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  1. Laika
    I'm a rationalist, not an optimist. For most of these old players I'm just looking at their production this year vs. their current rest-of-season projections... and the projections are significantly better. I prefer that ^ approach to hand-wavy pseudo-arguments like "he's old so he's probably done". I don't think there's even a good trade market for Donaldson right now and he's clearly playing with a somewhat serious injury.
  2. Laika
    Can just as easily trade Donaldson in the middle of 2018
  3. Laika
    sure
  4. Laika
    Obviously specific players are debatable but the general trend certainly isn't. Unexpectedly bad or hurt, under control next year Donaldson Pearce Tulo Travis Pillar Morales Sanchez Not under control in 2018 but could be back, could be better Bautista Estrada Liriano Could have really contributed, f***ed by injuries: Alford Pompey Also Grilli and Howell... but reasonable people expected them to not be very good. Hoped they would be, but I don't think there was much expectation. On the flip side, the team has like, three or four good surprises and only of them (Smoak) isn't a stupid reliever.
  5. Laika
    This is what nobody gets. Unless the rebuild idiots want to dump Stroman, Sanchez, and Osuna while they're at it? Then the next window becomes like 2021 at the earliest. Woooo
  6. Laika
    Tulo derives a lot of his value right now from simply being capable of manning the SS position. Take that away from him and he's nothing. You could just grab someone like Trevor Plouffe for free and get the same (or similar) 3B production
  7. Laika
    There are like TEN players on this team right now that have been unexpectedly bad, and could reasonably be expected to regress upwards in 2018. Some of you guys are f***ing embarrassingly stupid. Borderline intellectual functioning. Get a new hobby. The CFL needs fans.
  8. Laika
    JD Martinez is not a great player. Great hitter, but a statue in the OF. There's really no rational argument for not taking my approach to things. Sorry, folks. Donaldson is the train that carries everything else and he's having a shittacular year so they need to just hold him anyway.
  9. Laika
    Obviously it's an awful time to trade Donaldson because of how he is playing right now. That's a big part of the calculus. Tulo's bat doesn't play at 3B anymore and those two won't be ready to take over SS. I think he's still a decent SS. It is what it is - he has no trade value so he's entrenched there. Smoak is having a great year but I don't know if he'd fetch that much, even he finishes strong. Just such a long track record of mediocrity. Well sucking, actually. It's the guys with no trade value that could still reasonably be good at baseball in 2018 (Tulo, Martin, Morales, Pearce) that make trying one more time inviting. There's also absolutely no reason they can't just try again and if it doesn't work flip Smoak, Donaldson, and Happ at the deadline in 2018
  10. Laika
    I've always though Toronto should just re-roll in 2018 and the lack of clear trade candidates just reinforces that... this window has one more year. It's a good thing, guys. 2018 could be fun. Mix these veterans in with some other younger guys like Alford, Pompey, Tellez, Jansen, SRF, Gurriel, RP Greene, Mayza. And then in 2019 the next window starts. The Vlad Bo era.
  11. Laika
    2017 is a BABIP surge but he is an above average hitter. More like .270/.300 though
  12. Laika
    Dinger quoting Dave Cameron, yes.
  13. Laika
    "Neon" Keon Broxton just get f***ing demoted. Rekt.
  14. Laika
    I'll give you McCutchen back for a sensual fisting
  15. Laika
    a glorious self-own
  16. Laika
    uhhh what do you want to trade?
  17. Laika
    Funny that McGowan is almost the last man standing though
  18. Laika
    I think there's a good chance both teams would do it, if they weren't in the same division.
  19. Laika
    Dombrowski is playing 4 dimensional chess, you nincompoop. He got Sale and kept Devers. Winning
  20. Laika
    lmao
  21. Laika
    Personally, I'm still making myself laugh with "doesn't get cheated" and "lacks projection"
  22. Laika
    True brothers
  23. Laika
    DDL scouting reports Fearthedoc - a professional hitter P2F - 60 OFP Jaysblue - elite plate discipline Torontofan - tweener profile boxy - well below-average bat speed NJH - high baseball IQ GD - doesn't get cheated The Cats Ass - frustratingly inconsistent GeorgiaPeach - org player jays_fever - great clubhouse guy Dr. Dinger - the good face z3r0s - he's a baseball player SpeedyGose - lacks extension KingKat - slow-twitch athlete Silvergun - he's got all five tools BTS - warning track power Spanky99 - extremely poor control Havok24 - the tools are here Sammy225 - ugly girlfriend TheHurl - lacks projection
  24. Laika
    forever the GOAT
  25. Laika
    Someone just compared his stats to Bo's lmfao. Noda is essentially irrelevant.
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