General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2021)

[Spanky99]

Ouch...

 

[Spanky99]

Gibby talking about the clubhouse and chemistry, etc... as he's talking he drops a "we don't like those selfish pricks" pause... lol.

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Spanky99

[glory]

Thank goodness Kirk is starting. I was dreading Kirk being used as Reese's backup or platoon buddy since Montoyo values service time more than talent, but common sense (at least for now) seems to have prevailed.

[Spanky99]

It's official, get well DJ...

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Spanky99
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[Slade]

 

[Jays24]

 

 

Why is Reese being paired with anyone? Dude is horrible behind the plate in every facet I can see.

[glory]

 

 

Service time > actual production.

[Terminator]

Reese is a good enough backup (hitting left handed helps there) but there's no way he should be playing over Kirk. And that goes for Jansen too.

 

Now that said, if there are defensive issues and "young catcher stuff" that Kirk needs to work through then I can see sitting him more than your average starter. But otherwise he should be playing.

[RustyTrombone]

Big time lineup shakeup.

 

Springer

Vlad

Sem

Bo

Teo

Pineapple

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[Daniel Labude]

[WONDERBAT]

Service time > actual production.

 

???

 

Kirk has been accruing service time for pretty much the entire season minus the week or so he was optioned down. This just seems like a weird deadline kind of move until they can move Jansen/McGuire for something. Might not be the greatest idea to be like Kirk is our full time starting catcher while actively trying to move the other.

[Stangstag]

Big time lineup shakeup.

 

Springer

Vlad

Sem

Bo

Teo

Pineapple

Not a big leaguer

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Korean BBQ

 

I like it. I’d probably rather have Semien 1 and Springer 3 but generally this seems better having Vlad get more at bats

[RustyTrombone]

I like it. I’d probably rather have Semien 1 and Springer 3 but generally this seems better having Vlad get more at bats

 

I like Springer leadoff, over the course of the season hes gonna get more at-bats batting leadoff. More atbats for springer > more at bats for semein

 

And I guess it makes him happier too. More comfort and all that type of s***. Ultimately who ever bats after vlad is irrelevant as long its sem, bo, teo in some order of the three. They are really interchangeable.

[mellowgold]

 

This lineup looks like it was constructed by Shatkins and not Chuckles.

[saskjayfan]

I like Springer leadoff, over the course of the season hes gonna get more at-bats batting leadoff. More atbats for springer > more at bats for semein

 

And I guess it makes him happier too. More comfort and all that type of s***. Ultimately who ever bats after vlad is irrelevant as long its sem, bo, teo in some order of the three. They are really interchangeable.

 

I tend to agree...sem,bo, teo you could pick it out of a hat. I feel that Bo should be the number 3 hitter and yet I'm glad he's 4th and wouldn't have minded him 5th. A little message to the kid. Quit swinging at garbage. His chase rate is 6th percentile in the league. If he had a bit more plate discipline he'd be an automatic number 3 for me. His bat to ball skills are tremendous, but they are wasted because he can't lay off the garbage.

[DigitalRock]

I tend to agree...sem,bo, teo you could pick it out of a hat. I feel that Bo should be the number 3 hitter and yet I'm glad he's 4th and wouldn't have minded him 5th. A little message to the kid. Quit swinging at garbage. His chase rate is 6th percentile in the league. If he had a bit more plate discipline he'd be an automatic number 3 for me. His bat to ball skills are tremendous, but they are wasted because he can't lay off the garbage.

 

He guesses a lot..hard to ague with his results though at a young age bro.

[Spanky99]

f***...

 

Latest News

Jul 24, 5:08 PM EDT EDT

Manoah (back) won't return from the injured list early next week, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

 

Analysis

Manoah had initially hoped that he'd be able to return to the Blue Jays in time to start Monday's series opener in Boston, but he'll instead make a simulated start in Florida on Monday. It's not yet clear when the right-hander will be able to return from the injured list.

 

[Eat My Shatkins]

Well s***.

 

Hopefully Hatch is good.

[G-Snarls]

This lineup looks like it was constructed by Shatkins and not Chuckles.

 

And so far so good LOL

[G-Snarls]

If healthy Springer would have hit leadoff from day 1

 

His injury and Semien's excellence to start the season made it easy to hit Semien leadoff for a while but glad to see him moved to the top now

[The Iceman]

Could anyone explain to me who thought it was a good idea to convert promising SP Ryan Bouricki to a 1 inning RP who is no more valuable to the team than Saucedo?

 

And while we are at it why not hold experienced SP Matz back one day to face Boston, and have Hatch make his debut today?

[Jimcanuck]

Could anyone explain to me who thought it was a good idea to convert promising SP Ryan Bouricki to a 1 inning RP who is no more valuable to the team than Saucedo?

 

And while we are at it why not hold experienced SP Matz back one day to face Boston, and have Hatch make his debut today?

 

Borucki isn't durable enough for SP innings

[The Iceman]

Borucki isn't durable enough for SP innings

 

135 innings as a 22 year old

150 IP @ 23 years old

175 IP @ 24 years old

 

He was well on his way to being a SP

[Spanky99]

135 innings as a 22 year old

150 IP @ 23 years old

175 IP @ 24 years old

 

He was well on his way to being a SP

 

Then, injuries. This isn't hard, he has a long list of injuries, they tried. Even in '15 he had a year wiped out.

[DigitalRock]

135 innings as a 22 year old

150 IP @ 23 years old

175 IP @ 24 years old

 

He was well on his way to being a SP

 

Injuries are a thing..what happened after?

[Spanky99]

BIG SERIES... GO JAYS GO!!!

 

1. George Springer ® DH

2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ® 1B

3. Marcus Semien ® 2B

4. Bo Bichette ® SS

5. Teoscar Hernandez ® RF

6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ® LF

7. Randal Grichuk ® CF

8. Cavan Biggio (L) 3B

9. Reese McGuire (L) C

[Stangstag]

Can we please get rid of McGuire and start giving Kirk majority of the playtime??

[wilko]

Can we please get rid of McGuire and start giving Kirk majority of the playtime??

 

His bat in the lineup makes the bottom so much better.

[BigCecil]

By "one" source... Bob Nightengale, it was BS clickbait.

 

Nightengale yes, but started by Morosi. But Flaherty and Reyes were just thrown up in the speculation around it. Given JD's value in 17 with a year of control left, I can see why there was that kind of return being speculated upon. Who knows. None of it was ever validated. Made some sense at that time for the Cards/Jays too look at though.

[Laika]

6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ® LF

7. Randal Grichuk ® CF

 

this pleases me