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The thought that someone else would beat his offer didn't even cross my mind to be honest.
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https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080419180516AAh9bXm
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MLB 2014 Trade Deadline Discussion Thread
KingKat replied to TwistedLogic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I don't really see it that way. Isn't 2B considered lower on the defensive spectrum? Seems like pretty much any non-1B can play 2B whereas 3B is more specialised because of the arm requirement. -
Alvarez was rushed. He would have been far better off not wasting service time and working on developing his third pitch. I mean he was serviceable as an extreme pitch to contact guy but he really wasn't any better than say J.A. Happ or any other journeyman pitcher (Philip Humber is a good comparison for the young Alvarez). If he'd been kept in the minors, he would have had a better opportunity to develop an out pitch and become a better strikeout pitcher and he probably would have received more prospect hype and boosted his trade value too.
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MLB 2014 Trade Deadline Discussion Thread
KingKat replied to TwistedLogic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Not sure what would be the point. If you move him to SS and Reyes to 2B, you still have a hole at 3B. Wouldn't it be easier to just acquire a 2B and keep as many players as possible at the positions they are most comfortable? -
A. Gibbons made a perfectly sensible move. You can argue it the other way but it was hardly an eggregious decision. B. Pillar had no reason to be surprised much less upset that Gibbons would follow the platoon advantage since that's exactly how Pillar has been used thus far. He has no business questionning his manager, generally speaking, but this was especially odd and incredibly short-sighted on his part. That he did his little display in a relatively calm fashion if anything just makes it more strange. It doesn't make him look passionate, it just makes him look very dumb and/or very conceited.
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Yeah I think the context of the reaction really matters here. The reaction was mild but the circumstances called for no reaction at all. He's a platoon player. That's likely the only job that is available to him in the Major Leagues. If he's going to get demonstrably upset when he gets platooned, that's a problem.
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I think the smart thing Dinger did is not waste time with the "what do you want" discussion. He made an offer and it was pretty good. I wasn't looking to move Moss in the abstract but I liked the idea of getting a 1st rounder for him and I really really like Almonte which is something he knew. It all went very quickly after I turned down his initial offer. To be honest, it never occured to me that the market value was that high on Moss. He's not going to look this good by the end of the season and I'm surprised people are so keen to buy high on him. If I can get a prospect I've been coveting for about a year and a 1st rounder for a thirty year old journeyman that works for me.
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There had been inquiries but I had shot them down pretty quickly. I really wasn't shopping him.
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Seems like a long shot unless he dominates AA.
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Downs over Rasmussen should be a no-brainer really.
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What would a Melky Cabrera extension cost?
KingKat replied to TDotttt2005's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
It's a shame the Jays don't have a legit corner OF prospect because ideally both Rasmus and Melky would be Q.O.ed. An aging defensively limited left-fielder is really not a great place to put your money especially when you already have a DH and extending players whose value is closely tied to their CF play is rife with risk (see Vernon and countless other examples). -
Is that difference in OBP so high that it cancels out the platoon advantage? I highly doubt that.
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His "awful" perfomance so far is nearly 140 points of OBP better than Morales's performance so far.
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Deal seems to make sense for A. Votto is a a hell of an upgrade over Kendrys.
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If your haven't noticed by now pro athletes basically aren't adults by any reasonable measure. They live an incredibly sheltered lives and are are for the most part huge douches. Some are worse than others. A rare few actually seem like decent human beings. Bautista is unremarkable in this respect.
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Pompey has basically the same floor as Gose (great defensive CF) and unlike Gose he has some room to grow and better plate discipline and Gose, it should be noted, is the number one CF on the 2015 depth chart. There's a reason why Hulet said what he said.
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Homerun rates fluctuate. He had the same homerun rate in 2009 when his control wasn't nearly as good. It happens. He's rocking a strikeout rate and K/BB over 10. There's no way he should throw less strikes to lower his homerun rate when he's so absurdly effective otherwise.
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Anyone want to stash Lindstrom as a saves play? You have to figure he's getting the closer job back since everybody else the ChiSox have tried has been a disaster. I'll move him for a serviceable OF of some variety.
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It's funny, I was going to post about how the difference between Price and Shark isn't that great but then I looked up Price's numbers and promptly changed my mind. I think the best value trade wise might actually be Zobrist. Every team can use a pitcher which keeps the price too damn high. Not everyone needs a 2B though so maybe it's easier to work something out that way. After all, the bottom line should alway be finding the best way to get more wins not pursuing one kind of player single-mindedly.
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I say this all the time but homerun rates over small samples measn nothing. He's been amazing period.
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Hanigan's good but is he better than Molina? He's always benefited from good framing but there seems to be a lot more going on. It seems that losing speed on his fastball has made him a better pitcher. I used to think it meant his skills were eroding but maybe he's simply holding back so that he can pitch with more control. If that's the case than somebody give his pitching coach an award or something. http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?playerid=3184&position=P&pitch=FA
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Anyone understand what the f*** is going on with Price? That walk rate that looked completely unsustainable last year is even lower this year. He's gone from a good pitcher with the reputation of a great one to possibly an actual bonafied great pitcher. I'd be lying if I said I saw this coming. I really expected big regression from him actually.
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The article makes it clear that he was asked the question point blank. His response was pretty much what you would expect from any player who was asked a loaded question like that. It's not like he called a press conference just to voice his bitterness but since you're a troll I guess you can make this into a thing.
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Stroman was a perfect storm for the Jays. Signable guy, good safe pick but also a guy with great stuff and a likely undervalued assett because of the height issue. AA probably told Beest how fast Davis was and that clinched it for the Jays. Track team!
