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The Blue Jays have the 3rd best run differential in the A.L. If they made the playoffs, I'd pick them to run the table.

 

But can we consistently win one run games? Run differential is fine and dandy, but what about close games?

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At this point, if he dies, he dies. Season is almost over.

 

Not only is the season almost over, but Merryweather only has a very finite amount of bullets a season anyway before he gets hurt. Waiting until he does well in AAA just potentially takes some of those bullets away. Call him up, let him throw 100, and hope his arm stays in tact long enough to actually help over the next 3-4 weeks.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. since June 1st. .297/.349/.510, 130 wRC+. More impressively, he's walking at a decent enough clip: 7.4% BB%.

 

He had a terrible April/May, but has really turned it around since.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. since June 1st. .297/.349/.510, 130 wRC+. More impressively, he's walking at a decent enough clip: 7.4% BB%.

 

He had a terrible April/May, but has really turned it around since.

 

Exactly why you dont give on young players.

Is it surprising though that many are doing way better with springer in the lineup.

To be he not only add elite talent to the team, but i feel lots of the young players have way more confidence with him in the lineup.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. since June 1st. .297/.349/.510, 130 wRC+. More impressively, he's walking at a decent enough clip: 7.4% BB%.

 

He had a terrible April/May, but has really turned it around since.

 

That's my boy... been riding with him since the start. Now he just needs to learn good routes to the ball in the OF and we're good.

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Exactly why you dont give on young players.

Is it surprising though that many are doing way better with springer in the lineup.

To be he not only add elite talent to the team, but i feel lots of the young players have way more confidence with him in the lineup.

 

Agreed. Even as fans when I see his name in the lineup while he's hobbled, I get pumped.

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Gurriel seems like one of those average / below average players who will have a 5 WAR season out of nowhere and people will think he figured it out but then he will go back to being a below average player.
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Gurriel seems like one of those average / below average players who will have a 5 WAR season out of nowhere and people will think he figured it out but then he will go back to being a below average player.

 

But when you look at his entire season, he is the 6th best hitter after our top 5. That's the way I felt before the season and it's how I feel now.

 

Hes been treated as a part time player at times when he's been pretty damn good since June.

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yes ser, that is how numbers work

 

He's also arguably not, if Kirk and Dickerson are both in the lineup, depending on what you think of Dickerson.

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He's also arguably not, if Kirk and Dickerson are both in the lineup, depending on what you think of Dickerson.

 

Dickerson is a cheaper left handed version of Grichuk to me. I see him as the perfect 4th OFer for our team so I put him a level below Gurriel.

 

Kirk I won't argue if he can get the same number of at bats. Huge fan of his.

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He's also arguably not, if Kirk and Dickerson are both in the lineup, depending on what you think of Dickerson.

 

Kirk for sure. He really looks like he'll just be a consistent good hitter for years if his weight doesn't impact him negatively.

 

Dickerson is 32 and looks like he can't hit for as much power as he used to. I think you take Gurriel there.

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He's also arguably not, if Kirk and Dickerson are both in the lineup, depending on what you think of Dickerson.

 

Dickerson is the most valuable player on the Jays, because if he wasn't on the team, it would be Joe Panik getting those ABs (and probably ABs that other, better players wouldn't be getting too...)

 

Edit: Somehow Joe Panik has been worse for the Marlins than he was for the Jays. -0.5 WAR and a 35 wRC+.

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F U Cole... We Got This!!!

 

 

Honestly glad Springer isn’t in the lineup, he wasn’t even looking like 50% healthy the last few games.

 

Interesting choice having Dickerson lead off and play CF, hope he does alright in this role.

 

Nice to see Lamb instead of Valera finally

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Honestly glad Springer isn’t in the lineup, he wasn’t even looking like 50% healthy the last few games.

 

Interesting choice having Dickerson lead off and play CF, hope he does alright in this role.

 

Nice to see Lamb instead of Valera finally

 

I don't like him leading off, meh... we'll see. Springer fell on a swing, he isn't close to 100%, that's for sure. He needs a couple days off.

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Dickerson is leading off? Well, that's just f***ing dumb as f***ing f***.

 

Career .500 avg and a whopping 1.166 ops career against Gerrit Cole!!!

 

(don’t ask what sample size)

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The bigger question might be wtf is Reese in there?

 

He owns Cole, lol... jk/ LHB for sure. Who knows, this lineup leaves me scratching my head.

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He owns Cole, lol... jk/ LHB for sure. Who knows, this lineup leaves me scratching my head.

 

 

Seriously though. Kirk at catcher, put Dyson in CF and DH Dickerson then. :confused:

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Dickerson is leading off? Well, that's just f***ing dumb as f***ing f***.

 

Think it's totally because they don't want to mess with where everyone else is in the lineup.

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Dickerson leading off is bad enough but playing him in CF seems even worse. That guy's arm is completely shot.

 

I didn't know if what I saw was a one off but that's how his arm is all the time now?

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