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  1. glory
    What he did in 2018 won't be relevant in 2021-27 when he's in his 30's and his bat speed eventually starts to decline. Of course Brian Cashman is so great that Stanton will somehow be amazing until the final year of his deal just to piss us off.
  2. glory
    He has 9 more years on his deal and a full NTC. Even Cashman won't be able to get out of that deal. Love it when the Yanks make a mistake like that. Dude is going to fall off hard the second half of that contract, if not sooner. Of course that's chump change to the Yankees, but still.
  3. glory
    I can accept Drury as a buy low. Cashman gave up better than average prospects to acquire him and when Cashman does that then it means something. He has a track record but was forced to trade Drury because of lack of roster spot. But McKinney looks like a low BA platoon power bat with little defensive value (unless he’s a killer 1B). If it was Drury and some low level lottery ticket I’d probably be more ok with it.
  4. glory
    McKinney seems so disgustingly ordinary that it still pains me he was the main prospect coming back for Happ. There wasn't some 19 year old in A-ball on another team with at least a 10% chance of being a star that we could have gotten instead? A 1 WAR platoon outfielder that needed 40 man roster protection shouldn't have been something we coveted.
  5. glory
    Yeah, Hicks is really good, very underrated. But 7 years is still a long time in today's landscape. Wonder if Cashman went for more years to get a lower AAV for tax purposes. That would be the only explanation that makes sense since Hicks is not the most durable player.
  6. glory
    It’s not like Shatkins to let an asset, not matter how marginal, go for nothing. If he’s made it this far and now Grichuk not 100%, I think he’s in.
  7. glory
    Pompey is going to make the team. Never thought that would happen.
  8. glory
    How did Galvis get $5m and Iglesias has to beg for a minor league deal?
  9. glory
    Yeah, Tony Clark doesn't realize that the reason players are upset at free agency is because they have to make peanuts for a decade before they finally get to it. Start arbitration after year 2 and increase the minimum to like $1.5-2.0m, and I'm willing to bet free agency will go a lot smoother. There will still be situations like Harper where players hold out for more, but it will be fewer.
  10. glory
    Both Machado and Harper breaking $300m is great for baseball. Doesn't solve the league wide issue, but at least shows that elite FA's will still get paid. I'm fine with Harper holding out for more. Let him get his dough.
  11. glory
    I think it will either be the Phils or Nats for Harper. No one else makes sense.
  12. glory
    Stroman for Gray makes a lot of sense now.
  13. glory
    Manny is young enough to still be good 2-4 years from now when their prospects are up, so if they are interested in Stro, it probably won't be for their best prospects. Still, trading Stro for 2-3 of their 12-20 ranked prospects would probably be worth it (those guys would be top 10 in other systems) but whether they have any reason to is a different story.
  14. glory
    So is the Machado deal good or bad for baseball? I mean a player getting $300m in any sport is huge, but distracts from the real area of concern with MLB (player earnings during years 0-6). I wonder if Manny and Bryce’s impending deal makes the MLBPA pause a bit. Lord knows Tony Clark only cares about free agency.
  15. glory
    Machado signs with the Padres.
  16. glory
    Seriously, fixing this is pretty easy. Pay players more during years 0-6. That's it. Whether it's starting arb after year one/two, or increasing the minimum to be in the millions, etc. Teams would still be getting insane amounts of surplus value, while the players get paid more than $500k a year for the first three years. Then by the time free agency comes, the players may have already made $50m+, and may not be as adamant about the 10/300 type deals since they were paid reasonably during their primes. Clark is the worst. Not sure how he keeps his job. Free agency isn't the problem. If teams are getting smarter about aging curves, then you can't force them to overpay for diminishing returns. But you can force them to pay more during years 0-6, and that better be Clark's focus, or he's a moron. On another note, I'm glad the Jays are rebuilding for 2022. The lockout will happen after 2021, so once again, impeccable timing.
  17. glory
    Yeah, I'm fine with Stro's attitude for the most part, but liking posts that trash your own team president/GM is simply not professional. I think we have all been where Stroman is now (from the looks of it) in not liking the people we work for (hell, I'm there now), but I wouldn't go to social media and say it. That's a bit much.
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  19. glory
    Severino signs four year deal with Yanks with a 5th year option. Might as well try an extension for Stro at this point. It will be cheap as hell.
  20. glory
    Guerrero has to learn how to be a good teammate, develop leadership skills, and work on his defence. Nothing two weeks in the minors won't fix.
  21. glory
    I think the Jays were the only team that had two players in the top 10 (Vlad/Bo), so that combined with depth is probably what contributed to it.
  22. glory
    Wow, a lefty knuckleballer. Don't remember ever seeing one.
  23. glory
    Only if you are being signed by the Nationals. Every other team is making cheap look like an art form.
  24. glory
    Yeah don’t blame Nola for that. Pitchers are injury risks and teams are cheaping out on free agents. If players realize that 0-6 are the only years teams care about, then they might be more open to these types of deals since teams will be willing to pay more for those years plus a couple of free agent years. Free agency doesn’t pay off anymore.
  25. glory
    Your memories are playing tricks on you guys. Snider was definitely a legit top prospect, but Lawrie was hyped by Jays fans more than anyone else. He was like a top 50 prospect in baseball at his peak, unless you're talking about mid season 2011 rankings or something. Definitely not before 2011.
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