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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:40:16 GMT -5
Let's move on from the front office trolling. There's a whole separate thread if you want to criticize the front office.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:39:32 GMT -5
I honestly forgot about Montgomery--good call on him.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:31:18 GMT -5
This certainly makes a LHH MI to platoon with Arroyo more important, add on top of that the need to add a guy like Andrus or Iglesias. Hindsight is 20/20 but designating Downs for assignment with the complete lack of MI depth looks even worse now. Not saying I expect anything from Downs but he'd still be a better option than anyone they currently have to take some of the PT in the middle infield, same goes for Hoy Park. Here's the thing about guys like Downs and Park though, there are almost certainly going to be players of a similar quality available on waivers between now and the end of spring training. They are the poster children for replacement level.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:26:52 GMT -5
One other sneaky offseason need is a third down running back. Stevenson played that role but wasn't great (missed blitz pickups, lots of dropped check-downs) and it added to the physical burden on him. Jerick McKinnon would be a good candidate. Old friend Rex Burkhead is an UFA but is 33 next year and looks to have been pretty mediocre recently, but someone in that mold. Harris unfortunately is not that guy.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:04:50 GMT -5
I don't think this team is a Super Bowl contender with Brady (the cap space you spend on him would trade off with improving the OTs, WRs/TEs, CBs, etc.). If that's the case, I don't know that he's worth pursuing.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 15:02:42 GMT -5
Given that their next best option really is replacement level, this is... not good.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 14:25:31 GMT -5
So Mets offer wasn't guaranteed at all. No way Correa accepts that, seems like the Mets pretty much walked away as soon as they saw the medicals. Twins offer seems to have blown everyone else out of the water. A phyisical every year to guarantee the next ? Now that sets baseball contracts back 50 years !! That would have been a disaster. Physicals are often not black and white and there would 100% be a grievance filed once the (team-employed) physician coincidentally fails his physical the year after some big performance decline.
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Post by jmei on Jan 10, 2023 14:19:04 GMT -5
It's a pretty minor issue but must be nerve-wracking (or at least vaguely anxiety-inducing) for the folks who work at those media outlets. One of the incremental downsides of punting these sorts of decisions to media outlets.
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Post by jmei on Jan 9, 2023 13:31:45 GMT -5
A few quick and scattered thoughts: -Among free agents, I have no one in the "re-sign at all costs" bucket, J. Jones and Meyers in the "stretch a little to re-sign" bucket, McCourty as a surprise re-sign, and everyone else in the fungible bucket. They actually don't stand to lose too many vital players in free agency. -Would love a few extensions for guys like Duggar, Bentley and Onwenu. Uche is a 2024 FA as well but, given his lack of track record, it'll be hard to come up with reasonable numbers for him. -Guys who will likely get cut: Trent Brown, Kendrick Bourne, Jonnu Smith (who somehow would only open up a little cap space if a post-June 1 release).
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Post by jmei on Jan 8, 2023 15:02:13 GMT -5
He’s not going to survive the game at this point.
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Post by jmei on Jan 8, 2023 13:05:35 GMT -5
Goodbye, Cam Achord.
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Post by jmei on Jan 6, 2023 20:40:02 GMT -5
Cut out the bickering and stay on topic please.
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Post by jmei on Jan 6, 2023 20:31:00 GMT -5
Feel better buddy.
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Post by jmei on Jan 5, 2023 21:35:39 GMT -5
I do think they get up for good teams and lay down for bad teams sometimes.
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Post by jmei on Jan 4, 2023 21:39:30 GMT -5
No opt out is a nice touch.
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 22:03:58 GMT -5
Feels like a last year performance.
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 15:03:47 GMT -5
On Mac Jones, I think he's very much a Kirk Cousins or Derek Carr-esque "can thrive under the right circumstances" guy. He's good at reading a defense, manipulating defenders with his eyes, going through route progressions and has accuracy and touch on his throws when he can step into them. But I think he starts to fall apart when his offensive line struggles (he hasn't developed that Brady-esque pocket presence yet and can't do anything outside of the pocket), needs receivers who can consistently win 1:1 (he can reliably identify the 1:1 coverage but needs guys who can create separation or win jump balls) and needs some help with scheme (defined reads, better spacing, etc.).
As long as he's on his rookie contract, even with those flaws, he's super valuable. But, down the line, does he have the ceiling to be worth paying a market-rate contract? TBD for now but worth keeping an eye on.
Biggest problem on the team continues to be the offensive line. Trent Brown is a statue out there despite having a borderline false start on every play. Cole Strange continues to be unable to hold up against bull rushes. Conor McDermott is the definition of a JAG. The frequency of screen passes is a running joke at this point, but what else can you really do when you don't trust the line to hold up long enough for routes to get downfield?
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 13:05:39 GMT -5
Remember, Devers was projected for $16.9M by MLBTR, so this is very modestly above expectations. Don’t want to read too much into $600K of extra salary.
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 12:14:36 GMT -5
Folks, I mean this in the nicest possible way, but could we try not to relitigate every single offseason move in this thread? I know some of it is part and parcel with the wins projection topic, but there is really no reason to be arguing about the Downs DFA or not resigning Rich Hill in this thread.
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 10:07:37 GMT -5
I moved the discussion of the 2023 win projection to its own thread. As a reminder, we would much prefer that you just start a new thread to discuss a new topic rather than jamming it into one of the existing mega-threads.
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Post by jmei on Jan 3, 2023 10:01:01 GMT -5
Correct, both NPB and (especially) the KBO don't have a lot of hard throwers (and especially hard throwers who can locate), which is why folks often get a little nervous about whether hitters in those leagues have the bat speed to keep up with MLB-caliber arms.
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Post by jmei on Jan 2, 2023 11:30:21 GMT -5
Rafaela is definitely a good defensive outfielder, but I’d have him at least a half tick behind JBJ. JBJ had the best routes/instincts of any outfielder in recent memory, and “perennial gold glove contender” is a high bar.
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Post by jmei on Jan 1, 2023 19:09:46 GMT -5
Kyle Duggar is tied for the third-most TDs on the team.
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Post by jmei on Jan 1, 2023 15:12:39 GMT -5
Kyle Dugger is a goddamn stud.
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Post by jmei on Jan 1, 2023 14:48:56 GMT -5
I am increasingly of the view that Mac Jones is just a bad QB.
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