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  1. John_Havok
    I legit hate his face. And hair. And how he runs like a blind baby giraffe.
  2. John_Havok
    LIke I said, if management thinks there's a real uptick in the bat lurking there, I would do it and be okay with it. I just generally dont like trading great offense for great defense because history has taught us we dont need to do that. Can figure out a way to improve the D without giving up Kirk
  3. John_Havok
    He is, not really disputing that. But a ton of his value is tied to defense, not the bat, where he's right around league average. This is like trading Kirk for the 2021 version of Espinal if you saw Espinal as a starting SS and needed one - elite D and was on pace for 4+ WAR with even above average bat. Now the value from the bat between Espinal and Varsho is very different, Varsho has power, swings and misses a lot and chases alot. Espinal doesnt hit for power, but sprays it around, contact guy. If you had the belief that Varsho was going to take leaps forward with the bat and step more into a 120 wRC+ range ... different story, though I'm not seeing much in his profile from this season that makes me think that kind of improvement is imminent. Would people really be lining up to trade Kirk for 2021 Espinal if the area of need was SS rather and the OF ?? I doubt that. As much as it makes sense in a WAR for WAR situation, it's not really necessary to give up well above average bats to get well above average defense in return. Rightly or wrongly, defense is and always has been cheaper to get via trade and free agency.
  4. John_Havok
    Tapia- 1.3 Yuli - 10.3 Castellanos - 12.3 Yeah, I guess that proves they’re all the same pile of trash.
  5. John_Havok
    Trading one of the best hitting catchers in baseball for Varsho? Jesus,if that’s all they got for Kirk I’d be severely pissed.
  6. John_Havok
    I think there's still alot to like about Teo's profile, though the K rate increasing would be a bit of a concern. vs
  7. John_Havok
    Teo has more value than lottery tickets. Its not high, but it's not dumpster value either. Gurriel has consciously (for some f***ed up reason) moved away from his power swing in favor of an all fields approach. As soon as someone can talk him back into not being a doorknob, he'll produce again. Guys like Espinal should be spray hitters. Gurriel should be trying to do damage. 3. Don;t know of any specific names and it wouldnt evne have to be a CF, just saying that trading Jansen in return for an area of need, while only losing a fraction of the offense at the C spot is not a bad idea. I miss the 2020 Gurriel Jr...
  8. John_Havok
    1. I dont think anyone has suggested Teo will bring back massive value in trade. 2. I would rather play Gurriel any day of the week over Tapia. At least Gurriel has some power in there he can tap into again if he pulls his head out of his ass. 3. No s***. But hitching your wagon to a catcher as an offensive centerpiece that isn't the next Buster Posey isn't ideal either. And since Kirk would replace like 90% of the offense of Jansen for far less money, trading Jansen (while not ideal) COULD actually improve the team if you land say... a CF in return. 4. See #3. The biggest mistake any armchair GM makes is that you should never trade anyone at their peak, and also never trade anyone that won't return a landslide of better players. Trading a guy to free up cash has value. Doesnt mean you sell him for peanuts and filling the vending machine of course... just saying.
  9. John_Havok
    Old standards would allow for physical assault that could result in death as a proper remedy for hurt feelings. The standards of the "grand ol' game" are moronic at best.
  10. John_Havok
    MLB probably has a hate on for him for exposing the whole "sticky stuff" shenanigans. I cant even fathom how this whole process has played out based on the information that is known about his suspension. Granted, we don't know everything, and likely never will... so either 1 of two things is true. 1. It's way way way way way worse than we realize and he may actually be the scum of the earth. or, 2. It's nowhere near as bad as it was made out to be and MLB is incredibly worried about how to spin such a long suspension for a guy who consensually choked someone during sex.
  11. John_Havok
    It was, people all over the place flying off the handle saying it was disrespectful or whatever, just f*** off. Even Cole was like.. whatever, it was cute.
  12. John_Havok
    Straight murdered that ball.
  13. John_Havok

    NHL Thread

    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    First time in NHL history. Always nice to set a record!
  14. John_Havok
    That, and they're still somehow winning depsite the Soto and Bell suckage. Have to think the Padres are about as happy as they can be even if they don't move on the World Series since the beat the big bad Dodgers.
  15. John_Havok

    NBA Thread

    John_Havok replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    I don't think the Raptors getting 47 or more wins is a slam dunk but definitely could happen. Alot will ride on Barnes sophomore year and whether he slumps or not. They were sub .500 past the halfway point of last season and turned it on bigtime in the last 3rd. I'd probably put them anywhere from 43-48 wins.
  16. John_Havok
    Too bad, he's great for the game.
  17. John_Havok
    Sure, there's no NEED to move him, but if you're going to move a guy or two to open up payroll space for other acquisitions or what have you, then guys like him and Jansen fit the bill perfectly.
  18. John_Havok
    Probably not a true bench player though. He'd probably get as many PAs as he got this season, and for 7 million with his versatility and probably bounce back with the bat.. i'm more than okay with that. Also gotta figure one of the other outfielders is gone, so he's got plenty of room to get 500-600 PA
  19. John_Havok
    Well there's plenty of moves to be had for them. Tons of money to spend if they want to on some really good players available in FA. In fact, they only have just over 8 million in guaranteed contracts for next season and more than 5 million of that is Chris Davis. John Means is their only guaranteed contract on their roster at 2.75m
  20. John_Havok
    Yeah, and picking up his 2.75 million option is a no-brainer in my books.
  21. John_Havok
    Teo and Jansen honestly. With arb raises for Bo (arb2), Vlad(arb2), Romano (Arb 1) .. not to mention the other pen arms that will be need raises (Cimber, Mayza)....Espinal is 1st arb though since he qualified as Super 2 - luckily will be cheap as hell since he sucks at all the things that matter in aribitration. There's some punting candidates of course that will save some money like Tapia, Thornton, Zimmer - kind of on the fence about RIchards. Biggio will likely be retained and luckily wont be expensive. Jays are in a pretty good spot with the only FAs being JBJ, Phelps and Stripling. If Atkins could somehow find a way to get out from under Kikuchi and re-sign Strip... that would be amazing. Doubtful...but stranger things have happened.
  22. John_Havok
    My only critique of your thesis is that Kirk should have more value than Moreno. Like, if you were trading Kirk, you’d be wanting a prospect back in Morenos range plus some other lower level lottery ticket. Kirk is the known quantity, Moreno still has question marks
  23. John_Havok
    That makes sense, yeah.
  24. John_Havok
    Its pretty much the same as a catcher, you can't block the base unless you already have the ball. I havent seen that play so cant comment on whether the ump was right or not Edit: Just watched the play, ump is 100% right. LEg was down and blocking the base well before the ball was in the glove.
  25. John_Havok
    I think the ship has sailed on Pearson as a starter though. At this point, just get him out of then pen and let him throw as many bullets as he can before he hits the DL with some rare form of African sleeping sickness or some s***
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