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  1. max silver
    I was a believer that Semien was a reasonably safe high end performer but at the time of his signing a 7 year deal was hard to believe. His deal was just so far beyond what Springer had signed for a season prior although I guess in that season there weren't actually many teams looking to spend so that may have suppressed Springer's eventual deal a bit. If you had a crystal ball and knew how free agent salaries were about to explode then you could more readily justify the Semien contract, but it certainly looked like a bit of an overpay at the time, I wonder how far the Jays were willing to go as they were reportedly in on the negotiations, and also involved in negotiations with Seager as well. I recall they also tried to negotiate an extension with Semien before he hit free agency but weren't able to get him signed on the dotted line.
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    I could get on board with handing out these kinds of deals to the truly elite player class. Like Aaron Judge, Ohtani, etc., but the class of guys below that is getting those kinds of deals now as well. I would love for the team to be able to retain Matt Chapman. But I sure as s*** don't want the team handing him a deal that pays him $30+ million a season until he's 40 given how that will kneecap the team in the second half of the deal. It's the same situation with Xander Boegarts, on a George Springer kind of deal I would have loved for the Jays to pick him up. But paying him until he's 40 years old? Hard pass to that as well.
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    I didn't like the precedent that it set where big free agents were going to be paid until their late 30's and even early 40's moving forward. Most of these guys are going to be useless husks by the time their deals are up. Brandon Nimmo is a perfect example of this, handing out an 8 year deal to a player with an injury history like his is pure lunacy.
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    You can find Statcast zones here: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/vladimir-guerrero-jr-665489?stats=statcast-r-zones-mlb
  5. max silver
    White hurt his shoulder so you would think that has to be a factor here. Hopefully he can bounce back with a full offseason of training but he doesn't look promising for this season.
  6. max silver
    WOBA/xWOBA pretty much paint the same picture.
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    There's a big difference between thinking a guy that is acting entitled vs a guy who is disappointed he won't be able to help his team out. I lean towards the second option personally but I guess we differ there.
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    Verlander was pretty much the picture of good health for most of his career. There's no way you can say the same thing about DeGrom though.
  9. max silver
    This tweet doesn't say Alek thinks he deserves to stay in the big leagues, it says he's upset about being demoted to the minors because he wants to help his team.
  10. max silver
    There are a few zones where he does damage out of the zone. And there is one zone in particular where he can do a lot of damage on bad pitches. He just REALLY needs to stop chasing those away pitches.
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    He's obviously cut from the same mold as his father where he can do damage on pitches he has no business swinging at. He and Bo are each very good bad ball hitters who have the inherent talent to be among baseball's best with just a smidgeon better plate discipline.
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    I don't think Alek would have been nearly as indignant as he was when he was called out by that MLB network dude if he wasn't working hard in the gym. I do hope this ends up being a blessing in disguise long term though, I think there should be extra velocity in that frame that can be coaxed out with the right type of training. With the low 90's heater he just can't have the same type of success in the zone as he did previously. Even when he makes a good pitch it's much easier for the opposition to simply foul it off and wait for a mistake, whereas he used to be able to get away with quite a few mistakes previously.
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    It's entirely possible his offseason training routine needs work. I just hate it when people definitively blame his "obvious" offseason weight gain for mechanics that are completely out of whack. I don't think that an extra 10 or 20 pounds or whatever is going to be that obvious on a guy that is already this massive to start with. I recall years ago when Brandon League started weight training in the offseason, and his lats were built up to the point where it was negatively affecting his stuff. I wonder if Alek is training in more of a strongman type of routine or something and could use more guidance from the training staff about how to navigate his offseason.
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    Maybe he can take some conditioning tips from Ryu as well while he's down there as well.
  15. max silver
    I don't think Manoah didn't necessarily needed an ego check, he just needed to take down the overly aggressive overtures towards the opposition on the field of play. He was a massive young confident pitcher at the top of his game with the world at his fingertips. If ever there is a time to be a bit brash/cocky that's exactly it. I really haven't seen the same brash guy much at all this season unless you think a guy breaking down in the dugout after his start is indicative of somebody who needs an attitude adjustment.
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    That's really f***ing dumb. Manoah is getting his serving of humble pie because he's struggling immensely. These struggles have the team battling for a wild card spot rather than challenging for the division. I'd sure as s*** prefer to see Manoah continuing to dominate and acting cocky/aggressive on the mound at the same time.
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    White, Francis and Tiedemann all saw their timelines pushed back due to injury. Zulueta got hurt and forgot how to throw strikes. It seems kind of unfair to blame the organization for that. Hutchison was hurt as well so same deal there. There was certainly the possibility that Thompson would continue to be bad, but he was pretty good as soon as 2021 so it seemed like a reasonable gamble. I think the organization did a decent job trying to assemble depth, but unfortunately most of these guys suffered injury and/or ineffectiveness. s*** happens sometimes where even well laid plans end up going awry.
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    Romero foolishly chose to pitch through injured knees and ended up ruining his career as a result. Hopefully this isn't the case with Alek.
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    This guy acts like there are quality MLB starters itching for the chance to toil in AAA hoping for a potential callup. All of the starters with a realistic shot to stick in a rotation are already on MLB deals, so all that's left is a bunch of turds that you try to polish in hopes of coming up with something more than just a shiny turd. Francis is the one guy I forgot to mention. He had a fantastic showing in winter ball and looked very good in the spring as well. Once he's fully built back up I think he's depth option number 1 and he might be a decent back end starter guy in the future. I could also see Kloffenstein receiving a shot as well if several starters go down due to injury. I think there's a shot that Tiedemann could have pitched in MLB this season as well had he not gone down to injury.
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    Did you miss that the front office signed Hutchison and Thompson? They had White on hand already who has had some success in MLB, and some other internal options that needed opportunities at AAA to continue to develop. This isn't nearly as bad as you are trying to make it out to be. If you don't have starters in the upper levels of the minors who are ready to contribute right away you sign a bunch of s*** in the offseason and end up hoping that some of them can provide a few innings for you, unfortunately the guys they signed were either awful or opted out due to lack of opportunity.
  21. max silver
    I think they tried to amass some depth, it just unfortunately all ended up being s***. White got hurt and never regained his ability to retire even minor league hitters, Hutchison wasn't lighting the world on fire and then opted out, Zulueta couldn't find the strike zone, Thompson continued being awful even in AAA, Hatch was turned into a reliever, etc. I don't think there is an exact science to accumulating quality depth aside from developing it yourself, and the organization's top starting prospects are still in AA and below.
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    Given how bad the depth options have been and the fact Hutchison recently opted out that's a really damning indication of how the front office views White right now.
  23. max silver
    Yordan Alvarez is the kind of offensive contributor I hope Vlad eventually becomes. The raw tools are there but the consistency certainly needs work.
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    Yeah most likely not something worth raging about. This team is big on load management of their players so there are going to be days from time to time where a big bat is on the bench to start the day. Belt is 35 and had knee surgery in the offseason so he's not going to play every day. With Springer having a DH day and Vlad at first that leaves no room for Belt unfortunately.
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    If you are looking to appease the old school baseball fans then I don't think non-binary pitcher wins would be the most prudent course of action.
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