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  1. John_Havok
    True, still I wonder how it looks in real time. Even the guy in the article said he had to pause video to identify the tell. It's probably a lot harder to do from the batters box with a deceptive delivery and no pause button But, it is something I'm sure he's working on. If some reporter noticed it, guaranteed the performance complex and other teams have too
  2. John_Havok
    Interesting. Wonder how easy it is to identify that kind of difference at 60 feet in real time with that kind of deception in the delivery To me it's the positioning of his chin that sticks out way more. Fastball his head is tilted further backwards
  3. John_Havok
    It would be the height of idiocy to hit Garcia intentionally in a 2 run game, in the 8th, with a runner on and nobody out. I get why the umps think they had to toss him, but it was the wrong call. They should have tossed Garcia and not Abreu.
  4. John_Havok
    Yeah, Phillies have it I think. Maybe the DBacks win a game to give some glimmer of hope but Phillies are firing on all cylinders right now
  5. John_Havok
    I mean if they have to announce SS finalists yeah I guess he’d be top 3 but the gap to Seager is significant enough that even being nominated doesn’t mean much
  6. John_Havok
    I cant think of a single Jays hitter I could make a realistic argument for silver slugger. C - Adley 1b - Yandy 2b - Semien or Torres SS - Seager 3b - Paredes OF - Probably the most competition here but no Jay in sight. Tucker for sure. Then pick two of Julio, Robert Jr, Adolis Garcia, maybe Rooker and Arozarena have a shot. DH - Ohtani Utility silver slugger - who knows, but no Jays for sure.
  7. John_Havok
    Your first mistake is assuming people are rational and make decisions on actual information.
  8. John_Havok
    We all pay for it Spanky in one way or another
  9. John_Havok
    The more I think about it now, the more I am in favour of Tiedemann in the majors next season. May as well use him now before he breaks. That arm action is shoulder death waiting to happen
  10. John_Havok
    Yup. I mean we can all realistically understand why the 6 years of control and all these kinds of rules are a thing, but as with many things, ongoing tweaks are needed as the economic and demographic landscape changes
  11. John_Havok
    Next thing you know women will be voting ...and driving, and be legally allowed to own land and businesses. God help us when all that happens.
  12. John_Havok
    Solid double to the gap with that comment. Just need a bit better launch angle
  13. John_Havok
    No. And I didn't attempt to define what a WS champion is. Read it again and see if you can figure out what I said, then if you'd like ask a question if you actually want to know. If all you want to is start an argument using strawmen, don't bother.
  14. John_Havok
    No, not to anyone who understands what the WS actually is.
  15. John_Havok
    Yeah you’re right, deserves is a weird word when it comes to star players in their first 7 seasons, since they “deserve” far more than they actually get
  16. John_Havok
    Sarcasm noted. Espinal is in idiot. Had a perfectly good career path going as a versatile glove first no power but good contact and walks hitter. The perfect backup IF that could play on any team in the league for a long time. The he got delusions of becoming a power hitter and f***ed up his body to the point where now his useful skills have diminished and power still isn't there. .now he's the easiest non tender on the roster.
  17. John_Havok
    Yes but arb raises don't just go by what happened the prior season, but rather all the seasons leading up. Vlads career wrc+ to date is 130. Tucker 132. Vlad 130 HR, Tucker 102 RBI...404 to 368 I'm favour of Vlad. Runs scored 377 to 309... Vlad. Tucker would definitely get the edge in consistency though. Flawed system or not, Vlad is gonna still get paid in arb very well thanks largely to 2021.
  18. John_Havok
    I'm ashamed that I understand the point connorp is trying to make....terribly.
  19. John_Havok
    If there was ever a time for a contract that includes stock options, now is that time
  20. John_Havok
    Crazier things have happened, but yeah it's probably a pipe dream
  21. John_Havok
    No doubt, with his talents he should be able to sneeze in the batters box and hit 20+. He’s got all the talent, I just think his general approach needs refining. And I don’t mean going oppo more or pulling more in general, just the way he goes about his PAs. Look for a pitch in a location and if you don’t get it, don’t swing. Seems basic but that’s clearly not what he’s up there thinking most PAs going by his swing decisions. One thing he needs to tighten up is his tendency to swing at the next pitch virtually every single time he gets a borderline strike called against him. Countless times this season a pitcher will get a favourable call outside on a fastball and then throws one even further out and Vlad was a guaranteed swing. He has to figure that part out as it’s a very easy thing for pitchers to exploit
  22. John_Havok
    Possible, it’s hard to say. On one hand, the amount of older players signed to long term deals isn’t getting much shorter over the next few seasons so they’ll need some younger guys to step up. Early impressions on Schneider are adequate, but there’s some obvious warning signs present. Clement and Horwitz look like part-timers to me, though I think Horwitz has a better shot at becoming a regular. Neither are likely to be impact guys. Otto Lopez is a backup, Leo Jiminez is a backup… you’re right in that the more likely impact guys are Orelvis and Tiedemann, though I think Barger has a decent chance to be. I give Schneider an outside chance at being an impact guy though if he can make the needed adjustments. Who knows, they might go in house for every spot. Put Barger in left, Orelvis at 3rd, Schneider at 2nd and then throw money at Ohtani as the primary DH/and backup 1b. It wouldn’t be the worst way to go in such a crappy free agent hitting class. Clement as the primary IF backup, Eden may even survive as the primary OF backup/pinch runner. Then sign a guy like Pham or Renfroe as the weak side of a platoon with Barger.
  23. John_Havok
    Sadly...no
  24. John_Havok
    Looking at Vlads expected HRs by stadium... 2021 he would have hit 57 in Cinci, this season 36 if all his batted balls were in that stadium.
  25. John_Havok
    I think what he was alluding to is basically that the Jays piled up hits, but not runs so need to figure out if the overall system was to blame or not. RISP issues went terribly in the first half, bounced way back over expectations in the second half.
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