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  1. Laika
    It seems like every college 1st rounder the Blue Jays take that has the main appeal of being "well rounded" flops spectacularly. Deck, Jenkins, Pentecost, now Harris? It's like the ghost of JP Ricciardi is playing tricks on the draft room
  2. Laika
    Jon Harris getting destroyed in the first inning. 0.2 IP 2 H 4 BB 2 K 3 ER Didn't even make it through 1 inning. #OrgGuy
  3. Laika
    Better strategy would be try to win, but then make an aggressive trade for the #1 in Beer's draft year if you want him that bad. Like Springer for #1 + a player (or whatever).
  4. Laika
    you're probably just happy to be in it right
  5. Laika
    I don't think it was an issue of notice. There are several notable scouting types on the twitter that are very bitter Fangraphs didn't go without someone from in the old boys club. It was a purposeful choice by Fangraphs to pick someone who was completely different.
  6. Laika
    I've been desperately trying to in the LoD but you won't let me
  7. Laika
    No, because I don't think he is even really scouting most of these guys. I think he's reading other material + talking to people + looking at stats + watching youtube videos and s*** and then throwing wildly disparate present - future grades on the players and their tools as a method of hedging his bets. I think Dan Farnsworth has some merit, skill, and ability and I think he could be a good part of a team that does this sort of thing. But as the sole source of 30 team rankings that go as deep as these do, he is simply out of his depth and over his head and it shows. I think he needs help.
  8. Laika
    It's not future. The three numbers he lists are: present grade / likely future grade (50th percentile) / ceiling future grade (95th percentile) The concept is decent for SOME tools. I actually like the incorporation of a percentile way of thinking about tool progression. I mean we see MLB players all the time that outperform or underperform what scouts tabbed their future tools as --> ex., guys who were called future 50 hitters reaching their 90th percentile outlook and hitting .300 consistently. It's clear that there is variance on future physical tools or game tools that needs to be appreciated. But Joey Gallo has 80 power, objectively, right now.
  9. Laika
    I had an open mind with Farnsworth at first but it's clear at this point that he is simply out of his league / depth. Kind of over it.
  10. Laika
    Let me know next time you're experiencing periodic mental incapacity and we can talk trade. You have 3-5 players that I wouldn't mind owning. Maybe I can draw up a quick will giving George Springer to me when you die? I wonder if anyone's ever done that. Personal Property - To my children in equal shares Real Estate - To my beloved son absolutely Fantasy Assets - To NJH, who may take at his discretion.
  11. Laika
    few weeks ago I think
  12. Laika
    oh hello
  13. Laika
    He limped off the field after a home plate collision
  14. Laika
    but why hasn't he suffered enough?
  15. Laika
    98. Only marginally faster than the fastball that he's always had. I've owned him probably 20 times in various leagues. Except for, you know, when he finally turned into something good.
  16. Laika
    Yeah it looks like he's gained 30 pounds. Thunder thighs.
  17. Laika
    He's 6'4" and no longer twiggy. It's the power pitcher frame that scouts drool over.
  18. Laika
    I wouldn't put a 60 on the CH after that. It got some whiffs, sure, but it was pretty firm at 89/90 and I would have concerns about how consistently it can be that effective. 70+ present FB 50 present CB; 60 potential 45 present CH; 55 potential (flashed plus!) 40 present command 70 body 40 mechanics 30 face
  19. Laika
    basically just 2015 rookies + 2016 top prospects (ignoring some lower minors guys)
  20. Laika
    It wasn't meant to be exhaustive at all. I have a lot of other guys I think are top 60 in this criteria. Ex., Mike Clevinger is IMO more valuable than a lot of these dudes.
  21. Laika
    He basically came into this appearance with three new weapons. A four seamer that he's willing to throw up in the zone and for whiffs, an actual changeup, and a better breaking ball.
  22. Laika
    Where did you have him ranked before the start? Who are the guys past 25 that you would still take over him? I think this is such an interesting case of parsing small sample size / scouting information.
  23. Laika
    To be the only one to answer my actual question... Before: #45 above Folty Now: #37 above Greene Hard for me to move him any higher than that. I guess #36 would be easy.
  24. Laika
    Inverted alphabet; slider of doom; Ace of Aces upside; appropriately placed given past issues; f*** Eickhoff and all of his fanboys; appropriately placed because handsome and the hype is real; age is just a number. rebutted
  25. Laika
    I actually think it's the best possible ranking of these 60 names that anyone on this board could do, in any amount of time. So I feel great.
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