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  1. keggy
    This is the kind of old school sabermetrics thinking that led the 2000s A's to make the playoffs every year and never win a playoff series. There are absolutely teams that are set up for success in the playoffs. How much prospect capital you choose to risk to build that team is the only question here. I'm not saying trade Moreno for an expensive closer, but if management thinks now is the time for a championship, moves will need to be made.
  2. keggy
    Intentional walk on 1-2 would be considered a dumb move back in 1995. It's not some sort of old school veteran move. And honestly, Montoyo is a young manager that makes decisions on a daily basis that are pretty stupid.
  3. keggy
    Last year the team was fighting to make the playoffs. With the new wildcard format the Jays are like 95% likely to make the playoffs. If the front office is seriously pushing to win a World Series this year, they'll need to add at least 1 and possibly 2 elite bullpen arms and a replacement bat for Tapia's PAs. There is absolutely no way a team with this bullpen wins the World Series. The 2015 team had 3 elite guys (Osuna, Hendriks, Cecil) and an entire second wave of guys that are just as good as our setup guys (Aaron Sanchez, Latroy Hawkins, Mark Lowe). If we're lucky, some of these pieces might be internal (Pearson, Moreno). I think they'll make a final decision closer to the trade deadline.
  4. keggy
    You don't want your catcher to be tall. It's much harder to receive the baseball and can take a toll on your knees. Height was the number one long term concern for both Joe Mauer and Matt Wieters as prospects. Kirk's weight is a serious long term issue, but he does appear to be losing weight each offseason.
  5. keggy
    Another game that ends with the Rocket waiting on deck. Charlie's gonna get a lot of tough questions after the game.
  6. keggy
    Is Tapia a Boras guy? Might need to lock him up soon.
  7. keggy
    Remember Rich Garces? He's that guy.
  8. keggy
    Kirk getting DH ABs on back to back days. Tapia must be hurt.
  9. keggy
    Guerrero getting tunnel vision and completing the play after getting called off is understandable. Arguing that he was right once the play is over is a low IQ move.
  10. keggy
    Teoscar's been getting throwing tips from Rocket Ramiel I see.
  11. keggy
    Tipping his pitches.
  12. keggy
    Shortstop makes that call.
  13. keggy
    Trading your all star calibre starting catchers midseason in a pennant race is not a smart idea at all. And we don't have anywhere near the hitting depth to trade away Kirk's DH ABs. You don't trade an MLB ready top 10 prospect unless you get back a true ace. We're one or two bad breaks away from giving Collins and Tiedman regular ABs. We lost our fifth best starter, it's not time to panic. Use lower level prospects to shore up the bullpen, rotation, and an outfielder that can hit better than Tapia.
  14. keggy
    Joe is an excellent announcer.
  15. keggy
    I admit I don't know the detailed physical status of Kirk, but this Tapia thing isn't just about resting Springer, it's something else. Kirk has also been benched on multiple occasions for guys like Collins, not just resting the starters. He was also benched quite a bit last year as well, including getting pinch hit for by Danny Valera. I get that he's a big fat guy, but if a 23 year old kid can't DH on back to back days that's borderline disabled. Benjie Molina played catcher into his late 30s. Tapia DHing against a LHP was the clearest sign I could find that they're intentionally finding him ABs. All the guys they were supposedly resting ended up playing half the game anyways. The front office gets tunnel vision on profiles that they like (Morales, Grichuk, Tapia). I'm sure the FO will pat themselves on the back when Tapia reaches his .690 OPS ceiling but that still really sucks.
  16. keggy
    Kirk deserves more PAs regardless of his hot streak. Kirk has proven hitting talent which is reflected in his professional stats, scouting tools, and preseason projections. All of this information was available prior to a handful of April appearances, where Tapia and his .050 ISO was consistently given more PAs. Obviously the front office has a very different valuation method for Kirk and Tapia, but quite frankly they're wrong.
  17. keggy
    The hit tool is the single most important predictor of reaching the major leagues.
  18. keggy
    I think you're getting a little confused with the years.
  19. keggy
    Just personally I don't mind being more aggressive with Zulueta. He has years of professional experience in Cuba and honestly his health is a ticking time bomb anyways. I say keep pushing him up the system until he proves he can't handle it. Also talk to coaches about his makeup to see how he would handle the pressure of a pennant race, which admittedly would be tremendous. People like David Price could handle it but not everyone can.
  20. keggy
    I mean just watching the games you can see that Charlie's managing the position players like it's a spring training split squad game and the relievers like it's Game 7 of the World Series. Everything in the article is just front office doublespeak.
  21. keggy
    Those guys you named are good slashers and have put up .200 ISO at the big league level Groshans is below .100 ISO. That's like Tapia level. Every once in a while a slap hitter will have a career BABIP year but it's not sustainable in the long term. You would need a hit tool like Wade Boggs.
  22. keggy
    If he doesn't get his ISO up by the second half I would be concerned. It's very difficult to maintain your walk rates in the majors if you're a slap hitter.
  23. keggy
    He's like a modern day Troy Tulowitzki.
  24. keggy
    Madden isn't used to a bases-loaded walk unless it's intentional.
  25. keggy
    Ramiel "Edgar Martinez" Tapia
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