Laika
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All valid points, of course. Things aren't looking great for Zeuch but he has some unique characteristics that, I think, make it worth holding out hope that even without a big developmental leap he might be capable of MLB SP production similar to, say, Kendall Graveman for a few years while he's still cheap. I'd rather have a durable back-end SP than a stupid groundball reliever guy. And of course if he flops in 2019/2020 you can always throw him into the pen at that point and see what happens.
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I wonder sometimes if people are overreacting to Zeuch's low K rate. I mean his ERA and DIPS were great this year in AA, and great last year in A+. It's not like that is completely meaningless information, especially when a guy is like 7 feet tall and it's reasonable to think that the fastball could be extremely hard to square up even if it doesn't miss bats.
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Really good question and hard to guess. Could be surprisingly low or surprisingly high!
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he said, pathetically, as he shrunk into a corn cob
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Age gets to everyone. You and I -- two past their prime former fantasy stars (you more than me) -- would know all about that.
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oops, you're very wrong
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Wellll I have a guy that I know you want and there is that offer hanging in the air. You could always click accept on that
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MLB should definitely just have one legal in-house spray product that helps grip a little bit (but not too much), which they plop behind the mound with the rosin bag. IIRC rosin was an illegal substance from like, 1900 to 1935 or whatever.
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To compare Matthews to Vlad Jr.... on a blue jays message board... WOW!
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Or just offer him the most money and make a gamble on being able to turn him into a prospect. The team should have payroll space.
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Listen to these tools... (you can use this perfect tagline in exchange for 5% of all profits)
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"It sounds like a 20 grade baseball blog" - Roy Firestone
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Jays announce Charlie Montoyo as manager
Laika replied to DigitalRock's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
To be fair to Charlie, that's a very bad picture. He's not THAT hideous. -
Jays announce Charlie Montoyo as manager
Laika replied to DigitalRock's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Kind of getting sick of that stock line: "Playing/managing for a team that represents an entire country is super cool" -
He didn't quit. Probably best to email him though rather than PM through this message board.
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McCutchen is probably the next guy that I focus on getting rid of. Send me a not s***** offer if interested.
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probably? he hasn't gone over 110 since 2012
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Gibby Gone, Replacement Discussion thread
Laika replied to TheHurl's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I am already emotionally invested in Rocco Baldelli so I will be changing my fandom if it isn't him. -
Why? I'm sure you also like the Rodon deal since you are his #1 SuperFan.
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confirmed (I know it's bad so don't even laugh)
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It's kind of funny. You get these guys like Chris Taylor and JDM now who have like, .390 wOBAs, .400 OBPs with power in the minors... they struggle for a few very truncated partial MLB seasons and then get comfortable and start hitting well and everyone is instantly screeching about the flyball revolution and the magic of altering your approach
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Yeah I suppose you're right. When you take the highest of the average of a select few of his more important stats and look at them in totality and factor in the eye test, he is overrated! The fact that he had 6.5 WAR this season after hitting .234 last season basically tells you all you need to know about WAR. What is it good for? Finish my sentence
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lol
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Ben Zobrist is 37. He was a great poster boy for modern baseball about a whole decade ago. The OBP and positional versatility combo is kind of passé now -- it's all about athleticism and next level hitting/pitching mechanics now. Candidates for the face of "new age baseball" that pop to my mind might be... Trevor Bauer Matt Chapman Joey Gallo Chris Taylor Trevor Story Alex Bregman Whit Merrifield Luke Maile Sheryl Ring
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Francisco Cervelli to Boxy, along with MiLB #52 MiLB #16 to me
