General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)

[Laika]

I will be Jason Varitek

[L54]

The captain

[Ehjays]

Jays trade Castro to Cleveland

[Slade]

[Laika]

Hey that's a really good trade!

[Brownie19]

Good idea to pick up some CF depth if you ask me. Zimmer sucks, but at least he can play CF.

[Ehjays]

Is this setting up another trade, are we gonna carry 5 OF

[Jonn]

Zimmer has been a massive disappointment with the bat but he can definitely play CF. Most of his metrics indicate there’s more locked away as well. Maybe some swing changes unlocks his full potential.

[Jimcanuck]

Zimmer is a great pickup

 

Speed, defense, and there is upside in the bat

 

Jose Bautista 2.0

[Ray]

Zimmer doesn't have options, so I'm a little confused at this move.

 

Is that goodbye to Katoh? Did one of the OF's get hurt?

[Terminator]

Zimmer doesn't have options, so I'm a little confused at this move.

 

Is that goodbye to Katoh? Did one of the OF's get hurt?

 

Yeah I’ll be curious to see what the corresponding move is. Would be a very tough break for Katoh right before opening day lol

[Ray]

Yeah I’ll be curious to see what the corresponding move is. Would be a very tough break for Katoh right before opening day lol

 

Actually, my guess is Zack Collins just gets optioned down to AAA and we carry 2 catchers.

[Terminator]

Actually, my guess is Zack Collins just gets optioned down to AAA and we carry 2 catchers.

 

Yeah that makes the most sense.

[jerb]

[Abomination]

Vladdy was just interviewed at the Raptors game ... speaking good English!

[Spanky99]

I think you need to chill, your opinion is not anymore important nor credible then this guy. Who the f*** do you think you are spouting off on the guy like this for having a baseball opinion. You are saying you can't complain about a player until they make a single start in a Jay's uniform?

 

He has an alternate opinion on Berrios. However, is what he said about Ryu wrong? Kikuchi had a very poor second half, and is coming to the AL East...

 

You are acting like an internet bully, go look in the mirror, reflect on how you are talking to people who's only crime is not hobbing the knob of our Team construction and be a better person. That poster didn't deserve that diatribe.

 

Go look at his post history, and write that again.

[Spanky99]

Wanna bet?

 

Yes.

[Slade]

Vladdy was just interviewed at the Raptors game ... speaking good English!

 

Vladdy always could speak English well, he just doesn't want to talk to the media.

[Spanky99]

My TB hero worship is done to troll the he/hims like you here who are triggered by someone supporting him. I have no problem confessing my love for TB and I can’t wait to watch him on the bump in 2022.

 

You were acting like an ******* and I called you out for sounding like a clown and so did others. People are allowed to have opinions that differ from yours here and should be able to post them without being told they don’t know what the f*** they’re talking about.

 

The Jays are about to be good and this board is about to get busy again this season. If guys like you are patrolling and calling everyone who has an opinion that strays from the Fangraphs bible an idiot people will be less likely to join or become an active member.

 

Please join BORED since you’re so intelligent

 

Dude, check his post history, he's an asshat f***ing troglodyte, it's his M.O, deserves everything he gets, Max is correct.

[Spanky99]

If you would have replied to that poster with the last 3 paragraphs of your post. No one would have said anything.

 

You were being a bully, your were being self righteous, you were being a know it all. There is NOTHING I can see in your posting, history or background to make your opinion have more credibility then anyone else.

 

It is not about being a grandma. It is about before the internet even existed I didn't like bullies. Now you are being a bully, flat out hard stop.

 

Just post like you did the last three paragraphs and show him why his "opinion" is "wrong" sin the diatribe.

 

L54 is exactly right. Who wants to come on to this page to debate/talk baseball which is the point and be the recipient of the vitriol you were spewing.

 

There are posters on here with high post counts, even cool screen names who consistently are wrong in their baseball assessments and opinions.

 

High quantity of posts and low quality of posting as proven by results opposite to what they were preaching as fact/the gospel. Some are even mods.

 

I missed the memo where you or any other poster is superior to another as long as it is a purely baseball discussion. Lastly, talking baseball and putting forward an alternate opinion is not trolling. I know trolling when I see it, that is not it!

 

Chillax and talk baseball dude, not personal attacks!

 

lol... oh boy.

[Stangstag]

Hope Katoh doesn’t get the axe before getting some play in. That would suck for him lol

[Jays24]

Hope Katoh doesn’t get the axe before getting some play in. That would suck for him lol

 

Dude was so happy making the team talking about his 10 year struggle. Hope he at least gets a chance to play a few games.

[jerb]

[Grant77]

I put this in the prospects thread, but I get the sense that few people read it.

 

 

A must watch for fans interested in our player development.

[Dick_Pole]

Dude was so happy making the team talking about his 10 year struggle. Hope he at least gets a chance to play a few games.

 

One game late inning defensive replacement. No plate appearances. Just like Field of Dreams.

[G-Snarls]

 

Won't lie, gave me chills

[jerb]

 

The Players' Tribune

@PlayersTribune

 

“This year, we want to do more.

 

A lot more.”

 

George Springer can't wait to show out for the @BlueJays.

 

https://t.co/dNksSpcA1F

[Ehjays]

 

The Players' Tribune

@PlayersTribune

 

“This year, we want to do more.

 

A lot more.”

 

George Springer can't wait to show out for the @BlueJays.

 

https://t.co/dNksSpcA1F

 

That was great!!! Here is that letter to the fans:

 

We're Ready

They always say that kids are the most honest with their opinions, and my one-year-old son is no different. He hasn’t even touched a bat yet, but he knows a good field when he sees one. He’ll just be running around the bases … and then the second I turn my head, there he is eating the infield dirt. Haha. Most of the time I can stop him before he does it, but there’s a few times he gets by me.

 

I just take that as a sign that he’s already making Rogers Centre his home.

 

Choosing Toronto was one of the easiest decisions I’ve had to make in my career. My family and I felt good about it from the start — so after I got off the phone with Mark and Ross during my free agency, I didn’t need more convincing. I called my agent and told him, “This is the place.”

 

Toronto was always the one road trip my wife and I would circle on the schedule, just because of how much we enjoy being here. And getting to be here full-time over the last year has only given us a greater level of appreciation. It’s hard to explain, but we’ve already fallen in love with this city, which of course is a big credit to the organization for everything they’ve done to make us feel comfortable. We loved the energy last September so much that we bought a home in the 6 this off-season. We’ve also been working with SAY to help them expand their efforts for children who stutter in Canada. And the biggest thing that’s helped me connect, I think, has been the support I’ve gotten from the fans. You guys have made me feel like I’m a part of this from the very beginning.

 

Especially after last year, it’s going to feel great to start this season on our home field.

 

I can’t even tell you how much I’m itching to get out there tonight.

 

Everything just feels right about this team. We’re loaded with young talent: We got Vladdy, we got Bo, we got Lourdes, Teo, Cav, Berrios … I could keep going. It’s funny, I’m only 32, but when I started playing for the Jays, that’s really the first time I was ever considered the “old guy.” (Life comes at you fast.) I was actually just telling Vladdy how I’m almost 10 years older than him, which is crazy to write. It’s been so cool watching these guys, and knowing what they have in front of them — because I’ve been in their shoes before. And as the “old guy” (ha) I just get to sit back now and help them whenever I can.

 

But honestly, something I think those guys might not understand yet is how much they’ve also helped me. They just bring this energy and understanding to the game that is amazing to be around. They make it fun to go to work. It’s like my guy Lourdes always says: “There’s no point in me being sad … I get to do what I love every single day and enjoy it.”

 

And with that kind of approach, I feel like we have a chance to be pretty special.

 

But we’re also not getting ahead of ourselves. Just look at what happened last year. It was hard missing the playoffs on that Devers homer. To be so close and then to come up short, it hurt. But I also think it forced us to look at ourselves and be accountable. It forced each of us to go into the off-season saying, I didn’t do enough. We don’t want to be saying that again.

 

This year, we want to do more.

 

A lot more.

 

Enough talking though — I know you’re all itching for this season to start, just as much as I’m itching to take that field tonight. It’s going to be my first Opening Day in Rogers Centre, and I don’t exactly know what to expect. But I know it’s going to feel really good.

 

I’ll see you guys in a few hours. We’re ready. Let’s go!!!

 

Sincerely,

 

George Springer

[G-Snarls]

I just bought the one year Sportsnet Now watch anywhere package, $120 for a year

 

Hope it's as good as it sounds and I can cancel some TV sports channels

[John_Havok]

I just bought the one year Sportsnet Now watch anywhere package, $120 for a year

 

Hope it's as good as it sounds and I can cancel some TV sports channels

 

I picked it up last year for the Jays season only, didnt really want it for the rest of the time but i found it very worth the 14.99 per month