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    I agree-- he's not the main piece for an Ace or anything, but he could certainly be the 2nd best part of a package that brings in a solid mid-rotation guy. This assumes we keep LaStella though-- if not, it's "Rondon or Thaiss" at 3rd base next year.
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    The question is: will anyone remember Mike Trout after the reign of Thaiss? He'd hit 700 HRs if he only used one arm. He can cover 1st, 3rd, and Catcher-- at the same time. I've heard that the MLB wants to ban him -- apparently, his sweat is the worlds strongest performance enhancer-- but that they are worried about fan blow back But seriously-- I think he's probably a 2-4 WAR 3rd baseman who is solid as solid can be. Basically good David Freese.
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    In one sense, I actually think it was a genuine mistake by Marisnick-- I think he thought that Lucroy was stepping inside, tried to step outside (which is dumb, but understandable as a reaction), and ended up crashing into him hard. My proof is that he took a pretty hard hit to his own head-- it's not like he clothes-lined him or gave him a forearm shiver. But the main issue is that he was barreling toward home plate like a complete jackass. It looked like he was trying to "run hard" rather than, you know, actually touch the plate. He looked more like my toddler trying to race me across the house -- all obstacles be damned-- than a professional athlete trying to score a sports point. Running Backs dive to reach the goal line, NBA players use runners, floaters, reverse moves, and absorb contact when driving to the hoop -- and MLB players need to avoid hard contact with a catcher.
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    Count me in on the "keep LaStella" camp. Even if he's only 80% as good as his current slash line, I'd take that over whatever we would have available at third (since I assume Fletch would take over). I mean, even if we sign Anthony Rendon in the off-season, he'd be super useful to have around. He and Rengifo would make the start of a freaking good bench.
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    This assumes their value is the same. I am guessing that the price for Calhoun will be lower than Castellanos. The Angels will ask for your 7th best pitching prospect and that one reliever that can't quite break through. The Tigers will ask for a top-five prospect and more, in all likelihood.
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    If we could trade Cozart, Harvey, Cahill, or Lucroy for anything other than a sack of herpes, we'd do it. I could see Calhoun having some value, but it's not like he's bringing back a # 3 starter or anything.
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    My real question is: why are people so eager to git rid of La Stella? Maybe he's having a bit of a flukey year, but we've been begging for productive infielders for a decade now. I know his contract is an issue, but damn it man he hits.
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    I would; the return would have to be insane. I would want at least one top 100 Infield prospect, a *quality* young pitcher with at least 4 years of control left, and a couple of other goodies thrown in to boot. I would consider trading him to the Cubs for Baez, Alzodeleay, and a few top 20-ish prospects. I would swap him for Gelyber and Clint Fraizer, since they can't seem to find a place for their third best outfielder. Why in the hell would either team make these moves? Beats me.
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    Yeesh. Imagine having Jose Iglesias batting 5th in your lineup.
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    For sure. It's kind of interesting that he could totally be an important piece next year and then completely jettisoned the next. MLB is no joke.
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    My question is... who is out there? I don't see the Giants being intrigued enough unless they are serious about a rebuild. The Jays probably want one top-50 guy for Stroman because their pitching depth is atrocious. Who else will be available? Jordan Lyles? Fransico Liriano? Alex Colome? Sonny Gray? Zach Wheeler (just for the chance to sign him early)? Don't get me wrong: you could make a case for any of those guys being a massive, massive upgrade over Cahill/Harvey, but I am not sure any of those guys are even going to be available, and none of them are really worth being aggressive for.
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    Parker could easily be a 4th OF/ Backup 1B next year, assuming they keep Thaiss at third and let Bour out to pasture.
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    If you compare his numbers to other 1B they don't look...outrageously terrible? Kind of middle of the road?
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    But then we'd have to hear people act like baseball is dead because, as we all know, handicapping yourself is the same thing as strategy.
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    Major League Baseball has four As, I think you will find.
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    Why wouldn't we keep Heaney and Skaggs? I'd keep them both and just plan on Ohtani/Heaney/Skaggs giving us about 2 pitchers worth of innings. Unless we could include one of them in a trade for another pitcher, I am not sure we have enough arms *just* yet to get rid of guys-- no matter how injury prone.
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    Dude-- Stro is clearly trying to get the Angels to trade for him. I wouldn't hate it.
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    I wonder how much of this is a function of the team situation-- especially last year. He knew we needed three solid pitcher to have a prayer at contention. He he also knew that he barely had enough money in the budget for one of the few sure-fire arms out there; two were never going to happen. He also wanted to hoard his prospects, which limited his options even more. I think he looked at the budget, knew he had a couple of kids (Canning, Suarez) that would be pretty good backup options, and decided to take a gamble on Cahill and Harvey. While they both had risks (Cahill being injury prone, Harvey being about as uneven as it gets), this is still on the lower end of what you thought would happen. If they were merely below average, we'd probably have 2-3 more wins than we do now. It seems all the more worse since Heaney and Skaggs have had the same health luck they have always had. I actually want to see Eppler attack the pitching problem with fewer constraints. With Ohtani comming back (with an innings limit), a number of young arms that can provide real depth (Canning, Suarez, Trop), we need at least two solid #2/#3 types that can stabilize this rotation. [Cozart was a mistake though].
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    I LOVE the fact that they target high-velocity, high strikeout relief arms from college. It's a great way to keep your farm stocked with cheap relievers, and a few will develop into reasonable starters with a high-upside pitch to boot.
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    Yeah. MLB usually get the top 3-5 right on, then it's like they ask Mayo to list 25 prospects he's heard about from the top of his head.
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    No offense, but I have always hated this line of reasoning. Position players do play everyday, but in practice they affect a smaller percentage of each game. A quality starting pitcher may not effect 4 of 5 games at all, but they are hyper responsible for that one game. While I have never seen a study on this, I would imagine that over the course of a season that position players in general probably have an advantage in overall impact on the season over pitchers in general. However, that is *not* the same thing as "value." There are, by default, fewer starting pitchers in general than position players. Good starting pitchers are an even rarer commodity. Good, young starting pitching is the rarest beast of all.
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    Maybe my memory is just this bad, but I remember there being a few warning signs with Wood (long swing, wouldn't layoff pitches and couldn't recognize them even if he wanted to). And, of course, the fact that he could have been called "Dick Wood" and refused to do so.
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    One thing that is underscouted-- a man's name. "Jeremiah Jackson" is an easy 70 on the name scale. If we can get him a nickname like "Burlap" or something he could easily redefine what an 80 is.
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    Alright, I want to hear everyone's thoughts on the following two questions: 1. Will Adell be ready to take over in RF as of opening day next year? 2. If he does, what do you think his stat line will look like?
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