General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)

[G-Snarls]

The 2022 Blue Jays offense is causing me enormous stress

 

Please help

[Olerud363]

Who controls the balls? If they home team does, it's super easy to pick and choose which balls go out for the home team and which for the away team.

 

Not suggesting this is happening, just wondering aloud who even watches this?

 

Yeah. That would be a fiasco. My understanding is that the home team controls how the balls are stored including whether stored in a humidor, then hands them off to the umpires at game time, and the umpires put them in play. So hometeam should not be able to control which balls are used half inning to half inning.

 

If I'm wrong on that, then there is an obvious route for Tom Brady style cheating here....

 

I am thinking what a team like Tampa may do, is fiddle with how the balls are stored, game to game and which balls are used. Could do this game to game, week to week, depending who they were playing and what kind of team they have. Could even use the advantage of what balls were being used for game strategy.

 

For example could have some balls stored in the humidor at some high setting, let their team know those balls are being used that day, and have them switch strategies. Hit to the opposite field, or maybe configure their lineup different. Maybe use different balls when a power hitting team comes to town.

 

Tin foil hat land? Maybe. Who knows.

[Olerud363]

Who controls the balls? If they home team does, it's super easy to pick and choose which balls go out for the home team and which for the away team.

 

Not suggesting this is happening, just wondering aloud who even watches this?

 

Assuming the Umpire is mostly responsible for putting balls in play could a savvy team still get dead balls in play at key times? Say Tampa has a collection of dead balls. Vlad, Teo and Bo coming up. Could they switch some dead balls in, warming up, and at least until a batter fouls one out of play, use the dead ball?

[Krylian]

The 2022 Blue Jays offense is causing me enormous stress

 

Please help

 

Unplug from the Jays a night here or there if they're really letting you down.

Go out, have a couple of drinks with friends/family on a patio somewhere. It'll make you feel better.

[Jimcanuck]

The 2022 Blue Jays offense is causing me enormous stress

 

Please help

 

Join a fantasy league. We have openings in Breaking Blue Dynasty League.

 

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[Olerud363]

Unplug from the Jays a night here or there if they're really letting you down.

Go out, have a couple of drinks with friends/family on a patio somewhere. It'll make you feel better.

 

I have stuff to do now and then so have never watched every single game.

 

However this is the first year in a while, when I didn't watch a game when I had a free night. Have actually gone back to Hockey after decades instead of watching this team.

 

Started watching in 88, got some lessons right away in disappointment. I mean I watched the 85 and 87 collapses but wasn't attached, then Spring of 88 just decided I was going to follow the team religously. Not sure why. They told me George Bell was going to hit 60 homeruns. Barfiled, Moseby and Bell were together the best outfield ever... Fernandez would win a batting title. It didn't exactly happen that way but after reconfiguration there was a pay off in 92/93.

 

Then in 97 they told me they'd be back in the playoffs let by Sprague Carter, Santiago and Orlando Merced and Young Green and Delgado... I was smart enough to know Merced, Sprague and Carter weren't all that, but they'd all be OK, and with the pitching and Delgado would score enough... boy did I underestimate the ability of baseball players to collapse to nothing.

 

2013.. same thing. Big expectations. Hitters collapsed (well some pitchers too)

 

Old man ranting... I know. But this has a 88/97/2013 vibe to it.

[Stangstag]

Who controls the balls? If they home team does, it's super easy to pick and choose which balls go out for the home team and which for the away team.

 

Not suggesting this is happening, just wondering aloud who even watches this?

 

Im pretty sure its the equipment manager of the home team… and yeah idk who is actually checking these things like humidor settings to make sure they are accurate.

 

Probably nobody tbh

[connorp]

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He didn’t enjoy it first go around

[Deadpool]

Im pretty sure its the equipment manager of the home team… and yeah idk who is actually checking these things like humidor settings to make sure they are accurate.

 

Probably nobody tbh

 

Yeah, it feels like it was implemented haphazardly as an afterthought.

 

So, y'know, 100% on brand for the MLB.

[BigCecil]

"Hey Mike, this is Ross. Whats it going to cost me for Josh Bell to DH? And don't jerk me around. I'm just renting him for '22"

[jaysblue]

Tommy Pham or Trey Mancini would be nice adds, and might not cost as much in terms of assets.

[BigCecil]

Tommy Pham or Trey Mancini would be nice adds, and might not cost as much in terms of assets.

 

Nice adds but need LHH. Bell SH. Slots in nicely. It's win now season.

[G-Snarls]

Nice adds but need LHH. Bell SH. Slots in nicely. It's win now season.

 

Cano is useless, yes??

[BigCecil]

Cano is useless, yes??

 

hmmm...not quite in the Fowler class but likely. Not going to cost to see if there is a dead cat bounce. Really need some impact from that side of plate. At least thats what I think.

[jaysblue]

Nice adds but need LHH. Bell SH. Slots in nicely. It's win now season.

 

Yeah ideally if you can get a left handed bat to DH, would be better. Bell is going to cost a hefty price and I'm sure other teams will be interested. Though I'm okay with this team going all-in if it means greatly improving the roster.

 

Another solid option I think would be Mike Moustakas. Can also play a little third and first if you need him to and he's starting to come around with the bat now. Volgelbach might not be a bad option as well.

 

For their careers, Mancini and Pham have hit RHP pitching pretty well, so not really too concerned with them as options.

[jaysblue]

Derek Dietrich would be a nice cheap option, but hasn't played since 2019. Whatever happened to Yasiel Puig? haha.

[jaysblue]

Cano is useless, yes??

 

I would roll the dice on him for maybe two or so weeks and see what he does. Doesn't hurt.

[Daniel Labude]

Bo back to 2nd in the order, Vlad hitting 3rd

[Stangstag]

This is true. He’s clearly off right now (this hitting streak includes more than a few ground ball singles) but he’s still the best hitter on the team.

 

Lets see how long he lasts in the 2 hole this time

 

Didn’t last very long lol

[Stangstag]

Bo back to 2nd in the order, Vlad hitting 3rd

 

That lasted even shorter than I expected.

 

Definitely gotta be Vladdy asking to hit 3rd because its more comfortable for him. Fine, whatever.

[G-Snarls]

That lasted even shorter than I expected.

 

Definitely gotta be Vladdy asking to hit 3rd because its more comfortable for him. Fine, whatever.

 

Yeah

 

He and Bo just need to get it going. Where they hit in the order means a lot less than HOW they're hitting.

[G-Snarls]

I would roll the dice on him for maybe two or so weeks and see what he does. Doesn't hurt.

 

Oops

 

Just found out the Padres signed Cano on Saturday

[Daniel Labude]

Mayza to the IL, Vasquez back up

[JaysAllMighty]

[Terminator]

I think if we are looking for acquirable bench bats the Giants might be the team to look at. Not many teams are looking to trade right now but they just traded one and probably need to move others as some of their guys continue to get healthy.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Mayza to the IL, Vasquez back up

 

Uhhh our best reliever out and is replaced by a turd.

 

Brutal news

[max silver]

Uhhh our best reliever out and is replaced by a turd.

 

Brutal news

 

Bats really need to figure s*** out sooner rather than later as the chances of the current pen holding small leads seems pretty slim.

[Stangstag]

 

Hell yeah. Hoping its open the entire week!

[RustyTrombone]

Uhhh our best reliever out and is replaced by a turd.

 

Brutal news

 

Ehh I wouldnt say Vasquez is a turd. His curveall is elite, its the main reason we signed him. He just needs some consistent innings to prove him self. http://pitchingapp.pitchingbot.com/

For reference if you go here you can look up every pitcher in the big leagues and see how their stuff and command grades out. Vasquez has a 80 grade curve according to this model.

[Terminator]

Ehh I wouldnt say Vasquez is a turd. His curveall is elite, its the main reason we signed him. He just needs some consistent innings to prove him self. http://pitchingapp.pitchingbot.com/

For reference if you go here you can look up every pitcher in the big leagues and see how their stuff and command grades out. Vasquez has a 80 grade curve according to this model.

 

What does this site use to grade everything?