer he's the kind of "final piece" that lots of playoff teams add and actually put on a playoff roster... ironically he's more useful in very meaningful games.
