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  1. Laika
    The thing about the free agent market is that it's not exactly a market. There needs to be mutual interest. Who knows if any of the obvious value guys like Iwakuma or Shark even have Toronto on their radar.
  2. Laika
    I am of two minds. 1) Mega-contracts to pitchers in their 30s are bad and if I were the GM I wouldn't even consider it 2) It's not my money and David Price is awesome and exactly what the team needs to maximize short term World Series chances and apparently he want sto be here so do it I will probably be an apologist no matter what they do
  3. Laika
    Well obviously you'd have to take Appel. He's like two years younger and Webster has already dug himself a -1.1 hole.
  4. Laika
    By technique I mean more to do with his footwork and routes before he throws. Having good footwork, a quick exchange, and making good throwing decisions and accurate throws. I agree that his specific throwing technique isn't great and his arm strength isn't great, maybe somewhat as a result.
  5. Laika
    So like, 2.3?
  6. Laika
    Dear god, Jed. Semien to 2B Lawrie 3rd Lawrie and Valencia can also swap in at 2B and 3B
  7. Laika
    Webster becomes a must own in all formats
  8. Laika
    I missed edit and hit reply. Pane? Do you mean tab? Who says pane?
  9. Laika
    The decision by Boston to sign him and plop him in LF was one of the weirdest big money front office decisions I have ever seen. Positional adjustment be damned, I don't know why anybody in their right mind would have thought that Hanley would be better or more valuable in LF than, say, third base. And then the layer on top of that is the green monster factor. I just don't get it. He's been a bad SS his entire career, did he really decline that much in LA? I don't think so. They should put Sandoval out of his misery and plop Hanley at 3rd. It probably improves the team defense.
  10. Laika
    Shoulder injury was basically chronic last season. I think he'll bounce back offensively I agree that he should get a tighter helmet
  11. Laika
    If you think he's say 7% below league average, then how good does he have to remain on defense to stay an above average player? How likely do you think he is to remain that good? Crunch the numbers. Do the math. Make a point.
  12. Laika
    Why even bin him at all though? It's just a generalization to fit your argument. Our scale for offense is a lot more sophisticated than "he good, he bad"
  13. Laika
    Yeah I'd still take Hanley over Cueto. f*** Cueto
  14. Laika
    I don't think his arm strength is that great but I do like his throwing technique/quickness/decisions. That's not worth a lot of runs through.
  15. Laika
    - If we define long-term as six years, then lots. But players generally don't build productive 15 year careers unless they have a somewhat well rounded game, regardless of what their carrying tool is. - They don't have to worry about his 30s. - He projects for a 97 wRC+. To bin him as "below average" is true in fact but not really that honest of a point. It's not like he's a nothing hitter. He has a hit tool and room for development.
  16. Laika
    Sure, bad defensive seasons happen but probably only just as often as bad offensive ones. Measurement of defense is unstable but that doesn't mean defensive skill is that unstable. Did you watch the games last year? How likely do you think it is that Kevin Pillar's defensive skill is going to fluctuate a lot?
  17. Laika
    O/U on Mark Appel's career = Luke Hochevar which side you guys on?
  18. Laika
    Colby Rasmus has no stable skills. He's just a mediocre defender with big power but tons of swing and miss. Rides the BABIP and HR/FB rollercoasters. Pillar's defense should be a nice buffer against s***** seasons.
  19. Laika
    We see this "too reliant on his legs" argument all the time about a lot of different players and I must say, it is pretty weak.
  20. Laika
    Why would they like Travis more than Pillar as a core piece? That seems dumb to me and possibly racist
  21. Laika
    65th in wOBA projections
  22. Laika
    You mean HIM retweeting people talking about the rare things he happened to be right on, possibly by coincidence
  23. Laika
    ooooooo
  24. Laika
    Weird to see Dipoto away from the Angels. Makes me think about how much undeserved credit or scorn other GMs get. They are the face of the franchise, even if they aren't the master.
  25. Laika
    This guy's batting average on scoops is like, .100. Don't sweat it.
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