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  1. max silver
    Wow high quality first post here.
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    I agree that 14 years is pretty crazy but the man is a generational talent and easily the best player the Jays have produced in their entire history. Let's not sell Vlad so short here, he's far from a bat only player. He's well on his way to becoming a plus defender at first base and he has improved on the bases quite a bit as well as his sprint speed has improved. It looks like he's busting his ass again in off season workouts so he is likely to continue to improve his defensive quickness and speed on the bases further.
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    Lopez is garnering attention from a lot of different prospect evaluators right now, including being mentioned in a piece from the Athletic. It mentions that he has been playing above average defence in center field. https://theathletic.com/3008195/2021/12/10/what-we-have-learned-about-these-10-players-in-the-dominican-winter-league-so-far/
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    To me it looked like Ryu's command really got worse as the season progressed as he was missing in the middle of the plate far too often. He simply doesn't have the raw stuff to get away with poor command in the strike zone. It has been suggested by the team that he is going to need to have more rest baked in over the course of the season to keep him fresh. I think it might be high time he started to take his conditioning more seriously.
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    I wonder if Semien and Seager were the front office's two preferred targets, and they set a limit on what they would sign Semien for as they intended to pivot towards a Seager signing instead of opening the wallet for Semien. It sucks that the f***ing Rangers scooped up both guys though. If Seager was a possibility it makes me wonder if Correa could be a potential target as well.
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    Matz was pretty damn good in April and May with a FIP of 3.51, had two bad months in June and July with a FIP of 5.03, and then finished with two more very good months in August and September with a FIP of 3.69. This is far more than a few good starts as you are claiming. I won't shed any tears over his departure but if a deal could have been struck with Matz and the front office he would have been a nice piece to have at the back of the rotation. The rotation would have lined up as one of the best in MLB as it did towards the end of the 2021 season. Hopefully the front office can find another low cost high upside starter to try out of the fifth spot again, I just don't see Stripling having much success as a starter over an entire season and Pearson hasn't shown much at the major league level yet. Stripling hasn't had near the amount of success in the American League as Matz just had, and other than an 8 game stretch mid season (an actual handful of starts) he's been absolutely terrible as a Blue Jay.
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    Last offseason was likely a once in a lifetime free agency environment as basically nobody was looking to spend money outside of a handful of teams. The prices from that offseason are in no way indicative of what you can expect to pay for these types of players now.
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    My biggest beef with that proposed trade was saddling Kirk with Grichuk, as this ends up throwing away a good amount of value in order to save money. I don't think the Jays need to be giving away assets in trade in order to save cash, as they've shown the ability and willingness in the past to simply pay players to go away if necessary.
  9. max silver
    Except maybe Grant77 who wants to trade Kirk for Brian Anderson and Anthony Bass.
  10. max silver
    Suzuki has won several gold gloves so he will likely be a quality MLB defender straight away. He is reported to have a plus arm but is likely limited to the corners as his speed is likely closer to average.
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    Just because Tsutsugo struggled doesn't indicate Suzuki is going to struggle. Tsutsogo already had high k rates against Japanese pitching so it's not at all suprising that he has faced a steep adjustment so far. Despite the early struggles he managed to have a very nice showing in Pittsburgh producing a 134 WRC+ in a 43 game showing. Suzuki shows much better plate discipline and walks about as much as he strikes out, while not swinging and missing very often either. His swing is reportedly compact so he has a very good chance to adjust to major league velocity as well. I tend to agree that it's unlikely the Jays are serious about landing him given the needs elsewhere on the roster, but if this front office has shown anything they are willing to upgrade the roster where ever possible and then worry about where all of the pieces fit later. Suzuki has a shot at being an very good player for a relatively small financial outlay, so there's a little risk involved but I think he would be a great addition.
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    It's been reported that Kirk intends to once again work with the Jays strength and conditioning department this offseason to improve his physique. He reportedly lost a good chunk of weight last offseason so hopefully he can do the same again this winter.
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    Suzuki is unproven yes but it's not like Gurriel has set the world on fire up to this point in his career as he's been super inconsistent and there's no guarantee he ever finally puts a full season together. Suzuki likely has a higher floor given his quality right field defence and MVP caliber stats in Japan, and likely has a higher ceiling as well given the fact he's such a well rounded player. If Gurriel could be moved as part of package for a need such as a quality infielder then the team would be that much stronger as a result.
  14. max silver
    At the very least you would think Grichuk or Gurriel would be moved out as the team would have no need for five right handed outfieldera.
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    That's an interesting possibility. I don't know if the Jays would entertain that type of move given that Gurriel finally started to look more comfortable in the outfield towards the end of the 2021 season. If he can regularly run decent routes he has the tools to be a really good left fielder.
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    Grichuk being gone is good whether or not Suzuki is added to the roster. I wonder if a Suzuki addition could open the door to a potential Gurriel trade.
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    Thanks, that makes way more sense as Bauer would need to have zero self awareness to actually tweet out something like that, especially given the fact that it seems even his Dodger teammates don't want him playing for the Dodgers moving forward.
  18. max silver
    I guess blatantly cheating using sticky stuff to enhance spin rates doesn't violate Dodger standards.
  19. max silver
    I looked through the twitter thread a little and it seems that he says since Bonds was on a likely hall of fame track before beginning PED usage he was easier to justify including here.
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    He obviously doesn't care about PED use if he placed Bonds on his ballot, but why in the world has he not selected Clemens and A-Rod? All three were world class *******s who lied through their teeth about their steroid usage so it's hard to justify some sort of morality clause.
  21. max silver
    Thames was always a pretty big dude to start with though, Espinal doesn't have that type of build naturally.
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    I recalled that Grichuk's numbers for the season were largely propped up by a hot start to the season, where he produced a respectable 113 WRC+, which was followed by an extended stretch of futility. I decided to do a different comparison between the two, comparing their numbers over the last 4 months of the season after Grichuk had cooled off. It turned out that Grichuk was actually less valuable than JBJ during this stretch of games. From June until the end of the season in 252 plate appearances JBJ produced a 39 WRC+ but only was worth -0.3 WAR as he provided value defensively and on the bases. Comparatively in 337 plate appearances Grichuk produced a 66 WRC+ and was worth -0.5 WAR. A trade of these two players if this performances were to continue would have potentially been a pretty even deal for both sides, but Milwaukee would have been ending up with an extra year of a terrible player vs the single year that they would have been stuck with otherwise.
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    I would have been less than thrilled about a Jackie Bradley Jr. acquisition. It's hard to fathom just how bad he was offensively last season. As frustrating as Grichuk was for a good chunk of 2021 Bradley Jr. was far worse. For players who received a minimum 400 plate appearances last season JBJ was the worst with a 35 WRC+ and produced the lowest WAR at -0.8 WAR. I think the only benefit would have been the fact that JBJ has one less year remaining on his contract, so if he were brought aboard and continued being terrible he could simply be released with the Jays only on the hook for one year of his salary vs. the 2 years remaining for Grichuk.
  24. max silver
    Espinal's career WRC+ of 106 is higher than Wendle's career WRC+ of 103. This isn't exactly the clash of the titans here.
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    Moreno has been practicing at third base extensively and gaining experience at third base in the AFL, and this is expected to continue during winter ball as well. He was obviously not going to be ready to man the position last season, but with more reps potentially to come in spring training there is a much greater chance he will be able to effectively man the position in 2022.
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