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It's a game of filling the rosters while also making sure that every team is represented. The biggest joke this year is Jasson Dominguez being on the roster. He's literally played in two FCL (GCL) games and doesn't even have a hit yet in his CAREER. Like holy f***, some "point" of this has always been to showcase and reward prospects who are actually performing.
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Jays acquire Corey Dickerson and Adam Cimber
metafour replied to RustyTrombone's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I looked him up. He apparently throws mid 90's and has obviously impressed this year. Either way, a great trade. Flip a late round reliever for immediate help. -
Jays acquire Corey Dickerson and Adam Cimber
metafour replied to RustyTrombone's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2021)
metafour replied to TwistedLogic's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
They did the same thing in Cleveland and I brought that up repeatedly. -
Yeah, the K-rates are the biggest differential. Madrigal's K-rates in the minors were comically good with no comparables that I can think of.
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Keith Law also released a mock draft yesterday: https://theathletic.com/2669873/2021/06/24/2021-mlb-mock-draft-2-0-jack-leiter-to-tigers-pirates-take-a-high-school-shortstop-in-keith-laws-latest-look/
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Thanks Slade! The Jay Allen connection keeps coming up, and in general there has been much more consistent connection to HS players across the board over recent mock drafts.
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The drafting was all over the place too. It seemed like they were just throwing darts at a board, which looked "good" on the surface because they had a few years with a million high draft picks. My "favourite" pick during that era: HS RHP Tyler Gonzalez. He was old as s*** for his class, and the scouting report read: more of a thrower than a pitcher with a high-effort delivery. Struggles with command and high reliever risk. So basically just a kid who's only calling card was whipping the ball as hard as he could, which of course made his command atrocious. He was also old (19+ at time of draft) and came out of Texas which meant that his lack of development was even more concerning as he had way more "reps" than most of his peers. Unsurprisingly, he basically flamed out as soon as he turned pro. One of the worst picks ever - I think he pitched 25 innings total over two seasons, and that was it.
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Can anyone post BA's newest mock that just released? https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/mlb-mock-draft/
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Orelvis Martinez is on a bit of a tear. 3 for 4, 2 2B's yesterday 2 for 3, 2B so far today Leo Jimenez is also 2 for 3 with a 2B and is up to .300 on the season with a pretty elite KK/BB rate, albeit still no power. Addison Barger has hit HR's in two consecutive games as well - 7 on the season, although his K rate is bad.
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Most of the draft and early scouting write-up's on Taylor that I remember indicated that he had surprising pop for such a small/slightly built guy. I think what you're seeing is a change in his swing profile which has enabled if not even upscaled his power output. He seems to be hitting the ball harder and with a better launch angle. As mentioned, these HR's he's hitting aren't "incidental" - he's crushing the ball. He is also a quick-twitch/explosive athlete, and those types of guys can often unlock a lot of untapped ability if/when they figure out how to actually hit the ball optimally.
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Nobody forgot - it's just that Moreno looks like the better player to "keep". It's the same or better offensive profile with better defensive upside, better athleticism, and considerably less long-term physical risk. Kirk has barely been up at the MLB level and he's already out with a long DL stint, is that shocking for a 5'8 260 pound marshmallow? It was a hypothetical comment - if it comes down to choosing between those two, I can almost assure yo that the FO would tab Moreno as their guy. Kirk looks like a great player himself, but you're talking about a potential Top 10-15 type prospect in Moreno.
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Who? Moreno? Prospects of this caliber don't really get moved that often anymore. If anything, they'd look to dump Jansen and even Kirk before Moreno.
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Not sure if serious LOL. Scherzer would have smoked that old loser.
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He looks like he has a better hit tool than Espinal. I've seen a prospect blurb from earlier this season - apparently his hit tool matches the output so far (ie: he can really hit).
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It could be all sorts of things. Some people's bodies just aren't as resilient, whether its weaker bone density, smaller/weaker joints, ligaments, etc. You'll see some athletes who are extremely susceptible to minor things like muscle strains, whereas others aren't. Buxton might just be a guy who is extremely explosive/athletic but in a body that is a bit fragile. I don't think that his weight has anything to do with it, and really, Mike Trout's more robust frame just means that he's putting even MORE stress on his joints and tendons and ligaments any time he exerts himself.
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What would being "more robust" have to do with anything? Baseball is a non-contact sport. There are 6'2 190 pound WR's in the NFL who get lit up. Some guys are just more injury prone and Buxton obviously falls in that category.
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I don't think it's actually that out of the realm of possibility that Kevin Smith has a higher ceiling than Biggio. Biggio has the better eye and plate-discipline profile for sure, but he's a low-BA hitter and Kevin Smith has gotten to his power much easier than Biggio has. He's also the better athlete and should provide more defensive value. Of course his profile is more volatile as he's already shown that he's prone to collapse at the plate, but Biggio has clear flaws in his profile that really cap his offensive upside IMO.
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This stuff is really overblown. JP Arencibia likely gets evaluated more properly under a more modern system of evaluation. He didn't fail because "oH No CaTchER pRosPEcT", he failed because the holes were obviously there the entire time. In a more modern model-driven system, who gets "hyped" for a guy who never walks, strikes out a lot, and has inflated numbers from playing in one of the most extreme hitting environments on the planet? Not only was he never anything special behind the plate, but he would have failed regardless of what position he played. The best teams today are all also extremely good at evaluating their own prospects. They trade very few guys who become superstars elsewhere, and they don't miss on evaluating which guys to keep very often either. Travis d'Arnaud was actually pretty legitimate, he just ended up getting hurt every year.
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Kiley McDaniel just released a new Mock Draft and....we have a new surprise Jays pick/connection! https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/31651109/kiley-mcdaniel-2021-mlb-mock-draft-20-new-no-1-gets-jack-leiter-kumar-rocker
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It was a continuation of the game yesterday. He pitched yesterday.
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It depends on how much the "public rankings" are being affected by that development (him trying to push himself down to #4) if it's in fact true. I did find it kind of strange that all of a sudden ~2-3 HS shortstops are supposedly better than him.
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He hit another double. 4 for 5, HR, 2 2B, BB Disgusting.
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19 year old RHP Sem Robberse in Dunedin: 14.46 K/9 3.38 BB/9 0.48 HR/9 57.9% GB%