Comments on: The Stamp Of Anthopoulos, Part One http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jason http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42403 Jason Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:34:23 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42403 hey mike do they hire the 100th person they see walking down the street to ump a game in the alds? hey mike do they hire the 100th person they see walking down the street to ump a game in the alds?

]]> By: Karsten Grubber http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42307 Karsten Grubber Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:58:35 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42307 So do you think it is worth going aftr Bay? And do you think that the Jays should look to get rid of Wells? MW: It's worth it if they're committed to upping the payroll significantly. And the Jays can't get rid of Wells. So do you think it is worth going aftr Bay? And do you think that the Jays should look to get rid of Wells?

MW: It’s worth it if they’re committed to upping the payroll significantly. And the Jays can’t get rid of Wells.

]]> By: Karsten Grubber http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42298 Karsten Grubber Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:56:11 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42298 Sorry about that. :) I read somewhere that those player were going to be free agents this year and I was getting kind of excited. But im pretty sure that I read an article that Jason Bay was a free agent. What would the jays have to do to secure Jason Bay? And if hes not a free agent until after this coming season, then do you see the Jays going after him at all? MW: Bay is a free agent as of the end of the World Series. It will take not only about a five-year, $70 million dollar deal, but also a commitment to a significantly raised payroll over those five years. Sorry about that. :) I read somewhere that those player were going to be free agents this year and I was getting kind of excited. But im pretty sure that I read an article that Jason Bay was a free agent. What would the jays have to do to secure Jason Bay? And if hes not a free agent until after this coming season, then do you see the Jays going after him at all?

MW: Bay is a free agent as of the end of the World Series. It will take not only about a five-year, $70 million dollar deal, but also a commitment to a significantly raised payroll over those five years.

]]> By: Karsten Grubber http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42275 Karsten Grubber Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:59:05 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42275 Hey Mike, I was hopeing to get your thoughts on the Jays picking up a couple free agents this year. For instance I was thinking, Manny Ramirez, and Jason Bay for outfield with Adam Lind, Jim Thome for 1B, keep Aaron Hill for 2B, keeping Jose Bautista at 3B, getting Josh Beckett, and Cliff Lee for SP with Halladay, Romero and whoever else. Picking up Victor Martinez for C and getting Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival for reliever and closer respectively. I was just wondering your thoughts on this. MW: Percival is retired and Hoffman is 170 years old, so I don't think picking up those guys is a good idea. An outfield of Ramirez, Bay and Lind is awfully frightening defensively - there's no one to play centre, never mind the fact that Manny isn't a free agent. Beckett and Lee aren't free agents either, nor is Victor Martinez. By the way, if they all were free agents, I'm thinking Beckett, Lee, Martinez, Ramirez and Bay would combine to cost about $75 million (conservatively). Where are you going to get all this money? Hey Mike, I was hopeing to get your thoughts on the Jays picking up a couple free agents this year. For instance I was thinking, Manny Ramirez, and Jason Bay for outfield with Adam Lind, Jim Thome for 1B, keep Aaron Hill for 2B, keeping Jose Bautista at 3B, getting Josh Beckett, and Cliff Lee for SP with Halladay, Romero and whoever else. Picking up Victor Martinez for C and getting Trevor Hoffman, Troy Percival for reliever and closer respectively. I was just wondering your thoughts on this.

MW: Percival is retired and Hoffman is 170 years old, so I don’t think picking up those guys is a good idea. An outfield of Ramirez, Bay and Lind is awfully frightening defensively - there’s no one to play centre, never mind the fact that Manny isn’t a free agent. Beckett and Lee aren’t free agents either, nor is Victor Martinez. By the way, if they all were free agents, I’m thinking Beckett, Lee, Martinez, Ramirez and Bay would combine to cost about $75 million (conservatively). Where are you going to get all this money?

]]> By: Nicholas http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42257 Nicholas Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:51:25 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42257 For Vishal, you were asking about Dopirak. Here's some info from Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus: Brian Dopirak, 1B, Blue Jays (VEN: Magallanes) Is he a prospect again, or isn't he? Once the top prospect in the Cubs system after nearly setting a Midwest League record in home runs as part of a .307/.363/.593 line at Low-A Lansing in 2004, Dopirak went from hitting 39 home runs to just one in Double-A two years later. Picked up off the scrap heap by the Jays, he had a 959 OPS for High-A Dunedin last year, but it was mostly written off as a 24-year-old vet in a league where he was bound to overmatch far less experienced pitching. This year was another story however, as between Double- and Triple-A, he kept on mashing, racking up a final line of .317/.371/.549 with 42 doubles and 27 home runs. He's kept it up in Venezuela, going 3-for-5 with a double, home run, and four RBI on Sunday, and he just might get a real look in the big leagues at some point in 2010. While all the calls and notes to review are still a long way off, he's on the short list of Blue Jay prospects to inquire about come Top 11 time. For Vishal, you were asking about Dopirak. Here’s some info from Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus:

Brian Dopirak, 1B, Blue Jays (VEN: Magallanes)
Is he a prospect again, or isn’t he? Once the top prospect in the Cubs system after nearly setting a Midwest League record in home runs as part of a .307/.363/.593 line at Low-A Lansing in 2004, Dopirak went from hitting 39 home runs to just one in Double-A two years later. Picked up off the scrap heap by the Jays, he had a 959 OPS for High-A Dunedin last year, but it was mostly written off as a 24-year-old vet in a league where he was bound to overmatch far less experienced pitching. This year was another story however, as between Double- and Triple-A, he kept on mashing, racking up a final line of .317/.371/.549 with 42 doubles and 27 home runs. He’s kept it up in Venezuela, going 3-for-5 with a double, home run, and four RBI on Sunday, and he just might get a real look in the big leagues at some point in 2010. While all the calls and notes to review are still a long way off, he’s on the short list of Blue Jay prospects to inquire about come Top 11 time.

]]> By: Jay B http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42186 Jay B Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:17:29 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42186 BUCK MARTINEZ, CARLOS TOSCA, JOHN GIBBONS AND ALEX ANTHOPOULOUS. MORE OF THE SAME IF YOU ASK ME. MW: First of all, nobody asked you. Second of all, one of these things is not like the other. when you said 'one of these things is not like the other', were you talking about the fact that he listed 3 managers, and then a GM, or were you referring to the use of caps lock that really made his post jump off the page, and added an element of intensity to the blog, that i, for one, wasn't prepared for? MW: The former. I'm sure his caps lock just got stuck, or maybe he's a really loud talker. BUCK MARTINEZ, CARLOS TOSCA, JOHN GIBBONS AND ALEX ANTHOPOULOUS. MORE OF THE SAME IF YOU ASK ME.

MW: First of all, nobody asked you. Second of all, one of these things is not like the other.

when you said ‘one of these things is not like the other’, were you talking about the fact that he listed 3 managers, and then a GM, or were you referring to the use of caps lock that really made his post jump off the page, and added an element of intensity to the blog, that i, for one, wasn’t prepared for?

MW: The former. I’m sure his caps lock just got stuck, or maybe he’s a really loud talker.

]]> By: darrell bishop http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42178 darrell bishop Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:48:32 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42178 michael, ya, i was only suggesting a 3 of 5 being perhaps ok on the basis of adding more teams to the playoffs soley because of the time constraints that would certainly be a factor in doing such. otherwise mlb & these teams playing in oct. deserve 4 of 7's to determine the eventual victors no doubt.... still think it's ridiculous as i think about it once more. you play every day for 6 mos. & you're basically done in a weekend. i'm sorry but that seems just nuts ...... MW: People don't want long, relatively fair playoff series. michael,
ya, i was only suggesting a 3 of 5 being perhaps ok on the basis of adding more teams to the playoffs soley because of the time constraints that would certainly be a factor in doing such.
otherwise mlb & these teams playing in oct. deserve 4 of 7’s to determine the eventual victors no doubt….
still think it’s ridiculous as i think about it once more. you play every day for 6 mos. & you’re basically done in a weekend. i’m sorry but that seems just nuts ……

MW: People don’t want long, relatively fair playoff series.

]]> By: Norm http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42168 Norm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:45:37 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42168 Mike, re post #56, the commenter is very likely correct! It is true that Ryan's salary was a "sunk cost", in the sense that it was already committed. However, from an Accounting point of view, it is quite likely that the commitment was "deferred", to be applied to the time frame in which it was actually spent (second half 2009, and 2010). Thus, when the decision was made to pay Ryan off, the "deferral" would have to be written off, resulting in a $15MM "hit" against the bottom line for that particular quarter. In a "normal situation" that is the way it would work -- unless there are some special (accounting) rules for sports franchises, I believe that would be the correct accounting treatment. MW: OK, accounting semantics aside, it's money that they knew was going to be spent and it's still going to be spent. The timetable may have been moved up a bit, but the total dollars don't change. Mike, re post #56, the commenter is very likely correct!

It is true that Ryan’s salary was a “sunk cost”, in the sense that it was already committed.

However, from an Accounting point of view, it is quite likely that the commitment was “deferred”, to be applied to the time frame in which it was actually spent (second half 2009, and 2010).

Thus, when the decision was made to pay Ryan off, the “deferral” would have to be written off, resulting in a $15MM “hit” against the bottom line for that particular quarter.

In a “normal situation” that is the way it would work — unless there are some special (accounting) rules for sports franchises, I believe that would be the correct accounting treatment.

MW: OK, accounting semantics aside, it’s money that they knew was going to be spent and it’s still going to be spent. The timetable may have been moved up a bit, but the total dollars don’t change.

]]> By: Sleepy http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42148 Sleepy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:55 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42148 Hey Mike, am I wrong for reading into the hiring of Dana Brown as the Jays will be raising payroll and trying to make something happen? I really don't think they would bother hiring someone if they were going to cut. MW: Every general manager needs trusted lieutenants, and there was a position open with Alex Anthopoulos' promotion. I wouldn't read anything about payroll into the Brown hiring. Hey Mike, am I wrong for reading into the hiring of Dana Brown as the Jays will be raising payroll and trying to make something happen? I really don’t think they would bother hiring someone if they were going to cut.

MW: Every general manager needs trusted lieutenants, and there was a position open with Alex Anthopoulos’ promotion. I wouldn’t read anything about payroll into the Brown hiring.

]]> By: darrell bishop http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42146 darrell bishop Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:34:07 +0000 http://blog.rogersbroadcasting.com/mikewilner/2009/10/09/the-stamp-of-anthopoulos-part-one/#comment-42146 michael, good piece today in the globe on one (former blue jay) jason werth. man what a yr. he had. only 1 other apparently that matched him in the bigs with at least 35 hr's, 95 rbi's, 95 runs scored & 20 sb's (mark reynolds of the diamondbacks the other it says) and very solid playoff stats so far as well this yr.... anyway, i distinctly remember very valid reasons (at the time) in not letting him continue with the blue jay organization so i'm personally not one of those chiming for an explanation on why he still isn't here but certainly in hindsight he'd look ok right about now. but clearly mr. werth is one of the premiere poster boy candidates for mlb late bloomers wouldn't you say michael? who knew......... MW: Nobody. He's definitely bloomed very nicely late. Remember, too, that the Jays traded him to the Dodgers and they let him walk. michael,
good piece today in the globe on one (former blue jay) jason werth.
man what a yr. he had. only 1 other apparently that matched him in the bigs with at least 35 hr’s, 95 rbi’s, 95 runs scored & 20 sb’s (mark reynolds of the diamondbacks the other it says) and very solid playoff stats so far as well this yr….
anyway, i distinctly remember very valid reasons (at the time) in not letting him continue with the blue jay organization so i’m personally not one of those chiming for an explanation on why he still isn’t here but certainly in hindsight he’d look ok right about now.
but clearly mr. werth is one of the premiere poster boy candidates for mlb late bloomers wouldn’t you say michael?
who knew………

MW: Nobody. He’s definitely bloomed very nicely late. Remember, too, that the Jays traded him to the Dodgers and they let him walk.

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