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Only thing that makes any sense is if you can sign Gallardo for an AAV =< $12M, and then trade Dickey (and maybe Thole) for some kind of lower end SP prospect that is in the upper minors. Then they'd have expanded the depth chart by one name without really subtracting from the MLB team. Dickey actually fits the Royals ballpark and team well and they have some needs at SP. Dickey for a guy like Christian Binford or Brian Flynn, and then sign a FA SP for the same $12M or less?

Obviously there is a price point where it makes sense. This report is still complete fabrication though. I can't see Toronto being interested at all in Gallardo. The rotation already has enough contact manipulation enigma bets in Dickey and Estrada. All public comments indicate that they are more or less happy with the top 6, and mostly focused on improving starters 7-10 on the depth chart.

Sounds like Estrada

in the butt The one other guy in that deal that I think I could wish I held on to is Tucker. Not sure if he gets playing time though.

I seen that I may have overreacted to Hammel's bad second half. However, Wainwright's track record is just so Acey and Hammel's just so isn't. Suffice to say, I don't really buy it. Maybe you could say that Steamer600 is overrating Hammel's expected volume contributions

Absolutely the time to sell Pollock. Also, Lorenzo Cain. Sell sell sell.

I have Andrus as hitter #331 on my spreadsheet (not positionally adjusted though).

Of course. The GM basically just hires the people to do this stuff. He might have the final OK on very high draft picks.

I might agree on the Gibbers point

Yeah I was playing the long game

I think there's also an off-chance that Kelvin Herrera's K rate takes a huge step forward. He unveiled a wipeout slider in the playoffs that he's never had before.

Steamer600 -- check out how high Colabello is. Also, CCC Jose Reyes (need to drop down for suspension tax) Eric Hosmer Mark Teixeira A.J. Pollock Xander Bogaerts Evan Gattis Rougned Odor Matt Adams Robinson Cano Matt Holliday Chris Colabello Christian Yelich Chris Carter Carlos Gomez Daniel Murphy Oswaldo Arcia Mark Trumbo Maikel Franco Matt Kemp Kyle Seager Brandon Belt Troy Tulowitzki Anthony Rendon David Peralta Gerardo Parra Josh Reddick Shin-Soo Choo Alex Gordon

I always confuse Havok and JF

DDL Team Name power rankings: Tier 1 1. The True Cardinals 2. BALCO Pharm Team 3. London Slayers 4. ISO Horny The cream of the crop. The True Cardinals is a genius fantasy team branding that will stand the test of time. BALCO Pharm Team and ISO Horny are humorous, timeless names that draw upon the world of baseball for inspiration. London Slayers is just rock solid - an homage to the Slay City Slayers from a couple of Sega Genesis sports games in the early 1990s (I think). Tier 2 5. The Butt Stallions 6. Bye Week 7. Burrito Boyz 8. Kitten Mittens 9. Insert Clever Name Five good names here. Ironic, whimsical, self-deprecating, alliterated, unwanted and/or just plain funny. Tier 3 10. Georgia Peach I like this team name because of its link to baseball history, but it's also just kind of lame. Tier 4 11. Taijuan On! 12. Los Osos Blancos 13. Twist and Trout 14. The War Puigs 15. The Bryce is Right Five team names linked to players, which is never a great idea. But three of these players are so elite that it still works, a bit. Taijuan On! also meshes wonderfully with the owner's actual persona. And Los Osos Blancos is able to stand on its own, even if Evan Gattis was traded, since "The White Bears" in Spanish just kind of sounds good and works. Note - if The War Puigs became The WAR Pigs, it could rise a couple of tiers in the rankings. Tier 5 16. Gryffindor Harry Potter fans may disagree Tier 6 17. B.Inge Drinking 18. 2nd Leg to Stanton 19. The Lyon Tamer 20. Triple Hawpe Brewed These four team names are linked to specific players. Three of these players are retired (17, 19, 20) and three of these names are just not very clever or funny (18, 19, 20). B.Inge Drinking gets to the top of the s*** tier by being sort of funny. 2nd Leg to Stanton is a blatant rip off of a name thought up by noted s***** team namer Dinger. The last two are just the worst.

At least it can sort of stand on its own

Other teams overdue for a re-brand: The Lyon Tamer B.Inge Drinking Triple Hawpe Brewed The War Puigs (although I like this one even if Puig is gone)

2) I think it's important to not tie team names to any active player. Makes it awkward when you trade them. TRM needs to hurry up and officially change his team name to brryant - lol bts tho

That's a lot of tape. At least Reyes and Revere share 3 and 1/2 letters. Might have to go from 7 Reyes to 71 Tellez

Did you use masking tape to turn the "Reyes" into "Revere"?

Draft budgets would be a big part of it.

Should keep Padre Pomeranz. Projection are very nice, and he could close or start.

I don't really see the utility of any of his snippets, but if you read a bunch of them he's generally right, even if it's all common sense / obvious. I don't read any fantasy stuff on BP though so I only ever see his name when there is a fantasy spin on scouting reports.

Throwing together some steamer600 Z-Scores and I have Shelby Miller as SP #156, one slot behind Rubby De La Rosa. Go D-Backs!

addition by subtraction if there ever was such a thing

And hearing him talk about things like adding incremental wins, translating draft picks to $$.... definitely a fangraphs dot com guy