Ben Nicholoson Smith: Jays in mix for Stephen Drew

[Smokey]

In the universe where Reyes played 160 games the year before? Rasmus 151. Encarnacion 151. Bautista had 8 months to rehab his wrist and any other nagging injuries. Lawrie........I got nothing,he's to stupid to keep himself healthy, but should have at least started the season that way.

 

Says the guy who thinks "AA has done a great job. It's the players that have been the downfall".

[Olerud363]

This is a very long-winded way of saying you were snookered into believing a lie, but now can't admit that you were taken.

 

It's not AA's fault that a guy with an unresolved shoulder issue, and declining velocity, before his acquisition, didn't pitch well, and was injured. It's not AA's fault he brought in a guy who hadn't played a game since being suspended for PEDs, and he didn't play well. It's not his fault 2 second base options who have never proven capable of being regulars, proved not to be regulars. It's not his fault that the terrible catcher he decided to start, was terrible. It's not his fault that the frequently injured headcase that he brought into the organization was a frequently injured headcase, again.

 

It was obvious before the season started that this team had huge issues and was a likely 4th place team in the division. They just happened to underperform, even compared to these realistically low expectations, despite getting a boon season, which they can't rely on again, from Rasmus.

 

And that was AA's fault.

 

If you have an accident your insurance often goes up. It takes a while to go back down. Say you hit a lamp post and wreck the front end of your car. The insurance company doesn't assume you'll hit a lamp post again. But they assume something might happen. Maybe you'll wreck the side. s*** is correlated. Same driver, same attention to the road, next time maybe you wreck the side getting hit while doing a u-turn.

 

If you run the bases out of control and blow hammies you may run the bases out of control and tear up your ankle text time.

 

If your wrist wears out because you have a violent swing.. well your hip just might do the same...

 

If you are willing to dive into a camera bay and almost kill yourself... you might just be willing to take a crazy dive (for country) for a ground ball and bust up your other ribs.

 

If you pitched pitched 40 innings because of a bad arm, you might pitch 65 innings next time.

 

If you are a bit spacey and get hit in the head with a ball thrown by a team mate... you are likely to crash into something running the bases.

 

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe a class in acturials isn't required for an accounting degree. What the hell did AA take?? Some kind of business degree. This is simple stuff. You do a little projection for what s*** might happen and factor it into your business model. You're business wrecked because of .dot com crash then the sub prime crisis?? Maybe those 2 won't ever happen again, but some s***** economic thing will.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Can we just sign someone or do ANYTHING?

 

This is so irritating.

[JaysAllMighty]

Says the guy who thinks "AA has done a great job. It's the players that have been the downfall".

 

Lets be fair here, Lawrie IS stupid.

[Stangstag]

I really wish we got Kinsler for Santos + Romero + ?

 

Oh Kinsler... Why did you have to block the trade?

 

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[Atothe]

Oh Kinsler... Why did you have to block the trade?

 

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its a good thing if drew comes here instead. Cheaper contract

[bluejaysfan]

I really wish we got Kinsler for Santos + Romero + ?

I agree "King." Kinsler would have been great for the Jays. He was an 17th round pick out of college, is a three time All-Star and he was just traded to the tigers for Prince Fielder. In college, he transferred to ASU his soph year but sat on the bench. Transfered to a 3rd college and was drafted in the 17th at 21y/o. He reminds me of what Brenden Kalfus will be for the Blue Jays. They are similar in size yet kalfus is a switch hitter.

[Atothe]

That's a big IF

 

Quite frankly Drew has very little options and the jays have a lot to lose, its either a win-win or lose-lose situation for both

[Atothe]

I really wish we got Kinsler for Santos + Romero + ?

 

Do you actually believe Jon daniels will actually give up a kinsler for santos + romero?

[GD]

Do you actually believe Jon daniels will actually give up a kinsler for santos + romero?

 

To clear out salary? Maybe.

[Abomination]

Yes. He obviously has a hard on for Santos.

 

Santos for Ogando!