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  1. John_Havok

    NHL Thread

    John_Havok replied to GD's topic in Other Sports

    Didn't the Leafs get Giordano? Dude is one of the best locker room guys in the sport and still a great defender and puck mover. He won't be playing 20+ a night probably, but that's a pretty good addition to a team that doesnt need more offense. That pickup was really good.
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    Well, more specifically, IF someone like Vlad ever got an arbritration hearing, the arbitrator would be looking at all years prior when rendering a decision on whether to rule in favor of the player's # or the teams #. So... yeah, true talent of course he's worth more than 7.9 million, but those first two seasons (or in his case, the first full season of control that spanned 2019 and 2020) Vlad sucked. Had he raked in those years he likely would have just set a new 1st year arbitration record.
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    With expanded rosters in April i think it's pretty much guaranteed he will be - unless Morontoyo does what he does best and make dumb lineup decisions.
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    Yes, but his 1st 2 seasons were.... less than stellar. 1st arb contract takes all 3 years into account, not just the most recent one.
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    Grichuk missed that hanging slider... damn.
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    Yeah, he fouled off Montgomery into making a mistake. What was that 4 or 5 fouls after 2 strikes?
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    True. And if the price tag centres around Kirk, and doesn’t include Moreno, it doesn’t really damage the long term outlook at C. Obviously there would be more to the trade than just Kirk, but even if it’s Kirk + Orelvis + lottery ticket…..Groshans or any of the other IF prospects could very well be ready to take over from Chapman in 2 years, or even Moreno if they feel he’s better suited to 3b than catcher. Would I want to give up both Kirk and Orelvis? Not typically, but if you can get JRam for 2 years at his money to play 2b, which still leaves flexibility to sign other guys (IE pen help) in the upcoming offseason…I’d be hard pressed not to pull that trigger.
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    I like the line, but was he actually nasty? Of was it a case of kids swinging at stuff way out of the zone because they dont know any better yet? Genuinely curious as I missed the game but i've seen this type of line from him before when the reality was he was all over the place and just bailed out by undisciplined hitters.
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    Interesting pitches. Looked like sinker(maybe 2 seamer), 4 seam FB, curve and 2 seam FB.
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    Not if he keeps turning 3-0 counts into strikeouts on very hittable fastballs
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    Anyone know if spats in in Florida again this spring? Always nice to get first hand info from the bleachers
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    And FFS would it have killed one or two of these kids to have been left handed hitters? Stupid birth….
  13. John_Havok
    Fair point. It's hard to want nice things, when you know the manager would f*** up the nice things and use them wrong
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    Oh no doubt, Bird (if he made the team) would be nothing more than a pinch hitter off the bench that if he made it on base would be lifted for a pinch runner, a guy you put in after the 7th in any kind of blowout win/loss to protect Vlad from pointless injury, and maybe 1 start every 10 games. like... 200ish PAs would be the hope and that he hits like Matt Stairs did when he was here.
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    Sounds like AA was under specific directives not to really even try. Too bad, but I guess Atlanta is happy with the title, will up the prices on everything this year due to the hype and go back to be being a middling club that might luck into the expanded playoffs because their division is a joke. But, at least they got Rosario back. /sarcasm
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    Bird would be the lefty on the bench rather than McGuire, who would have been previously punted into the sun, where he belongs.
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    As much as I'd love to get him, I think it's past the point of possible unless there's a lot going right and wrong at the same time nearing the deadline.
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    I'm aware, just saying that his numbers in AAA last year were nothing to be super hyped about like the other poster seemed to be.
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    Epic shot fired.
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    It would be for sure. you never have to worry about mistakes or injuries since you can just buy your way out if you need to. Not that the Dodgers make a lot of mistakes honestly.
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    You missed the " for a 28 year old in AAA part " .... a 28 year old in AAA should be destroying AAA, not being merely above average.
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    Look at his 2020 splits. he was pretty much equal in all fields. In 2019 he was pull-dominant until it was a high leverage situation, then... spray hitter, and hit like dogshit. I'm betting his quote was moreso indicating he plans on continuing his pull-heavy approach in all situations from 2021.
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    He's probably the "throw s*** at the wall and see if it sticks" option for LHB off the bench.
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    Maybe someone told him what he looked like with a mustache.
  25. John_Havok
    Don't get your hopes too high unless he has acquired a bionically repaired ankle.
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