General 2020 Blue Jays Discussion Thread

[Laika]

Yeah as exciting as it is to have Hatch start the year on the MLB team, he'll almost certainly get the boot when Chase Anderson, Pearson are activated or when the rosters dwindle to 28 and 26 players later in the season.

 

If there is a revolving door of Covid ILs all year long, maybe not.

[BlueRocky]

There's a realistic chance that Vlad shows up from first pitch as 150 wRC+ monster. Adding that kind of bat to the heart of a lineup that looks like it will have a bunch of hitters who are a bit above average really makes things look better.

 

I feel like if his avg launch angle can tweak 3 to 4° higher, closer to his norm in the minors, his wRC+ could spike drastically.

6.3° is near the very bottom for power hitters (AKA groundball machine). He’s always been a line drive hitter in the minors and never had to aim for the fences for the ball to get there, the exit velo is elite.

[devo]

Boxcar was a poor Canadian kid with immense BJMB talent. Gets signed to host a podcast for zero dollars as a young man in a free country. I think it's pretty reasonable to expect someone like that to become a bit of a douchebag. It's kind of like poor people winning the lottery. They don't know how to handle it. Boxcar obviously worked super hard to get to the top of BJMB, then got smug and I guess took his foot off the gas. He realizes that now and I'm honestly surprised he would admit openly about his arrogance. That doesn't really seem like a guy who dodges responsibility. Obviously, on the BJMB, getting arrogant is a death sentence. Boxcar recognizes that and is trying to overcome it.

 

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised by guys like Jim not recognizing Boxcar's difficult path through life. He regrets how he acted a couple weeks ago before political posts were banned. Should that stain his reputation for the rest of his life? Most BJMB readers hated him when he first came up and then started to drop off. We've all seen the video of Jim chucking Boxcar's luggage in the street. We've also seen Boxy and Jim take the CN Tower edgewalk together when they were here.

 

Whatever Boxcar was in his younger days, I am having a very hard time finding evidence that he's the same person now. People can grow. I mean, I think if King (RIP) ever dropped off from his utterly elite form, people might be saying the same thing about him.

 

Final point, even IF there's a small gap between him and Spanky (which I disagree with, but let's roll with it) it's hard to deny that there is a sleeping giant in Boxcar that could be awakened, a late career resurgence. He's a genuine 5 tool poster. Would anyone be shocked to see him put up 4 good posts this year? Maybe, but you could buy it based on his obvious talent. Even if he never hits that, and stays as a 2-ish good posts per year contributor, that's still a massive improvement over Spanky at a quite minimal cost. Spanky is a terrific bench option on a good message board, he can s***-post at an average level with coherence and cover all three main board threads reasonably ok, so I don't want to get rid of him. He's just very obviously not starting calibre.

[Deadpool]

Boxcar was a poor Canadian kid with immense BJMB talent. Gets signed to host a podcast for zero dollars as a young man in a free country. I think it's pretty reasonable to expect someone like that to become a bit of a douchebag. It's kind of like poor people winning the lottery. They don't know how to handle it. Boxcar obviously worked super hard to get to the top of BJMB, then got smug and I guess took his foot off the gas. He realizes that now and I'm honestly surprised he would admit openly about his arrogance. That doesn't really seem like a guy who dodges responsibility. Obviously, on the BJMB, getting arrogant is a death sentence. Boxcar recognizes that and is trying to overcome it.

 

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised by guys like Jim not recognizing Boxcar's difficult path through life. He regrets how he acted a couple weeks ago before political posts were banned. Should that stain his reputation for the rest of his life? Most BJMB readers hated him when he first came up and then started to drop off. We've all seen the video of Jim chucking Boxcar's luggage in the street. We've also seen Boxy and Jim take the CN Tower edgewalk together when they were here.

 

Whatever Boxcar was in his younger days, I am having a very hard time finding evidence that he's the same person now. People can grow. I mean, I think if King (RIP) ever dropped off from his utterly elite form, people might be saying the same thing about him.

 

Final point, even IF there's a small gap between him and Spanky (which I disagree with, but let's roll with it) it's hard to deny that there is a sleeping giant in Boxcar that could be awakened, a late career resurgence. He's a genuine 5 tool poster. Would anyone be shocked to see him put up 4 good posts this year? Maybe, but you could buy it based on his obvious talent. Even if he never hits that, and stays as a 2-ish good posts per year contributor, that's still a massive improvement over Spanky at a quite minimal cost. Spanky is a terrific bench option on a good message board, he can s***-post at an average level with coherence and cover all three main board threads reasonably ok, so I don't want to get rid of him. He's just very obviously not starting calibre.

 

Blasphemy. There is statistically 0 chance that Boxy could put up better posting numbers than Spanky. I was with you until the last paragraph, but let's not get silly here.

[L54]

I love Puig and think he could still be a monster like Boxy said but the fact that every other team has passed on him speaks louder than his Steamer projections or perceived upside.

 

Puig>>>>>Teoscar

[Olerud363]

I feel like if his avg launch angle can tweak 3 to 4° higher, closer to his norm in the minors, his wRC+ could spike drastically.

6.3° is near the very bottom for power hitters (AKA groundball machine). He’s always been a line drive hitter in the minors and never had to aim for the fences for the ball to get there, the exit velo is elite.

 

A 260 pound ground ball hitter with elite exit velo in the shift era is 45 double plays, 120 mph singles off the wall, and 0.5 WAR waiting to happen.

[Brownie19]

Were the terms of his agreement with the Braves ever leaked? Curious if he's holding out for like $10M or something (waiting for injuries or COVID to strike so he can get paid)

[Boxcar]

Boxcar was a poor Canadian kid with immense BJMB talent. Gets signed to host a podcast for zero dollars as a young man in a free country. I think it's pretty reasonable to expect someone like that to become a bit of a douchebag. It's kind of like poor people winning the lottery. They don't know how to handle it. Boxcar obviously worked super hard to get to the top of BJMB, then got smug and I guess took his foot off the gas. He realizes that now and I'm honestly surprised he would admit openly about his arrogance. That doesn't really seem like a guy who dodges responsibility. Obviously, on the BJMB, getting arrogant is a death sentence. Boxcar recognizes that and is trying to overcome it.

 

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised by guys like Jim not recognizing Boxcar's difficult path through life. He regrets how he acted a couple weeks ago before political posts were banned. Should that stain his reputation for the rest of his life? Most BJMB readers hated him when he first came up and then started to drop off. We've all seen the video of Jim chucking Boxcar's luggage in the street. We've also seen Boxy and Jim take the CN Tower edgewalk together when they were here.

 

Whatever Boxcar was in his younger days, I am having a very hard time finding evidence that he's the same person now. People can grow. I mean, I think if King (RIP) ever dropped off from his utterly elite form, people might be saying the same thing about him.

 

Final point, even IF there's a small gap between him and Spanky (which I disagree with, but let's roll with it) it's hard to deny that there is a sleeping giant in Boxcar that could be awakened, a late career resurgence. He's a genuine 5 tool poster. Would anyone be shocked to see him put up 4 good posts this year? Maybe, but you could buy it based on his obvious talent. Even if he never hits that, and stays as a 2-ish good posts per year contributor, that's still a massive improvement over Spanky at a quite minimal cost. Spanky is a terrific bench option on a good message board, he can s***-post at an average level with coherence and cover all three main board threads reasonably ok, so I don't want to get rid of him. He's just very obviously not starting calibre.

 

I usually applaud things like this, but this post was pretty half assed. Replacing a couple of words here and there doesn't require a lot of effort or creativity.

 

But at least you got the seals clapping, so congrats!

[BlueRocky]

[Spanky99]

I feel like if his avg launch angle can tweak 3 to 4° higher, closer to his norm in the minors, his wRC+ could spike drastically.

6.3° is near the very bottom for power hitters (AKA groundball machine). He’s always been a line drive hitter in the minors and never had to aim for the fences for the ball to get there, the exit velo is elite.

 

Do you know what his wRC+ was this spring, I feel like it was close to that?

[Spanky99]

Blasphemy. There is statistically 0 chance that Boxy could put up better posting numbers than Spanky. I was with you until the last paragraph, but let's not get silly here.

 

lol... that's the post of the year, that is. Devo Wins!!

 

Boxy:

 

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Cry-Baby-Playing-The-Guitar-In-Classic-Cartoon.gif

Edited July 24, 2020 by Spanky99

[max silver]

lol... that's the post of the year, that is. Devo Wins!!

 

Boxy:

 

 

I don't imagine Boxy to be quite this handsome though.

[P2F]

 

If you could just go ahead and never use this GIF again, that would be great.

[Abomination]

If you could just go ahead and never use this GIF again, that would be great.

 

Now you're just asking for everyone to quote it

[BlueRocky]

[Pendleton]

lol... that's the post of the year, that is. Devo Wins!!

 

Boxy:

 

 

That is unsettling

[Spanky99]

Now you're just asking for everyone to quote it

 

He used to use this meme, lol. I'll change it.

[BlueRocky]

Can we change the quotes gifs now it’s nightmare inducing

[max silver]

Or maybe he isn't and was waiting on a better contract. No one knows.

 

Puig was a poor Cuban kid with immense talent. Gets signed for millions of dollars as a young man in a free country. I think it's pretty reasonable to expect someone like that to become a bit of a douchebag. It's kind of like poor people winning the lottery. They don't know how to handle it. Puig obviously worked super hard to get to the majors, then got paid and I guess took his foot off the gas. He realizes that now and I'm honestly surprised he would admit openly about his laziness. That doesn't really seem like a guy who dodges responsibility. Obviously, in MLB, getting lazy is a death sentence. Puig recognizes that and is trying to overcome it.

 

Frankly, I'm a bit surprised by guys like Max not recognizing Puig's difficult path through life. He regrets how he acted when he was younger. Should that stain his reputation for the rest of his life? The Dodgers hated him when he first came up and then started to drop off. We've all seen the video of JT chucking Puig's luggage in the street. We've also seen Puig and JT take the CN Tower edgewalk together when they were here.

 

Whatever Puig was in his younger days, I am having a very hard time finding evidence that he's the same person now. People can grow. I mean, I think if Jose Fernandez (RIP) ever dropped off from his utterly elite form, people might be saying the same thing about him.

 

Final point, even IF there's a small gap between him and Teoscar (which I disagree with, but let's roll with it) it's hard to deny that there is a sleeping giant in Puig that could be awakened, a late career resurgence. He's a genuine 5 tool player. Would anyone be shocked to see put up 4 WAR? Maybe, but you could buy it based on his obvious talent. Even if he never hits that, and stays as a 2-ish WAR player, that's still a massive improvement over Hernandez at a quite minimal cost. Teoscar is a terrific bench option on a good team, he can hit at an average level with power and cover all three OF positions reasonably ok, so I don't want to get rid of him. He's just very obviously not starting calibre.

 

Your beautiful soliloquy has me totally convinced that the Jays should bring Puig aboard. He is exactly the kind of solid veteran that we want to sign to really show Vladdy Jr. the proper way to be a pro. Get yourself a nice contract and then you can just coast the rest of your career. While he's at it he could teach the young Jays the best ways to start dust-ups with the opposition as well. A lazy unmotivated dude like Puig would fit in perfectly with super driven guys like Bo Bichette and Nate Pearson.

[Spanky99]

Can we change the quotes gifs now it’s nightmare inducing

 

I did my part, lol.

[Spanky99]

Your beautiful soliloquy has me totally convinced that the Jays should bring Puig aboard. He is exactly the kind of solid veteran that we want to sign to really show Vladdy Jr. the proper way to be a pro. Get yourself a nice contract and then you can just coast the rest of your career. While he's at it he could teach the young Jays the best ways to start dust-ups with the opposition as well. A lazy unmotivated dude like Puig would fit in perfectly with super driven guys like Bo Bichette and Nate Pearson.

 

This post suxxxxxxxxxxx

[Spanky99]

Happy Opening Day Folks... Go Jays Go!!!

[Boxcar]

lol... that's the post of the year, that is. Devo Wins!!

 

Boxy:

 

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Cry-Baby-Playing-The-Guitar-In-Classic-Cartoon.gif

 

I'm not upset, just disappointed that you guys are so simple minded and easy to amuse.

[Boxcar]

Your beautiful soliloquy has me totally convinced that the Jays should bring Puig aboard. He is exactly the kind of solid veteran that we want to sign to really show Vladdy Jr. the proper way to be a pro. Get yourself a nice contract and then you can just coast the rest of your career. While he's at it he could teach the young Jays the best ways to start dust-ups with the opposition as well. A lazy unmotivated dude like Puig would fit in perfectly with super driven guys like Bo Bichette and Nate Pearson.

 

Boy, you sure hate Puig. Actually sounds kinda racist tbh.

[Boxcar]

This post suxxxxxxxxxxx

 

It's ok if guys suck as long as they are trying sooper dooper hard, and people do not develop after the age of 21. Everyone knows that.

[BlueRocky]

[Ray]

Despite all the histrionics that went on to get to this point, let’s take a moment to appreciate that we will be seeing Bo and Vlad in live game action today, and Hyun-Jin Ryu is a f***ing Blue Jay.

 

For better or worse, this young core has rejuvenated my passion that I feel had been lacking since 2017. Lets do this!

[Bobthe4th]

[Slade]

That would be Brutal to have all games on the road. Really feel like you need some kind of stability with a home stadium. I hope we're allowed at Camden, we're all playing the same teams so I don't see the same issues.

[Spanky99]