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  1. Laika
    Increasing. Also increasing minors by two spots. The initial polls said these changes would take place this offseason IIRC but I have decided we will implement them just before the NPD (which will probably be March 1 ish depending on how the MLB offseason and 2021 schedules shakes down).
  2. Laika
    Guaranteed Semien is looking for a big deal To get someone like him or Didi or Turner on a short deal would require some gambling. Toronto would basically have to wait until the end of the offseason and bet that the market for one of them will not develop. It does sort of seem like Toronto is taking this approach and is going to lean on their roster flexibility to just sign whoever is left
  3. Laika
    Trades??? Anyone??
  4. Laika
    Never thought about it like that but this could be exactly right. Most outfielders are just baseball players who couldn't stick on the dirt. It's like saying "this system doesn't have enough reliever prospects!"
  5. Laika
    Arbitrary Fangraphs numbers mean nothing. You don't hang on to every prospect you think is likely to bust on the off off off off off off off chance that some other teams likes them a lot and you can package them with three other assets for a good player on a free agent contract Edit - I thought you were being sarcastic
  6. Laika
    36% K rate in A ball for a college prospect. I'll eat my dad's shorts if he's anything but an MLB role player
  7. Laika
    OF depth would be nice. Maybe he'll sign an MiLB deal
  8. Laika
    Looks like Kim got a bit more money than initially reported. 28M guaranteed with an extra 4M in incentives. Posting fee is 5.25M and is in addition to his deal. Then they have a mutual option at the end for some reason. I think the initial report was 25M but it's more like 37.25M with the fee, if he hits the incentives.
  9. Laika
    If this is true, seems like they just got outbid on the dollars or the Kim fam just picked SD
  10. Laika
    ZiPS thinks he should get like 5/100 for what it's worth... 125 would already be a reasonable "overpay". I don't disagree that Toronto might need to approach 6/150 but I'd avoid that contract. The basic plan of the offseason needs to be to wait it out and exercise financial leverage later. Toronto has roster flexibility so it honestly doesn't matter who they add on the position side - they can just take who falls to them. Treat it like an auction draft where you have the most money but where money also carries over.
  11. Laika
    Lmao did you guys just hand over a team to a con who just got out and abandoned his team before, only to see him immediately sell his players for crack money?
  12. Laika

    NBA Thread

    Laika replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    I don't have NBA knowledge but to me he used to be elite at creating scoring around the rim due to his explosiveness and length - that was the core of his game. That + okay defender and okay shooter when he had to shoot. It feels like he tried to become a complete player but in the process has just become a master of nothing... He takes too many three point attempts, has lost a ton of confidence and finish at the rim and really just looks indecisive a lot of the time. No idea if the stats support any of this.
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    NBA Thread

    Laika replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    For the most part this is Siakam based. The org expected/hoped he would trend up and he has done the opposite. Tough to be good when the person you intended to be your centrepiece is not even a real #2 dude.
  14. Laika
    Seems like: - Mets #1 target is Springer - They are confident they will get him, i.e. they will outbid the Jays regardless of how high the $ goes (or the Jays aren't even really in it) - They moved on from Realmuto quickly because of this. Wanted to secure the #2 FA C before someone else did.
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  16. Laika
    I think JBJ signs for less $$$
  17. Laika
    Luba admitted that Heyman texted her but she "didn't have time to read his texts" or whatever. That's essentially declining to comment and I'm if a reporter that's how I would define it. These people communicate at light speed so when someone ignored a message 99% of the time that's an active decision. Despite his shortcomings Heyman is an old pro at this stuff and Luba is pretty new/naive so I'm not surprised she doesn't know how it works. Notice also that her and Bauer are not disputing the fundamental story. They are just pissy that an org leaked it so they are whining like babies on Twitter to distract from the meat. It's a PR thing and pretty lame. And I like Bauer and Luba enough, it's just so plain to me what is going on here specifically.
  18. Laika

    NHL Thread

    Laika replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Jesus Christ, the WJHC is unwatchable horseshit. Contract it or merge countries or something. Try something creative like the team North America gimmick in the world championship. Anything!!!
  19. Laika
    Bauer looks like a douche there. Seems like Heyman did nothing wrong or abnormal.
  20. Laika
    That's a significant gap and Kepler is safer even if they had the same projected line. A decision like this should be mostly about "what can you do for me in 2021" anyway
  21. Laika
    Okay but this is a terrible opinion
  22. Laika
    Kepler has 45 bombs in his last 182 games and 5.4 WAR in that span so he could suck for a while and still be a starter. Riley has a 87 wRC+ in his career and is like one bad month from not having a job. 3B isn't shallow in fantasy.
  23. Laika
    Kepler not close
  24. Laika
    What if some of those pieces are being floated for Lindor, and the Darvish deal is sort of setting the market for a Lindor trade (really good player on an expensive contract)....
  25. Laika
    For people who think the Darvish deal sucks for the Cubs, at least think about the comparable Toronto offer. Yeison Santana - 45 FV SS with 2022 ETA - closest comparable is Gabriel Moreno (45 FV C) Reginald Preciedo - 40+ FV 3B with 2022 ETA - closest comparable is Miguel Hiraldo (40+ FV 3B) Owen Caissie - 35+ FV OF with 2025 ETA - closest comparable is Tanner Morris (35+ FV OF) Ismael Mena - 40 FV OF with 2025 ETA - closest comparable is Dasan Brown or Estiven Machado (both 40 FV bats) Those are just Fangraphs' rankings from the 2020 season update. And maybe Zach Davies has a sliver of value on top of that. Who is moving Moreno + Hiraldo + Brown/Machado + Morris for Darvish and his contract?
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