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  1. John_Havok
    Your first mistake is assuming people are rational and make decisions on actual information.
  2. John_Havok
    We all pay for it Spanky in one way or another
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. John_Havok
    Solid double to the gap with that comment. Just need a bit better launch angle
  7. 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.
  8. John_Havok
    No, not to anyone who understands what the WS actually is.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. John_Havok
    I'm ashamed that I understand the point connorp is trying to make....terribly.
  13. John_Havok
    If there was ever a time for a contract that includes stock options, now is that time
  14. John_Havok
    Crazier things have happened, but yeah it's probably a pipe dream
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. John_Havok
    Sadly...no
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. John_Havok
    Yeah the % of fly balls hit to CF only went up by 1.5%, fly balls to RF for him went down by about the same 1.5%. I’d have to do a deeper dive and see what the average distances were, but just looking at it visually it seems that overall distance might be down slightly, but there’s still a big cluster in RCF in 2023 that looked like they were possible HRs that ended up as doubles. Which park he was in at the time is likely a factor.
  21. John_Havok
    Not a huge leap give they have 2 glaring holes to fill, but realistically the biggest signing they could make is Ohtani, which wont happen, the Snell, doesn't need to happen, I'm guessing the biggest FA they would be even close to thinking about is Candelario for 3b. Maybe that's a big signing? Definitely not overly splashy. I still want them to swing deal with Chicago for Luis Robert.
  22. John_Havok
    I just now realized the Braves started Kevin Pillar intentionally…in a playoff elimination game.
  23. John_Havok
    She came off like a whiney fan, such a bad look for a supposed professional. I really don’t think people understand how fast these executives have to move past trades, transactions, etc and focus their energy elsewhere. Shapiro couldn’t give 2 shits about whether any single player the team traded in the past 8 years makes the playoffs and goes further. They may review process from time to time, but that’s about it. If the process continually results in terrible deals and acquisitions, they’ll review the process. Atkins process overall has been fine. They don’t have time to worry about crap beyond their control. I guarantee Friedman and Zaidi don’t give a second thought to trading Yordan Alvarez before he ever played a single game in the minors
  24. John_Havok
    Varsho is a pretty good example also. Wrc+ by month 68 88 108….trending up perfectly right until July 23 111 102
  25. John_Havok
    So very very good. He is so prepared to answer everything right off the cuff. Dude knows the Jays inside out, backwards and forwards. Also, what a moronic question from the reporter asking him whether he’s watching Moreno in the playoffs. Laughably stupid question and he shamed her in the most likeable professional way possible. Steve is also a moron. It’s not a reporters job to tell executives what the reporter personally believes about a specific move that was made. What a clown
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