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submitted my one question.
EDIT: make that two.
EDIT: make that two.
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I wish I was the one to have asked this question.
JP Riccardi & The Rest of Jays Management (Toronto): We brilliantly saved the club millions by letting Rios walk and even more brilliantly, we didn't bother signing 3 of our top 4 draft picks (they take too long to arrive anyways, whereas we can have money now in our pockets). Please, tell us how amazing our signing decisions were this year - feel free to compliment us on letting Paxton, Eliopoulos and Barrett walk.
Jim Callis: Hmmmm, sarcasm. I haven't talked to the Jays or seen a post-mortem yet, but their draft strategy seemed odd, to say the least. They'll recoup compensation picks for their unsigned sandwich-, second- and third-rounders, but why take that many over-slot guys at the top of the draft if you can't or won't sign them? They did land Jacob Marisnick for $1 million and got a couple of other guys done late, but they let a lot of talent walk away.
JP Riccardi & The Rest of Jays Management (Toronto): We brilliantly saved the club millions by letting Rios walk and even more brilliantly, we didn't bother signing 3 of our top 4 draft picks (they take too long to arrive anyways, whereas we can have money now in our pockets). Please, tell us how amazing our signing decisions were this year - feel free to compliment us on letting Paxton, Eliopoulos and Barrett walk.
Jim Callis: Hmmmm, sarcasm. I haven't talked to the Jays or seen a post-mortem yet, but their draft strategy seemed odd, to say the least. They'll recoup compensation picks for their unsigned sandwich-, second- and third-rounders, but why take that many over-slot guys at the top of the draft if you can't or won't sign them? They did land Jacob Marisnick for $1 million and got a couple of other guys done late, but they let a lot of talent walk away.
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Put in two questions. We'll see if they get answered.
I was look at the first round signings on the advanced database....
-The Angels might have gotten the best value overall in the first round. Both Trout & Grichuk signed for under $1.3MM and signed immediately.
-The Cubs also made out like bandits on the value for Brett Jackson -- under $1MM (972K).
Compare those to the rest of the over slot signings and they are amazing values.
I was look at the first round signings on the advanced database....
-The Angels might have gotten the best value overall in the first round. Both Trout & Grichuk signed for under $1.3MM and signed immediately.
-The Cubs also made out like bandits on the value for Brett Jackson -- under $1MM (972K).
Compare those to the rest of the over slot signings and they are amazing values.
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First BA Chat (finally on the computer during one lol)
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And I had to submit some sort of noobie giants prospect question teehee
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You going to put any money into Zach Wheeler? (Giants have done well with their pitching prospects).Jaypers said:
I'm convinced ownership was behind yesterday's mess for the Jays. The Jays knew bonus demands etc. going in and were on record as stating they were willing to go over slot on upper round talent. I think between draft day and the signing deadline, they had a good chunk of the budget pulled out from under them.
Paxton's the one that really hurts. To be honest, Eliopoulos did nothing for me. I've seen him pitch and he was completely underwhelming. While I would have welcomed a signing with the hopes improvement, I was kinda thinking letting him go would be the best route. Barrett was a 'meh' kinda guy to me, too but I was hoping they'd ink him. But Paxton hurts. A Canadian kid with a 97 MPH fastball. He coulda been fun to watch.
Paxton's the one that really hurts. To be honest, Eliopoulos did nothing for me. I've seen him pitch and he was completely underwhelming. While I would have welcomed a signing with the hopes improvement, I was kinda thinking letting him go would be the best route. Barrett was a 'meh' kinda guy to me, too but I was hoping they'd ink him. But Paxton hurts. A Canadian kid with a 97 MPH fastball. He coulda been fun to watch.
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Yet again, i hope to score big and get a huge superfractor and ask him to trade his super lincy lol (probably won't happenJaypers said:
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