TwistedLogic

I rose to J4L's rescue in a manner not unlike how the offense arose to rescue Dickey. Let my flawless performance not fool you, my successes do not take away from J4L's debilitating mediocrity.

This is not untrue.

Thanks for getting my good side.

You mean my will.

Nothing can go wrong once I put my stamp on a GDT. This one was locked and in the bag the moment I decided to offer my protection to this aimless populace. All hail, yours truly. All hail.

Is that a combination of fellated and delighted?

8 Assists, 8 Victories. #DeRealMVP. http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5088-Donaldson-s-homecoming-GDT-(1-3)-Toronto-Blue-Jays-v-Oakland-Athletics?p=657867&viewfull=1#post657867 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5140-GDT-(1-4)-Royals-Blue-Jays-A-pretty-f-n-big-series-July-30-7-07-PM?p=670331&viewfull=1#post670331 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5161-GDT-(2-4)-Royals-Blue-Jays-Cueto-vs-Hutchison-July-31-7-07-PM?p=672740&viewfull=1#post672740 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5170-GDT-(4-4)-Royals-Blue-Jays-Dickey-v-Volquez-Aug-2-1-07pm?p=675891&viewfull=1#post675891 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5178-GDT-(1-4)-Twins-Blue-Jays-Price-v-Santana-Aug-3-1-07pm?p=677484&viewfull=1#post677484 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5190-GDT-(2-4)-Twins-Blue-Jays-Estrada-v-Hughes-Aug-4-7-07pm?p=679563&viewfull=1#post679563 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5200-GDT-(3-4)-Twins-Blue-Jays-Hutchison-v-Duffey-Aug-5-7-07pm?p=681124&viewfull=1#post681124 http://www.bluejaysmessageboard.com/threads/5207-GDT-(4-4)-Twins-Blue-Jays-Buehrle-v-Gibson-Aug-6-7-07pm?p=683281&viewfull=1#post683281

I have an 8-0 record in games where I post a GDT in a lesser, pre-existing GDT. Be at ease, your saviour is here.

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I think J4Lame needs me to save this game by starting a Rally GDT.

Definitely me.

I'm on a 3-game win streak, J4L. You're playing with fire. Does it include your terrible GDT that I majestically saved and carried to a win?

Beltre is the greatest of all time. http://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2015/08/23/mlbtv_texdet_399127783_1200K.mp4

Lightweight.

It's a Sportsnet stream, it shows whatever is playing on Sportsnet at that time. It will carry the Jays game when it's on.

YouTube has had a streaming service for a long time. This is just the first time somebody has used it to stream baseball, and we're lucky that the guy is a Jays fan.

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Use this. Also, try using the old MLB player, the new one kinda sucks.

I know a lot of people expect the Dodgers to be in on Price, but I have a hard time seeing them considering anybody before they try and re-sign Greinke. I also think the Yankees are probably getting to that point where they say "f*** it" and get back into the FA market and pick up one of the bigger arms. The 200M guys always tend to go to mystery teams, but if the Dodgers bring back Greinke, I can't see who'll pursue Price outside of the Yankees. The Cubs might make a run and then settle for somebody like Zimmermann, the Marlins will "make a run" and then settle for somebody like Vogelsong, the Nats, Tigers, White Sox and Red Sox probably won't be in, the Rangers just picked up Hamels and Darvish will be coming back, and many of the best playoff contenders right now are small-market teams. Who else is left? Angels? Mariners?

He would have to shatter every precedent to make that kind of money. I know that he's a lot better than Lester, but Lester was also coming off a season very similar to the one Greinke is having, and Greinke is going to be 1.5 years older than he was. I think last year's free agent market tells us a good deal about what front offices are beginning to think about aging pitchers. Greinke is a lot better than Lester, but the better production can be somewhat offset by the more advanced age, and a much bigger pool of very good alternative pitching targets. He'll be opting out of a 71/3 deal when he hits the market this year, and I believe that it isn't out of the realm of possibility that you might be able to get him for something like 160/6. If that's anywhere near the mark, I very much like him as a target at that price. I don't think there's any way Greinke is settling for a 3 year deal. This is the payday for him, and he's going to get as much as the highest bidder is willing to pay.

I think one very interesting question going into the offseason is how much Zack Greinke is going to make. I don't expect him to get as little as Shields did, but I also don't expect him to get anywhere near as much as Price will. If you can get him for somewhere around or even below the Lester contract, he would be my #1 priority going into the winter. What he's doing now is a far cry from what you can expect him to do 4 years from now. Votto is on a contract that you'd give to a 28 year old premium free agent on the 2016 market. Unless he has another gear in him that will bring him back to his prime and keep him there for another 4 or 5 seasons, there is no way that contract is anything but a bad investment. Votto's contract banks on him becoming a hall of famer.

Because he won't. Even his harshest critics can't deny that he's better than a third of the GMs currently occupying major league front offices. Plus, you know some rich owner is going to tunnel in on his ability to acquire superstars seemingly at will.

This is good, Thole can't be much worse than Martin has been since he started struggling, and they need to get that guy off his feet a bit. I was actually hoping they'd sit Martin throughout the full 2-game set against the Phillies, which would have given him four straight days of rest.

I don't think the Reds want to get rid of Votto that badly. If that time comes, I'd imagine that they'd be eating salary so they can receive better assets as opposed to dropping additional assets just to cut him. I think it's kind of a moot point though. I don't see Rogers agreeing to take on that big of a contract, and if they ever could be convinced to make that commitment, the front office would probably prefer to spend those funds elsewhere. Four of the five pitchers in the starting rotation right now are free agents at the end of the year. Even if you pick up Dickey's option, even if Stroman comes back strong, and even if you feel for whatever reason that you can rely on Hutch, there is literally nobody in the system who can reliably slot in behind them. Not a single valuable depth piece at Buffalo, and not a single major-league ready prospect. You end up with a very shoddy rotation going into 2016, and if Rogers is suddenly feeling generous enough to make another 200M available for spending, you better be getting yourself some pretty good arms.