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  1. Laika
    Kind of had to take some form of risk to try to get an SP1 or SP2 for the playoffs given the options available. Risk on Bieber's health Risk on Alcantara's talent Risk on Edward Cabrera or Dylan Cease's massive acquisition cost
  2. Laika
    Hmmm. The player option in 2026 makes Bieber so hard to evaluate. And the injury/rehab of course. I wonder if we will find out that some sort of decision or clarity around the option is part of this.
  3. Laika
    There is no chance that Toronto does nothing else. Worst case Ontario they fail to land any big upgrades, for whatever reason, and pivot to last minute RP and SP depth adds. That would suck I guess. But it looks like it will incredibly difficult to pull off a meaningful SP upgrade.
  4. Laika
    Yes for sure. Heard on a podcast this morning that last deadline there was one top 100 prospect traded and they ranked 99th on Keith Law's list. Thayron Liranzo. The best prospects traded last year in context were Liranzo, Agustin Ramirez (who was a sleeper 50 FV), Bloss, and Dylan Lesko. These were 50 FV or fringe 50 FV guys at the time. All very much back end top 100 candidates. Not really exciting. And Ramirez was traded for a controllable, good MLB player not a rental. It is weird. The wild card chase should make it a hard seller's market but teams are just so hesitant to give up good prospects, for anything. This year so far... Jesus Baez is a back end top 100 guy arguably. For part of Helsley. Tait and Abel can be seen as 50 FV guys, I guess. That might be it for 50 FV or fringe 50 FV guys. So think back end top 100 of honourable mentions territory. The Devers trade may not have even fetched a top 100 talent. No obvious 50+ FV. Kyle Harrison used to be one.
  5. Laika
    Today is the day.
  6. Laika
    Pretty consistent minor league track record of hitting. Has decent max EV and bat speed and sprint speed and arm and all that. Did not actually have big K issues along the way. Probably working on specific things this year in AAA. He's like a soft five tool guy. I'm sure some teams would appreciate him... as a complementary piece.
  7. Laika
    Toronto needs to push the chips in to get players who we know are good now. They can't be hanging onto everybody that could be good.
  8. Laika
    Cool. Finally.
  9. Laika
    Abel is good
  10. Laika
    Joey for Kwan no brainer for both teams
  11. Laika
    Yes he probably is but he's not that much better That trade return is an order of magnitude greater
  12. Laika
    This is WAY more than the Jays paid for Seranthony, if anyone was wondering. Tidwell alone might be > Watts-Brown.
  13. Laika
    Orioles are still a good lineup despite the bad year Orioles LHB are a bad matchup for Berrios and Bassitt Jays were likely to have a come-down after the bigger series that preceded this Orioles are better than their record, probably. By true talent The weather is gross All of this lined up to be a gross series. It's too bad that Hoffman blew the last game; I would have been happy with a split. My biggest disappointment is that the Jays could only trot out a Lucas and Estrada piggy back for game 1 yesterday. That's just not a very competitive offering on the bump. I agree with Mr. Grant that some of the performance has been frustrating. Maybe some lack of preparation from Bassitt or Berrios but honestly who knows. They could have just not had it vs. a decent lineup. Some bad offensive performances too, situationally, by certain players.
  14. Laika
    Lukes of all people.
  15. Laika
    I don't know how Bo has such good RISP numbers this year. It doesn't FEEL like he has been clutch at all.
  16. Laika
    The Angels buying is interesting Makes the last WC spot that much more competitive Did not expect to see Carlos Correa's name show up in talks. Still lots of $$ left on that.
  17. Laika
    this is painful
  18. Laika
    Maybe the Orioles should be buyers
  19. Laika
    I am not worried about Hoffman's skills at all, as far as the term of the contract is concerned. I am mildly worried about his mental game and maybe the command he has of his pitch mix being consistent enough this season. But that's super anecdotal fan stuff. It is hard to imagine trading for a CLOSER and bumping him down. Much easier to tell a guy like Bednar that he is setting up than it is to tell the big money free agent that you are demoting them. And it doesn't matter IMO. If they get a "1B" reliever the pen is improved regardless of which inning he pitches.
  20. Laika
    I'm also surprised Bloss is still on there. Nimmala, Parker, Teidemann, Yesavage, Stephen, King, Rojas, Stanifer, could all be on the top 100 lists next season or at some time during 2026.
  21. Laika
    Activate Varsho ffs
  22. Laika
    Yeah but that could be to replace Loperfido who may have broken his arm/wrist today
  23. Laika
    The other silver lining of getting blown out is that zero good pitchers were burned.
  24. Laika
    Somebody needs to tell John Schneider that run differential matters!
  25. Laika
    The silver lining of games like this is it makes it very clear that certain players need to go or are not viable MLB depth.
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