Lmao you could add players who aren’t sideshows regardless of race. Breaking up the barrio didn’t mean we are no longer employing latinos
Nobody said anything about the language they speak. Straw man argument
Been saying it for a long time and lots of guys mocked me for it but it was clear as day that the lack of maturity was an anchor holding the team back.
Charlie gone
Teo gone
LGJ gone
HR jacket gone
Barrio gone
Mattingly in
KK in
Belt in
Not happenstance. Deliberate cuts and additions
Doubt the Jays regret Moreno for Varsho. Moreno might max out as like a 4 WAR player as he approaches free agency but to me he looks like a high floor lower ceiling kind of guy. Varsho is a 4 WAR player right now.
Cost certainty. And I’d rather see the Nats spending some cash and committing to a young player than sit on their wallets like other teams. Pretty low risk move on their part, he’ll almost certainly be worth at 5 or 6 AAV for that entire deal
Catching prospects rarely hit the ground running and that’s back up catcher money. If Ruiz unlocks any sort of power upgrade that contract will be very valuable.
I don’t think he’s ever not been fat
You can see when he turns around first he kinda breaks his footing down and then sees the throw goes through to home so takes off for second. Those knees aren’t used to starts at stops like that. He kind of gingerly eases into second
Odds are stacked against him starting the year in Toronto but he’s going to be viewed the same as the Phillies view Andrew Painter. Elite arm on a contender ready to insert into the rotation when an opportunity presents itself. Could either be injury or performance.
Having guys like Barger and Tiedemann turn into core pieces would be like Strider and Harris with Atlanta last year.
Angels did a good job filling the cracks this offseason and raising the floor of their team. They went from stars and scrubs to starts and major league regulars throughout the lineup.