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  1. max silver
    I think a lot of these guys will ultimately used as trade capital to fill the roster out for other areas in need. The bullpen in particular needs to be restocked and a bunch of these dudes are likely to be flipped for this purpose. If even one of them turns out as a full time regular that will be an excellent return on a bunch of mostly expiring contracts.
  2. max silver
    I recall the Yankees backed out last minute on a potential Ken Giles deal at the deadline years ago and the Jays ended up not having time to pivot.
  3. max silver
    That's a very good point.
  4. max silver
    I legitimately wouldn't be at all surprised if both Jansen and Kikuchi are brought back in free agency. Kikuchi is a guy I'd have no qualms with using in a wild card series but he's the type of guy that would need to be on a short leash given his tendency this season to have games spiral out of control after initially dominating.
  5. max silver
    I believe an optimistic timeline could have Alek back by mid-late July or thereabouts if he doesn't experience any setbacks.
  6. max silver
    https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/blue-jays-alek-manoah-has-tommy-john-surgery-out-12-14-months-1.2136460 Manoah had a fully ligament replacement but with an added brace. The internal brace can be used on it's own when there isn't sufficient damage to require a full ligament replacement, but that wasn't the case with Alek. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-alek-manoah-has-surgery-will-return-to-toronto-for-rehab/
  7. max silver
    No I don’t think it’s necessarily one or the other in this case. Some players have a combined procedure where the ligament is still replaced but a brace is added to increase the strength of the repair. Alex has an expected 12-14 month recovery time just like regular Tommy John surgery.
  8. max silver
    They must be doing something right given the extended run of success but given their nearly worst in MLB farm system even before the Kikuchi trade they can’t be super great at drafting.
  9. max silver
    Where do you go to look up scooping stats?
  10. max silver
    If I’m not mistaken it was a hybrid procedure with full Tommy John plus internal brace. I believe the rehab time is the same but the repaired tendon should have improved expected life span.
  11. max silver
    Manfred has stated repeatedly that MLB will be going to a challenge system so Kirk will still have plenty of value. Even without framing he is still an above average defender as he’s posted positive values in throwing and blocking this season.
  12. max silver
    I don't think all of the underperformance compared to expected stats was purely luck. Vlad hit a lot of hit barreled balls to the deepest parts of the ballpark and subsequently these batted falls found their way into opposition gloves. On top of that he's barreling up more balls and finding the sweet spot more frequently.
  13. max silver
    I think if Alvarez went to free agency he would have set a new standard for 1B/DH contracts as there aren't any recent players who reached free agency who are comparable based on elite offensive production from an early age and reaching free agency at a very young age as well. All of the other first basemen to sign in free agency were quite a bit older than Alvarez and didn't really offer the same type of consistent offensive output.
  14. max silver
    I think Alvarez signed a bad deal so it probably shouldn't serve as a comparison. He's a 4 win player in a poor season and a 6 win player in a good season. I think he's underpaid to a great degree as one of MLB's best overall hitters and likely left a ton of money on the table vs going to free agency.
  15. max silver
    Trading Wells required one of MLB's dumbest owners forcing his general manager to take on a bad contract. If things go sideways with Vlad I'm not so sure you could rely on there being an equally dumb owner to once again force his front office to make this trade. Having said that I'm fully on board with extending Vlad as he's finally shown me enough to suggest that he's fixed at the plate.
  16. max silver
    The team is down a starter with the Kikuchi trade, and Yariel has been demoted to AAA so it seems like a good possibility that Bloss will receive a start or two out of the major league rotation.
  17. max silver
    Vlad has been producing like a 6 WAR player over the last 3 months despite some of the worst defense and baserunning in the majors.
  18. max silver
    I haven't seen any numbers posted anywhere for Vlad's contract asks, have you heard something concrete?
  19. max silver
    I think it's time to extend Vlad. Elite talents such as his don't grow on trees and he's arguably the most talented hitter the organization has ever produced.
  20. max silver
    I'd like the club to move Vlad to third base full time. I think the in shape version of Vlad could at least provide similar defense to Rafael Devers. It's crazy how much he's improving with the bat as the season goes on, on April 27th he was sitting at 90 wRC+/-0.2 FWAR. Since then he's gone 178 wRC+/3.0 FWAR in 79 games. That's peak 2021 level Vlad and I think it's high time to give the man the extension he so badly wants. I wouldn't be at all surprised if ownership eventually steps in to get this done.
  21. max silver
    I was initially thinking the team should keep Bassitt but with the crazy prices being paid it makes sense to at least listen to offers.
  22. max silver
    Martinez wasn't busted for steroids, he tested positive for a fertility drug.
  23. max silver
    Now you are plagiarizing Jays24 with the nervous lol at the end of the post. Seems some people just can't help themselves.
  24. max silver
    Yeah just skip the apostrophes and I don't think anyone will bat an eyelash.
  25. max silver
    Is your keyboard broken or something?
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