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  1. John_Havok
    AA must have the best looking trans hookers in America on his payroll.
  2. John_Havok
    Devon White’s first full season was 4.6 fWAR, 97 wRC+ Varsho’s first full season was last season, 4.6 fWAR, 106 wRC+ Kinda already is an early Devon White.
  3. John_Havok
    I think what you’re trying to get at (terribly…) is that power can play up in the post season because it’s harder to string together enough consecutive walks and non extra base hits off of elite starters and back end relievers, so if they do make mistakes it’s better to have power guys that can damage them with a long ball.
  4. John_Havok
    Where ya gonna find a coon to flip?
  5. John_Havok
    TL/DR = higher floor, less variance
  6. John_Havok
    You’d win that bet, but he wasn’t Deadpool yet, went by a previous handle at that time.
  7. John_Havok
    Yes, but he wasnt a mod then I don’t think. Ah the good ole days…when you could post your ex’s nudes on a baseball forum, which is tantamount to sexual harassment…without fear of repercussion
  8. John_Havok
    The batting order was not the point of the comment, literally put 0 thought into it, just illustrating the defensive versatility of the roster without harming the offense.
  9. John_Havok
    "I didn't really bother with changing though the bottom would likely shuffle a bit."
  10. John_Havok
    The Jays might actually do some damage against LHP this season with good defense still in play. I really like the flexibility of the Jays lineup this season. They're a decent threat to have a deep lineup against both RHP and LHP with elite defense. vs RHP Springer CF Bo SS Vlad 1b Chapman 3b Kirk C/DH Varsho LF KK CF Jansen C/DH Biggio 2b Vs LHP Springer RF Bo SS Vlad 1b Chapman 3b Kirk C/DH Varsho CF Merrifeld LF Jansen C/DH Espinal 2b Lineup order I didn't really bother with changing though the bottom would likely shuffle a bit. Point is, there's a lot to like with the interchangeable position players like Merrifield, Espinal and Biggio that allows the defense to stay well above average without losing anything at the plate against either arm side. Edit: while looking up OAA last season for the Jays, Biggio was sneaky great at 2b in his limited chances.
  11. John_Havok
    If there's one spot im no longer worried about, it's the 4th OF. Biggio and Merrifield can both fill in the outfield. One thing in the Jays favour this season is that their 4th OF no longer needs to be able to defend CF. If 1 CF goes down, there's still 2 more to play there and all the 4th OF needs to do is play a corner. Merrifield can do that fine, Biggio can do it as a 5th option with Lukes only a phone call away.
  12. John_Havok
    Bo is kinda stuck at SS right now. Yes, they COULD play Espinal there and Bo at 2nd everyday, but Espinal isnt a good enough hitter (IMO) against RHP to do that. Its not even Bo's glove thats the problem, it's his decision making with the arm.
  13. John_Havok
    Teams move prospects they think will be above average all the time if they get the return they want.
  14. John_Havok
    Jansen won’t be extended imo. As good as he is, his money would end up eating into the other areas of need and they’ll still have a completely capable catcher in Kirk. In the next offseason, Jansen will be the Teo of this off-season, he’ll be the guy they move to save a few million and plug a different hole. This line of thought makes 1 assumption, continued health and productivity of Kirk.
  15. John_Havok
    You figure he’d be an elite defender in the OF? I don’t think we have enough info to make that assumption. He has played exactly 4 innings in LF. It is possible though, the guy was a SS when he was signed. I still don’t get why he was transitioned to catcher.
  16. John_Havok
    I doubt you were thinking it sarcastically like Laika though. I also remember that trade and wondering what the f***? But back then it was really hard to know much about players on every team aside from the premier markets. All I knew was we had traded 2 great Jays for who the f*** knows what.
  17. John_Havok
    I am, then my wife asked me choke her a bit…it couldn’t be helped.
  18. John_Havok
    I’m gonna partially wet-blanket these two posts, it shows a bunch of singles potentially taken away by the shift, but then a bunch of bunt singles….largely due to where the 2b was positioned …in the shift. If he gains some singles from the shift restrictions, he’s going to lose some of those drag bunt singles too.
  19. John_Havok
    i doubt MLB would have ever levied a suspension that long in the first place if there was even the most remote of possibilities it could get thrown out entirely.
  20. John_Havok
    Yeah. Pollack better
  21. John_Havok
    I'm definitely not opposed to a Pollack signing though if he was willing to be a bench guy.
  22. John_Havok
    Yeah, 161 wRC+ vs lefties last year, 130 for his career. If he's the right price he could definitely be ideal. Absent that type of pickup I suspect though we'll see Merrifield out there replacing one of them against lefties with Espinal playing 2b. That would be pretty decent. Merrifield career aginst lefties is 115 and Espinal 125.
  23. John_Havok
    If you want to see some upside, just consider that he's an extreme left handed pull hitter that won't have to deal with extreme shifting going forward. That alone should bump the overall offense a few points. It's not going to turn him into Barry Bonds, but a 115 wRC+ isnt hard to see as a possibility.
  24. John_Havok
    There's definitely some luck involved ibn how some defensive metrics are calculated, but when you have 99th percentile jump and 70th percentile speed, chances are you won't fluctuate that much in the metrics that matter.
  25. John_Havok
    Yeah, I was looking at the rest of the free agent OF options... there's not much out there that fit that bill. One of KK or Varsho will likely sit against lefties, and they'll do need something to replace that. Tommy Pham?
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