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Jays acquire Joaquin Benoit from Mariners for Drew Storen + Cash
Laika replied to King's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
It smells so much like the Grilli trade. Interesting. Benoit is still throwing as hard as ever. He has a long track record of being quite good. Just seems like a random BB spike in 24 innings this year. -
someone reached on an error I guess
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did someone just fart?
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*checks to see who just added Alex Dickerson*
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He has been gross this season though - replacement level - so there's not much to lose by letting him start. If he can shut down Toronto then maybe his value ticks up.
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That's a decent question. I wish I knew. Wishful thinking is that the grandmaster plan is about focusing capital on an Edwin extension.
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It's not like the outlook is terrible. His projections are fine for a bench bat. So the move would be fine as long as they are paying bench bat salary.
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Probably an identity crisis. He was a Melvin trapped in a BJ's body. Atlanta is a cesspool of an organization these days. Maybe weird psychological things with the expectations him and his brother had. Maybe just random flux.
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And then before THAT, he was consistently above average for like six straight years, with a broad skill set. Not much has really changed about his game ever. Strikeouts, power, speed, defense. It's really not recency bias. In baseball, you need to weight the most recent information more heavily. Any projection system would. We need to see the deal before passing judgment. If it's Upton at full salary, or near full salary, I don't like it at all.
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Upton has been solid for two seasons now. 3.1 WAR in ~600 PA over 2015 and 2016. He's an ideal 4th outfielder. Pinch hit option with real pop, decent defense, good pinch running option, veteran.
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No, it's reputation based. Scouting reports all along pegged him as a plus defensive 1B. He got frequent Mark Teixeira comps as a prospect. It's not like he's ever been bad. He has great hands and is a fantastic fundamental 1B. He just has s*** range, which kind of cancels the rest out. He's an average 1B.
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How much has one start changed your opinion on Aaron Sanchez?
Laika replied to Laika's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
He siphoned it from Stroman over the offseason. -
why? I don't see how he fits at all
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Depends on how much salary they eat. If they eat nothing, then he should cost nothing. If they eat a big chunk, then maybe some B- prospect like Connor Greene.
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Bringer of Rain Elite Dynasty - - bjmbleagues.com
Laika replied to spittin's topic in Fantasy Sports
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Good start to the week! Thanks North. I'm guessing it's this. Dietrich looked more attractive in a speculative sense last year, when he had a .200 ISO. Not happening right now.
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Sudden velo drop, unexpected. It happens. .485 wOBA on his Sinker this year (primary fastball); .324 career. Some of it is bad luck but not all of it. http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?playerid=6983&position=P&pitch=SI
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Loup's velocity has been way down this year.
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He can certainly get in better shape or get ripped, but I wouldn't say that he can change his body type. His speed tool wouldn't change much or at all, even if he had 22s and rippling abs.
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I just don't see it. I scouted Perdomo with two eyes for one entire inning during the Futures Games, and was thoroughly unimpressed. I saw a high effort 91mph chucker. I think as a starter he will get nuked in the upper minors and the bigs, unless he can add velocity, which isn't likely at 22 years old. But in relief he might work. I mean, he would probably work in relief. It's also important to note that he's kind of old for his level, in prospect terms.
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david purcey ceiling
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future LOOGY, not top 10
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prettayyyyyy good top 10 actually
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Well, he's 17. By the time he's 22 most scouts project that he will be very large and probably slow. He's a large, thick kid. Not the same body as his dad. Vlad Sr.'s rookie cards list him as 6'2", 165 lbs. Vlad Jr. is ALREADY listed as 6'1", 200 lbs. 200 lbs at 17!!!! He'll probably break into the league with the body that his dad had at ~30 years old.
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Vlad's BB rate was very low compared to other hitters in his era with comparable power (.200+ ISO). 26th lowest out of 145. His K% was EXTREMELY low compared to those guys. 5th lowest out of 145. He wasn't unique though. Nomar actually walked less and struck out less, while hitting for power. Mouses Alou and Carlos Lee had similar offensive profiles. Luis Gonzalez too. Albert Belle and Tino Martinez had only slightly higher K rates. Albert Pujols sticks out as truly a generational talent, having struck out less often than Vlad, lauded for his preternatural contact skills, while hitting for significantly more power. Kind of a shame to see Pujols languish as a below average player these days.
