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This is from Rotoworld "Fernandez was signed for a $200,000 bonus out of Cuba last January and went on to bat .306/.367/.496 with 16 home runs and 65 RBI in 93 games between Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City, but he basically disappeared in late July. There are no stats on the record for him after July 29. We'd guess there's a lot more to the story here, but the Dodgers haven't released any details." It's not often you release a player simply because he went MIA. I mean...if we could find him - it looks like the guy can hit!

I hate to say it, but the majority of baseball fans are pretty ignorant on the matter. I suspect the vast majority give it 5 seconds worth of thought - go "cheating bad" and then wave their first and write their comments.

Holy f*** - as if I need another reason to hate Joe Morgan. What a piece of s***.

Except Harrison doesn't really have much of a bat. wRC+ of 98, 86 and 104 over the past 3 years.

I tend to agree, but when you hit 50% better than league average - you get paid. He's basically where Giancarlo Stanton is going to be in 2-3 years (possibly when he evokes his opt-out).

And they have Adam Frasier who could assume Harrison's role.

Awesome.

Just because he'd provide similar versatility. Has Brett Lawrie made any suggestion he's going to try to play baseball ever again?

Scarlett Johansson can play any f***ing role she wants thank you.

I'm sure you get this Wok, but for me, this idea is based on the thought that starting pitchers are throwing fewer innings these days because the #'s support that strategy (ie, don't let the starter face the lineup a 3rd time + drastic improvement in the quality of the middle reliever) vs. the idea that pitchers are throwing fewer innings because their bodies can't handle it. If that's true - then let them continue throwing less innings/start (which they are already doing) - but start them more frequently. I think the premise with this strategy is you wouldn't necessarily be asking starters to throw even fewer innings/start (and thus adding innings to the bullpen). It's simply instead of having 5 guys average 5 innings per start (approx. 160 innings over 32 starts), have 4 guys average 5 innings per start (approx. 200 innings over 32 starts). That way the bullpen throws the same # of innings, but has an extra guy in it to help. 200 innings used to be a standard or goal for starting pitchers. In 2010, 45 starters reached 200 innings. In 2017, only 15 did. In 2010, 63 starters reached 190 innings. In 2017, only 19 did. In 2010, 73 pitchers reached 180 innings. In 2017, only 35 did. If this trend is all about strategy - and not about health, then this is a legit thought. Unfortunately, I fully suspect it's a bit of column A and a bit of column B - which clouds the situation. The other obvious issue is when you have an Ace who can go through the lineup a third time.....you can't have him throw 7 or 8 innings and then pitch again on 4 days rest. You'd probably need some swing man, or AAA starter that could spot start when needed... I don't think it's a terrible thought - interesting to discuss, yet unlikely we ever see it.

This interesting thought just got buried in the s*** show.

I actually like the Spank - but without the red beak.

What would you guys propose be on the Jays spring training hats if/when they are ready to dump the maple leaf? Maybe something with the CN Tower? Something with Ace to pay homage to the awful logo we had with the T and Ace in it?

10 years ago - every FO in baseball would have agreed. Times are changing though and I suspect they are more willing to convert him soon. That said, 2018 is probably a lost season for the Jays, so they may give him more leash as a starter this year.

That's some impressive detective work there man. Tellez went through a lot of adversity last year. There's still an outside chance he makes the necessary adjustments and rebuilds his value this year with a clear head. 1 year ago, we were all raving at how hard this guy worked and how he was a study of the game. A season like last year will put that to the test - let's see if he's up for it.

Yeah - perhaps we should leave these decisions up to the experts. These guys deserve the benefit of the doubt. I can see someone grabbing Jonathan Davis and making him their 4th OFer for the year.

We got Joe Smith for $3M last year. There's no way I support Koehler for $6M.

But...but why?

Christ - Boone Logan and Jerry Blevins just got $6.5M on a 1 year deal last year with a club option. Surely to god for $6M (or slightly more) we could be looking at a quality bullpen arm that would fill a need (like LOOGY) instead of Tom f***ing Koehler.....right?

It's like they designed a colour combination specific to each of their 3 fans.

I like the Detroit Alt. 1 hat...and the Royals one tbh.

You know the offseason is slow when we're discussing Tom f***in' Koehler. He's awful. New topic.

Right - 16 by the time he signs. That makes sense. Looks like Vlad started playing rookie ball as a 17 year old. What do they do during their age 16 season?

What's the deal with Jonathan Davis? He's old for AA and not much of a hitter, but he does take his walks, has some speed and a bit of pop. Is he a legit CF defensively? I mean he's probably just another guy - but if he can play all 3 OF spots and has some speed, he may have some value as a 4th OFer one day. I saw he lead off for the AFL final game?