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  1. max silver
    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.
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    I guess blatantly cheating using sticky stuff to enhance spin rates doesn't violate Dodger standards.
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    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.
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    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.
  9. 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.
  10. max silver
    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.
  11. max silver
    Matz for an extra year at almost the same AAV would have been infinitely preferable in my view than spending this kind of money on Kikuchi on hopes that he might some day be good.
  12. max silver
    Between DRS, OAA and UZR I think that we have enough different metrics available to get a decently accurate judgment on player defence.
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    I don't think he's in any position to demand that type of contract based on his body of work up to this point. I think he made a mistake turning down the $13 million option personally as he's been mediocre at best up to this point in MLB.
  14. max silver
    There's also potential for them to get essentially nothing out of this deal as well. Paxton hasn't really shown the ability to perform after the back surgery that he had previously, so piling a Tommy John on top of that just ups the risk.
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    I'd be cool with any of the above, but with the additions of: (in order of preference) Ketel Marte Josh Donaldson Matt Chapman Kyle Seager (at this point it would likely make more sense to wait for Moreno)
  16. max silver
    Charlie is going to need to find a new DB (designated bunter) to send up at totally inappropriate moments of the game.
  17. max silver
    I just don't see Freeman ultimately fitting in the budget. Reports have him looking for 6 years and $180 million. The Jays wouldn't hand out a similar contract to a more impactful player in Semien so I just don't see them giving that to Freeman.
  18. max silver
    Lol that should have said Vlad split time at third with Espinal.
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    Vlad could split time at first with Espinal. You could roll with a combination of Espinal and Biggio at second, and Freeman and Vlad could split the remaining time at first and DH. It would be a little complicated but damn that infield would rake.
  20. max silver
    If we knew that Vlad could play at least a passable third base I'd jump at Freeman in an instant. Freeman vs Bryant would be far preferable to me as I think each player will likely obtain a similar contract in free agency.
  21. max silver
    Taylor is a great fit for the Jays. I'm just not excited about Bryant as I really don't think he's likely to be worth the contract he's going to receive.
  22. max silver
    The bad boys teams were just so much fun to watch on the field. Donaldson with moments like the FYSMC from the dugout, Jose staring down the opposition on the field, Stroman with the shimmys and other assorted antics which pissed off the other team etc.
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    We really didn't know about Osuna at the time though so I guess he can have a pass on that one. Oddly enough despite the inherent drama I find myself softening on the idea of a Stroman reunion as his addition would make for a real juggernaut rotation. And a Donaldson reunion would be awesome as well as I think in the Jays lineup he would likely be able to prodice a few more huge seasons with the bat.
  24. max silver
    Lol you win the prize then.
  25. max silver
    I dove into the defensive metrics a while back and Espinal actually graded above Arenado in the small sample that we've seen him so far. Arenados defensive numbers have been trending down over the years as appears to be last his peak defensively but obviously I can't definitely say Espinal is better given the very small sample of defensive metric numbers we have available for him.
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