The Jays have one position player currently playing above single A.
Yeah, you don't want to trade good players on team friendly contracts, but you also need to work and get your minor league system back up to par so you have some form of independent sustainability.
But really, the Jays biggest problem is being owned by Rogers.
Anthopolous will get fired for swinging and missing at a championship run after he worked literal magic and purged out two of the worst contracts in baseball. People were all pissy with him after the trade deadline passed and nothing happened. Well, it's tough to make deals when your owners won't approve adding literally any money to the payroll.
Agreed. But I gotta think that Bautista is gone. You could probably get some real solid prospects with at least one or two major league ready guys.
I think the most important thing is that they have to decide which they're going to do and get Rogers' blessing. AA said they had a three-year window with this team, either they go all out, open the purse strings, over-pay, and go for broke next year, or trade everyone not nailed down and start over completely from scratch with a new GM, new coach, and a likely 100-loss team. No more wishy-washy "add spare parts on the waiver wire and hope you find a decent infielder for a few weeks". Lack of depth is their biggest issue, because nobody there seems to understand you need actual major league players on your bench, not "oh, someone got injured? See what you can call up from Buffalo and try to survive until they get back".
I hate the Yankees, but look what they did when half the team got injured: they went out and paid for actual major-league-ready replacements. The only place that doesn't work is starting pitching, because nobody's giving that up easily, but half the Jays' problem this year was the bottom half of the lineup couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat because they simply weren't major-league-caliber players (and it hurts to say that about Kawasaki, it really does) and for whatever reason, there wasn't money available to go out and get better.
Like @Angry said, Rogers is the real problem, as long as the team makes money, they don't really have to care if they contend, and they've made it clear that's how they operate the team.
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The Orioles just won their 76th game of the season, therefore surpassing their PECOTA projection from the beginning of the year.
"I'd like to win some more games, PECOTA."
"I'm sorry, Buck. I'm afraid I can't do that."
"What's the problem?"
"I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do."
"I am the Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. I became operational at the Baseball Prospectus on the 12th of January 2002. My instructor was Mr. Nate Silver, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."
"Yes, I'd like to hear it, PECOTA. Sing it for me."
I think the most important thing is that they have to decide which they're going to do and get Rogers' blessing. AA said they had a three-year window with this team, either they go all out, open the purse strings, over-pay, and go for broke next year, or trade everyone not nailed down and start over completely from scratch with a new GM, new coach, and a likely 100-loss team. No more wishy-washy "add spare parts on the waiver wire and hope you find a decent infielder for a few weeks". Lack of depth is their biggest issue, because nobody there seems to understand you need actual major league players on your bench, not "oh, someone got injured? See what you can call up from Buffalo and try to survive until they get back".
I hate the Yankees, but look what they did when half the team got injured: they went out and paid for actual major-league-ready replacements. The only place that doesn't work is starting pitching, because nobody's giving that up easily, but half the Jays' problem this year was the bottom half of the lineup couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat because they simply weren't major-league-caliber players (and it hurts to say that about Kawasaki, it really does) and for whatever reason, there wasn't money available to go out and get better.
Like @Angry said, Rogers is the real problem, as long as the team makes money, they don't really have to care if they contend, and they've made it clear that's how they operate the team.
The Yankees also played well over their head for most of the first half. That RD would never stand up. The long runs of wins they put together came at the behest of fortunate scheduling with long stretches against the worst teams in baseball. Seriously, I think for the entire month of June they maybe had like one series against a team with a record of .500 or better.
I'm just saying that the Yankees are the fucking Yankees and it seems their inherent Yankeeness will not allow them to be completely terrible for long stretches of time. They have made some shrewd moves, and they might finish stronger, but I wouldn't look to them with any "look what they did, eyes."
You also have to remember that the Yankeeness I spoke of means that players actively WANT to play in New York. Every player wants that. Wearing that uniform puts you in a very special fraternity. It is something that most other teams don't have. (Maybe the Red Sox and Dodgers have it.)
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I think that can hurt the Yankees too. Just like there are players who specifically want to play for the Yankees there are also guys who don't want that attention or who just can't handle the pressure.
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I think that can hurt the Yankees too. Just like there are players who specifically want to play for the Yankees there are also guys who don't want that attention or who just can't handle the pressure.
Yeah, but the high-level talent who avoid NYC for those reasons is a small population. There are some who "can't hack it," but that doesn't stop them from trying at the onset.
I guess what I am saying is, the Orioles, Jays, Ray, Reds, Twins, etc - are more likely to show up on no-trade lists than the Yankees.
I know Torii Hunter wouldn't sign with the Cubs because he'd heard some racist shit from the bleachers. I don't know if that's still going on, since the major league team has been such a mess that nobody's really bothered to report on shit the crowd says, really.
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Yankees are reporting that Masahiro Tanaka...
... Its experiencing general soreness in his throwing elbow.
Ryan Rua is in the lineup tonight, and Derek Holland comes off the DL and will start on Tuesday. Meaning on Tuesday, the Rangers will break the major-league record when Holland becomes the 60th different player used in a season.
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Agreed. But I gotta think that Bautista is gone. You could probably get some real solid prospects with at least one or two major league ready guys.
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I hate the Yankees, but look what they did when half the team got injured: they went out and paid for actual major-league-ready replacements. The only place that doesn't work is starting pitching, because nobody's giving that up easily, but half the Jays' problem this year was the bottom half of the lineup couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat because they simply weren't major-league-caliber players (and it hurts to say that about Kawasaki, it really does) and for whatever reason, there wasn't money available to go out and get better.
Like @Angry said, Rogers is the real problem, as long as the team makes money, they don't really have to care if they contend, and they've made it clear that's how they operate the team.
"I'd like to win some more games, PECOTA."
"I'm sorry, Buck. I'm afraid I can't do that."
"What's the problem?"
"I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do."
"I am the Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. I became operational at the Baseball Prospectus on the 12th of January 2002. My instructor was Mr. Nate Silver, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."
"Yes, I'd like to hear it, PECOTA. Sing it for me."
"Take me out to the ballgame....."
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Just get out of my life you slimy whiffmaster.
I mean, we're gonna fade super hard any day now, but for right now it feels good.
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The Yankees also played well over their head for most of the first half. That RD would never stand up. The long runs of wins they put together came at the behest of fortunate scheduling with long stretches against the worst teams in baseball. Seriously, I think for the entire month of June they maybe had like one series against a team with a record of .500 or better.
I'm just saying that the Yankees are the fucking Yankees and it seems their inherent Yankeeness will not allow them to be completely terrible for long stretches of time. They have made some shrewd moves, and they might finish stronger, but I wouldn't look to them with any "look what they did, eyes."
You also have to remember that the Yankeeness I spoke of means that players actively WANT to play in New York. Every player wants that. Wearing that uniform puts you in a very special fraternity. It is something that most other teams don't have. (Maybe the Red Sox and Dodgers have it.)
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Yeah, but the high-level talent who avoid NYC for those reasons is a small population. There are some who "can't hack it," but that doesn't stop them from trying at the onset.
I guess what I am saying is, the Orioles, Jays, Ray, Reds, Twins, etc - are more likely to show up on no-trade lists than the Yankees.
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... Its experiencing general soreness in his throwing elbow.
Steam
its sad because fans wanted him up on the team and he hasn't had a good start(or that one bullpen appearance for that matter)
And there it is.
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I'll take it. Wish I hadn't benched Ramos and his 2 dingers though.
Steam
watch the catcher
Nothing wrong with being the Bills.
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http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/53317474/v35789081/ladsd-dodgers-line-four-infielders-on-right-side/?c_id=mlb
shit is scary every time
My team just fell the fuck apart.
I want to like this move, but this smells of desperation.
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Orioles winning 10-2
If this holds, Orioles' magic number will be 19 with a nine game lead in the AL East
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I believe this is the first time I'll have beaten you in the league ever, please don't attempt to diminish my enjoyment of this, tia
Steam
is this what it feels like to be a Cubs fan Geebs?
It's basically an admission that trading away Cespedes hurt the offense way more than the As would care to admit.
Also hahaha eat shit As.
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