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  1. max silver
    Totally agree, no reason for cheap shots like that.
  2. max silver
    Shapiro has started that they have the ability to surpass the CBT limit if necessary. I imagine they might already be close with the combined Kiermaier and Bassist so if they are going to go over there's no sense pinching pennies to save something like $5 million past the limit as the penalties are pretty small for first time offenders.
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    Tampa didn't want to pay Kiermaier something like $13 million. That doesn't mean he isn't a nice pickup for less than that though for a competitive team in need of center field innings.
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    I'd much rather that offer be from a different team. The 35%k rate is so bad that he is nearly unplayable. Guys like Conforto, Benintendi and Brantley are much safer bets to not be total duds.
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    The team had success completely turning around the fortunes of Ray and Matz. The team has a full offseason to work with Kikuchi. It could very well be typical offseason fluff but I read a report that the club was very pleased with Kikuchi's offseason up to this point. There are two years left in the deal and Kikuchi was pretty filthy as a reliever. Iron out some of the command issues (mix of non competitive pitches and meatballs) and the raw tools are there for Kikuchi to provide plenty of value.
  6. max silver
    I don't know if the Padres have much at the major league level that they could offer in a trade for one of the Jays catchers.
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    For what it's worth pitchingbot ranks Bassitt's stuff as a 55, while Eno Sarris also rates his stuff as slightly above average. There's not a lot of red on his Statcast page but Statcast is a pretty incomplete indicator on it's own for measuring stuff.
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    At this point of his career Jackie Bradley Jr. is so bad at the plate that he is a sub-replacement level player. The Jays gave a combined 614 plate appearances to Tapia, JBJ and Zimmer last season, and had all of 0.2 WAR to show for it. Kiermaier gives the team a legitimate option to man center field when Springer is either DH'ing or manning right field.
  9. max silver
    Now I just don't know what to think as I read that Bassitt has zero stuff on this forum.
  10. max silver
    Oh come on man don't be obtuse. The A's made out like bandits with Brett Lawrie and Kevin Smith as major league ready pieces in the Donaldson and Chapman trades.
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    Bassitt's sinker velocity has held steady over the last 3 seasons, so declining velocity really doesn't appear to be the case. He doesn't rely on stuff to get his outs as he is elite at inducing soft contact. It appears as though he's missed about 7 total starts over the last three seasons, so he's been pretty damn durable/reliable. A few months of lower k output doesn't automatically mean that he will have the same issue for an entire season. This looks to be a really astute signing. Bassitt isn't flashy by any means but he has been a reliable mid-rotation starter since he became a full time starter in MLB. That is exactly what this team needed.
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    This deal expires right as potential Vlad/Bo extensions would kick in. Rogers is a massively wealthy owner and Shapiro has stated that the team isn't artificially constrained by the CBT limit, so this deal really isn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. Eventually the team is going to need to start developing some more starting pitching though, as they have a veritable shitload of money tied up in the rotation for next season.
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    I agree with you here, bringing back Stripling would make for a very deep rotation with some depth. Ryu could potentially return mid-season (not counting on it, he's not exactly Verlander-esque when it comes to conditioning) with Tiedemann waiting in the wings.
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    I would have been perfectly fine with a Stripling signing as I think the new changeup was a real game changer for him. There is certainly risk that he doesn't repeat his 2022 success though and Bassitt is a safer bet overall. Stripling was pretty great after he took over a rotation spot full time so I think whoever signs him might have a chance at a real bargain.
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    I think this deal would be hard to make without including Kirk as a centerpiece, assuming the team has no interest in moving out Martinez or Tiedemann (Martinez I could see being traded given the hit tool concerns but Tiedemann should be next to untouchable).
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    I can even convince myself that Brantley would be a pretty decent addition as well, although that would not help in any way in breaking up the DH logjam the club is already faced with. I would certainly prefer Conforto as a primary target with Benintendi second though.
  17. max silver
    As far as I can tell the terms of the deal haven't been released yet.
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    Aside from a Kiermaier signing there was literally nothing left in free agency to man center field with any type of chance of actually contributing value. I can only assume the team wasn't able to align in values with other clubs on a young center field trade, so aside from more bottom of the barrel replacement level or worse signings there was literally nothing else available. The next option seemed to be Whit Merrifield receiving regular playing time in center field, I'll take Kiermaier every single time if that's the alternative.
  19. max silver
    For Jansen? Probably nobody to get overly excited about.
  20. max silver
    Aside from Nimmo and Bellinger Kiermaier is all that was left in free agency that could man center field and provide any kind of value to the team. I never said the team is better than last season, and I'm not going to rush to judgement in this regard as the offseason is far from over. If they were to retain Stripling I think they would be close to as good as last season at the very least, and once a catcher is moved they will likely be better. It's not unreasonable to expect some level of bounceback from Berrios and Kikuchi likely isn't going to be as much of a dud as we was last year either, so there is plenty of reason to expect at least a modicum of internal improvement.
  21. max silver
    They just finished a season where they won 101 games. Teams that aren't even that good don't tend to win 100+ games in baseball.
  22. max silver
    It seems as though the sky is falling types want to compare KK to the likes of Zimmer and JBJ. Those guys are still out there so if this deal falls through the team can still bring those guys aboard instead so that you can have an actual reason to bitch and moan like usual.
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    Well duh of course a 40+ year old aging slugger is a great comparable for an elite defensive center fielder in his early 30's. 2015 probably isn't a great starting point as Kiermaier doesn't quite have the defensive chops of his initial years in MLB. 2018 seems to be when he settled into his current level of overall value. For all defenders since 2018 Kiermaier ranks 8th in defensive runs saved. Change this to center fielders only and he's in second place, only a single run behind Michael A. Taylor. This is a player who has been an elite defender and provided he doesn't have severe lingering effects from his hip surgery will continue to be an elite defender.
  24. max silver
    It seems like you maybe aren't aware, but the offseason isn't over yet.
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    Go actually look at his underlying metrics before you instantly dismiss the idea. Kepler's underlying stats could very well lead to an above average WRC+ with the removal of the shift. He is shifted nearly 90% of the time. His expected stats are all very solid as the quality of contact is good. He avoids strikeouts and walks plenty, and puts the ball in play a lot. I'm not suggesting he is going to suddenly pop 30 home runs again, but the numbers under the hood suggest strong potential for an offensive resurgence. Combine that with stellar defence and you suddenly have a pretty valuable player.
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