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  1. max silver
    I thought Barger looks a lot better in right field compared to third base. I won't make any judgements on his left field struggles given the fact he had never played the position prior to the stint in the majors. I like his toolset to become an above average defender in right field as he runs well and has a plus plus arm, but the actions with the glove at third base really leave a lot to be desired.
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    I could see some combination of Barger, Clement and Vlad holding down the fort next season. I'm not particularly sold on either of Vlad or Barger being anything better than well below average defensively at the hot corner but at least Clement would be available to sub in with leads later in games.
  3. max silver
    Yeah good for Chapman in producing a huge season and getting paid but thank f*** it's someone else handing out that type of deal.
  4. max silver
    Vlad was a shade above replacement level in years 1 and 2 (with year 2 admittedly shortened by the pandemic) so I don't think I'd agree he was severely underpaid either of those seasons.
  5. max silver
    Vlad hit another level in June but he's legit been mashing since the end of April. From April 28-present he's produced a 2nd best in MLB 192 wRC+/1.045 OPS.
  6. max silver
    I don't know if Flaherty has shown enough consistency to warrant a 5 year deal as of yet. Blake Snell was only able to receive a short term 2 year deal with a player opt out despite a more consistent track record. Maybe a similar deal for Flaherty albeit with a bit lower AAV could be in the cards.
  7. max silver
    They have him pitching like a replacement level reliever so I guess that's an improvement. His stuff metrics are worse and he's averaging 3.38 K/9 but the command is better so he's at least usable.
  8. max silver
    His velocity was down quite a bit that inning. He only started throwing about 92 MPH in the early going and was dipping below 90 in the 7th.
  9. max silver
    It stands to reason the team avoided handing out long term deals last offseason as they intended to take a run at Soto after this season is finished.
  10. max silver
    I'll just go ahead and pretend this start didn't happen.
  11. max silver
    I'd agree Baez is a very interesting target. He's a remarkably bad target but he's far from boring.
  12. max silver
    I never said to rely on any of those as starters. I think the team needs to shoot a lot higher this offseason than Kepler. 3 of the last 4 seasons have seen him below 100 wRC+ and that seems like the most likely type of output to expect from him. I think that any of the guys I listed have a decent shot to provide that type of offensive output, except with the benefit of being paid league minimum salary instead of costing real money in free agency.
  13. max silver
    Those dudes are harder to come by and tend to cost a premium in trade and free agency.
  14. max silver
    I don't think Kepler makes any sense for the Blue Jays as a target. He offers limited realistic offensive upside and the team is flush with young left handed outfield options. This includes Barger, Loperfido and Roden. I think there's a very good chance that every one of those players offers a superior offensive season to Kepler and he wouldn't actually provide an upgrade.
  15. max silver
    I'm not sure it's fair to suggest Vlad was a slap hitter. He averaged 94.8 MPH in the month of May off of the bat. He was actually hitting the ball so hard that some of his potential extra base hits turned into singles as the ball was off of the wall so quickly and into the outfielder's glove.
  16. max silver
    I would be massively shocked if a bunch of lighter hitting defense first players were brought aboard.
  17. max silver
    I don't think Canadian taxes are that much higher than most US locations. It's primarily the states with no state income tax that have a huge advantage over the rest of MLB.
  18. max silver
    Nimmala has continued his hot streak. Over the last month he's posted a .313/.361/.616 .977 OPS good for a 170 wRC+. He's hit 7 doubles and 7 home runs in 108 PA (.303 iso). Strikeouts are still a bit of a concern but he's been improving recently with 27.8% k rate in this sample.
  19. max silver
    Unfortunately the dude is made of glass. He's posted very impressive numbers whenever he's on the field.
  20. max silver
    Who in the world are these nicknames even supposed to be referring to?
  21. max silver
    I loved the line about how Richards was a 3 pitch pitcher: fastball, changeup and wild pitch.
  22. max silver
    I think third base could potentially be filled by some combination of Barger, Vlad and Clement. This could add flexibility to add offense at first base as another possibility.
  23. max silver
    What's this about 9 years with a top tier payroll? This club isn't even in the top tier of MLB spenders in the first place, and they didn't reach the luxury tax threshold for the first time until the 2023 season. This year they stand to actually finish below the luxury tax level at the end of the season. So that makes a single year of luxury tax level spending in 9 years.
  24. max silver
    Roden wasn't drafted until 2022 so the Covid year shouldn't factor in.
  25. max silver
    Nobody was defeated here. The whole crux of the argument from the science deniers was that Bassitt was obviously blasting the front office as being some sort of unfixable mess which meant the team was completely ruined until the were replaced. When Bassitt clarified his comments about the unfixable stuff being primarily age and injury issues among various teammates that couldn't be removed as a factor this basically disproved that theory. There's a loss for the science deniers. Bassitt was rightly blasting the front office's mediocre offseason, but at the same time it's also completely true that Ohtani aside free agency was very weak last season. So no victory for either group as there's truth in both stances. Some people opined (incorrectly) that Bassitt might have clarified the comments on his own after being asked about it by Jays beat reporters. There's a loss for the beacons of truth. In the end there's simply no victor in this argument.
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