Laika
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Really interesting that his camp jumped on a pillow contract so quickly (relative to the market development).
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lol then why did they draft him holy s***
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Can someone explain this f***ing deal to me from Phoenix's perspective?
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He's been below average for like ~5 years probably. But I think he's only just now, at 41 and 42, approaching the s*** (i.e. replacement level) tier.
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Some interesting names being left unprotected. Hmmm.
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Yes, the Jason Heyward timeline is very comforting
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We may have reached critical mass on this message board and in these fantasy leagues. Seems harder to find replacement owners than it used to be. -
Paxton might never top the ~160 innings he threw this year. He's damn talented but he's hardly an Ace. Clearly, there is a lot of injury concern baked into this deal. I also think Swanson is being disregarded unfairly. The quality pitching depth that the M's just got, cumulatively, is going to be way more valuable to them than Paxton. There is a decent chance Swanson is actually the better MLBer between him and Sheffield IMO.
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I've already drafted up a fantasy baseball Will for Spanky.
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I guess we need to start thinking about our Mandatory Retirement Age Rule
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Somebody get this guy his own podcast!
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Diaz has been worth 4.5 fWAR in 320 career games (essentially two seasons). That's a league average SS, not just a "reserve infielder". Sure, on a great team he probably doesn't start every single day. Trent Thornton throws a lot of strikes but he's also given up a lot of runs the last two seasons; he doesn't have electric stuff so it's plausible that he will get demolished by big league hitters. To say that Diaz is a "reserve infielder" and Thornton "could be a [sic] mlb SP for the next 6+ years" is quite an exercise in apologetics.
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Is anyone looking to fill a bunch of holes, or diversify? I need to consolidate some assets. MLB roster assets.
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The MLB Pipeline report on Thornton is relatively optimistic, but aligns with the other info in this thread.
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I believe this is the guy Guerrero hit the 117 mph double off of
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Aha - there's the angle for Toronto. 2019 is Tulo's Last Chance.
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I don't even really see any warts on Diaz. - At least close to an average defensive SS - Contact rate is good - Career walk rate is decent - Power returned in 2018 - Publicly available projections = his 2018 performance - 28 years old - Four years of control I guess his BsR sucks and he is notably not athletic or toolsy, so he is probably maxed out production-wise and I guess you could argue that there is downside risk. Blargh.
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Ooooooooo maybe they have Thornton pegged for a post-Opener role. That would seem to be a more optimal use for him. If you look at the qualified AAA SP leaders over the last few years with K-BB% in his talent bucket (over 17%) you don't really see a lot of SP success stories. Dan Straily and Jharel Cotton excited people for a bit but they didn't produce much. You do see a lot of Rays post-Opener guys though: Chirinos, Yarbrough, Pruitt... and the Rays are getting a way better ROI by using this type of talent in a non-traditional way.
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It's a delivery that does not seem to be on time to me. Lots of elbows flying around. Kind of like Osuna. Probably looking at an elevated injury risk.
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It was a regular post on Fangraphs but I don't think Thornton ever made the list. His stats weren't good enough.
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Mechanically, Thornton seems like a reliever. Not sure about this. Toronto does have a roster crunch. But Diaz had four years of control left and he's a useful (league average) SS. I guess we'll be seeing Gurriel at SS full time, and Travis is going nowhere this offseason.
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Miami Marlins rebranded again. http://news.sportslogos.net/2018/11/15/our-colores-miami-marlins-unveil-whole-new-look-and-logo-for-2019/ I like it. A bit of classic baseball, a bit of Miami Vice, a good tie-in to the team's past logos and colours. A lot better than the garish orange/yellow/blue s***.
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I don't mean you specifically, I mean you collectively.
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How did you even get into this?
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Sounds sick.
