Laika

Drury DFA'd party

I would bet my nuts that most of them are. Maybe not the bunting. This front office picked a pushover manager so they could run the team the way the front office wants to. It's hard to see the easy logic on some of the decisions but they are doing gory math that nobody here is smart enough to do. For the Font following Anderson thing - keep in mind that the person who revealed the "RA Dickey Effect" to the world is an analyst with the team. If he figured that out in his free time seven years ago while in college, what kind of smart s*** is he figuring out when he's getting paid to do it? It's not random that Font is following Anderson. I mean it might be, but I don't assume it is. They also have an analyst who was at the forefront of using pitch level data to estimate ERA talent. As in, if you had data from a couple of games and knew a pitcher's whiff rate, etc., you could get a better ERA estimator in a small sample than FIP or xFIP or SIERA. So many smart nerds in the front office. Any time the team acquires someone like Stripling or Chase Anderson or Hatch, I just assume they know something. Same should go for managerial decisions.

Stripling's velocity and spin are as good now as they were in prior years. He was a productive pitcher 2016 through 2019 - an above average SP by talent. This year the results are way down. I wonder if he is tipping his pitches, or something like that. Anyway, he should be worth less than he was in the offseason when him, Joc Pederson, and Andy Pages were nearly packaged for Luis Rengifo and prospect(s). We can't evaluate that failed trade because we don't know the Angels prospect(s) that would have filled it out but keep in mind that Rengifo was a controllable MIF with good projections so it's not like Stripling had low value last offseason. I am assuming Toronto has given up one prospect that people will be disappointed to see revealed. Maybe someone like Williams or Pardinho. Highly doubt it's anybody who is a slam-dunk top 10 guy though (Pardinho shouldn't be post-surgery; Williams might sneak into the top 10 on some lists). Or maybe a pair of fan favourite sleepers like Otto Lopez and Sem Robberse.

Gallo was also 19 when he was whiffing in A ball. When he was Conine's age he was already striking out in the big leagues. I think Abom's general point is correct though. Conine's Ks aren't an absolute profile ruiner. He could be something. Not Gallo, but something.

f*** that feels good

The deadline was 4 o'clock, right?

His BB rate was astronomical even when he was dominating. That always hinted at issues, I guess.

Hatch gooood.

Some of the biggest nerds on earth have been paid to look into this, with millions and millions of dollars at stake. I don't think the nerds agree with you.

I don't know if I disagree with you. Font has not impressed me this year, subjectively.

He isn't. ERA: 3.41 - first 3.91 4.90 - third time through K-BB% 15.2 10.7 8.6 - third time

If they wanted a manager with a backbone they would not have hired Charlie Montoyo. lol.

If left to his own devices a guy like Charlie Montoyo would just let Anderson come out for the 6th. Decisions like that are coming from above, based on agreed upon managerial strategies. You can also rest assured that statistically it is probably the right move regardless of result.

Nah. They can stick Villar all over the place, even on the bench.

yeah IDGAF about Griffin Conine.

Villar is like the player AA thought Emilio Bonifacio was. Seems like a great fit, honestly.

Five strikeouts! "hittable"

You've said dumber things than this. With a good bullpen and guys who can go long like Merryweather, Kay, Hatch, Gooch, etc. the leash on Ray should be short.

Keegan Akin looks ready for this test.

Maybe in the playoffs though, depending on the health and productivity of the other SP.

D-Backs are sending $300k in the trade too. Toronto is only taking on about one million.

This is the type of high-variance, no-cost acquisition that makes sense to me.

Doubtful. I can't think of a seller that would even really want Tellez.

This is that time in deadline day where we start to think that maybe Toronto won't do anything. That might be disappointing but I would be fine if they don't make a trade today. - They already made a decent splash with Walker. His first start should be a good illustration of how much that will help the team. - They are very likely to be the 8th playoff team no matter what. Small to medium additions are not going to move the needle much on their playoff odds against the elite teams. - It's very difficult to add controllable, impact talent as you can see from the hefty prices for Austin Nola and Clevinger. - The team should not be in the process of spending large from the farm to compete in the short term. They are not in the same position as the Padres. The core + the serious prospects should be kept intact for a few years.

Panik is coming around. He actually looked like an MLB hitter in the last few games.