GDT 2/4 | Blue Jays (3-1) @ Yankees (2-2) | April 12 — 7:05 PM

[glory]

Never thought I'd miss Reese on April 12, but here we are.

[saskjayfan]

Kirk ain't catching.

 

That was my thought. How closely are you watching the game when you don't realize Kirk is Dhing and Kirk has an accurate arm.

[DigitalRock]

Never thought I'd miss Reese on April 12, but here we are.

 

The McGuire trade sure is puzzling.

[BuckHenry]

I doubt if Montoya could run a whore house properly … why are some of these scrubs playing all the time … however some of our AllStars aren’t doing much better .

[RobinThicc]

Quite a decision to have this guy catching....

[JFD]

Kirk ain't catching.

 

Why the f*** not

[Solaxys]

It still baffles me that we are rotating catchers through DH instead of Biggio who can at least take walks to get on base.

LET THE MAN HIT!

[Stangstag]

Well, Kikuchi was better than Berrios and Ryu. Against a better team too

[Stangstag]

Why the f*** not

 

Who tf knows

[saskjayfan]

Why the f*** not

 

Because he caught yesterday, and he will likely catch 3 or 4 out of every 5 games. He did extremely well defensively yesterday as well, but as you pointed out he's fat, so you have to give him a rest every now and then.

[gruber92]

The McGuire trade sure is puzzling.

 

McGuire had no options left, but that's still a puzzling move.

[JFD]

Because he caught yesterday, and he will likely catch 3 or 4 out of every 5 games. He did extremely well defensively yesterday as well, but as you pointed out he's fat, so you have to give him a rest every now and then.

 

He can rest vs the AAA's

[gruber92]

Because he caught yesterday, and he will likely catch 3 or 4 out of every 5 games. He did extremely well defensively yesterday as well, but as you pointed out he's fat, so you have to give him a rest every now and then.

 

We need Moreno in the mix big time.

[TwistedLogic]

Yeah and that data shows he's been fine and projects to be even better. But you know more than Ross Atkins I guess.

 

yOu kNoW mOrE tHaN aTkInS i GuEsS

 

Yeah, baseball front offices are totally infallible and can't make obvious mistakes. Joe Panik definitely didn't get 141 plate appearances with the Blue Jays last year.

[saskjayfan]

We need Moreno in the mix big time.

 

well he's only played his first game of the season tonight and he won't come up until that 7th year is locked in. May 1ish? It all depends on how long Danny is out. Obliques can be tricky so if he's out an extended period we could well see Moreno.

[Krylian]

84 pitches for 3.1 IP. Not good enough, Kooch.

[Solaxys]

Best man up to get us a run here, lets hope.

[Stangstag]

yOu kNoW mOrE tHaN aTkInS i GuEsS

 

Yeah, baseball front offices are totally infallible and can't make obvious mistakes. Joe Panik definitely didn't get 141 plate appearances with the Blue Jays last year.

 

The 3rd year was definitely risky, but maybe they think he can be a valuable bullpen arm as a fallback if he fails as a starter. 12 mil for a solid lefty reliever isn’t outrageous

[Jimcanuck]

84 pitches for 3.1 IP. Not good enough, Kooch.

 

Didn't see much swing and miss there, he's not going to be efficient

[BTS]

Nasty Nestor is out. Time to go to work.

[saskjayfan]

feels like Biggio should be batting if we're using a pinch hitter.

[bzapple]

Uh oh looks like Zack Collins might actually do some catching

[JFD]

just close your eyes and swing buddy

[DigitalRock]

Collins, yikes

[BuckHenry]

How about pinch hitting Biggio and they can still put in Collins ?

[Angrioter]

Heineman and Collins suck at baseball

[JFD]

Good umps are a myth

[BigCecil]

Didn't see much swing and miss there, he's not going to be efficient

 

No. Deep counts. Frustrating guy to watch. Same as last year. Makes me realize once again what a steal of found money Matz was last year for a 5th. Also I hate Collins.

[saskjayfan]

There was no doubt Collins was going to K.

 

I don't get not using Biggio. Probably the same result. Holmes is a tough pitcher, but still. Biggio had a nice spring. He's had 5 Plate appearances spread across 3 games. Espinal is playing out of his mind, so I get playing him over Biggio, but there was no reason for Collins to DH last night and he should have got the pinch hit last inning.

[Terminator]

yOu kNoW mOrE tHaN aTkInS i GuEsS

 

Yeah, baseball front offices are totally infallible and can't make obvious mistakes. Joe Panik definitely didn't get 141 plate appearances with the Blue Jays last year.

 

It was definitely risky (as most FA signings are) but Matz got the same AAV and an extra year. Just kind of the going price for a back of the rotation 2 WAR starter. The statcast data on his pitch movement and velocity as well as his projections all look good and it seems like Atkins has been on him for a while which makes me think he can unlock an extra gear from him.

 

You're right, GM's aren't infallible but it seems like Atkins earned the benefit of the doubt for me. Time will tell! Cheers