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  1. keggy
    Tapia ceiling with better luck is replacement level. A playoff team can cut Tapia and Zimmer on the same day and not lose a wink of sleep over it. The team's obsession with getting Tapia 600 PA is insane. I would rather dump him today and sign a replacement level outfielder like Gardner.
  2. keggy
    Doesn't the minors have a pitch clock? He's gonna be 3-0 before he throws his first pitch.
  3. keggy
    I honestly think it has more to do with getting Tapia's bat into the lineup rather than resting Gurriel.
  4. keggy
    Just Rammy being Rammy.
  5. keggy
    Bulk guy is specifically referring to the pitcher who comes in after the opener. This term didn't exist before the Rays invented openers a few years ago. They are starters who aren't very good. Long man is the guy who comes in when the starter gets knocked out early. This is not planned, and they could be expected to cover 4+ innings. They are often also spot starters/swing man/6th starters. However some teams will keep a 6th starter stretched out in AAA. Long man can be a guy who's just not good enough to be a starter, like Paul Spoljaric, or a young starter who needs big league experience like Halladay and Hentgen. Mop up guy is slightly different from a long man, because they're not necessarily there for long outings. They are there to soak up 1 or 2 low leverage innings at a time to rest the better relievers. They'll come in for the 9th inning of a blowout, for example. Mop up guys are almost never top prospects unless they are rule 5 picks. Trent Thornton is kind of filling the mop up role this year.
  6. keggy
    Some years ago Gibby let Neil Wagner throw like 50 pitches in a blowout. It ended his career.
  7. keggy
    Charlie "Gibby" Montoyo
  8. keggy
    Biggio could be a horrible player. He has demonstrated value in the past and at least has the potential to bounce back. Tapia has objectively proven he is a horrible player over a much larger sample size. Grichuk got way to many PAs last year due to injuries. The fact that they are choosing to give PAs to Tapia is weird to me.
  9. keggy
    Agree. I love using the DH slot to get Springer, Guerrero, Bichette, etc. off their feet. I would just save it for days that Kirk is catching. Guys like Tapia are going to get way too many ABs otherwise.
  10. keggy
    Having an emergency catcher on the active roster makes a lot of sense to me. Keeping both Tapia and Zimmer does not. Kirk should be DHing every time that Jansen is catching.
  11. keggy
    Also day game after a night game. Nothing wrong with this move. Montoyo will have plenty of chances to f*** up during the game though.
  12. keggy
    With Springer's health it makes sense to carry a true center fielder. With that said, I hope Biggio gets a lot of the 4th OF ABs. He's a better hitter than Zimmer and Tapia, and lets Espinal soak up some value with his glove.
  13. keggy
    As this shows, organizational culture and keeping your players happy is unbelievably valuable. The potential upside is hundreds of millions of dollars as you point out. Anthopoulos became a master at this. Guys like Ricciardi cost us colossal dollar value and potential HOF lifers simply by being heavy handed.
  14. keggy
    Ramirez provides positive value in all aspects of baseball (power, on-base, defence, baserunning). He would have to lose skills everywhere simultaneously like Jason Heyward to truly lose his value. Even then, the AAV is so reasonable, they would probably break even. He would literally have to turn into Kendrys Morales (and relatively soon) to lose on this deal. Cleveland absolutely cleaned up here.
  15. keggy
    You forgot Candy Maldonado and Jose Canseco. Casual fan.
  16. keggy
    The fact that some the best run orgs in baseball are all in on Freeman gives us a clue as to how highly he's regarded.
  17. keggy
    Gurriel has played extensively at SS, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't implode from a look at 3B which is a much less demanding position. His problem was that he had godawful range and the yips on throws from 2nd, both of which you can hide at 3rd. He hasn't had any throwing issues in the outfield and the coaching staff obviously trusts him to play first base, which involves a lot of short throws on the infield. I don't think he would have any issues gunning it from the hole.
  18. keggy
    Story is elite at SS. I would move Bichette for either him or Correa.
  19. keggy
    Seager is made of glass but is an MVP calibre talent. If Boras is smart he'll sacrifice AAV for a long-term deal with opt-outs in the middle.
  20. keggy
    There really are layers to this post. The spelling of Lourdes' last name. The strategic placement of extra spaces. Casually slotting in Scherzer between Ryu and Berrios. This work will be studied and analyzed for years to come. Bravo.
  21. keggy
    Lol
  22. keggy
    I don't know enough about Moreno's defense. Assuming that he projects as a true catcher, I say keep him there until he kicks down the door from AAA. He has like a month's worth of ABs above A ball. Trade McGuire for peanuts now and go with Jansen/Kirk until Moreno forces our hand.
  23. keggy
    I'm gonna disagree with you on his routes. I've seen him take complete semicircles to balls on several occasions. I've always liked him as a 3B. I know he had the yips with soft tosses, but I assume he wouldn't have a problem gunning it from the hole.
  24. keggy
    I agree with you on unrealistic expectations. Fans act like if you tank hard enough and never make a bad trade, you're guaranteed a formula to have a dynasty. True dynasties happen once every few decades (90s Yankees, 70s Athletics, Big Red Machine, etc.), and are based mostly on extreme luck, money, and competence--probably in that order. Making moves to guarantee a good team every single year without sacrificing the future is an incredible balancing act. If the Cubs were any more conservative, they probably wouldn't have won a single World Series during their run. On the other hand, building a 90 win team every year is also a smart way to go, but then you run the risk of becoming the 2000s Athletics. Hopefully Shapiro and Atkins are putting careful thought into balancing short and long term goals simultaneously. This offseason will give us a lot of clues into their thought process.
  25. keggy
    We should pursue Berrios because he's a good pitcher. The prospects we lost are a sunk cost and should have no bearing on the decision making.
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