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  1. max silver
    You fail to realize how valuable a truly elite center field defender with a league average bat is. If he takes a bit of a step forward with the bat he could fire off 5+ win seasons akin to what Devon White provided during his career.
  2. max silver
    Maybe Rogers is going full in on creating a Japanese super team to completely corner the Japanese media market.
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    His down season at the plate was entirely a direct result of struggles against right handed pitching at home only. His career splits show him to be slightly above average against right handed pitchers for his career, so this is most likely something that's going to be a weird single year anomaly.
  4. max silver
    Because he's a reactionary doofus that constantly shoots from the hip and offers zero insight to back up his opinions.
  5. max silver
    Or 10 billion dollars in Canadian pesos.
  6. max silver
    Varsho in center field is almost certainly a far more valuable player than either Grisham or Kiermaier. Go back the last 3 seasons of play since Varsho converted to the outfield and compare his numbers as a center fielder to Grisham and Kiermaier. In 1574 plate appearances Grisham provided 6.3 FWAR, or 2.2 WAR/550 plate appearances. In 1011 plate appearances Kiermaier provided 5.9 FWAR, or 3.22 WAR/550 plate appearances. In 480 plate appearances Varsho provided 3.8 FWAR, or 4.75 WAR/550 plate appearances. You are simply placing far too much emphasis on a single down season at the plate where Varsho was playing in a much less valuable defensive position. There's no guarantee his best in baseball defensive metrics will fully translate over a full season of play in center field as he's yet to spend a full season out there, but if they do he is going to be a really valuable player even if he struggles with the bat a bit.
  7. max silver
    Why not? If the team is offering mega bucks for a prospective contract it's perfectly reasonable for him to meet with the team.
  8. max silver
    If Alek put up huge numbers in AAA including a full return of his stuff (assuming of course he didn't throw a hissy fit and refuse to report) he would likely rebuild a lot of trade value.
  9. max silver
    How do numbers lie? All of the available numbers point to Varsho being an elite outfield defender who has typically provided around league average offense. He would have been the Blue Jays most valuable player in 2022 if he were employed with the team at that point, which is kind of a big deal considering the team had players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Matt Chapman.
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    Chapman actually came within inches of putting the Blue Jays ahead in each game of the playoffs as he flied out the wall in deep center field and narrowly missed extra bases down the third base line by an even shorter distance. I'll agree that Chapman returning would feel an awful lot like a consolation prize compared to the other names available this offseason.
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    Aren't you a subscriber?
  12. max silver
    Second base in easily covered by some combination of Schneider, Biggio and Espinal assuming all 3 are still on the roster come spring time. I don't really think the organization has anyone suited for full time play at third base for next season, although Biggio looked surprisingly competent in his stint there in 2023. Perhaps Palemgiani, Barger and Orelvis could be future options, but Barger has been spending an increasing amount of time in right field, and Orelvis has been spending a lot of time at second base so it doesn't appear the organization is sold on either of these guys as long term third base options. I do think Roden has a great shot to be the left fielder of the future as the dude has done nothing but hit at every stop along the way, but I'd hope the organization would bring in a more proven hitter for full time duty in the chance that Roden isn't able to produce in MLB at this point of his career.
  13. max silver
    Atkins went on record stating that it was very unlikely they would have been able to sign Ohtani and also trade for Soto in the same offseason. The "trash bag" that was traded for has historically been a 4 win center fielder over his career. Sooner or later you would think that a certain segment of the fanbase would clue in that Moreno simply wasn't valued enough by other front offices to bring a superstar back in return.
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    I see you aren't particularly good with numbers. Chapman posted better numbers than Moncada in 3 out of the 6 months of the season. The wRC+ split between the two month by month: April +76 Chapman May +14 Moncada June +71 Chapman July +134 Chapman August +57 Moncada September +70 Moncada Chapman had 3 months where he was dramatically better than Moncada, vs Moncada who was dramatically better in 2 months. There was a single month where they posted relatively similar numbers.
  15. max silver
    Yamamoto and Ohtani would be be insane. That would still leave a lot of holes to fill in the field so hopefully there would be enough dough for a few more splashes in free agency.
  16. max silver
    The team could certainly do much worse than Taylor for a 4th outfielder/platoon player, but if he's a primary addition the team will deserve every bit of the acrimony that they receive.
  17. max silver
    No he's not. Chapman had approximately 10 weeks where he was great, and about 10 weeks where he struggled. This narrative that he was only good in April is absolutely false.
  18. max silver
    So you wanted to keep Moreno strictly to trade him for a 1 year rental?
  19. max silver
    I'm surprised the front office seemingly passed on Suarez who was traded for relative peanuts, and Candelario's deal was actually pretty reasonable as well. That only leaves Chapman as available third baseman in free agency so hopefully there are some decent trade candidates out there.
  20. max silver
    If I recall correctly the Blue Jays essentially ended the Angels season when Manoah plunked Taylor Ward in the face so the Jays owed them a solid and let them have Cimber for a song.
  21. max silver
    That's tricky, a lot of that would depend on his performance in the upcoming season. I would suspect he'd at least receive a similar contract to what Marcus Semien earned himself a few seasons ago.
  22. max silver
    Sign me up for some Bregman action.
  23. max silver
    There isn't a bat available this offseason that's worth spending $250 million towards anyway. Aside from Soto I don't know who will potentially be available after the 2024 season.
  24. max silver
    If Moreno is as great as you think he is why on earth would you have traded him for a rental player? Try to think before you post for once.
  25. max silver
    Why is everyone that wasn't screaming for Atkins to be fired the day he was hired insulted and called a shill by you?
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