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  1. Laika
    because they deserve it gluck gluck
  2. Laika
    Moreno will have a lot of high contact hitters to learn from at the MLB level. Kirk, Bo, Vladdy are all very different but they share the ability to put the bat on most pitches. Learning when to hit for power can be tricky for these guys but it comes for most of them. Just need to not fall into the trap that Gurriel is in right now where you focus too much on contact (sit breaking ball and s***) and completely forget how to homer.
  3. Laika
    I think that is slightly overstating the importance of the pen There is not a huge diff between the current pen and the 2015 pen Lowe, Loup, and Hawkins were mediocre There are like five solid relievers in the pen right now and one closer who is elite when rested. Yes, it would be nice to have another true shut down arm and for various reasons guys like Phelps, Yimi, and Cimber, while good, are not that
  4. Laika
    probably gets you like half way there?
  5. Laika
    This isn't necessarily true. Like, there isn't probably going to be one obvious trade that is the best. I don't think. Sure, if the offer is obviously the best for one of them then you do it but that's rarely the case. More likely there would be potential deals for all three that seem more or less fair. And it's easier to pull the trigger on the smaller deal, which would be in all likelihood the deal where the least valuable of the three catchers is being traded. Less friction on the smaller deal.
  6. Laika
    Isn't this a bit of a Jays thing, where they like to have rookies both debut on the road and just sit on the bench their first game up?
  7. Laika
    not true
  8. Laika
    holy f*** McC + Glasnow + Baz all healthy at once is a scary thought. add in Rasmussen and Patino and it's the best rotation in baseball.... BEFORE you even add whichever crafty lefties and veterans they sign
  9. Laika
    It's like he was made in a lab. I do not understand how he never made a top 50 list. Highest rank was 71 on BP? I guess the lost 2020 season took his chance of vaulting up prospect lists.
  10. Laika
    Alejandro Kirk has literally never been sick
  11. Laika
    lmao
  12. Laika
    Bullish on Kirk's health through his 20s. He's a little cannon ball. Lots of natural padding.
  13. Laika
    Shane McClanahan might be the best SP in baseball. Best K-BB rate and it's not even close. 31.2% vs 26.5% for Corbin Burnes
  14. Laika
    Lock Kirk up immediately 7 year deal
  15. Laika
    Kinda sucks right now. Power might have fallen off.
  16. Laika
    It depends HOW he struggles. Bad results but okay process? No real value change, unless that happens for literal seasons. Bad results and terrible process (Kelenic, Adell)? Value changes more quickly.
  17. Laika
    27. Gabriel Martinez, RF Signed: July 2nd Period, 2018 from Venezuela (TOR) Martinez has a well-rounded offensive package: adequate bat speed, mature swing decisions, and a good-looking cut. He’s likely a corner outfielder, which means it’d be helpful if one of his offensive tools becomes plus. He’s not especially projectable, so it will likely need to be the hit tool and/or approach, rather than raw power growth, that carries him. His 40-man roster timeline (Martinez is a 2022 add) makes that tenuous, though the scouts we spoke to who saw Martinez on the complex do like him.
  18. Laika
    Not sure about that They might list players who continue to be eligible as just "eligible" but for upcoming first timers I think they put the year they will first be eligible https://www.fangraphs.com/players/sem-robberse/sa3011735/stats?position=P
  19. Laika
    Martinez was signed in 2018, so I think he is R5 eligible before 2023. That's the 5th year. So Fangraphs is right I think. I believe the rule is, if the player was 18 or younger one June 5th of the year they signed then they are R5 eligible in five years. If 19 or older on that June 5th, then eligible in 4 years.
  20. Laika
    Well even if it was on the table it would have been Moreno plus three to five other pieces.
  21. Laika
    Nah they won't sell unless they have an Angels like losing streak and have no shot
  22. Laika
    I don't know but it's easy to study I have read articles that show that team's overreact to weird players.
  23. Laika
    Well there is size bias. Like, in 2012 Marcus Stroman should have gone like 6th in the draft. But he was 5'7" on a good day so he went 22nd. His numbers were probably better than Kyle Zimmer but Zimmer was 6'3". And other players picked ahead of him like Courtney Hawkins were beeeeg and stroooong. Zimmer 88 IP 104 Ks Stroman 98 IP 136 Ks Appel 123 IP 130 Ks Heaney 118 IP 140 Ks Gausman 123 IP 135 Ks Wacha 113 IP 116 Ks Stratton 109 IP 127 Ks All of those college arms went ahead of Stroman. None had a stuff argument for going ahead of him (probably). Most of the arguments were about size and frame.
  24. Laika
    Not necessarily. If the premise is true then one of the following things follows: a) he's underrated the body issues are a valid reason to value him less. on , maybe being fat and generally unathletic leads to aging harder and earlier and/or added injury risk. seems logical enough.
  25. Laika
    Wow.
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