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  1. John_Havok
    I think the only ones so far that didn't instantly make me further disappointed in humanity were Colorado, Arizona and Cinci. That's not to say I really liked them just that at least they started with a good premise but could have done so much more
  2. John_Havok
    It's not the jersey quality that made nearly every city connect jersey so far.....suck
  3. John_Havok
    One good thing the Jays have going for them, the only free agents after this season are Jansen, Richards, Yimi, Turner, KK and Kikuchi, all of whom would have many replacement options available. That, couple with a ton of guys going into their last seasons before FA, they have all kinds of options available when it comes to hanging on to certain guys, trading, or completely nuking the roster and starting over List of guys with 1 year left after 2024…Vlad, Bo, Bassitt, Green, IKF, Romano, Biggio, Mayza, Swanson, Cabrera.
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    They could get a head start on it after this season with Bregman or Soto. Even signing one of those guys might entice one of Bo or Vlad to sign and extension. Hypothetically....let's assume they sign Bregman to an 8 year deal and one of Bo or Vlad signs an extension. Does the other guy get traded with a full year left or do they roll the dice and take the 5th round comp pick or whatever garbo pick it would be since they'd very obviously be over the luxury tax. Other notable FA targets that could be available assuming no extensions.... Burnes, Fried, Bieber, Scherzer, Woodruff, Goldschmidt, Alonso, Adames, Buehler, and Gerrit Cole if he opts out. Kim should also be an FA since he has a mutual option, but should definitely turn it down if he has another good year. The following offseason isn’t as fun, Realmuto, Vlad, Bo, Gallen…some excellent relievers tho https://www.mlb.com/news/baseball-s-next-free-agent-classes
  5. John_Havok
    No doubt. If Soler was willing to signs a 2 year deal he would have already. I suspect he probably turned down 2 year deal with higher AAVs prior to getting his 3 year deal. Not significantly higher but 2/30 or 2/32 I could definitely believe to have been offered.
  6. John_Havok
    Soler was adamant about a third year, Giants were the only ones willing to add it on it looks like. Pass on that though the AAV isn’t nutty or anything.
  7. John_Havok
    There's no doubt that pitching and defense is the floor that Atkins built. Everywhere on the field has above average defenders in place with the exception of Bo (who did improve a bit last year) and the cement shoed 1b. The pitching should be expected to be a top 5~ rotation The Jays success or lack thereof this year will come down to what happens with the bats, or catastrophic pitching injury.
  8. John_Havok
    Certain players ... for sure impact jersey sales in a big way. Ohtani jerseys for the Dodgers couldn't be made fast enough to sell the first few weeks after his signing. He set the record for most jersey sales in a 48 hour period at Fanatics, the previous record being held by Lionel Messi.
  9. John_Havok
    This happens in every FO. Trades or signings are far more the results of many many conversations vs a "hey what about that guy?" scenario.
  10. John_Havok
    Because "people"
  11. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Or...learn to control his temper and channel it into something positive. Instead, he's going to leave his team shorthanded for however many games. Who do the Leafs even have that can step in and play D at the NHL level in the system? And I know, i know. I played hockey too and had my share of becoming unhinged in the moment. It happens. It's understandable that the emotions run wild, but it doesn't excuse the response.
  12. John_Havok
    the 12 innings he pitched last season before being DFA really supports your declaration well.
  13. John_Havok
    He's only doing what his clients tell him to do. If they wanted to sign earlier they would have.
  14. John_Havok
    1. Orioles 2. Brewers 3. Dodgers 4. Diamondbacks 5. Cubs 6. Tigers 7. Yankees 8. Red Sox 9. Pirates 10. White Sox 11. Nationals 12. Rays 13. Cardinals 14. Reds 15. Mets 16. Mariners 17. Twins 18. Padres 19. Phillies 20. Jays 21. Rangers 22. Guardians 23. Giants 24. Rockies 25. Royals 26. Braves 27. Astros 28. Marlins 29. Angels 30. Athletics Would have posted the explanation blurbs but in typical Law fashion, they really don't make much sense.
  15. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    1st time offender Two other suspensions for cross checks this year were for 1 game (Mangiapane on McCann )and 6 games (Perron on Zub ). Both were first time offenders. This one comparatively was far closer to the Perron cross check than Mangiapane. Depends on how they feel about the circumstances being after a goal. My first thought was 3 for sure…then seeing the Perron thing and comparing…yeah, could be closer to 6.
  16. John_Havok

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    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Tell me how it’s different? All of them, cheap shots on guys with their backs turned. Hunter on Turgoen was even right after a goal, just like this one though Hunter got 21 games for it. He had a pretty lengthy history at that point.
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    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Yeah, totally understand the feeling of wanting to take the guys head off, ya just don’t do it like that. You drop gloves and try getting him to also, or you wait till the next game and paste him into the boards every chance you get until he drops the gloves then. What he did was gutless and right up there on the list of coward crap that starts with the Claude Lemieux s*** on Draper in ‘96 or Dale Hunter on Turgeon in ‘93.
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    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    The amount of mouth breathers out there defending a cross check to the neck/head because of hurt feelings is amazing
  19. John_Havok
    Who cares. I care if he gets rocked after March 28th.
  20. John_Havok
    Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports that the fifth year on Rodriguez’s contract is a player option valued at $6MM. If Rodriguez declines that option, the team will then have the ability to exercise a $10MM club option. That could take the contract to $36MM over five years, though Francys Romero reports that the total money can climb as high as $40MM, which suggests there are some additional incentives baked into the arrangement. So... maximum 5/40, minimum 4/26 ???
  21. John_Havok
    You have a weird definition of a good team when a 2 WAR CF is a 4th OF. That's an all star team.
  22. John_Havok
    LOL... just .... no. Not yet. 4th OF don't consist of being the benchmark in CF defense for a decade, combined with a league average bat. he might be in a few years though.
  23. John_Havok
    Owners cooperating to not sign a guy is absolutely against the competitive integrity of the leagues rules, and therefore "improper and illegal" under MLB rules. Though the only real mention of it in the CBA is as follows: "Players shall not act in concert with other Players and Clubs shall not act in concert with other Clubs" It was added to the CBA at the owner's insistence back in the 60's when players really started realize they were getting boned and started sitting out rather than signing s***** contracts. Proving collusion against Bauer though would be really difficult. It's not super hard to see why 30 different clubs would arrive at the same conclusion on Bauer without having a group Zoom meeting about it. It would be like Bonds trying to prove collusion when he was still murderous with the bat in 2007 and also offered to play for league minimum but got no offers. He actually did file a grievance but lost
  24. John_Havok
    It's stuff like this that never makes me think the player shouldn't try to get every dime they can out of the owners. The owners will always try to pay less for talent, regardless of how important that talent is. I don't even fault them for that, it's just good business to try and get more for less, but they can't act like it isn't a two-way street. This idea that employees and contractors "must" do everything asked of them but only accept the lowest wage the employer is willing to bestow on them as a result is lunacy.
  25. John_Havok
    Nah. Saw that clip and it was total theatre. I mean actually accepting partial responsibility and realizing what a douchebag it makes him look like. He said the words because he had to, not because he thinks they were true. That's what is holding him back. You of all people should recognize the obvious sociopathic tendencies in Bauer. He's not actually capable of feeling sorry
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