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  1. Brownie19
    That's actually not what jaysblue and I are talking about at all. I misinterpreted what he was originally saying, which was that AA/JPR seemed to be better at turning failed starters into good bullpen arms (I thought he just meant they were better at finding quality bullpen arms). His list wasn't littered with tons of guys you'd want pitching in the 8th inning of a playoff game either. That said - Bass has a fantastic year. 1.54 ERA, 1.3 WAR, 9+ K/9. The Yankees were using Wandy Peralta in the 8th and 9th last night to close out the win. Phillies used Eflin close out Game 1. LA used Graterol in the 8th last night. You think they're way better than Bass?
  2. Brownie19
    For sure. The HOF accepts lots of douchebags. Could Machado become the BIGGEST douchebag in the HOF is the real question.
  3. Brownie19
    Oh - well you have me confused because guys like Frasor and League never started. Hudson, Dolis, Bass, Phelps and Clippard are all failed starters for what it's worth. As Krylian pointed out - most relivers are unless they get gimmick guys like Joe Smith and Cimber.
  4. Brownie19
    All good questions. I mean Thomas has hit at every level in the minors without any major red flags and has the 2nd round pedigree behind him. Solid BB%, low K%, increasing ISO. I don't think his value collapses due to some initial struggles as a 22 year old. Similarly, Moreno actually climbed prospect rankings (albeit mainly because others graduated) despite the injury and the limp bat he showed in the minors. It's an interesting concept. I'd probably rather move Jansen, but I doubt he hold this type of value given the lack of remaining control. If we're moving Kirk, I think we get a better package.
  5. Brownie19
    I don't recall Tapia being put in as a defensive replacement regularly during the season (perhaps I'm mis-remembering). I agree he got too many starts and PA's, but that's on Atkins as there weren't really any options available. And to be fair, he did have stretches were he was really productive with the bat (June/July the most obvious), which obviously earned him some of that playing time (where you could deal with the fact his defense sucked).
  6. Brownie19
    Sorry man - but you referred to the latin guys in the 'barrio' (which refers to a spanish speaking group) and then listed off 3 white guys who you said they probably don't like that either. I'm certainly not one to pull out the race card, but that seemed too obvious. And I'm not even sure it's true. I'm pretty sure Bo, Springer, Manoah, etc. all hang out with that group too. Could that group be more inclusive? I mean - I guess? As you pointed out, you'll always have cliques. Could the group be more serious? I'm sure they could, but I'm sure there are studies that show there are performance advantages to 'staying loose' and not being super serious the whole time. I don't know what the right answer is. Maybe they'll look at the remaining teams in the playoffs and notice none of them have rituals or gimmicks after home runs (did SD do away with that chain?) and decide that's all the evidence they need to can it.
  7. Brownie19
    what the f*** is happening in that picture? obviously taking out the seats, but that looks bizarre.
  8. Brownie19
    I mean - he could have used JBJ instead of Tapia as a defensive replacement. He had a much better defender available to him, so I think that one's on JS.
  9. Brownie19
    Sorry man, but I can make a very similar list of guys who were good out of the pen from the Shatkins era. I guess you're listing Romano under the AA era because he was drafted in 2013? He certainly didn't pitch for the Jays until well after the end of the AA era though, so I'll leave him (and Mayza) out? Giles Seunghwan Oh Joe Smith Dominic Leone Cimber Garcia Bass Phelps Dolis D. Hudson Clippard These guys all gave up quality innings out of the pen for at least 1 season.
  10. Brownie19
    Patrick Corbin too....he's never been the same, but he's got the ring and the $$$.
  11. Brownie19
    I can't imagine this is an option.
  12. Brownie19
    FWIW - my buddy spoke with Tinnish after the game (we've known him for years). He said he really disagreed with the decision to bring Mayza in. Now Tinnish may not have a say in it and may not be at the FO table that's making that decision. Outside of that, he said the players simply didn't execute and there were several unlucky plays that went against the Jays late.
  13. Brownie19
    be a huge douche bag? yes, yes he could
  14. Brownie19
    Arizona has several interesting players. Thomas, Varsho (even K.Marte). If they want a catcher, than that seems like a good partner. Adding a legit CFer and pushing Springer to RF and Gurriel into the 4th OFer position would be a really nice upgrade and use of our surplus of catchers IMO. We have enough versatility to allow Gurriel to be our 4th OFer. Would Moreno alone fetch a package of say Thomas with one of Jameson, Nelson, Pfaadt or Walston?
  15. Brownie19
    and he wears pearl necklaces instead that immature HR jacket. Joc is a consummate professional
  16. Brownie19
    You mean more guys like Trevor Richards?
  17. Brownie19
    So the whites don't like the latino's? Got it. It's not like they have massive cultural differences or anything. I wonder what George Springer thinks of the culture. He's the "vetrin presents" on this team who's been front and center on a sustained winner who won the WS. He seems to be right in the thick of it on the bench having fun with the rest of the team. If he was speaking out about the culture or separating himself from the "barrio" then I'd be worried. The reality is this team wasn't going to go past Round 2 anyway. They simply didn't have the horses to do it when Berrios had an awful year, Vlad had a down year and they got nothing out of Nate Pearson or Moreno.
  18. Brownie19
    Do we know whether he pulled Merrifield for defensive purposes, or because Merrifield was injured after taking that pitch to the bean?
  19. Brownie19
    Biggio didn't hit s*** at the end of the season and has little to no power. At best you're hoping he walks.
  20. Brownie19
    You only call the ball if you know you can get to it. Neither Bo or Springer 'knew' they could get to that ball and thus neither were in a position to catch it. Also hard to catch it when you're going all out like that. Nobody did anything wrong on that play. It was just VERY unfortunate. You must not play baseball.
  21. Brownie19
    This sucks.
  22. Brownie19
    I need to buy another ticket for the game tomorrow. The longer I wait, the cheaper this ticket is going to be right?
  23. Brownie19
    Time for the full length movie Vlad - let's f***ing go.
  24. Brownie19
    Helsley can't grip the ball and is giving this game back to the Phils.
  25. Brownie19
    I just came to post this. Insane - he's their best hitter by wRC+ Then again - our best hitter by wRC+ is hitting 8th today FFS...
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