GDT(3/3): Your Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore O's - Hutchison vs Tillman - 1:35 PM ET

[Laika]

Our line-ups have looked much better w/o Thole, Kawasaki, Rasmus, Goins.

 

Gonna be killer when Saunders is back. No holes.

[ScientificReason]

Our line-ups have looked much better w/o Thole, Kawasaki, Rasmus, Goins.

 

It has, having Rasmus and francisco Striking out all the time didn't help. Much better this year.

[TwistedLogic]

http://deadspin.com/jose-bautistas-home-run-skip-was-part-of-a-two-year-old-1697406082?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

 

Great comment from that page:

 

http://i.gyazo.com/b6f243ef3e2d06f21af80b21c8a8dbec.png

[LTR]

I was hesitant to include Gose in that list, especially considering how he has been playing so far this year.

[King]

http://i.imgur.com/imDrc4z.png

[TwistedLogic]

I was hesitant to include Gose in that list, especially considering how he has been playing so far this year.

 

So instead of a random inconsequential hot streak in August, he's having one in April?

[King]

 

 

(last years and this years turf)

[Governator]

Biggest surprise for me has been Travis. I was totally expecting a giant black hole at 2B this year and while it's still too early to say it's been patched, I'm getting more satisfied by the day.

[King]

[TwistedLogic]

(last years and this years turf)

 

Probably a more accurate representation of what the field looked like in 2014 (without the ridiculous lighting in that first picture):

 

http://www.canadiansportsbetting.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Toronto-Blue-Jays-World-Series-Odds-2014.jpg

 

An improvement nonetheless.

[ScientificReason]

 

 

(last years and this years turf)

 

It's Greener!!

[HERPDERP]

just realized the Tigers have 4 of the top 5 in all of baseball in average. Reyes is at #5

[LTR]

So instead of a random inconsequential hot streak in August, he's having one in April?

 

It's more about his projections.

[King]

https://www.periscope.tv/w/Vw1TeDEwMTU0OTh8NDM5OTgyMWGE6FN2c6N7ixigvWF9lKWLoLo21V8FGqLbJaEgc9EO

 

Gibbons taking questions (live)

[TwistedLogic]

Yeah, whoever is putting together these color comparisons is dumn for using that second picture to refer to the color of last year's turf. Just looking at the flag tells you how obviously poor the picture quality is. The lighting in that picture makes it look like glow-in-the-dark Zeus jizzed all over the field.

 

Also, those retro fields looked atrocious. If we're talking about color alone, I actually didn't mind the look of the worn-out turf from last year, it played well with the stadium blue.

[ScientificReason]

Rays lineup is garbage, a series we should win. Chris Archer is alpha though.

[HERPDERP]

Shi Davidi ‏@ShiDavidi ·5 mins5 minutes ago

John Gibbons on new turf at dome: "Some guys have told me it's slow." #BlueJays

 

Not sure if that's good or bad for us, especially Shipley

[HERPDERP]

Rays lineup is garbage, a series we should win. Chris Archer is alpha though.

 

it's garbage but they've put a beating on the Marlins offensively.

[TwistedLogic]

It's more about his projections.

 

Forgive me for not being able to deduce that the phrase "considering how he's been playing so far" was more about his projections, but his projections say he's going to be a defense-first guy with decent baserunning and a mediocre bat. It's essentially exactly what he was last year, and what we all already know of Gose. Sure, he's hit the ball in a 20 PA sample. He's also yet to take a walk, he's been caught stealing on the basepaths, and he's striking out a third of the time.

[Sammy225]

Rays lineup is garbage, a series we should win. Chris Archer is alpha though.

 

True but our Offense is not a normal offense. If everything is clicking right they can rough up any pitcher that is not 100 percent that day.

[ScientificReason]

True but our Offense is not a normal offense. If everything is clicking right they can rough up any pitcher that is not 100 percent that day.

 

Agree, can't wait for Saunders to return.

[RealAccountant]

I think you guys are overvaluing Saunders

[HERPDERP]

I think you guys are overvaluing Saunders

 

you are undervaluing him.

[ScientificReason]

I think you guys are overvaluing Saunders

 

How? Please elaborate.

[HERPDERP]

fatcow wake up sheeple!

[LTR]

Forgive me for not being able to deduce that the phrase "considering how he's been playing so far" was more about his projections, but his projections say he's going to be a defense-first guy with decent baserunning and a mediocre bat. It's essentially exactly what he was last year, and what we all already know of Gose. Sure, he's hit the ball in a 20 PA sample. He's also yet to take a walk, he's been caught stealing on the basepaths, and he's striking out a third of the time.

 

The projections vary, ZiPS seems to like him as more of an everyday, average or better player. Steamer seems to think he's below average. Yes, a few good games means absolutely nothing, but I was on the fence [about him being a detriment to our line-up] so omitted him to avoid getting into a debate about his value (like this one we're having now). Get it?

[TwistedLogic]

The projections vary, ZiPS seems to like him as more of an everyday, average or better player. Steamer seems to think he's below average. Yes, a few good games means absolutely nothing, but I was on the fence [about him being a detriment to our line-up] so omitted him to avoid getting into a debate about his value (like this one we're having now). Get it?

 

No. Gose was a good player for the Blue Jays, so I'm not sure why you had to mention a reason for his "omission" from your list of scrubs.