Dustin McGowan to start home opener..

[gruber92]

As per The Fan 590.

 

WOW..

[aselvana]

why are u surprised? did you see happ and rogers performance yesterday..

[NorthOf49]

They have an eight man pen, so if he can only go four innings that's okay. It was the right decision.

[gruber92]

why are u surprised? did you see happ and rogers performance yesterday..

 

I'm not surprised, I'm happy.

[saskjayfan]

As per The Fan 590.

 

WOW..

 

Man I wish I was going to the home opener. Tanaka vs McGowan.....

[Daniel Labude]

I am ecstatic....McGowan has earned this chance and I hope he shines as a starter once again.

[KingKat]

So Morrow is slotted for the 4th spot instead of the 5th now?

[G-Snarls]

Awesome news

 

When will Morrow go?

[SAAviour]

So HAPPy about this!!

Love McGowan, makes me feel good about our rotation.

Wish I lived in TO for that home opener.

[flafson]

So how does our BP look like?

 

Jansen

Cecil

Delabar

Santos

Loup

Redmond

Rogers

Jeffress

[KingKat]

So how does our BP look like?

 

Jansen

Cecil

Delabar

Santos

Loup

Redmond

Rogers

Jeffress

 

Yep. I'm a little surprised Jansen isn't starting the season on the DL but that's good news I suppose. The only wild card right now is Reyes and his health. If he's day to day, they'll have to shorten that bullpen to accomodate another infielder.

[Dylan]

I'm okay with this news, hopefully he can provide us a few solid starts before getting hurt.

[AngryBird]

This starting rotation looks comparable to the Josh Towers and Gustavo Chacin days, only difference is we actually had a proven horse in the prime of his career in Halladay and not a two year wonder in Dickey.

[KingKat]

I'm okay with this news, hopefully he can provide us a few solid starts before getting hurt.

 

I've said some disparaging things about McGowan and have been very skeptical of his comeback. I wasn't a fan of his contract but given the absence of alternatives and given that the team has held on to him for so long, they might as well run with him and get the most of out of him while he's healthy for once. This is the perfect opportunity for the McGowan contract to provide value for both parties.

[G-Snarls]

So how does our BP look like?

 

Jansen

Cecil

Delabar

Santos

Loup

Redmond

Rogers

Jeffress

 

Exactly

 

Great BP

 

The bench is the problem

[G-Snarls]

Happy for him. I guess at this point it never hurts to try. If he gets hurt he gets hurt.

 

Exactly right

 

I'm excited about this

 

He totally deserves it and I hope he does great

[G-Snarls]

If he gurts hurt, he went out the right way, doing what he wanted, with no regrets I'd imagine

[fireballW]

YAY!!! Now please don't let him get injured in his next spring start

[flafson]

Did he actually face any MLB hitters in Spring?

[BlueJaysGirl]

Man, this pitching rotation will be fun to watch. Results could be horrible, but I'd much rather watch Dustin and Hutch pitch than Happ and Redmond. Dickey is always entertaining to watch pitch (love the knuckleball) and MB is fun to watch, given his machine-like speed in working. This'll be great.

[BallsDeep]

Yeah Dustin and Hutch bring more upside that's for sure. Just need to keep healthy.

[glory]

Dickey, Hutchison, Buehrle, Morrow, and McGowan is probably the highest upside rotation out of all the internal options. It is not without massive risk (mostly injury), but at this point, I'd rather take a risk with a high ceiling than settle with Happ, Rogers, Redmond, etc. Those latter three will probably end up starting games for the Jays anyway at some point, but at least they are willing to try McGowan first.

[Brenner]

This a real boom or bust pitching staff. The chance of bust is much more likely but you can't deny that boom potential.

 

Would you take the over or under on 2 of 5 of our opening starters being on the DL by all-star break? The vegas line should probably be 2.5 or 3?

[8D]

LMFAO. I didn't see this coming.

I'm probably going to get slammed, but I liked the extension at the time and I'm still OK with it now.

But him starting and for the home openner is kind of funny. That's the blue jays for ya...

I'm still rooting for McGowan though! Who doesn't love a comeback story?!

[Angrioter]

Rogers and Redmond in the bullpen isn't good idea; they should be pitching as starters in the minors as part of rotation depth. Damn options.

[G-Snarls]

Fake Wilner or Real Wilner?

 

[G-Snarls]

Rogers and Redmond in the bullpen isn't good idea; they should be pitching as starters in the minors as part of rotation depth. Damn options.

 

Well, one should be in AAA and one in BP as swing man, ideally

[TheHurl]

if an ACL flies into the crowd are you allowed to keep it?

 

 

For the record I have a friend still selling 2 more tickets for the opener. Row 8 seats 3 and 4 section 519. $50 each

[Sammy225]

He may be right.

 

Think about who you said might be right.

[G-Snarls]

Think about who you said might be right.

 

Well he IS right sometimes

 

I just hate the way he conveys it sometimes