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  1. max silver
    I tend to think he'll be just fine if the surgery is successful and his medicals look good. Josh Donaldson is a perfect recent example of a guy who took a one year pillow deal to rebuild his value, he still ended up with a nice deal well into his 30's despite a rather extensive recent injury history. Sure Paxton might not be looking at a Stephen Strasburg type contract, but he wasn't necessarily in that upper tier of starters to begin with.
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    I would tend to think the main factor that will determine Paxton's financial future is the success or lack thereof of the surgical procedure. If he doesn't successfully bounce back from it the decision to wait a few months before going under the knife won't ultimately matter. I used to think that Paxton would be a great target for the Jays next off-season, now with the back issues I'm not so sure.
  3. max silver
    Why is your supply running low?
  4. max silver
    Without knowing specifics about Marco's injury it seems possible there wasn't really a surgical intervention available for his particular issue, perhaps it was more degenerative in nature. I'm not sure why you are so gung-ho here that Paxton should have just went under the knife immediately. In my limited interaction with surgeons they have always recommended surgery as a final option, not the first. Surgery always carries risks of complications, things like infections and ultimately death are possible. Opting for more conservative and hence lower risk treatment is recommended first is at all possible.
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    I'm not so sure I'd agree with you here. Estrada was able to pitch for several years with recurring back injuries. It's entirely possible the conservative treatments are what enabled him to pitch as long as he did, without them he very well may have been finished years ago. A quick glance at google shows that Estrada was dealing with back problems all the way back to at least spring training in 2016, he didn't end up retiring until many years later.
  6. max silver
    Seems pretty crazy for the Red Sox to cry about this now. The Twins were on record that they planned to use Graterol as a reliever going forward before this trade went down. The guy had shoulder impingement issues and a Tommy John surgery on his record, it's obvious his medicals weren't going to be flawless.
  7. max silver
    If it were me I'd always opt for conservative treatment before going under the knife for a back injury. What if he falls into the 4% that doesn't make it back to competitive play? Then his career is finished, and he likely has a long term back issue to deal with during retirement. Might as well see if more conservative measures do the trick first, who gives a f*** if you miss a few months of play?
  8. max silver
    The Yankees opted for more conservative treatment before putting Paxton under the knife. Back surgery of this sort apparently doesn't have a 100% success rate, so conservative treatment is recommended first. After a flare-up of symptoms that couldn't be remedied with conservative means popped up then it was determined that surgery was the best course. https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucasseehafer/2020/02/05/understanding-new-york-yankees-pitcher-james-paxtons-back-surgery-and-return-to-play/#7ddea6e74166
  9. max silver
    The Red Sox didn't exactly look like a championship caliber team with Betts and Price for 2020, so it ultimately made sense to get better future assets back now than to keep Betts and only get back a compensation pick after the season. It would still have to be infuriating for Boston fans though, which totally brings a smile to my face.
  10. max silver
    This was a decent fall-back option for the Twins to add a starter after striking out in free agency for the bigger fish they were supposedly after. Redsox should be quite a bit worse off in the short term, but it's not hard to see them loading up again next off-season in free agency.
  11. max silver
    The MLB pipeline write-up for Martinez praises his defensive actions, body control, and throwing arm, so the raw tools sound encouraging in the field. Apparently he may slow down over time limiting his range at short stop, hence the potential move to third base. It sounds like he would likely make a great defender over there, so combine that with the thunder in his bat and you are left with a very exciting prospect.
  12. max silver
    Is throwing in any way included in Statcast outs above average? Everything I've seen seems to point to it only taking catches/non-catches into account. Teoscar certainly has the physical tools to play a great center field, but his instincts are seemingly lacking so much that this affects his ability to get goods reads off the bat and run good routes accordingly.
  13. max silver
    Upper body looks like right handed to me, but entire lower body just screams left handed. His knees would have to be able to bend backwards for the lower body to come from a righty.
  14. max silver
    Definitely not the ex-Brewer player if that's who you are thinking about. https://buffalonews.com/2018/07/18/inside-the-bisons-hitting-coach-corey-hart-talks-about-success-at-the-plate/
  15. max silver
    I recall full speed batting practice was something the Jays were looking to increase, hence the batting practice pitcher hire. Obviously you aren't going to be able to hire guys who can actually get MLB hitters out, but if they can at least throw semi hard that's better than traditional BP.
  16. max silver
    Here's another nice Blue Jays related prospect write-up. This one lists a whopping 56 Jays positional prospects on it. It's has more of a stat based analytical slant to it rather than scouting information, but provides some interesting tidbits such as minor league advanced fielding statistics in the write-ups. http://jaysfromthecouch.com/2020/01/20/my-non-ranking-ranking-of-56-blue-jays-prospects-the-position-players/
  17. max silver
    Are plate discipline and pitch recognition skills that can be taught, or does success in these areas more rely on things like eye-sight and reaction times? What methods work best for working to improve pitch recognition for young hitters?
  18. max silver
    Good thing hes team president and not president of the internet grammar club. (yes its intentional)
  19. max silver
    You can't help but wonder whether he simply isn't viewed very favorable by the baseball world at large. Those of us who got to see how he operated on a regular basis were able to gain an appreciation of how savvy of a manager Gibbons is despite the "aw shucks" personality, but the fact that he has never been able to obtain another MLB managing gig outside of Toronto is very telling.
  20. max silver
    With Senzel I wonder how much his labrum surgery serves to depress his trade value? I see it was on his throwing shoulder, so who knows how his arm strength bounces back afterwards.
  21. max silver
    Seems a little high for a guy with all of 17 innings of pro experience.
  22. max silver
    Seems pretty short sighted in my view, but Reds are obviously serious about winning now and not worrying too much about the future.
  23. max silver
    It seems very odd for the Reds to move on from such a seemingly high end talent so quickly, it makes me wonder if they see him as having a more limited ceiling than the prospect evaluations would lead you to believe.
  24. max silver
    Yeah my post was more in jest than anything given Kirk's ultrimate man physique. Some scouts apparently question his ability to remain at catcher due to his terrible build, but he actually made improvements to his physique in the offseason recently, and has a great throwing arm and decent catching skills already.
  25. max silver
    For this question we are going to need an additional answer selections. Here are some suggestions; Yes, I've seen this personally Please wash my eyes with acid I have no idea, but I don't know if I'm willing to go to the depths required to definitely prove this one way or the other.
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