Jays 2021/22 General Off-Season Discussion

[G-Snarls]

 

Scott Mitchell

@ScottyMitchTSN

 

Julian Merryweather retooled his throwing program this winter and says he feels stronger and healthier than he’s ever felt.

Velo has been in the 96-98 band, and he thinks his curveball took a step forward this winter, trying to throw it for strikes early in counts.

#BlueJays

 

King Julian for the girls mon

 

Would LOVE to see him come back full force

 

Pearson/Merryweather/Romano yes yes yes

[jerb]

 

Héctor Gómez

@hgomez27

 

Jose Fortuna, personal trainer of Vladdy Jr.: "Thanks to God for giving me the opportunity of working with Vladdy Jr. In just one month we achieved the goal we set for ourselves to. With all of Vladdy Jr.'s hard work and dedication he was able to drop from 261 to 239 pounds".

[Laika]

Vladdy gaining then losing 20 to 30 lbs - an offseason ritual

[Krylian]

Vladdy gaining then losing 20 to 30 lbs - an offseason ritual

 

Lol. Didn't he get to camp last season at 241?

[Ray]

I've been fooled before believing these kinds of reports on players in the past. That said, it would be incredible if that arm can stay healthy.

 

Worth noting that Jordan Romano kept getting injured as well until the Jays helped retool his throwing program because the High Performance Department noticed he was stressing his body by throwing too much. Hopefully it can help Merryweather stay healthy too. If so, the bullpen would look so good:

 

Romano

Mayza

Merryweather

Cimber

Richards

Garcia

Pearson

Stripling

Vasquez

 

Incredibly deep.

[connorp]

Worth noting that Jordan Romano kept getting injured as well until the Jays helped retool his throwing program because the High Performance Department noticed he was stressing his body by throwing too much. Hopefully it can help Merryweather stay healthy too. If so, the bullpen would look so good:

 

Romano

Mayza

Merryweather

Cimber

Richards

Garcia

Pearson

Stripling

Vasquez

 

Incredibly deep.

 

Pimping the BP before the season = playoffs will be easy to make

[Laika]

Worth noting that Jordan Romano kept getting injured as well until the Jays helped retool his throwing program because the High Performance Department noticed he was stressing his body by throwing too much. Hopefully it can help Merryweather stay healthy too. If so, the bullpen would look so good:

 

Romano

Mayza

Merryweather

Cimber

Richards

Garcia

Pearson

Stripling

Vasquez

 

Incredibly deep.

 

It's fine. Not sure I would call it incredibly deep. Pearson and Julian are wild cards. If they don't stick then it's Romano and just some guys.

 

Like it's not a top 10 pen

[Ehjays]

[gruber92]

 

I guess it's safe to say that his hip is fully healed.

[Stangstag]

I guess it's safe to say that his hip is fully healed.

 

Definitely an encouraging sign

[Dick_Pole]

The BP is a bunch of generic hard-throwing guys with a lot of injury risk/history and control issues. Not exactly what I would call deep but also something that would be adequate for this squad if things were to land in an average scenario for this year. It is the worst, or pretty close to the worst bullpen of all the teams in the AL expected to get a playoff spot. Don't be surprised if Cimber and Mayza end up being the most consistent members throughout the year.

[Krylian]

The BP is a bunch of generic hard-throwing guys with a lot of injury risk/history and control issues. Not exactly what I would call deep but also something that would be adequate for this squad if things were to land in an average scenario for this year. It is the worst, or pretty close to the worst bullpen of all the teams in the AL expected to get a playoff spot. Don't be surprised if Cimber and Mayza end up being the most consistent members throughout the year.

 

The pen is the only part of this team that still concerns me.

[Dr. Dinger]

 

Héctor Gómez

@hgomez27

 

Jose Fortuna, personal trainer of Vladdy Jr.: "Thanks to God for giving me the opportunity of working with Vladdy Jr. In just one month we achieved the goal we set for ourselves to. With all of Vladdy Jr.'s hard work and dedication he was able to drop from 261 to 239 pounds".

 

He still got bitch tits.

[Stangstag]

He still got bitch tits.

 

Also put on 0 extra muscle lol. Literally just lost the gut.

 

But whatever, idgaf what he looks like as long as he hit the ball hard in the air

[FantasyNewb]

Also put on 0 extra muscle lol. Literally just lost the gut.

 

But whatever, idgaf what he looks like as long as he hit the ball hard in the air

 

It's essentially impossible for any human to put on discernible muscle in a one month timeframe.

[RobinThicc]

Bigges test for Chapman is if he can hit the high fastball.

 

Iirc, he's really struggled with hitting high heat.

[Ryu In My House]

Lol. Didn't he get to camp last season at 241?

 

I don't think weight is a great indicator at any rate. Muscle weighs more than fat, and if he has put on brawn and toned up a lot, he may end up weighing more than last season.

[Olerud363]

I don't think weight is a great indicator at any rate. Muscle weighs more than fat, and if he has put on brawn and toned up a lot, he may end up weighing more than last season.

 

He has great natural strength and hand eye coordination. The issue in 2019/2020 was that he was so obese that he looked unbalanced and that bat looked slow. 2018/2021 he was a bit pudgy but the gut wasn't so big that it wrecked his balance.

 

Did he play last year at 260 and is now 240? How fat was he in 2020? Like 280?

[Scion]

Also put on 0 extra muscle lol. Literally just lost the gut.

 

But whatever, idgaf what he looks like as long as he hit the ball hard in the air

 

I'd question any program that prioritizes gaining muscle with Vlad. Furthermore, you tend to look bigger and more vascular when you lose weight anyways.

[Scion]

He has great natural strength and hand eye coordination. The issue in 2019/2020 was that he was so obese that he looked unbalanced and that bat looked slow. 2018/2021 he was a bit pudgy but the gut wasn't so big that it wrecked his balance.

 

Did he play last year at 260 and is now 240? How fat was he in 2020? Like 280?

 

Most athletes put on weight in the early portion of the off-season to build strength and power and then periodize their training to peak around the start of spring training. Players burn a ton of calories in season and don't have many opportunities to weight train ergo why many programs are structured this way.

[Krylian]

He has great natural strength and hand eye coordination. The issue in 2019/2020 was that he was so obese that he looked unbalanced and that bat looked slow. 2018/2021 he was a bit pudgy but the gut wasn't so big that it wrecked his balance.

 

Did he play last year at 260 and is now 240? How fat was he in 2020? Like 280?

 

We was in the 280s in October on 2020. Said he lost 40+ pounds last offseason and he came to camp at 241 if memory serves. I guess he added another 20 pounds either in the offseason or during the 2021 season (gradually so it wasn't noticeable) then lost it again this offseason to get back to 239.

 

I agree that weight isn't the perfect indicator, cause muscle weighs more... And kudos to him for putting in the offseason work. Hopefully in the coming years we'll see a bit more definition. But that takes time.

Edited March 21, 2022 by Krylian

[G-Snarls]

MLB Network has declared the best lineups in each league are

 

AL - TOR

NL - LAD

[Krylian]

MLB Network has declared the best lineups in each league are

 

AL - TOR

NL - LAD

 

That'll be the World Series in 2022

[jerb]

 

Adam Seaborn

@AHBSeaborn

 

Sports TV Ratings

 

March 20

F1 Bahrain: 575k (TSN)

Jays/Pirates: 451k (SN)

Women's TUR/CAN: 370k (TSN)

Raps/76ers: 356k (SN1)

Canucks/Sabres: 226k (SNP)

Women's SWI/CAN: 201k (TSN)

Jets/Avs: 200k (TSN3)

MM Primetime: 174k (TSN)

Stars/Caps: 168k (SN)

[Jonn]

 

Adam Seaborn

@AHBSeaborn

 

Sports TV Ratings

 

March 20

F1 Bahrain: 575k (TSN)

Jays/Pirates: 451k (SN)

Women's TUR/CAN: 370k (TSN)

Raps/76ers: 356k (SN1)

Canucks/Sabres: 226k (SNP)

Women's SWI/CAN: 201k (TSN)

Jets/Avs: 200k (TSN3)

MM Primetime: 174k (TSN)

Stars/Caps: 168k (SN)

 

Where the f*** is Womens Curling popular? Is that all coming from Saskatchetoon or something.

[Grant77]

Where the f*** is Womens Curling popular? Is that all coming from Saskatchetoon or something.

 

Pretty much every town over 1000 people across the nation has a curling rink. It's the World Championship so many are tuning in.

[Grant77]

 

Adam Seaborn

@AHBSeaborn

 

Sports TV Ratings

 

March 20

F1 Bahrain: 575k (TSN)

Jays/Pirates: 451k (SN)

Women's TUR/CAN: 370k (TSN)

Raps/76ers: 356k (SN1)

Canucks/Sabres: 226k (SNP)

Women's SWI/CAN: 201k (TSN)

Jets/Avs: 200k (TSN3)

MM Primetime: 174k (TSN)

Stars/Caps: 168k (SN)

 

People who think the Raptors are a big deal in this country will not be prepared for what will happen if the Jays win a World Series. It will be a nationwide celebration.

[Jays24]

People who think the Raptors are a big deal in this country will not be prepared for what will happen if the Jays win a World Series. It will be a nationwide celebration.

 

Raptors are massive regionally (GTA pretty much) with some fans sprinkled here and there throughout the country whereas the Jays are massive nationally. There is no comparison there and I'm saying that as a Raptors fan first and foremost.

[Ray]

I’m absolutely shocked that a Spring Training game against the Pirates outdrew a good young Raptors squad against maybe the most star studded team in the NBA (Harden/Embiid). Kinda nuts.

 

The Jays when they’re good really are a cash cow. No wonder Rogers is pouring so much money into the Jays.

[L54]

Raptors only on SN1 effects those numbers but still that’s a massive haul for the Jays