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  1. burlingtonbandit
    I wouldn't say it works the other way around though. Because one of the advantages to having a really good offense that is deep is that you get more PA for the guys at the top of the lineup because you go through the order more times. So say the downgrade from Tulo to Goins is 2 Wins. Well the value lost is likely more than 2 Wins because by having Tulo's bat instead of Goins in the lineup you go through the order more times getting additional WAR from players at the top of the lineup like Bautista, Donaldson, EE since they are getting more PA. By having an above average OF instead of a below average OF it doesn't make the other 8 defensive players better, which would be the case by having a better bat instead of a below average one.
  2. burlingtonbandit
    I'd be in favour of just spending 60-80 million on IFA next year similar to what the Yankees did to get long term value. Even if you hit on 2-3 players it would make the investment worth it.
  3. burlingtonbandit
    The Tulo trade was made when Travis was healthy so that is wrong. Its not about recouping prospects and "stocking the farm system". If you move Tulo its about short and long term value not getting prospects back because you traded a bunch last year. I hate the narrative of we need to stock the farm system because of last year. Shapiro isn't going to make a trade just for the sake of getting younger.
  4. burlingtonbandit
    Well with Bautista's shoulder injury he still was able to hit through it, and very well at that. If he's going to be moved to 1st base/DH in a year or 2 anyway the shoulder isn't too concerning. Outside of injury risks, EE seems to already be declining with his more whiffs and less contact with pitches in the zone. Meanwhile Bautista has maintained the same rate since 2009 so I can see why people see EE as the bigger risk moving forward. IMO if I had to choose between the two for then next 3 years I would take Bautista.
  5. burlingtonbandit
    Pillar is exactly the type of player Shapiro would want to keep. Undervalued by most teams because of his defense, still has 5 years of control left, why move him? Seems there are people on the board making a lot of statements like we should trade "x" player because of this! It doesn't and shouldn't work like that. Everyone is obviously available for trade for the right price but have to remember that if you trade a player like Pillar, Bautista, Tulo or whoever that you have to replace that player with close to equal production unless you want to make the team a lot worse next year. I'm not sure taking wins away from the team next year is a good strategy unless you are getting a massive massive upgrade in the future.
  6. burlingtonbandit
    A sports hernia is a pretty serious injury? Didn't he also tear his quad last year? EE certainly has the body that "looks" like it would break down more with age than Jose's.
  7. burlingtonbandit
    Why would you move a player from RF to LF when he his only asset is his plus plus arm? LF you want to have the guy with more range.
  8. burlingtonbandit
    I'd say there is a difference between wanting the president to have baseball experience vs wanting to overhaul the entire FO. But going into this season I would agree they had the view if AA didn't perform he was going to be fired. I just don't have a problem with them letting AA make the traded he did even if they knew he might not be back. I would think Rogers would gladly take the tradeoff of the profits earned this year if they knew the team wasn't going to be as good in a 3 years down the road.
  9. burlingtonbandit
    Sounds interesting. Loup has pretty good command so that would be nice.
  10. burlingtonbandit
    Hypothetical Q.. Where would they even waive their NTC to approve a trade to?
  11. burlingtonbandit
    Well they hired Shapiro to be president. Honestly Ed Rogers and the rest of the board didn't really know how much Shapiro was going to be influencing baseball decisions. I mean AA was offered a contract to be GM so its not like they knew AA wasn't coming back...
  12. burlingtonbandit
    Bautista isn't going to accept being a DH. I don't think this is the right time to do it anyway. If his arm is healthy he's not nearly as bad as everyone thinks in RF. He's below average but isn't some black hole at the position. And when you have 8 Plus defensive players at every position around him you can afford to have a bad defensive player in RF.
  13. burlingtonbandit
    I don't have a problem with it. Its clear Ed Rogers knows nothing about baseball so him vetoing any deal would of been a f***in disaster. Could you imagine the s*** storm if he didn't approve the Donaldson or Tulo deals? Also Rogers loved what AA did this season, he just made the company over $100 Million.
  14. burlingtonbandit
    Whats his stuff like? Looks like he can be a solid Loogy.
  15. burlingtonbandit
    is this actually true? lol
  16. burlingtonbandit
    I have season tickets for next year as well if anyone wants to split them for some games. 100 Level behind the plate.
  17. burlingtonbandit
    This doesn't seem to get said enough. Their 2nd choice Dan Duquette would of been pretty terrible as well judging by how crappy the Orioles situation looks right now. Lets not give them credit for hiring the right person because of it was up to them the org. would be doomed.
  18. burlingtonbandit
    Yeah he would be a nice fit for the team. Doesn't strike out much, walks at a good rate and plays really good defense at 1B. He has well below average power for a 1B but this lineup already has a ton of power so its not really needed.
  19. burlingtonbandit
    He's going to get more than that. If he's healthy this season have to think he'd get at least $180 million.
  20. burlingtonbandit
    Thats true but if the Jays add an extra few million to get a pitcher the hype machine starts and the team sells more tickets. Jays still had good attendance in 2013 even though the team sucked because they sold all those seats in the offseason with the big moves.
  21. burlingtonbandit
    Well I remember prospect guys saying they were the clear top 3. I didn't think many people had Moore above 3 but he was still in that top 3 tier.
  22. burlingtonbandit
    Also have to think about all the games played at Fenway, Camden vs O.CO, Safeco etc... I mean JD's numbers got way better moving divisions and his plate discipline and and type of contact didn't really change.
  23. burlingtonbandit
    I remember people putting him in the same group as Trout and Harper in prospect rankings. His stuff just never came back.
  24. burlingtonbandit
    I would think looking at swing and miss is more predictive. We also have exit velocity which is used to determine how hard they are hitting the ball, which would be a better reflection of type of contact than line drive rate.
  25. burlingtonbandit
    Nice play by Murphy there.
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