Laika
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Diamondbacks sign Zack Greinke to record AAV
Laika replied to reedjohnsonfan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
In terms of comparing Happ and Estrada's contracts to the market, we saw a bit of the low end of the SP market today too with Pelfrey getting 2/$16. The remaining SP to watch are: Kazmir (obviously better than Happ/Estrada so should get more) Iwakuma (obviously better) Kennedy (slightly better or the same) Latos (slightly worse than both?) Fister (worse) -
Marlins hire Barry Bonds as hitting coach
Laika replied to reedjohnsonfan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Rumours are that Loria hates Ozuna and he will be traded this offseason -
Diamondbacks sign Zack Greinke to record AAV
Laika replied to reedjohnsonfan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
*clutches JA Happ* -
Especially those poor minor leaguers...
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Marlins hire Barry Bonds as hitting coach
Laika replied to reedjohnsonfan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Overarching Mandate - leave Stanton alone Assignment #1 - unlock that Yelich power -
Revenues have reportedly increased a lot more than player salaries in the last couple of decades.
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They also lose pick #13, which has substantial value (over $15M).
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Rough value ^^^
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His chin regressed in on itself and created a singularity, absorbing him from the Earth and erasing him from existence along all dimensions of space and time. You can say that he busted.
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Yeah Arizona turned things around pretty fast. They used to look really good and headed in the right direction, then Kevin Towers kind of steered the ship straight downwards with a series of dogshit moves. But the emergence of guys like Pollock and David Peralta have helped them float back up quickly. And Enciarte and they have an entire outfield that kind of came out of nowhere. I also personally like Lamb and Castillo and I see the usefulness of Ahmed. That right there + Goldy is 7 positions filled. (Tomas/2B suck). On the pitching side, Corbin is obviously good and healthy again and I am personally partial to all three of Ray, Anderson, and De La Rosa. Greinke gives them a classic SP1->SP5. And they always seem to be dripping with good controllable bullpen arms. They will be good!
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... in the waiver draft
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I'm getting there. I don't like to ignore people just because I think they are kind of dumb and I disagree with them a lot. I will ignore anyone who is dumb and exceedingly indignant, though. I mean, I thought Greenwood was dumb and I disagreed with him a lot for like, years. Now he's the board MVP.
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His OPSBI on Saturday day games was terribad
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Stop posting.
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No, it's not. When your sample size is limited you don't just accept it as truth because that's all you have - you regress to the mean heavily.
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sample size of 85 plate appearances lol that article needs to DIAF it's only possible use is as inspiration for doing a proper WOWY on whether or not Dickey actually makes his catchers suck at hitting. Even if he does, it strikes me as more likely to be a timing thing than an injury thing. Catching the knuckleball could maybe mess up your timing for hitting. And if that's the case then you still might as well throw Martin out there because he's your best defensive catcher.
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When you're paying $82M for the services of a catcher in his mid 30's, you f***ing ride him into the ground. Russell Martin should be begging for retirement and reaching for a cane at the end of 2019. And hopefully with a smile on his face, since he'll have a bunch of rings by then.
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1) I don't really care about Martin possibly jamming his thumb. Catching is a tough job, period. Martin is a thick, hairy Canadian dude. He can manage. 2) Even if Dickey does significantly increase Martin's injury risk, the sensible solution to that problem would be to get rid of Dickey. Categorically benching an $82M investment for a bag of s*** like Thole is retarded.
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I don't even really think framing numbers would have much to do with being able to handle Dickey. It's not the same skill. Only a small influence since you probably need soft hands to do both things very well. Personally, I think Martin is fine catching Dickey. Sure you want a backup that can probably handle Dickey so they can share the knuckleball load, but you don't need a backup who can be a personal caddy to RA and catch 33 games. Martin's offensive numbers in a 21 game split catching Dickey are virtually meaningless, by the way.
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Well someone like Terry Ryan would probably fire you if you mentioned WAR. They may not all use VORP or WAR or WARP or whatever they call it but those concepts are still exactly what every team is trying to buy, even if they don't explicitly think about it that way.
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They could just change the logos to avoid it being racist. The Redskins should change their logo to a potato. The Indians should change their logo to Ben Kingsley's version of Gandhi.
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He doesn't have to necessarily be good or bad. You're just looking for the best player, period. But when your pool of available dudes pretty much all project to hit below their weight, the best ones are just very likely going to be fancy framers since that skill has so much influence on a catcher's defensive value. One guy who the Blue Jays should take a long look at IMO is Michael McKenry. He's actually a below average framer but might be the best hitting catcher on the free agent market right now.
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Mike Pelfrey is the question "how much is 1 WAR worth right now in the free agent market?" incarnate.
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Thank you very much, you cheap/frumpy jeaned 28 year old young woman you.
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They can still add a better backup. Thole is out of options but it's very likely that he would clear waivers so it doesn't really matter. He also doesn't quite qualify for the "Veteran's Consent Rule" so he can't even demand to be released if they try to waive him off the 25 man to Buffalo. And even if he could refuse assignment to AAA, he probably wouldn't because being in whatever organization has RA Dickey is his best path to MLB playing time and he knows it. I find it more likely than not that Thole will be in Buffalo to start the year, as the team's 3rd C. But we'll see.
