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  1. Laika
    Hoffman 2026 120 Stuff+ 87 Location+ 2025 110 Stuff+ 98 Location+ Varland 2026 115 Stuff+, 108 Location+ 2025 110 Stuff+, 101 Location+ I like the stuff trend on both this year. That signal might mean something even this early. The location trend shouldn't mean much yet. Hoffman has had brutal command so far though. Varland's issue with locations is way more specific - last year he almost threw too many strikes, or too many meatballs. I wonder if he would be a better reliever if he was a bit more wild? Weird to say.
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    Springer (1) Schneider (3) - Jonn, Orgfiller Vlad (1) - Laika Kaz(2) Kirk (3) Clement (3) Sanchez (2) Straw (5) Gimenez (3) Bench (10) - mphenhef
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    Bo is the worst player in baseball so far bleeding runs on defense, somehow he has negative BsR despite almost never being on base Kaz is already +0.8 fWAR on Bo wow
  4. Laika
    I was tarred and feathered for saying "regular season Vlad is back!" after his TOOTBLAN but it's true He has a 171 wRC+ but it's hilariously all groundball singles His xwOBA is .281. Zero barrels. Pulling nothing in the air. Hitting almost everything on the ground. Not even hitting enough hard ground balls. And this is against some real nincompoop pitchers.
  5. Laika
    My assumption from watching it was that it was some kind of full tear or rupture. Ligament or maybe hamstring. If the team isn't IMMEDIATELY confirming that it is a full tear, I find that mildly hopeful, but the best case scenario is probably still a partial tear and four+ months out of action. Still seems like a 95% chance it's just a full tear though.
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    In hindsight, should have never signed a big awkward Alek Manoah kind of body They just don't last on turf!
  7. Laika
    The real answer is - the umps weren't calling the rulebook anyway They tested out the 3D zone w ABS and everyone hated it
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    LUKES
  9. Laika
    Should be both + someone else coming up with Estrada, IMO
  10. Laika
    BL needs some time in Buffalo He has an option and the Jays need more fresh arms tomorrow anyway... Option him then call up Estrada and Macko or Lee
  11. Laika
    Jays are doing this just to annoy the Yankees with their run differential again
  12. Laika
    GIMENEZ
  13. Laika
    Sugano? SUGANO!?
  14. Laika
    Harder than any baseball Alex Bregman has ever hit And I am pretty sure he was a pull air guy in Japan? I see no reason to expect less than 30 homers
  15. Laika
    Here is a weird one. Brewers and Cooper Pratt are finalizing an extension. Seems like an eight year deal worth $50m or so, with a couple of team options. Not an unheard of structure for a top prospect... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/brewers-cooper-pratt-reportedly-working-on-extension.html ... except... Cooper Pratt hit .238/.343/.348 last year in AA. That's a .691 OPS The Brewers are a cheap ass team. He was only 20, very young for AA. No doubt their model loves him or they wouldn't do this. But have we ever seen a top prospect post an OPS like that and get a pre-debut deal such as this?
  16. Laika
    It is obviously true, there are just so many caveats. Generally true though. Caveats: A player could struggle or at least "not destroy" a level because of some kind of injury or other problem that we aren't aware of; Some players do get stuck in flawed mechanics or approaches, and that could send the wrong signal I mean Aaron Judge had a .777 OPS at 23 in his first taste of AA and AAA, with 144 Ks in 124 games. So he decidedly did NOT destroy but that obviously did NOT put a ceiling on him. That's not the low minors but there are similar examples. Bobby Witt had a 83 wRC+ in rookie ball at 19. Ceiling on Witt? That being said I do agree! If you are hunting for superstars, you want that small sample size signal of destroying the low minors as an 18 year old, or whatever. That's a common signal that most true superstars would share. Most, not all.
  17. Laika
    Silly Mets fans don't realize Bo likes to suck for entire months but then go white hot for the whole summer
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  19. Laika
    He's probably nothing of course BUT Dub has a cool name and honestly he seems kind of like a Caleb Durbin lite to me. Worse speed and defense but I don't see why a 6 foot guy with some homers can't be coached into like 45 pop
  20. Laika
    School: UC Irvine Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted Age At Draft: 21.9 Gleed is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound infielder and righthanded hitter who has been a solid contact bat for UC Irvine over the past three seasons. He had a career-best season this spring where he slashed .351/.469/.550 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts and six homers in 34 games. Hamstring injuries plagued his season and caused him to miss time. Gleed is a contact hitter who did a nice job staying within the strike zone this spring and while he has solid raw power he projects to be a below-average hitter with below-average power in games in pro ball. Primarily a third baseman this spring, Gleed has played all over the infield (as well as DH when he was injured) and scouts are mixed on whether he fits best at third, second or left, where his below-average speed could limit him. His contact skills could make him a day three sort of prospect
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    Griffin Conine too It's getting funny
  22. Laika
    So kaz is better than Bo for way less money? Cool So the Jays have the best up the middle defense in baseball?
  23. Laika
    Need Lauer to just rubber arm 6 innings regardless of results. 9-8 win?
  24. Laika
    Dumb challenge, horrendous base running, almost everything has been oppo and on the ground
  25. Laika
    Regular season Vladdy is back!
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