General 2016 Blue Jays discussion thread

[bones10]

Storen's nasty slider from today.

 

https://giant.gfycat.com/HorribleLargeHypsilophodon.webm

 

Am I on dope?

 

didnt we use Storen in the 9th today lol.

[Hal Johnson]

Am I on dope?

 

didnt we use Storen in the 9th today lol.

 

Yeah, that's from yesterday's game, no?

[KingKat]

I feel like people here would be a lot less offended about Dan Farnsworth leaving him off the list if his name was Diego Sanchez.

 

I couldn't care less about leaving him off the list. Like NJH that said that one sentence was absurd even if you are pessimistic (which I'm fine with, I'm fairly pessimistic about pretty much the whole system right now).

[Spanky__99]

Yeah, that's from yesterday's game, no?

 

Yes.

[King]

Hutch today.

 

6IP 10H 5ER 0BB 6K

[burlingtonbandit]

Hutch today.

 

6IP 10H 5ER 0BB 6K

 

gave up a HR to Nick Swisher.

[thatoneguy]

haha, Mookie missed it by like a foot

 

The freeze-frame at the end of the vid, Mookie totally has a "what the f***?" look on his face.

[THANOS]

Hutch today.

 

6IP 10H 5ER 0BB 6K

 

2015 Hutch back at it.

[RealAccountant]

Hutch today.

 

6IP 10H 5ER 0BB 6K

 

Well at least he didn't walk anybody

[RealAccountant]

Fun fact

 

Jose Bautista 2016 WAR 1.0

Josh Donaldson 0.8

[G-Snarls]

Lmao

 

[Angrioter]

Fun fact

 

Jose Bautista 2016 WAR 1.0

Josh Donaldson 0.8

 

Josh DH, Jose RF

[SaskJaysFan_2]

Storen's nasty slider from today.

 

https://giant.gfycat.com/HorribleLargeHypsilophodon.webm

 

That's maybe the best slider I have ever seen.

 

Hey, Happ continues to look pretty darn solid. He and Estrada both may turn out being pretty damn awesome signings.

 

If Storen can locate his fastball, and have that movement on his slider some of the time, he might end up being a good trade.

[SaskJaysFan_2]

Lmao

 

 

That is freaking awesome. He doesn't take himself seriously all the time.

[G-Snarls]

So glad we get to play the f'n Orioles next

 

Stroman for game 1 too

 

Let's knock them down to earth

 

F yeah

[mtljaysfan]

We take the division lead if we sweep the Orioles.

 

But that Dickey start I don't know... Why Dickey???

[mtljaysfan]

I sometimes just pretend we still have Syndergaard to feel good.

 

Syndergaard, Stroman, Sanchez, with our lineup = WorldChamps 2016! Cubs who?

[RealAccountant]

We take the division lead if we sweep the Orioles.

 

But that Dickey start I don't know... Why Dickey???

 

Dickey has been a bit unlucky to start the year this year. A few too many passed balls, and bloopers against him.

[HERPDERP]

Dickey has been a bit unlucky to start the year this year. A few too many passed balls, and bloopers against him.

 

Dickey and passed balls are not 'unlucky'. It's expected.

[ValiantJaysFan]

I sometimes just pretend we still have Syndergaard to feel good.

 

Syndergaard, Stroman, Sanchez, with our lineup = WorldChamps 2016! Cubs who?

 

Thor touched 101 MPH last night. He is f***ing incredible.

[Angrioter]

I sometimes just pretend we still have Syndergaard to feel good.

 

Syndergaard, Stroman, Sanchez, with our lineup = WorldChamps 2016! Cubs who?

 

Sanchez in the bullpen, amirite?

[BigCecil]

Thor touched 101 MPH last night. He is f***ing incredible.

 

Watching him pitch is hard. But I try to think about our steals off of the A's, PITT and CINN for our big 3 who are giving us a ton of under market WAR and some great moments over the last few years. Glass half full.

[burlingtonbandit]

Baseball Prospectus framing data out. Martin one of the better ones again. Vasquez is such an elite defensive catcher for Boston.

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1926333

[admin]

Watching him pitch is hard. But I try to think about our steals off of the A's, PITT and CINN for our big 3 who are giving us a ton of under market WAR and some great moments over the last few years. Glass half full.

 

I'll never let it go. At no time did I think, "This is a good move." Or "This it'll be worth it for a playoff run."

An absolute terrible trade from day one and I called it. Guy was 39 or whatever it was at the time. People's defense was that knuckleballers can pitch longer.

[Angrioter]

JA Happ since August 2015

13 games

78 IP

(8.65 K, 1.85 BB, 0.46 HR)/9 = 2.53 FIP

38% GB

.277 BABIP

3.34 SIERA

9.7% SwSrt%

[burlingtonbandit]

I'll never let it go. At no time did I think, "This is a good move." Or "This it'll be worth it for a playoff run."

An absolute terrible trade from day one and I called it. Guy was 39 or whatever it was at the time. People's defense was that knuckleballers can pitch longer.

 

Pretty good chance Thor isn't the same pitcher today if he didn't get traded to the Mets. I mean his best pitch he just started throwing this year.

 

I think we all knew it was a bad trade and Syndergaard would be a good pitcher but no expected him to be this good.

[Angrioter]

Pretty good chance Thor isn't the same pitcher today if he didn't get traded to the Mets. I mean his best pitch he just started throwing this year.

 

I think we all knew it was a bad trade and Syndergaard would be a good pitcher but no expected him to be this good.

 

What?

 

Noah 1st full minor league season as a Jays.

103 IP

(10.59 K, 2.69 BB, 0.26 HR)/9 = 2.36 FIP

 

Noah has always been good, very good.

[HERPDERP]

I'll never let it go. At no time did I think, "This is a good move." Or "This it'll be worth it for a playoff run."

An absolute terrible trade from day one and I called it. Guy was 39 or whatever it was at the time. People's defense was that knuckleballers can pitch longer.

 

It was a reasonable trade at that time. Dickey was good for 2-3 years at a late age with the knuckler. He also pitched very well against AL East opponents and had great numbers in Tropicana with the dome. You don't get Cy Youngs by giving up one prospect.

[burlingtonbandit]

What?

 

Noah 1st full minor league season as a Jays.

103 IP

(10.59 K, 2.69 BB, 0.26 HR)/9 = 2.36 FIP

 

Noah has always been good, very good.

 

He only started throwing his slider this year. He was good in the minors no doubt but now he looks like a top 3 pitcher in MLB. No one expected that.

[HERPDERP]

What?

 

Noah 1st full minor league season as a Jays.

103 IP

(10.59 K, 2.69 BB, 0.26 HR)/9 = 2.36 FIP

 

Noah has always been good, very good.

 

from what I remember back then, his fastball was very straight and had no sink, and his secondary pitches were very mediocre. He has pretty much addressed both those issues