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  1. Brownie19
    13th highest WAR amongst positional players in all of baseball. Such a solid all around player. I suspect he'll finally get paid this offseason. It will be interesting to see how much longer he keeps up this production.
  2. Brownie19
    He's just here to eat innings and protect young arms man. It's perfectly fine.
  3. Brownie19
    like 110 wRC+ legit? Is that what you mean?
  4. Brownie19
    Recency bias is strong amongst most sports fans. Especially casual ones.
  5. Brownie19
    Imagine giving LGR 3 years $42M. Ouch.
  6. Brownie19
    Que the board meltdown...
  7. Brownie19
    Man - someone is going to give Profar a multi-year deal after this season. I'm so curious to see who it is and to see if he can even come close to repeating the season he's currently having. I strongly suspect he can't. Best $1M signing in MLB history perhaps. Winker is also a DH. Hitting better, but nowhere near the power he once had. Wouldn't touch him.
  8. Brownie19
    https://blogs.fangraphs.com/how-to-argue-about-clutchness/ Decent article on the value of "clutch" hitting. For those who believe it matters. We have the most clutch hitter in baseball this year. Daulton Varsho has been a f***ing machine in clutch situations.
  9. Brownie19
    Man - the Red Sox have to be disappointed in what they got in Masataka Yoshida. Reminds me a bit of LGJ.
  10. Brownie19
    I think his minor league numbers would be factored into the equation - yes, as metafour pointed out. I guess you can say 1000 PA's at the ML level tells you much more and makes those minor league numbers obsolete. I actually don't know exactly how many PA's one needs to start ignoring what they did in the minors....anyone know the answer?
  11. Brownie19
    He's also chasing the triple crown! Imagine a season where he wins the triple crown and is the first player in ML history to go 45/45. f***ing insane!
  12. Brownie19
    Bingo. There was always a probability Varsho's bat was 90 wRC+. It was probably a low probability when they made the trade and he projected to be a 4-5 WAR player. Sometimes even good decisions that have probabilities in your favor, don't work out. The good news is his BsR and Def are so good that even if he's a 90 wRC+ bat - he's still a ML starting CFer.
  13. Brownie19
    Machado comes with so much risk. I'm always torn by this guy. Super talented, potential HOFer, but I've always hated him and he seems like a lazy prick. I'd really worry that as his skills erode in his early 30's that he won't care enough or work enough to overcome that and remain a star player. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he follows the decline that Longoria faced when he hit age 32. Machado has more natural ability though, so maybe he hangs on a few more years... Doubt you'd have to give up a lot to get him at least (he has negative value). The Jays don't have much to give, so that's a fit.
  14. Brownie19
    You say "I just listed some 3B trade candidates who likely are available. Just some baseball discussion". I responded with my views on those players and why they aren't good option for the Jays. That's literally the definition of a discussion. Put your shield down, pull up your big boy pants and have a discussion man. I've mean no harm and am here to discuss baseball.
  15. Brownie19
    I would agree. I think they thought he was a 105-115 wRC+ hitter with upside for more. Turns out he's not. I think they correctly identified the need to shore up CF with someone long term. Easy to suggest they could have just signed KK or someone like him...but this season is a good example of the risk involved with that.
  16. Brownie19
    I generally agree, although I don't think "bust" is the right word. The Doc Halladay trade was a bust. At least we have a very solid starting player in return. A trade we lost seems appropriate. Luckily, it's not a colossal issue. It's not like we traded away Tatis or Yordan for a rental.
  17. Brownie19
    Sorry man. Not trying to be arrogant or a dick, but typically when people are identifying trade options, they are for players they think would be good fits and help the team. I didn't realize you were just listing players who aren't upgrades over what we have, nor a good use of the remaining budget. Other 3rd basemen who are likely available for trade: Jeimer Cadelario Anthony Rendon JD Davis Chris Taylor Oswaldo Cabrera
  18. Brownie19
    So is McMahon this year. Nobody has any idea of IKF or McMahon can repeat what they've done at the plate this season. It's likely that neither can. I also think I'd rather put Vlad at 3rd fulltime over bringing in Jake Burger. He's a butcher defensively. Sorry to s*** on your suggestions, but I don't think either are good ones.
  19. Brownie19
    If I recall correctly, it's not like Fisher had a long history of being this horrendous fielder who couldn't catch a routine flyball. He played CF throughout the minors. I might be slightly off on this, but I think that all developed after he missed a flyball with Toronto (did it hit him in the face?). It's like he became Steve Sax and got the yips and from then on, he had all kinds of issues defensively. That kind of s*** is so unpredictable and it's sad to see.
  20. Brownie19
    I watched Freddy's press conference last night and did some research on GBS. I'm so sorry that your son and family had to go through this. Thanks for sharing.
  21. Brownie19
    I've seen the analytics he uses to help players improve their skating and it's pretty in-depth. As for things sucking since Don Mattingly joined - I just find it remarkable that he immediately undid everything that Martinez implemented in 2021-22 when they were Top 3 in baseball - especially when he wasn't the hitting coach.
  22. Brownie19
    In my opinion, the role of a coach is to be there to support the players. Players decide how much, or how little support they need at the ML level. If the team sucks, the primary reason is because the players suck and you analyze whether or not you think they'll improve, or you move them. I understand why teams fire coaches - I just think fans grossly overestimate the impact they have on the players and team.
  23. Brownie19
    When the players fail - you get rid of the players.
  24. Brownie19
    You mean McMahon has regressed back to his career norms? Shocking from a 29 year old hitter with almost a 30% k rate.
  25. Brownie19
    I've told this before, but I know one of the Leafs skating coaches quite well. He says there are SEVERAL players who refuse to work with team officials. He says he sees videos of those players skating with other "personal" coaches and he sees them ignoring their weaknesses all the time. Most of them just want "yes men" who just tell them what they want to hear because they don't want to hear the truth. He also sees all kinds of pros who don't put in the time and effort to get the most out of their abilities. They get into booze, drugs, girls, etc. He says at the end of the day, it's up to the players and there's only so much he can do. I can't imagine how annoying it must be to hear fans screaming "fire the assistant coaches" when the team isn't having success. I'm pretty sure this similar experience spans across several different professional sports.
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