Laika

He's amazing toast

He's droppable right

We can talk about replacing some owners or even contracting in the offseason I'm open minded to all solutions. I want this to remain a competitive and active league forever even if that means some drastic or heavy handed changes For instance we could add additional slots and contract teams. Like a fourth OF slot, a second UTIL slot, a MIF slot...

Bellinger since his MVP season 854 PA .199/.276/.373

Yeah no kidding

Yes replacement level middle infield bats are like 80 wRC+ maybe worse

Jim will not trade Bellinger He can't

I'm overflowing a bit Could package up some real dudes like Jeremy Pena or Tim Anderson Connor Joe Brandon Belt Taylor Trammell Manny Machado Josh Lowe various others Obviously I'm looking for MLB talent An elite 2B would be sweet

And hilariously the bowling ball has more defensive value than many of those other names

Biggio haters are in shambles Espinal maxis in tears

They are who we thought they were

Buxton is toast, sad

Bad calls aside he's flailing at everything and making horrible contact

Funny how in the last two weeks... Biggio looks like his old self and Espinal looks like his old bench player self.

Nature is healing

Nobody is saying they "can't". Don't muddle the point

wow we will see are you running him?

He must have poked him in the chest or something I guess?

So pitching "backwards" is what a lot of pitchers do now, particularly the fastball + breaking ball relievers A lot of them throw more breakers than fastball these days I'm not entirely sure there is something wrong with Romano's approach. But his command just sucks this year that's for sure.

He would only look that weird and veiny when he's like fasting and not drinking water right before a competition Normally he probably just looks like a typical kinda fat jacked dude

I could see Cortes and Taillon and Montgomery all struggling at some point. Add in an injury or two to their old players...

BERRIOS (career) 1st time though order --> wOBA against .302 2nd time through order --> wOBA against .304 3rd time through order --> wOBA against .318 GAUSMAN 1st time though order --> wOBA against .300 2nd time through order --> wOBA against .323 3rd time through order --> wOBA against .322 MANOAH 1st time though order --> wOBA against .229 2nd time through order --> wOBA against .277 3rd time through order --> wOBA against .290 STRIPLING 1st time though order --> wOBA against .304 2nd time through order --> wOBA against .318 3rd time through order --> wOBA against .345 KIKUCHI 1st time though order --> wOBA against .353 2nd time through order --> wOBA against .332 3rd time through order --> wOBA against .352 The league average wOBA this year is .310 Last year it was .314 Trent Thornton, a mediocre middle reliever for Toronto, has a .299 wOBA against this year. Cimber = .300 Yimi = .279 Phelps = .274 Mayza = .301 Conclusions: 1. Stripling should almost never face an order for the 3rd time, even if the RP coming in is not great 2. Kikuchi should retire 3. Toronto will typically be right if they remove Berrios during his third time through the order, even if the RP coming in is not amazing 4. Manoah might be special but it STILL would probably make sense to remove him before the 8th in most games if the replacement pitcher is a good setup man. But matchups will be important. Manoah has a case so far (small sample size) to be left in deep into games. 5. Gausman has weird numbers and had a significant skill chance last couple years so I will not conclude anything on him

Toronto is 16th in innings pitched by relievers. Only 18 more innings pitched than the Yankees, who are 26th. I don't think their pen is being taxed to an extreme degree. The only specific concern that I have is Jordan Romano who: a) might be hurt might just be mediocre c) might have bad stamina

Burke and Puk could. Bautista seems fungible to me.

Tatis is made of glass