Blue Jays vs. Rangers ALDS Thread

[Spanky99]

Gibby has said somewhere Hawkins was the third line of defence against lefties after Cecil and Loup.

 

FYI...I sent you a counter on Fantrax.

[Cyborg]

FYI...I sent you a counter on Fantrax.

I already countered your counter.

[Slade]

Gibby insisting he will not use Price, if there is a situation where a lefty is needed I better see freaking Price. This is must win territory.

[BigCecil]

Gibby has said somewhere Hawkins was the third line of defence against lefties after Cecil and Loup.

 

Yikes. Mad respect for Latroy's career but that is not comforting.

[KingKat]

Hah...I didn't look it up either, but have read about it a few times now, lol. Davidi/Davis and Elliott duped me.

 

Edit: I sent you an offer on Fantrax.

 

That's an interesting offer. I'd probably have to swing a side deal or two to make it work. I'll definitely give it some thought.

[Trouba95]

Wish Cecil could magically heal up.

 

I'm not actually invested in the Trouba hate to be honest. If he causes too much of a disruption to the board, I'll ban him of course but on a personal level, I'm quite indifferent.

 

 

What do you mean on a "personal level"

 

I'm just concerned there will be a tight spot where a lefty is very much needed.

[Laika]

Hopefully Stroman is awesome, Hamels gives up a shot or two, and the whole Price thing is irrelevant and then he can start game 1 of the CS!

[Spanky99]

I already countered your counter.

 

I just countered your counter for a measely 5th. Bugger.

[KingKat]

What do you mean on a "personal level"

 

I just mean that I have nothing personal against you. I'll ban you if you're causing a disruption to the board but you don't really bother me the way you seem to bother many others.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Line moved as predicted, but not by much. Jays at 1.54, Rangers 2.55. Trouba, hopefully you bet on the Rangers yesterday already.

[Grant77]

Brendan Kennedy ‏@BKennedyStar 2m2 minutes ago

Gibby said he could use Osuna for more than one inning today. “They could all go more than inning if they had to." #BlueJays #Rangers #ALDS

 

If I'm Gibby, nobody not named Sanchez or Osuna is pitching after the 6th inning.

[Dr. Dinger]

Hopefully Stroman is awesome, Hamels gives up a shot or two, and the whole Price thing is irrelevant and then he can start game 1 of the CS!

 

I'm not used to seeing you this optimistic...

[Trouba95]

Line moved as predicted, but not by much. Jays at 1.54, Rangers 2.55. Trouba, hopefully you bet on the Rangers yesterday already.

 

I did, actually. Hopefully not bad karma.

[reedjohnsonfan]

If I'm Gibby, nobody not named Sanchez or Osuna is pitching after the 6th inning.

 

You don't let Sanchez face Choo or Fielder IMO.

[BigCecil]

If I'm Gibby, nobody not named Sanchez or Osuna is pitching after the 6th inning.

 

Hendriks has been more consistent and reliable than Sanchez this year so I put him in that grouping. His splits against LHH are not bad.

[Trouba95]

Hendriks has been more consistent and reliable than Sanchez this year so I put him in that grouping. His splits against LHH are not bad.

 

You really think Gibby would call in Hendriks before anyone else? He's mop-up in Gibby's eyes as we saw in game 2.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Has Osuna been THAT impressive in the playoffs? He got hit hard a few times but luckily they were line drives directly at guys.

 

Sanchez has been noticeably impressive. I feel comfortable giving him 2 innings.

[Trouba95]

Jonn, are you making the GDT?

[Dr Negative]

Estrada will pitch to Choo/Fielder if needed.

[King]

Jonn, are you making the GDT?

 

Derp.

[Grant77]

You don't let Sanchez face Choo or Fielder IMO.

 

Sanchez has induced a K and a grounder from Choo already this series. He's only given up 1 base runner in 4 innings with 5 K's.

 

He's your go-to guy in any situation when he's pitching like this.

 

Edit: Choo is also 0-3 with a K in the regular season, making in 0-5 total.

[Laika]

Has Osuna been THAT impressive in the playoffs? He got hit hard a few times but luckily they were line drives directly at guys.

 

Sanchez has been noticeably impressive. I feel comfortable giving him 2 innings.

 

So the entire concept of a meaningful sample size gets thrown out the window because it's the playoffs? Osuna has been nails all year and Sanchez isn't a good matchup against lefties.

[BigCecil]

So the entire concept of a meaningful sample size gets thrown out the window because it's the playoffs? Osuna has been nails and Sanchez isn't a good matchup against lefties.

 

Not with me and our Aussie has been good.

[Stangstag]

Hawkins actually has good numbers against lefties for his career, along with Osuna. Better numbers against lefties than the rest of the guys in the pen (except Loup and Cecil obv)

[Dr. Dinger]

So the entire concept of a meaningful sample size gets thrown out the window because it's the playoffs? Osuna has been nails all year and Sanchez isn't a good matchup against lefties.

 

Basically, yeah. It's 100% what have you done for me lately.

[Grant77]

So the entire concept of a meaningful sample size gets thrown out the window because it's the playoffs? Osuna has been nails all year and Sanchez isn't a good matchup against lefties.

 

To an extent, yes. Sanchez has had pinpoint location all series, he's unhittable when he does that.

[Laika]

Basically, yeah. It's 100% what have you done for me lately.

 

The point is that it shouldn't be. They tried to run Sanchez out there for multiple innings in the regular season and IIRC the results were not good, every time.

 

IDGAF if he's faced 4 lefties and K'd all of them this series. Should be essentially a ROOGY or DP tool only in any one run game.

[Dr. Dinger]

The point is that it shouldn't be. They tried to run Sanchez out there for multiple innings in the regular season and IIRC the results were not good, every time.

 

IDGAF if he's faced 4 lefties and K'd all of them this series. Should be essentially a ROOGY or DP tool only in any one run game.

 

Normally I would agree with you, but Sanchez has looked unusually composed and dominant this series. I'd give him an inning today if needed, R or L. I wouldn't bring him in with runners on, though, he hasn't fared well in those situations.

[Laika]

Sanchez career splits:

 

RHB: .189 wOBA, 2.46 FIP

LHB: .351 wOBA, 6.15 FIP

 

fire Gibbons into the sun if Sanchez faces a lefty in a close game. Against Texas' lineup, that means ~2 batters maximum.

[Laika]

To an extent, yes. Sanchez has had pinpoint location all series, he's unhittable when he does that.

 

bad scientist