Grant77
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Can't wait to beat the s*** out of that cowardly loser for 19 games next season.
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We couldn't have been very interested. Misner isn't even in the top 20 on MLB.com. Hopefully we have our sights set higher for 3B.
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Your Expected Big IF Aquisition After Semien's Departure?
Grant77 replied to Jays24's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
A big part of the appeal with Chapman is that he can replace some of Semien's power production as well. I like Espinal as a bench or platoon guy, but he projects as well below average at the dish. We're probably not getting a .353 BABIP again. -
Your Expected Big IF Aquisition After Semien's Departure?
Grant77 replied to Jays24's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I think that Matt Chapman is the player for us. If we learned anything last year, it's that we need a true 3B to anchor the defense. We're certainly looking at an above average infield if we land him and roll with a Biggio Espinal platoon at 2B. -
I'm just paraphrasing the MLBTR rumour from Mets reporter Andy Martino. I'm not sure where he is getting it from.
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Latest rumours for Scherzer is either 3/126 or 4/168.
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It would be surprising if Rodon got much more than the QO. The White Sox surely had a decent read on the market before not offering it.
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I've responded to enough of your subtle trolling, Carlos Danger. Nobody is stupid enough to believe the things that you do. Good luck plying your craft with someone else.
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The Twins? That wouldn't make a whole lot of sense.
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I didn't mention Loup, but he isn't and has never been better than any of those pitchers. You are incorrect. We'll see if Pete Walker can change his career trajectory. I sure hope so.
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I hope he turns into the reliever that you are envisioning, but it's a real pie in the sky scenario. We'll have to see what happens.
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Just catching up on an earlier signing. That Avisail Garcia deal is absolutely horrendous. I don't know what the Marlins are seeing to make that kind of commitment.
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I'm still pretty dubious. His walk rate with Houston was exactly his career average and he had 2 extra strikeouts more than you would expect from his career average. We're using those two strikeouts to determine that he is a new pitcher? The new pitch is interesting, but there's really nothing there in the stats. I think you're grasping at straws with all due respect. I'd be more inclined to pay the extra for a truly elite reliever and trust the FO to fill the rest with cheaper guys that they have had a lot of success finding.
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4/54 for Gray. I would have seriously considered that if he were willing to take the same from us.
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Forgive me if I put more stock into a 7 year career where he has never reached that total than a 21 inning sample. I'm just not seeing what makes a pitcher like this worth 11 million at this juncture of the offseason where a lot of better relievers are still available.
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Certainly true, but this forum doesn't exist if we don't discuss the players. I hope that Pete Walker has something in his back pocket and makes Garcia a valuable reliever.
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I'm pretty pleased with the term of this signing. We knew that it would be over 20 million, but a 6th year was awfully risky.
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Good for Semien. I'm happy that he got paid big dollars.
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You are not interpreting my posts correctly. Yimi Garcia, unless he sees a significant change from his career norms, is not better than the cheap guys we have been adding under this regime. Guys like Tyler Clippard, Daniel Hudson, Anthony Bass, etc. Why are we paying 11 million for a guy like that when we know we can get better guys for cheaper? I wasn't against signing Liam Hendriks or a guy like Kendall Graveman. Spending significant dollars on a mediocre middle reliever is foolish in my view.
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I don't subscribe to this notion that simply pitching late in games makes a player better at it. Garcia is a barely above replacement level reliever and unless that suddenly changes in 2022, then we overpaid by quite a bit. If you want a slightly more accurate, but still flawed, representation of Garcia's superior mental makeup and performance under pressure then try WPA. Career: -3.12 wins 2021: -0.48 wins Postseason: -0.73 wins Fangraphs 'Clutch' stat, which I don't know a ton about, but is defined as how well a player pitches in high leverage situations, has him at -4.71 wins. A high leverage reliever indeed.
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Schilling doesn't deserve to make it anyways, but the rest of the ballot is ridiculous.
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I think that most of us would agree that paying several million extra for 'closer experience' is not a smart thing to do. It's a virtual guarantee that similarly talented relievers will be available for far less in the coming months.
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I'm not a fan of a multi year commitment to a middle reliever. He hasn't even been worth 11 million over an entire 7 year career (1.2 fWAR). Surely we could have found someone comparable on the non tender market or on a cheaper deal like we have several times in the past. Clippard, Axford, Oh, Hudson, Font, Phelps, Bass, Dolis, Cole. I was happy with all of those moves. Atkins has a knack for finding good arms on the cheap.
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Jays 2021/22 General Off-Season Discussion
Grant77 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Probably Erik Bedard or Chris Tillman, depending on how strictly you follow your criteria. -
I believe the plan (from the Rays owner) is that the playoffs would be in Montreal.