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  1. Terminator
    Jimenez makes sense but I could see him being left off. If we keep Wagner (2B), Barger (3B) or Schneider (2B), when one of those guys play the infield it frees up Gimenez or Clement to play elsewhere. Orelvis (2B/3B) too but I think he starts off in Buffalo.
  2. Terminator
    You would think but most of them have options so we can make it work if we aren't getting good offers. For one, keeping them all and seeing which ones break out is a benefit. Two, if injuries strike either us or another team during the season then the depth will come in handy.
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    Use those three as the mainstays at the top of the lineup and then just shuffle 4-9 around depending on the matchups. Not a ton of room in the projections between Kirk, Wagner, Springer, Varsho and Gimenez. Clement should probably bat 8th or 9th. So depending on the pitcher I think they can mix and match the 4-9 spots. If one of them hits velo better and they have a SP who throws 96 on the hill, move that hitter up. Someone who hits breaking balls really well moves up against the right pitchers. Etc.
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    I am kind of liking Bo-Vlad-Taters hitting 1-2-3. The Book probably says to bat them 1-2-4 and the cleanup hitter won't be ideal no matter who it is but it makes sense to break up the righties by batting Taters 3rd.
  5. Terminator
    Stefanic is a fun player. 80 hit tool and Projects well and can take a walk 30 power 30 speed
  6. Terminator
    Other than the Vlad extension, Spring Training is going about as well as possible. We are pretty unscathed health-wise and Varsho is ahead of schedule Rivals are picking up some injuries Gausman is back Bo is back Scherzer is turning back the clock Kirk is in the best shape of his life Roden, Orelvis, Martinez look like future All-Stars Hoffman is unhittable Josh Walker looks like a shrewd pickup Popkins has the guys hitting for damage, even Kilometers Straw The playoffs will be easy to make
  7. Terminator
    Their cheapskate owner won't even get his players quality mattresses and now it's leading to back injuries
  8. Terminator
    Nimmala and Roden just went back to back with no doubters off of Yohan Ramirez. That's particularly impressive for Nimmala as Ramirez is a fringe MLB guy.
  9. Terminator
    Gunnar Henderson is nicked up and Grayson Rodriguez's velo is down.
  10. Terminator
    This is the guy that everyone was whining about giving a guaranteed deal to but I can see why the team did it, especially since he has an option. In addition to that fastball velo he also has 97th percentile extension so it should play up. And he projects pretty well.
  11. Terminator
    Kirk crushed that ball. It's 400 feet to CF and it was a no doubter past the wall.
  12. Terminator
    Good pickup for the Padres. Was hoping we could trade them a Buffalo Boy for one of their relievers. They definitely have a "stars and scrubs" roster and middling players like Iglesias probably help them more than any other contender. He's a decent upgrade over someone like Tyler Wade.
  13. Terminator
    It's interesting that Roden is ranked #5 while Wagner is ranked #9. Roden Hit: 55 Power: 50 Run: 45 Arm: 50 Field: 50 Overall: 50 Wagner Hit: 55 Power: 45 Run: 40 Arm: 45 Field: 45 Overall: 45 Seems like Wagner's positional value and what he's shown in AAA and the big leagues would give him the edge but I guess he is a year older. And I suppose a 45 arm/field at 2B isn't that much more valuable than 50 arm/field in LF. And Roden does have more power than Wagner.
  14. Terminator
    This is hilarious. He's my new favorite Rockie.
  15. Terminator
    As guys get ramped up for the season, spring training seems like such a perilous time for injuries in this sport. The game relies on explosive movements being made from stationary positions and any small nick can take you off the field. Yankees are getting bit with injuries which you love to see. LeMahieu, Stanton and now Gil. Kutter Crawford is unlikely to start the season for the Sox. Orioles got a couple of nicks so far this offseason in Trevor Rogers and McDermott. The Jays have avoided the injury bug so far and if anything Varsho's health looks pretty encouraging. Let's pray this continues.
  16. Terminator
    Keegan Matheson is shockingly good for being the official beat writer. Going to read his book when it comes out.
  17. Terminator
    Hmm ok yeah maybe it is closer than I thought. Vlad/Bo/Jansen were #1 (and a generational #1 at that), #9 and #49 on Fangraphs. Seems like the Braves with Acuna/Riley and someone or Orioles at some point recently would be right there as well?
  18. Terminator
    "Best position-playing prospect trio in a generation"? Come on Passan. That's a little much don't you think?
  19. Terminator
    Does anyone here have the tweet? I think someone on twitter sent him a thread and asked him his thoughts and he said we were a bunch of kill joys or something. I think he thought we were being overly pessimistic about something because of analytics. In addition to that, we have a loosely moderated style that he probably doesn't want to associate with but he should lighten up, it's a message board on the internet.
  20. Terminator
    He is a decent writer. His laid back style drives me nuts when he doesn't take a stance on anything, but it also makes for an easy, quick and somewhat interesting read? Agree on the analytics. I think he could speak to them more but a lot of his readers are casuals so I don't think he can push it too much. And yeah, he is better than a lot of the other coverage. The At the Letters guys are growing on me. So are the Gate 14 guys actually who are just letting loose more than before and aren't afraid of offending anyone anymore. Stoeten probably right up there with the rest.
  21. Terminator
    During the great Orioles Hangout wars earlier this century we also got into a battle with real life celebrity Roy Firestone You don't hear too much from him anymore after he ran away with his tail between his legs after Spanky dropped the hammer on him for his disgraceful interview with OJ Simpson in the 1990s
  22. Terminator
    Yeah he hates us lol. I can't remember what he called us. "Insufferable wet blankets" or something like that. Aside from that, which I thought was funny more than anything else, he's not really my cup of tea. I find him to be nothing more than a passive observer. He doesn't really take a stance on anything, he just offers up milquetoast observations. Even the writers who work for the actual team offer up much sharper critiques than he does. Doesn't get into analytics much at all, though he's not completely ignorant of them. Gets way too political with things and lets it bleed into his baseball analysis. He is a bit of a social justice warrior which is rich coming from him. His Drunk Jays Fans days would make Andrew Tate blush.
  23. Terminator
    Yes that's the one! Thanks
  24. Terminator
    I wish I could find this old fangraphs article on splits in a smallish sample size like this. The gist of it was that unregressed splits like this don't tell us much and the article further gave us a way to regress them. I guess Steamer projections do splits now and they have Springer projected for a 116 wRC+ against lefties and 108 vs righties for whatever that is worth.
  25. Terminator
    Maybe against lefties they can put Springer in the leadoff spot and move Wagner down or bench him for a right handed bat.
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