And I think this was at a time where Jose Canseco was the highest paid player in baseball at 5 mil per season. Lol.
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...they are willing to dig. LOL
I still think with the way this country loves the Jays, any amount that they may go overbudget will easily be more than compensated with increased ticket sales, concessions at games, paraphernalia, viewership which also translates into higher advertising rates and whatever else I am leaving out.
In my non-professional opinion, it just seems to make economic sense.
Sign Ray and Semien and upgrade at 3rd which is traditionally a power position, just as 1st base is. With Espinal, Biggio is expendable and could bring a pretty good return in a trade.
Of the 3 youngsters that came up that we were hanging our hat on, Biggio is miles behind Vlad and Bo.
As Meatloaf sang:
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I don't think the expectations were ever high on Biggio the way they are on Vladdy and Bo. He's a good utility player but I don't think the scouts or analysts ever saw him as a multi time all star.
I was thinking on this. And although 3rd is usually a power position as you say. With all the power they have up and down the lineup I figure a player like Espinal could be a good fit at third. He's hit for average at every level and gets a fair bit of doubles while walking at a decent clip. He seems to be a plus defender as well. Maybe not the prototypical third bagger but he intrigues me just the same. He also hustles out of the batters box on everything he hits.
I don't think Biggio's trade value is as high as you think. Moving him around so much hasn't helped him any I don't believe. That and injuries have thwarted his development. He's a good base runner and is patient at the dish though. 500 more at bats would give is more to evaluate him. It's just where does he get these at bats if they can keep the team in place.
These are good problems to have. Lot's of riches on this team. The future is bright in T.O.
He did have that big year in New Hampshire in 2018. Hit 26 dingers and drove in 99 while walking a 100 times and stealing 20 bases. That's some impressive numbers at that level.
In my dreams, he’s a 280 utility left handed bat that almost goes 30/30 every year. Then he walks to the Astros first chance he gets cuz daddy’s a GOD down there.
Philip
2 out of 3 ain’t bad from the Bat Out Of Hell album. My first and favorite song when I was a pre-schooler. Lol. On my 45 record single playing on my lights flashing Micky Mouse player.
Philip
Biggio = low average, low power, decent OBP due to his high # of walks, low OPS, low SB.
Was reported to have the "best eye for the strike zone" in the AL and that seemed accurate from what I saw of him. Far from being an automatic out because he walks so much; but won't drive much in.
I think that’s tomorrow. Regardless of what happens, this year belongs to The Giants!
Philip
Unless Cole is lights out then there's a good chance they get shelled Phil.
Mainly if they retain Semien. Otherwise Espinal is better suited at second. IMO. Good average, doubles and athletic but little power sounds like a middle infielder. Don't get me wrong. I like him. He's impressed me. But if they lose Semien and are ready to be a serious contender, and not backslide they need good power at third to replace Semien's.
Which is another way of saying that he is not a core, everyday player. Good utility player? Possible. But if we're looking to be a serious contender we need a better, less fragile everyday player.
Go Yankees, go. (At least for one game anyway. LOL. (I f'ing hate those Bosox and their arrogant fans.)
Do yourself a favour and look down the roster of the Rays, B'sox and Yanks. There are zillions of low average, mediocre offensive players on those lineups. The current Jays have possibly the best offensive lineup I have ever seen. Espinal would fit in just fine with almost any other AL club.
Run production and offence is down a whole run every 9 innings in the last 10 years across MLB. Pitching is increasingly dominant. The leading RBI guys are hitting 15 or 20 less per season that 20 years ago. And Espinal is a decent, 2nd tier offensive player.
It soumds like you are saying that we should position ourselves to be slightly better than the opposition because of their weaknesses as opposed to seeing where we are and try to optimize it.
You may be correct but why not try to eliminate the margin of error for some unseen circumstances? If we lose Semien, why not directly compensate for his lack of production and leadership instead of saying, well, this should be good enough.
Geez with Vladdy, Springer, Bichette, Hernandez, Gurriel and Grichuk how many power hitters do you want? All these guys have 30+ home run capability. All these guys need table setters and that's what I see Espinal potentially being.
There you go, lol.....
Red Sox fans took it on the chin for years so I give them their right to gloat.....
I hate the Sox with a passion but have mad respect for them at the same time. Especially this lot.
Alex Cora is a great manager.......Garbage can nonsense aside,lol.
So, try and get by with the minimal required and hope for no miscalculations or try to maximize what you already have and become even more formidable.?
I agree with what Charlie said in a pre-game interview. If they hadn't had to play in Dunedin,Buffalo this year it would have been a different season.A few more wins would have made a BIG difference at the end.
Or take the money that Semien would have cost and invest it in pitching.......And that minimal that you call it is quite formidable.
Here's a question for ya........Marcus Stroman is a free agent and had a great year. Would you take a look at him?
