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Whoa Vlady slow down, save it for the season. Yankees pitching has always been his personal buffet.
our outfield starters has improved from one of the worse defensively in baseball to one of the best
our nimber one defensive fielder of last year in Springer is now our number three
all our eras will improve for this reason alone
concerning berrios, he had all of last year to improve and did not
so I do not understand your belief that a few months of not pitching will make him better
while it is true some pitchers rebound after a bad year, a lot do not
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If im not mistaken his camp was asking for 16 million in arbitration. Cheapskate Mariners countered with 14. I believe the Blue Jays could've locked him up for five years in the low 20s.
I understand everything. I am also excited to see Varsho play. My question is what the hell are they going to do when Matt Chapman jumps ship? Let's say Matt Chapman hits over 30 home runs this year. I'm sorry but I don't see the Blue Jays paying him nearly 300 million for 8 to 10 years. And if Machado ops out of his contract he's going to set a whole new dictation chart.
Which personally, leads me back into a big circle of how they mishandled Hernandez. Not for nothing, but completely stripping down a winning formula that made it to the wildcard last season, is probably not on the most recommended of general manager handbook tips. I still think the Blue Jays made some great moves. And if everything works out this can be amazing. But I think they struck down the core a little too deep with how they handled Hernandez. Get rid of Gurriel and his goofy haircut and dancing, OK that's cool. But breaking up the Dominican one two punch. I'm sorry but with George Springer grimacing and limping every month like he's about to go on the DL, I think Hernandez and his leadership skills especially to Latin American players........was greatly undervalued. You don't mess with producing Dominican Blue Jays that the fans like. That's the secret Toronto formula for success. It's all about that true essence Bluejay history flavour lol.
Philip
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... correction I just learned that Machado has extended. And I think it's safe to say Matt Chapman will be extremely wealthy. Wouldn't be such a big loss if they've handled Hernandez properly.
Just saying...
Philip
Just saying...
Philip
Even though he didn't pitch in actual games, do you think that he didn't do a lot of work in the off-season to make adjustments to his technique, as well as physical training, watch a lot of video, etc., etc, most of which he can't do as thoroughly during the season?
The guy has been a consistent performer through his career and is still relatively young. IMO, there's a greater chance that he will rebound than have a repeat of last year.
They traded 2 players and revamped the outfield and made it much better defensively. IMHO, I wouldn't consider that "completely stripping down".
They are assuming that the loss of some Hernandez runs/RBIs will be more than compensated with runs saved.
I don't think that anybody really knows at this point if it will work out as planned.
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Too many assumptions in my opinion coming off of a playoff berth. I can talk about this until I'm blue in the face. I think I need to form an anti-Hernandez trade protest group. Lol.
Philip
I agree with Shack, the Jays wouldn't have traded Hernandez unless they had a Plan B. Did you see the moonshot Addison Barger hit?
Obviously the broadcaster is a Legion of Doom fan.
Obviously the broadcaster is a Legion of Doom fan.
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Maybe I'm too old school. Why have a Plan B when plan A was working just fine. I don't know. All your Atkins lovers are a handful. I give up. Lol
go jays go
Philip
Teoscar Hernandez career stats:
Essentially, he has 1 1/3 'star' seasons, and three more where he's Colby Rasmus, with worse defense.
If he has a big year in 2023, some team will overpay him, and eventually regret the last two guaranteed years of the contract. If he posts the same numbers this season, the $14 Million salary will be about right, but it won't be a bargain. If his performance regresses, Seattle will likely extend the qualifying offer, but not make a strong effort to retain him for longer than a three year deal.
He's at the age where he's not going to run faster, and his defense probably won't improve. He's also at the point in his career where his cost will quickly exceed his performance value. It won't be long before a prospect can provide similar performance for a fraction of the cost.
Part of the General Manager's job, (whenever the ownership doesn't care about salary caps), is to get other teams to overpay for talent, so they have less to spend when it comes to bidding on the players YOU want. The Jays always have the geographical disadvantage, in that many elite players don't want to play in Canada, and artificial turf in their home stadium excludes them from many other players' desired destinations.
Essentially, he has 1 1/3 'star' seasons, and three more where he's Colby Rasmus, with worse defense.
If he has a big year in 2023, some team will overpay him, and eventually regret the last two guaranteed years of the contract. If he posts the same numbers this season, the $14 Million salary will be about right, but it won't be a bargain. If his performance regresses, Seattle will likely extend the qualifying offer, but not make a strong effort to retain him for longer than a three year deal.
He's at the age where he's not going to run faster, and his defense probably won't improve. He's also at the point in his career where his cost will quickly exceed his performance value. It won't be long before a prospect can provide similar performance for a fraction of the cost.
Part of the General Manager's job, (whenever the ownership doesn't care about salary caps), is to get other teams to overpay for talent, so they have less to spend when it comes to bidding on the players YOU want. The Jays always have the geographical disadvantage, in that many elite players don't want to play in Canada, and artificial turf in their home stadium excludes them from many other players' desired destinations.
As Sherlock Holmes said: Analytics my dear Toronto Passions, analytics.
Barger hit 26 last year. He spent the off-season bulking up in a bid to make the show. He's four months younger than Vlady, Teoscar is on the wrong side of 30. He will give flexibility to the Jays infield, Vlady probably wont play every game at 1B. Imho the Jays Plan B doesn't look like Plan 9 from Outer Space.
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I'm not huge on percentages, but I do know that over the past five seasons Hernandez averaged in the 84 or higher percentile for sprint speed, and the 96 or higher percentile for exit velocity and hard hit balls. He's a veteran. and I want him on my team. Plus I like him in a Jays uniform. A fan favourite Dominican power hitter in Toronto absolutely has extreme importance. Springer grimaces a little too much for my liking. I don't like him as a leader but I do like Hernandez as a leader.
I really have nothing more to say on this matter I'm even getting on my own nerves now. Lol.
Philip
Dartsy, it's nice to see that I still live rent free in your mind. You seem to constantly think of me.
