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  1. metafour
    A more beneficial return lmao? For half a season of a 36 year old catcher who can't hit at all anymore? You yourself just stated that he's a backup catcher on a team that has no chance at competing, so what exactly do you expect a contender to give you for half a season of a backup defensive catcher? A top prospect? The Marlins can't even find someone to match their asking price for Realmuto, an ELITE catcher in his prime. This is actually more than I expected to get for Martin: a legitimately intriguing young prospect with some pedigree and a swing arm that presents depth at worst. The thing with guys like Sopko and all these other pitchers we've acquired is that if you get enough of them, eventually you find one that actually surpasses whatever "marginal prospect" label they carry.
  2. metafour
    Yeah, because he went 1st overall LMAO. While things could change, Murray is more of a late 1st round pick at this point. His signing bonus in that range would be nowhere near $20+ million, in fact it would be in the ~$5-7 mill range which isn't drastically more than what the A's gave him. As a late first round pick, he'd be going to a team that would be "grooming" him to start...ie: he'd be a backup most likely. Is it better than being in the minors? Sure, but lets not pretend like he signs his contract and he's a day one starting NFL QB. Murray is even smaller than Mayfield and he has nowhere near the track-record of performance that Mayfield did. There is a BIG difference there. Murray has one year of performance, and NFL teams typically weigh that as pretty important in evaluation. Kyler Murray was NOT good in his other most-relevant season of play at Texas A&M. Mayfield: 45 career starts, 1497 career pass attempts Murray: 17 career starts, 519 career pass attempts
  3. metafour
    Rumors starting to trickle out that Kyler Murray wants to play in the NFL. What a stupid ass pick by the A's lmao. I'm pretty sure that they even paid him a bit above slot and STILL let him play football this past fall.
  4. metafour
    The dozens of people who are employed by this organization to see these prospects on a daily basis didn't feel that the two we lost were significant enough assets to protect. Whether or not they were right or wrong is to be determined, but don't be one of those morons who thinks he knows more about obscure prospects in the organization (that you've likely never seen for any significant portion of time) than the team itself. Newsflash: you don't, and neither does MLB.com, BA, or John Sickels. I can guarantee you that they didn't make a mistake and "forget" to protect Romano or Bergen; they didn't make the necessary moves beforehand because they didn't feel it was worthwhile to place them on the 40-man roster.
  5. metafour
    The inverted W isn't even a thing anymore.
  6. metafour
    Looks like we hired Carson Cistulli away from Fangraphs. Supposedly into a "newly created" role in the Pro Scouting department.
  7. metafour
    Who's the c*nt that was coming through with the condescending questions? "You were in the minor leagues for 18 years, why did it take so long?" "You're going to be losing a lot of games here, how do you feel about that?" Typical "empowered female in sports" attempt at projecting power.
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    The hockey forums are that way ------------->
  11. metafour
    Your definition of "superstar" is quite interesting considering that.... Encarnacion: 3.3 WAR total over 2 seasons since leaving. Bautista: 1 WAR on three different teams in one season since leaving. Donaldson: Missed a full season of games over the past two seasons, unlikely to play at a "superstar" level again given his age and mounting injuries. Osuna: Shipped out on entirely non-baseball related terms. The only guy on your list who is actually likely to continue playing at an elite level, but he's still a f***ing reliever you dolt. A closer can not and is not a "superstar" player LOL.
  12. metafour
    Nola was a late round guy and was a complete shot in the dark anyway, that one doesn't really count. We drafted his brother too and tried to swing a package deal, it didn't work. Singer was a fail as that pick turned into Woodman, and Singer ended up being a 1st round guy that could have been in the rotation next season.
  13. metafour
    No, we pick 11th because Atlanta gets a comp pick for not signing Carter Stewart.
  14. metafour
    They also had Khalil Mack going to Green Bay, so this isn't as foolproof as its made out to be. The Gibbons dismissal was leaked months ago. Within that leak, it was also reported that they preferred a younger guy who could speak Spanish. As far as I'm aware, Wedge fits neither of those criteria. Shapiro also fired Wedge in their first stint together in Cleveland, so I'm really not sure why its some foregone conclusion that this is "their guy" that they've been carrying around for 2-3 years now to eventually push into the managerial spot.
  15. metafour
    Diaz's 103 wRC+, if qualified, would rank 12th in MLB among shortstops...just behind Trea Turner and his superstarish 104 wRC+. Even in his one completely fluke season, Goins was just an 85 wRC+ hitter.
  16. metafour
    You say this as if its a "surprise" or something. Diaz is obviously better than Travis at this point and can play SS, so he's definitely on the team over him. Drury is a guy they like a lot and he will absolutely get the chance to prove himself over a failed experiment from the last regime.
  17. metafour
    He was not deemed "innocent", the case was simply dropped because the accuser conveniently doesn't want to testify all of a sudden. His involvement with the Sinaloa cartel had been quietly talked about long before this incident even happened, so take a wager and guess why his accuser all of a sudden has no interest in leaving Mexico, it should be pretty obvious if you have any idea what goes on in Mexico. Osuna got off, but that does not make him an innocent good ol' boy in the least. The team was aware of his "offseason activities" like a year ago and had apparently already been planning an eventual departure.
  18. metafour
    Yeah, he went on a week long slump, so obviously your comparison is spot on. No MLB player ever fits in slumps.
  19. metafour
    Gonna be getting some camp reports boys. The Orelvis Martinez hype train begins (or derails...)
  20. metafour
    Yes, his Japanese/South American genetics obviously suggest that he'll be 6'5 by 21.
  21. metafour
    The fact that he's young means less than it does for most players because he isn't expected to grow much and his frame is already developed. If you want to believe that an 18 year old will grow 4 inches overnight, go ahead, but what you see is more than likely what he is.
  22. metafour
    I followed his games this season. He is not throwing "high 90's" or sitting mid 90's LOL. Its more sitting low 90's and touching mid 90's. Temper expectations. He is good and polished, he isn't a superstar. He is also able to bully rookie-ball hitters right now with his advanced feel for pitching and that becomes much harder the higher you climb.
  23. metafour
    The most recent claim is that his bat speed has disappeared. Is this related to his hamate injury? You better hope so, because if he's showing average or worse bat speed then he's pretty much done being a "top prospect". The plummet in rankings reflects that; no-one really cares that his numbers weren't good.
  24. metafour
    He is more often 90-93 in games than he is "mid 90's and topping 97/98". The secondary stuff is good, but again, his height will make most of his stuff play down some just like it does with Stroman. If you take into account his playoff start where he got bombed, he gave up 7 HR's in 51 IP (1.23 per 9 innings) this season which shows that his lack of height is likely already giving him leverage problems. Pardinho is more of a good-stuff/high-floor type than a "superstar". A mid rotation type if everything clicks, whereas Franco is an Acuna/Vlad/Soto type player. You need to temper expectations here, his stuff isn't even at Stroman-level yet and Stroman is hardly "elite".
  25. metafour
    Franco and Pardinho are only similar in age and relative polish. Franco is getting hyped because he has superstar tools, whereas Pardinho only has good but not elite stuff on top of an obviously below-average frame. Its an upside thing.
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