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    Right on.
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    No GM is the new rage. Pretty soon all the teams will be doing it
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    If Bauer couldn’t even get one against him, I don’t think Stang is all that worried.
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    Good to see you out of hibernation! When you heading to Florida or are you there already?
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    Just to kill some time between now and ST, lets put together a list of Jays who had all the hype in the world, and then injuries completely decimated them. lets try to get 5 SP plus a few others we could stick in the pen, with a full IF and OF. Credit to the ST countdown thread for inspiration I'll start, then people can add in their picks SP - Dustin McGowan - all the talent in the world, but a completely f***ed up shoulder and it was pretty much over. Best season was a solid 3.4 fWAR in 2007 with a 3.79 xFIP over 27 starts, then had a really solid 2008 rolling along until he was sidelined again in July with "shoulder soreness" than ended up being season ending surgery and then kept hurting it again ang again in recovery. Missed all of 2009, 2010 and 2012 due to injuries and attempted a comeback out of the pen from 2013-2017 with Toronto, Philly and Miami, but realistically it was all over in 2008.
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    In 1978 it was 29. And yes, that is him. He switched to 16 in 1980
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    Random facts about #29 for the Jays: Definitely one of the more well recognized numbers, thanks to Joe Carter winning a World Series for them in walk off fashion and also by arguably the teams first home grown position player star in Jesse Barfield. Only 8 seasons in Jays history has this number not been worn. First player to wear it was Hector Torres in 1977, and most recently by Gosuke Katoh is 2022. Memorable names to wear the # aside from the previously mentioned legends include Dustin McGowan, Devon Travis, Pat Borders for just 1 season, Shea Hillenbrand and Kevin Cash.
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    Would it also mean that Bo is more willing to switch positions than some give him credit for? Like, obviously he’s not going to give up the position for anyone on a 1 year deal (Semien) or someone who good defensively but a noodle bat.
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    Probably lives with his mother. Vlad Sr was quite the genetic jackhammer and didn’t exactly sow all the seeds in the same garden.
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    Todays random facts about #30 for the Jays…1st player to wear it was Pete Vukevich in 1977, and currently it’s being stretched out by Alejandro Kirk. This number has multiple years where multiple players wore the number in the same season. 2000 it was worn by both Frank and Alberto Castillo. 2010: Taylor Buchholz and Dana Eveland 2016: Danny Barnes, Jesse Chavez and Dioner Navarro 2020: Anthony Alford and Jonathan Villar
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    Yeah I know the fWAR doesn’t matter, just using it as a reference to show that the perceived gap in talent between the two is not really apparent when you look closely at counting stats. And yes, the MVP award would carry a lot of weight. Bichette also has a SS and AS from 2021 though.
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    The formula he is referring to in these articles is that Jays internal one they use to calculate what they offer above league minimum to pre-arb players who perform well though, not the one relating to arbitration.
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    I find sportrac to be pretty inaccurate for MLB stuff. They show that Bo made 825,000 last year, when that's not the case at all either.
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    Firstly, It would be Bo's agent doing all of this, not Bo himself. Sure, the agent would be explaining it to him, but it's not like Bo is sitting down with a calculator trying to figure s*** out. He's likely looking at the numbers his agent has given him and is perfectly fine with what's happening because he believes he's worth more than 6.1 million. I would guess that the # they filed at was based on a very educated guess at what they jays were planning to offer and where they had the mid point pegged at. Regardless, I hope they settle, most players that have ever gone to a hearing and listened to their team bash them for an hour say it's a terrible thing to go through.
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    If it was as simple as plugging numbers into a forumla, these things would never go to arbitration since the agents would have figured out the formula years ago. It's not that simple. Yes, MLBTR uses a formula to project what they think a guy will get and in the past it's been fairly accurate. It has him at 6.1 million. Lets assume for the moment that it's right. All Bo's camp has to do is convince an arbitrator that he is worth an additional 125,000 and he wins.
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    Side note from the negotiations, I heard that Bo and Atkins were sitting across from each other and Atkins slid over his offer. Bo tried to throw it back and it ended up in the stands.
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    Most recent year matters, but it's not the be all end all argument. The primary criteria are the quality of the player’s contribution to the team during the past season, the length and consistency of the player’s career contribution, the player’s past compensation, comparative baseball salaries, the player’s injury history, and the team’s recent performance. Given that criteria, check out Vlad's -.2 fWAR season, followed by a 0.2 fWAR season, follwed by his 6.3 fWAR MVP caliber season and ending up getting 7.9 million Then compare Bo's first 4 seasons. Basically everything is a wash except Bo is was FAR more consistent in the seasons leading up, and Vlad had the higher previous year value. Comparitive baseball salaries definitely would favor a SS over a 1b/DH. To look at all the numbers I posted above, Bo asking for 7.5 is actually light IMO. He should have filed for 8.
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    Just to give the other side of the Bo argument... Vlad made 7.9 for his first arb season in 2022. Vlad's fWAR from 2019-2021 was 6.3 and it was practically all in 2021. He had to 2 crap years and 1 good year. Bo's fWAR from 2019-2022 (they were able to get an extra season due to manipulating service time) is 11.8. 69 HRs vs Vlads 72. 239 RBIs vs Vlads 219. 127 wRC+ vs Vlad's 135. 262 runs scored vs Vlad's 209. 100 doubles vs Vlad's 68. .298 average to Vlad's .289. The gap in PA's is less than 300, so around half a season with Bo having 1727 vs Vlad's 1455. OBP .340 to Vlad's .339. SLG .491 to Vlad's .517 I used the stats that are traditionally used in arbitration as far as I can tell. Bo's number is not crazy and you could probably argue he could have filed for a higher #. As it stands the Jays have filed at 5m, him at 7.5 so the midpoint is 6.25m. All his side has to do is prove he is worth at least 6.251 million and he gets 7.5. I'd say he wins that case without a doubt.
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    Fun facts about # 31 for the Jays, starting in 2006 with Ted Lilly, there were 11 different players that wore #31 until 2016 when Joe Biagini grabbed it for 4 consecutive seasons. The household names on the list include Ted Lilly, Victor Zambrano, John Parrish, Kyle Phillips, Shawn Hill, Brandon Lyon, Andy LaRoche, Kendall Graveman, Erik Kratz, Liam Hendriks and of course Joe Biagini. 1st players to wear 31 for the Jays were Dave Baker and Ken Schrom, who both wore it in 1982, and is currently worn by Thomas Hatch when he is actually with the club and not sucking in Buffalo.
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    Adam Cimber (4.156): $3.15MM agreement Trevor Richards (4.084): $1.5MM agreement Danny Jansen (4.050): $3.5MM agreement Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3.157) $14.5MM agreement Tim Mayza (3.156): $2.1MM agreement Cavan Biggio (3.129): $2.8MM agreement Erik Swanson (3.096) Trent Thornton (3.073): $1MM agreement Bo Bichette (3.063) Jordan Romano (3.051): $4.5375MM agreement Santiago Espinal (2.149): $2.1MM agreement Daulton Varsho (2.128): $3.05MM agreement Just Swanson and Biggio to go
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    Uh…Ryu. That’s like… massive. Votto could be bought out and be an FA though he might just retire. Merrifield could be, they have an 18 mil mutual option but just an 850k buyout. Gurriel Jr… Winker Bader Berlinger Teoscar JD Martinez Yeah, not exactly a load of top star power past Machado and Ohtani.
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    Vlad jr just signed for 14.5 m to avoid an arb hearing. He was Arb 2 and is a Super 2. Others that are/were arb eligible: Arb 2- Jansen, Richards, Bo, Mayza, Biggio. Arb 3 - Cimber Arb 1 - Romano, Varsho, Espinal, Swanson and Thornton. Espy, Varsho and Biggio are all Super 2s as well. If someone else can reply and fill in who has signed, that would be super too.
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