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  1. Laika
    Grichuk's plate appearance incentives would be a good reason not to have him be a starter. Every player on the roster is an "investment", Grichuk just has almost no chance of returning a profit at this point while other players like Tellez still do.
  2. Laika
    Who else thought this was thin Vlad for two seconds?
  3. Laika
    Springs doesn't have Anderson/Fairbanks stuff though. He's a changeup lefty who throws 92. It's a good changeup but he does absolutely strike me as one of those guys who will give up a bunch of runs while also getting a bunch of strikeouts. I wonder if the Rays are just kind of looking at their bullpen as a whole and, under the octopus theory, thinking that Springs gives them a much needed additional look in 2021.
  4. Laika
    7 top 100 prospects and the writer thinks Toronto has a crummy farm system smh
  5. Laika
    People in the industry probably like Sanchez a lot more than this message board does. 28, fantastic stuff, 3.98 career ERA, could be an elite reliever or a useful SP still. Most orgs would want a chance to work with that guy in 2021. I might take him over Taijuan Walker!
  6. Laika
    Irrefutably the 2020 Red Sox pitching staff had the worst results in the history of baseball, at least by one measure. Nobody would claim anything other than that. Nobody would claim that their team talent was stable and predictive over those 60 games.
  7. Laika
    I don't see the difference. Either is fine.
  8. Laika
    You'd expect teams with low positive WAR to show up on the rankings though. If you simply extrapolate the innings to a full season all of those teams are no longer on the first page. If you do that for Boston their s***** "lead" actually grows. Of course you would project the 2020 Red Sox to be much better over the next 102 games and it's very likely they would have flipped the script and ended up with some positive WAR but it's still hilarious how bad they were. Anyway, those 2006 Royals look like the worst rotation of the modern era by my money. https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2006&month=0&season1=2006&ind=1&team=7&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2006-01-01&enddate=2006-12-31&sort=8,d
  9. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    They are not even close, though. Wayne Gretzky has some just f***ing silly records like: If you ignore every goal he ever scored he's still a slam dunk hall of famer If you ignore every goal he ever scored he's still #1 in career points all time If you ignore all of his goals he still lead the league in scoring on assists alone multiple times Gretzky has more apples than Lemieux has points, right?
  10. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Wayne Gretzky vs his sport is clearly better than Jordan or Brady vs their sport. I mean people validly debate Lebron vs Jordan right now. Also, Serena Williams...
  11. Laika
    Yeah he's on team bald now http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7de42500d551512f30b0e143ba2b9a714259ef7c/thumb_16x9/blue-jays-hope-rowdy-tellez-teoscar-hernandez.jpg?v=1
  12. Laika
    Seems like a massive uppercut. Probably whiffs 30% of the time if his swing is like that in game. Selling all of my $VEEN shares right now.
  13. Laika
    It's just funny because of the circumstances. Chasing Springer and they end up not even getting JBJr. They just signed Almora too, and Kevin Pillar is the same player. I wonder if Almora and his agent are pissed here. They probably picked the Mets because there was an open bench spot and a path to playing time. Now he probably gets optioned
  14. Laika
    strike 1 strike 2! Vobuldak? Voldemak?
  15. Laika
    Doubtful. That means Tellez is on the bench and Tellez is projected to be a better hitter than Grichuk. Tellez is probably also a better fielding 1B than Vlad in 2021. Vlad DH, Tellez 1B, Teoscar RF, Grichuk bench vs Vlad 1B, Teoscar DH, Grichuk RF, Tellez bench Second option has better defense in RF but worse at 1B and worse offense. Against LHP option #2 might be better though.
  16. Laika
    Maybe a second change of scenery will do it. Brewers now have a small bench collection of misfit toys: Fisher, McKinney, Vogelbach, Daniel Robertson.
  17. Laika
    Not a big fan of your face
  18. Laika
    Hey, they got something for Fisher. Cash and a PTBNL from the Brewers. He probably bumps Billy McKinney from their projected roster which is funny but also a bit sad
  19. Laika
    If you wait for Kirk to be some skinny Englishman and a leader of pitching men then Kirk will rot in Buffalo until he dies of a heart attack at 31. Just let the fatty play right now and enjoy the magical show
  20. Laika
    Why the f*** do we have a goalie starts minimum this season? I just had like eight goalie games postponed in one week and lost the categories. Horseshit
  21. Laika
    Look again and observe his first time through the order stats. Relieving would help him avoid injuries going forward
  22. Laika
    Bad pitchers with fantastic tools are pretty interesting / tantalizing
  23. Laika
    The major shoulder surgery, past chronic blister issues, and poor performance as a SP make me doubt that any team will have much faith in him as a traditional SP. Career 1.67 ERA / 2.93 FIP in relief Career 4.24 ERA / 4.56 FIP as a starter (5.29 / 5.12 after 2016) As a SP, first time through the order: 2.39 ERA / 3.70 FIP I understand why most pitchers want to start as long as possible. Being a starter really increases likely compensation. But Sanchez is such a glaring candidate to possibly excel in the pen... if the guy pivoted now he might still have like seven more big league seasons.
  24. Laika
    I read that yesterday and spent way too long trying to figure out what "does not believe in bidding wars" is even supposed to mean. I mean you got outbid by the f***ing Rays, Steve. Does it mean that you only want to sign players if nobody else wants them?
  25. Laika
    Have to imagine he'll get an MLB deal somewhere if he's truly throwing that hard right now in February. Low salary of course. Toronto just doesn't have a roster spot for him. They could make him the 8th reliever and option Borucki or Kay but that screws up the LHP/RHP balance. Better fit for a retooling team or a bad team that has a flexible bullpen situation.
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