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  1. Laika
    Grant
  2. Laika
    It will never happen but I thought it was a great idea.
  3. Laika
    Often works out that way because they are on a different level, but they get f***ed sometimes for it. Just this past offseason they actually included Jake Cronenworth with Tommy Pham to try to milk value out of Pham before he got too expensive in arbitration. Xavier Edwards could be really good I guess but Cronenworth is a stud and Renfroe f***ing sucks. So that one is nice to see. But it's not just the trades. They do other annoying money saving stuff, like platoon everybody and do weird RP usage in (small) part to suppress arb salaries, non-tender useful players who are set to make a tiny bit more in arb, blah
  4. Laika
    Personally, I love the Rays. I just wish they would move to any other city so they could sometimes have a payroll inside the top ~20 in the league. Keep all the baseball innovation but remove some of the money saving "innovation".
  5. Laika
    This deal aside, if you are poor you can game the Athletic annually and just sign up during the Christmas / Boxing week sale every year. It's 70% off I think. I think the site is worth it even at full price. One of the only online subscriptions I pay.
  6. Laika
    wait, you benched Voit for Danny Jansen and then lost because of that specific decision? pain
  7. Laika
    He looks very different now, for sure. I do think fitness is the main issue. I don't think it's as simple as "fat = bad"; we have seen many of fat power hitters. BUT most of the fat power hitters either came up fat or slowly got fat. Vlad gained a large amount of weight in a relatively short period of time. I think this happened pre-2019 and then again pre-2020. It has to mess up the swing mechanics. If you look at a 2020 HR compared to that Montreal homer, the bat looks a bit slower and he does not look as balanced in 2020. His hips don't clear out properly.
  8. Laika
    I think Tatis was like the 30th ranked prospect in his IFA class. At the time of the Shields trade everyone would have reported Erik Johnson as the first piece going to San Diego. MLB.com's scouting report from his IFA year: Every year a dozen Fernando Tatis Jr.'s get signed as babies. Most never make the big leagues. One every hundred years turns into this version of Tatis Jr. Poor White Sox!
  9. Laika
    They’ll be the same as regular season
  10. Laika
    At least I drank the Kool-Aid right away: I will carry water for Ross Atkins until I die. Or he gets fired.
  11. Laika
    We will have to wait a decade but if we just look at former #1 prospects it's still very unlikely he will be worse than any of Brien Taylor, Todd Van Poppel, Rick Ankiel, Delmon Young, or maybe Jurickson Profar (who was looking like an all time bust due to injuries * hype, but has been a somewhat useful player recently).
  12. Laika
    Another day at the office.
  13. Laika
    If Kirk hits like Vladdy right away it will be a resounding success. A 105 wRC+ from an out-of-nowhere catching prospect that young who just skipped AA and AAA would be swell. Completely different scales for offensive success. Being said, I expect Kirk to be a well above average hitter. Anyway, aside from Vladdy most of the GB% leaders are small/fast guys so I don't think there's anything to fat correlating with groundballs.
  14. Laika
    Crazy how none of us know anything and we continue to post here. The smartest BJMB poster is still a raging idiot
  15. Laika
    Do your thing King. We need quotes
  16. Laika
    f*** this weight loss talk. Play Fat.
  17. Laika
    Has to be an innocent misstatement or a misquote. Probably meant the best stuff he's seen come through the affiliate he coaches.
  18. Laika
    f***! Just found out my Porsche needs to go in for service.
  19. Laika

    NBA Thread

    Laika replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Kind of have to trust the system, I guess. Guys like OG and Davis showed big promise this year.
  20. Laika

    NBA Thread

    Laika replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Way too many ugly turnovers. That’s the difference. Have to think Gasol seems like five minute in the second half.
  21. Laika
    Why isn’t Wilmer Font just soaking up the rest of this game? Nvm, he’s not there
  22. Laika
    Complaining about your superstar dynasty asset getting hurt is the worst humble brag. Boo hoo. Try again next year with your generational asset.
  23. Laika
    The option is effectively $9M and Chase Anderson is a quality veteran starter. He's a contact control guy and is evidently underrated by DIPS. His K/BB looks rock solid this year though. Bring him back!
  24. Laika
    When did Chase Anderson become my boy? I mean, I love children so I'll take him but I'm just not sure of the origins here.
  25. Laika
    Chase Anderson vs. Jake deGrom. Not sure it matters who is on the roster tonight!
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