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  1. Laika
    No matter what happens, right call to remove Stripling. He suffers a lot third time through. And it's good hitters...
  2. Laika
    That's lazy as f***
  3. Laika
    With a hypothetical Tiedemann promotion the decision would be more like... - He only has a few starts left in the minors anyway. So whether he pitches those ~16 innings in AA or the MLB pen might not make much difference - Scouts think he would be a wipeout MLB reliever today - Toronto desperate for bullpen help So a few things would kind of need to come together. Very unlikely of course but there is a way to justify it. Then in 2023 he's probably back to his usual MiLB SP routine at least to start the year...
  4. Laika
    Bo is basically Javier Baez with one full scouting grade improvement on the hit tool + one full scouting grade subtraction on defense
  5. Laika
    Yeah the Cards used to do this all the time. Then teams became obsessed with control and you saw it less. Probably felt like it was wasting control using good arms as relievers. But maybe there will be a return to that with the whole opener trend, and starters going shorter. If you track things we probably are already seeing it. Like, good prospects breaking in as long relievers who follow the openers.
  6. Laika
    Sanchez got very lucky that year so saying "he won an ERA title" is hyperbolic as far as assessing his talent. Him not being able to stay healthy is kind of the whole point, but his command was also f***ing dogshit and not SP quality, evidently. Same kind of thing with Osuna and injury risk. His mechanics probably don't hold up as a starter. And with the added stress of starting games, how many other women does he punch?
  7. Laika
    Every time I think about pitching prospect development and the tendency to leave players as starters forever, I think about Osuna, Castro, and Sanchez. Osuna - absolutely the right decision to fire him straight into relief. Castro - also the right decision even if it did not work out for Toronto really. Sanchez - should have never been an MLB starter. I know it's anecdotal...
  8. Laika
    Yeah maybe It would depend on my internal analysis of how they would transition to the pen. Like, scout and coach opinions. Would call 'em up before September too Toronto might HAVE to do something "irresponsible" like that
  9. Laika
    I'd definitely trade Romano, or Orelvis, or Moreno, or Tiedemann, in the right deals. I'd trade Springer too but nobody would want the contract. I could see selling Bo Bichette but it would be a monster trade that would never happen.
  10. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    I think they could rebuild around Matthews at some point in the future and try again. How many teams did Washington have to try to build around Ovechkin before finally winning a cup? Several different constructions right. It depends how Matthews ages of course and how long he can be locked up for. Tavares is still okay... what does he have left on his deal like three years?
  11. Laika
    Yeah I don't mean 7th inning guy. I mean 7th best reliever.
  12. Laika
    Goldschmidt's season is putting him firmly on the HoF track Pretty cool because around the time he went from ARI to STL it looked like decline was setting in. Like his K rate was up in 2018 then his production was down in 2019.
  13. Laika
    Yeah he's not a leverage reliever. He might be fine as the 6th or 7th arm in a pen.
  14. Laika
    Support the coach getting a lot of games But the complicit player should get just as many It does not stand to reason that one pitcher instigated this thing on the field and some Ms got more games...
  15. Laika
    Adam Wainwright is 40 and throwing 88 and he is unreal
  16. Laika
    Anderson's slider looks nice, no joke
  17. Laika
    Yeah but why even sign him for that? There are minor leaguers on the 40 who could fill that role. They must thing he could be a bit more than that...
  18. Laika
    Oakland just blew it in the worst way Walk Catcher interference HBP Catcher interference Double
  19. Laika
    I honestly do not think Toronto was using Ray as a precedent for the Kikuchi signing It's easy for fans to think like that because of recency and left handedness but I very much believe the front office just measured up Kikuchi and thought on the balance of things he would probably be worth that contract. Upside is part of the balance.
  20. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    you think they are all deserving? every year the HoF inductees come out in hockey I feel like it's just a hall of very good
  21. Laika
    so a sweep
  22. Laika
    I would do that deal, probably. It's basically one 50 FV for another. Pasquantino looks nice though.
  23. Laika
    season saved?
  24. Laika
    why the f*** would Seattle even want him oh nvm, he still gets on base enough to not be vomit worthy an upgrade on Upton
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