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  1. John_Havok
    "There was a very vocal crowd cautioning Texas about taking on that contract for a guy with a body type like PF. One thing to live a normal life with that body weight/type, another to perform as a high level professional athlete." Yeah but... the body type for PF had nothing to do with why he had to retire. Yes, it's possible he would have started to drop the next season even if didn't have the neck thing, and IF that happened, the body is likely to have played a role, but it's not as simple as just pointing to a fat guy and stating "everything that goes wrong with you is cuz you're fat and stuff"
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    Faulty logic. There's plenty of pitchers who arent two way players that have had multiple TJ surgeries. It's unlikely being a two-way guy is much of a factor. The most likely factor is the fact that he throws thousands of baseballs every year as hard as he can in the most unnatural way for a human arm to do it. The few dozen "hard" throws he makes from the OF each season back in Japan isn't even a drop in the arm-stress bucket. Swinging a bat, while does use the same ligaments as pitching isn't even in the same ballpark as far as UCL stress goes.
  3. John_Havok
    Gotta be Yamamoto and Lee as plan C? PLan A was Ohtani Plan B was Soto
  4. John_Havok
    Even though I can't prove this, I can state with near certainty that yesterday had 0 to do with Ohtani's decision.
  5. John_Havok
    Was a gamble that paid off for sure. I wonder how soon before Yamamoto signs there now too
  6. John_Havok
    Yeah, he said he wanted to ensure he would stay in one place, and be an advocate on the team to try and recruit other players to sign there.
  7. John_Havok
    Solar does have some power...
  8. John_Havok
    10/700 and most of it is being deferred at Ohtani's suggestion. Tells me he was going to the Dodgers regardless, but at least had an open enough mind to check around. Will be interesting to see what the Jays offer was if that ever comes out I never would have guessed 10/700... 12/600, 13/650... yeah I could see those numbers but 10/700 is just an unmatchable number IMO.
  9. John_Havok
    I like that Harper is optimistic he can play into his 40s. Boras shouldn't have made that request public though
  10. John_Havok
    Mlbtraderumours has now taken the entire post about Ohtani from yesterday down lol
  11. John_Havok
    I don't put much stock in stuff like this. I highly doubt the scenario is Harper coming up with an idea to get a longer contract than he has. Chances are, someone asked him a question about where he wants to retire...he said Philly, and then said he'd love to be able to play into his 40s. So Boras then says something like..."Harper wants to play into his 40s and stay in Philly, that would require a longer contract than he currently has." Factual statement Reporter translation to generate clickbait headline "Harper demands extension to remain in Philly until retirement"
  12. John_Havok
    the only reason people think there is a delay is because certain baseball reporters keep making s*** up. initial timelines for a decision were reported as "by Sunday" the Morosi did his usual crap, made some s*** up about a decision being "imminent" and made up more s*** about Ohtani being on a plane to Toronto.
  13. John_Havok
    What I was hearing on MLB Network and some other places prior to the winter meetings was that there was a budget that included landing Ohtani, and a budget without him. It was implied that the budget with Ohtani still had lots of room for additions, but the one without him was much lower. Probably a " if we don't get Ohtani we aren't gonna go nuts" know kind of deal.
  14. John_Havok
    Everyone in front offices yes. He can't expect reporters not to report
  15. John_Havok
    At that point I believe Rogers would give them almost carte blanche to do what they need to do to shore up the rest of the roster. No way they land Ohtani and call it a day. I'd sign Yamamoto and Hader, then start trading the excess as best you can to fill the gaps.
  16. John_Havok
    And Kikuchi and Ohtani went to the same school...probably meaningless
  17. John_Havok
    Nobody from the Jays has leaked anything, the only person from the Dodgers that said anything about anything was the manager. Media members are just doing what they do best, generate clicks. Nothing the media reports on is going to be a factor in Ohtani’s decision. So far both FOs have been about tight lipped as ever. Gonna really suck when the Braves sign him.
  18. John_Havok
    Except all the “circumstantial” evidence is made up. There is that.
  19. John_Havok
    I'd happily pay Ohtani for 6 s*** years to get 6 great ones first.
  20. John_Havok
    I wouldn't really Shaq either...closer to Oliver Miller
  21. John_Havok
    The best thing for baseball is to have people talking about baseball. Ohtani signing in Toronto makes people talk all the way through ST and into the season. Ohtani signing in LA makes everyone go "Oh, yeah that's what we thought" and moves on to the next signing in 5 minutes.
  22. John_Havok
    Yeah I think grant said he's 6'7 or 8 also. I probably nearly outweigh them combined though
  23. John_Havok
    Ohtani broke the board
  24. John_Havok
    Guaranteed bean pole after all that swimming. Feel free to take a swing. Even if you miss the breeze would likely knock him over unless he turned sideways to become ultra-aerodynamic.
  25. John_Havok
    Blue Jays To Reportedly Sign Shohei Ohtani By Darragh McDonald | December 8, 2023 at 12:58pm CDT The Blue Jays are set to sign two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, per a report from J.P. Hoornstra of Dodgers Nation. Nothing is official but Hoornstra reports a formal announcement is expected as soon as tonight. Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet and Alden Gonzalez of ESPN push back by saying that a decision has not been made. I saw this and my blood circulation instantly shifted from my extremities to my pants. But I do not believe it yet. Until I see the press conference, with Ohtani in a Jays hat and jersey it's not real.
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