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Yesterday, 02:30 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Joe Mauer vs. John Olerud is an interesting one. Olerud is beating him 58-53 in WAR, Mauer beats Olerud WAR per game. Olerud has 2 World Series...

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Yesterday, 10:49 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Sort of stupid, because Martin also made the playoffs almost every year, with different teams, and helped Pittsburgh and Toronto end long playoff...

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Yesterday, 10:43 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Greg Zaun vs. Salvadore Perez is an interesting one. They are very close. Zaun better per game but Perez 1 more career WAR. Most people remember...

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Yesterday, 10:25 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Totally. Another interesting exhibit is Yadier Molina vs Russell Martin Same career WAR but Martin did it in 500 less games. Both have built...

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Yesterday, 10:10 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Is the world prejudiced against on base guys? Was Cito's hate of Johny O not personal but symptomatic of a repressive system that is rigged against...

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Yesterday, 09:54 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

With Biggio it seems this may have led to a bad feedback cycle. When he hit slumps no one gives him enough time for his natural skills to normalize,...

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Yesterday, 08:39 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Juan Soto true talent level - .290 .440 .550 Caven Biggio true talent level - .250 .370 .400 We've seen Juan Soto can hit .190 .350 .350 for 6...

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Yesterday, 08:35 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Juan Soto is now perfectly fine hitting .268 .430 .500 after a slow start and on pace for 7 WAR or so. Could end up with a monster season if he...

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05-30-2023, 02:35 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Official MiLB/Prospects Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

It would be totally funny if Spencer winds up with the pirates or something and beats Vlad in WAR hitting .280 with 9 homers. Like Spencer is .280...

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05-30-2023, 02:27 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Official MiLB/Prospects Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

EDIT - I realize Yandy was 3rd base last couple of years... just demonstrating how the fWAR could work out for a lower power, high on base -5 Defense...

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05-29-2023, 06:59 PM

Olerud363 replied to a poll Bo or Vlad? in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

He really hit well in those parks, and his minor league numbers were insane. Contrary to some people thinking minor league parks are smaller, or...

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05-29-2023, 06:44 PM

Olerud363 replied to a poll Bo or Vlad? in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

According to fangraphs Bo is about +3.5 career as a base runner and +2 on defense so +5.5 on those two, Vlad is -16 and -61.7 so -78. It works out...

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05-29-2023, 03:29 PM

Olerud363 replied to a poll Bo or Vlad? in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

laughing at the Tercet quote... according to him Gurrbabip and Teoscar (the mirage) were suppose to suck to. Like why is this even a question. 2...

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05-29-2023, 10:01 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread AL Beasts of the East - Division Race '23 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

If we assume Rays have a system that allows them to recognize pitches earlier and/or anticipate what pitch is coming it will continue until other...

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05-28-2023, 03:17 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT May 28th Jays @ Twins 3/3 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

If he's physically OK then days off aren't going to help and they just have to get mentally right. If it's wrist or knee or related DL him and get...

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05-28-2023, 03:13 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT May 28th Jays @ Twins 3/3 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Vladdy, 2018, hitting .400 as a 19 year old with an 80 hit tool 5 years later Blue Jays 2018 farmhands ranked using fancy fangraphs wRC+ stat......

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05-28-2023, 08:56 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

If sign stealing works though, wouldn't a legal system that accomplished the same thing work too? A combination of using pitch machines and mental...

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05-28-2023, 08:28 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Around Baseball 2023 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

If I understand this correctly it sounds like they are committing to pitches at the heart of the plate and trying to hammer that pitch and not...

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05-27-2023, 06:59 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT- Jays @ Twins - Game 2/3 - 2:10 EST in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Hasn't seemed the same since the wrist injury... then the knee followed that.

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05-27-2023, 10:46 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

They still made a bunch of baserunning mistakes and their pitchers walked too many guys... jesus way too many guys. They literally won because Bo...

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05-26-2023, 08:23 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT- Jays @ Twins - Game 1/3 - 8:10 EST in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Judge walks 120 in his good years. Delgado walked 120 in his good year. Olerud walked 115 in his good year. Bautista walked 132 in his best year. ...

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05-26-2023, 08:21 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT- Jays @ Twins - Game 1/3 - 8:10 EST in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

What happened? I turned it on to hear something about Vladdy somehow grounding into a double play, with Springer on 2nd and a 3-1 count. How...

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05-26-2023, 06:38 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread GDT- Jays @ Twins - Game 1/3 - 8:10 EST in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Could see a literal base clogging tonight. Varsho doubles Kirk Walks Kiemair hit by pitch Springer what should be a double and 3 runs turns...

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05-26-2023, 03:10 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread AL Beasts of the East - Division Race '23 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

PEDs or sign stealing? If latter how with pitch com?

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05-26-2023, 01:40 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

I remember there was a flaw in WAR back then and at one point in 2012 Lawrie was like leading the majors in WAR by a ridiculous amount because it...

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05-26-2023, 01:26 PM

Olerud363 replied to a thread General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023) in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Other than Manoah they've developed no player signed or drafted after Dec 31st 2016.

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05-26-2023, 11:35 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread AL Beasts of the East - Division Race '23 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Not discounting that they are cheating but if so how. Do you mean with performance enhancers or sign stealing? If sign stealing how with teams...

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05-26-2023, 10:45 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread AL Beasts of the East - Division Race '23 in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

The front office and the high (a.k.a. low) performance team fell behind somehow. Tampa Bays numbers are unexplainable. Did Tampa bay get even...

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05-26-2023, 10:04 AM

Olerud363 replied to a poll Guess how many days until Manoah's injury announcement in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

An injury caused by over-use can result in loss of control before loss in velocity. Or at least that's what Buck says. So maybe not technically...

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05-26-2023, 08:54 AM

Olerud363 replied to a thread Official MiLB/Prospects Thread in Toronto Blue Jays Forum

Alan Roden is hitting .300 .426 .459 in Vancouver Spencer Horwitz like except Roden is a bit bigger (maybe will be able to generate more power), ...

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