General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)

[Grant77]

 

Mitch Bannon

@MitchBannon

 

Mitch White (elbow) made his first rehab start in single-A tonight:

 

3.1IP 3H 0ER 2K 0BB

Up to 94.8 MPH with the fastball

 

#BlueJays

 

You can’t glean much from the stats, but the velocity is good to see. That's right in line with his norm.

[spats]

You can’t glean much from the stats, but the velocity is good to see. That's right in line with his norm.

 

I was at that game and unless they are using a different gun than the stadium scoreboard, he never went over 92.

[Grant77]

I was at that game and unless they are using a different gun than the stadium scoreboard, he never went over 92.

 

Minor league guns are notoriously unreliable. I wonder if this guy had his own or he's just BSing

[Governator]

I never thought I'd see this stat this season. I hope real Manoah shows up Friday too

 

Blue Jays starters have allowed five runs over 52 1/3 innings in their past eight games.

[jerb]

Minor league guns are notoriously unreliable. I wonder if this guy had his own or he's just BSing

 

He probably got it from Statcast. It says he threw 94.8 mph. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=4/26/2023&gamePk=730147&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=playerBreakdown&sportId=14#730147

[Ehjays]

[harvey16]

 

Mitch Bannon

@MitchBannon

 

Mitch White (elbow) made his first rehab start in single-A tonight:

 

3.1IP 3H 0ER 2K 0BB

Up to 94.8 MPH with the fastball

 

#BlueJays

 

Be interesting to see what they do with him. They have 30 days before he has to be added to 40 man roster, he's also out of minor league options. So they either have to bring him up or DFA him after 30 days.

[204Jays]

Be interesting to see what they do with him. They have 30 days before he has to be added to 40 man roster, he's also out of minor league options. So they either have to bring him up or DFA him after 30 days.

 

Curious to see what the Jays do in the pen?

 

We have Green, Ryu, Cimber on DL. Who else has options?

[Spanky99]

Be interesting to see what they do with him. They have 30 days before he has to be added to 40 man roster, he's also out of minor league options. So they either have to bring him up or DFA him after 30 days.

 

They're not going to designate him, he moves in as our LR/Swingman when needed.

[jaysblue]

Mitch White will be on this team, whether in the bullpen or rotation. They won't let him go for nothing!

[Stangstag]

Mitch White will be on this team, whether in the bullpen or rotation. They won't let him go for nothing!

 

Someone will probably get injured at some point

[keggy]

We're one injury away from having Casey Lawrence starting major league games for us. Losing White is not going to happen.

[Terminator]

 

It’s good to see that they are bonding over actual sustenance like food instead of shoveling drinks down his throat every night like they did last year.

[BigCecil]

Mitch White will be on this team, whether in the bullpen or rotation. They won't let him go for nothing!

 

Not sure about that if he is out of options. They see potential but they are in win now mode. If he gets lit up and cant even give them decent quality IP he will be gone like donkey kong.

 

Just like Buntoyo last year. 1 day he be gone.

[The Cats Ass]

Not sure about that if he is out of options. They see potential but they are in win now mode. If he gets lit up and cant even give them decent quality IP he will be gone like donkey kong.

 

Just like Buntoyo last year. 1 day he be gone.

 

Are you just looking at his ERA for 2 months as a Jay last year? Because up until that point he had a career era under 4 as a swingman. They'd probably keep him over someone like Bass.

[glory]

Not sure about that if he is out of options. They see potential but they are in win now mode. If he gets lit up and cant even give them decent quality IP he will be gone like donkey kong.

 

Just like Buntoyo last year. 1 day he be gone.

 

The Jays have no SP depth beyond their starting 5, and Schneider is going to run RP’s into the ground if he doesn’t get a long man to give him length out of the pen. White will have a role here. Bass is likely gone soon, and either Pop/Pearson probably going down due to their options.

[Jonn]

Mitch White f***ing sucks but when the alternatives are Casey Lawrence and Drew Hutchison you’re kinda f***ed.

[The Cats Ass]

Mitch White f***ing sucks but when the alternatives are Casey Lawrence and Drew Hutchison you’re kinda f***ed.

 

He's decent as a RP/longman, but has been disappointing as a SP.

[Eat My Shatkins]

The Jays seem to have a fair bit of success taking pitchers like White and helping them find success and help the team.

 

Then they move on and can't sustain what they found here.

 

Steven Matz, Robbie Ray, we're seeing it with Stripling now potentially.

[jaysblue]

You need guys like Mitch White on the roster. Every arm in the Jays starting rotation won't make 32 starts each.

[Jonn]

White will be on the roster no doubt its really a question who comes off. Pearson and Pop will both have to pitch well between now and that decision. Bass would have to continue to suck and both of those guys pitching well to be DFA’d.

[BigCecil]

Are you just looking at his ERA for 2 months as a Jay last year? Because up until that point he had a career era under 4 as a swingman. They'd probably keep him over someone like Bass.

 

No. I'm no Eno Sarris but I've looked at his career minors and majors. I'm not saying he will be gone based on 2 months as a Jay. Thats SSS. I'm saying if he doesn't produce this year he will be gone. Now he coming back from IL. Bass is in the same boat. He came over with high hopes. Board loved the move as his SL was so dominant last year. But he has pretty much sucked for us. If he turns it around he will stick and if he doesn't they will DFA him.

 

White only got 150 MLB IP - FIP under 4. BB and K rates meh. I hope he can find it and help us. We'll need decent innings chewed up. They obviously thought he could do this and thats why they got him.

 

I just dont think the leash is going to be very long. My point is the team is in win now mode - they will always have an eye on future control - but I think they will be pretty ruthless.

[Krylian]

White will be on the roster no doubt its really a question who comes off. Pearson and Pop will both have to pitch well between now and that decision. Bass would have to continue to suck and both of those guys pitching well to be DFA’d.

 

Given how popcorn and Bass go hand in hand now, it would be funny if he lost his job to someone named Pop.

[harvey16]

Once Green and Ryu are ready to go, we are gonna have some big decisions to make, it's nice to know that we at least have some depth to weather any injuries down the stretch. Green and Ryu will be a big boost to our pitching staff.

[Brownie19]

Once Green and Ryu are ready to go, we are gonna have some big decisions to make, it's nice to know that we at least have some depth to weather any injuries down the stretch. Green and Ryu will be a big boost to our pitching staff.

 

Baseball has a way of sorting these things out.

[Brownie19]

No. I'm no Eno Sarris but I've looked at his career minors and majors. I'm not saying he will be gone based on 2 months as a Jay. Thats SSS. I'm saying if he doesn't produce this year he will be gone. Now he coming back from IL. Bass is in the same boat. He came over with high hopes. Board loved the move as his SL was so dominant last year. But he has pretty much sucked for us. If he turns it around he will stick and if he doesn't they will DFA him.

 

White only got 150 MLB IP - FIP under 4. BB and K rates meh. I hope he can find it and help us. We'll need decent innings chewed up. They obviously thought he could do this and thats why they got him.

 

I just dont think the leash is going to be very long. My point is the team is in win now mode - they will always have an eye on future control - but I think they will be pretty ruthless.

 

I think Bass pitched about as well as we could have expected when he came over last year. Bass and Pop for Groshans seems like it's a huge win for the team. Will this years' version of Bass be more of 2019-2021 version? Perhaps. We may have to take that risk and DFA him before we'd like to.

[The Cats Ass]

Baseball has a way of sorting these things out.

 

Eventually someone in the rotation will be injured 100%.

[John_Havok]

I think Bass pitched about as well as we could have expected when he came over last year. Bass and Pop for Groshans seems like it's a huge win for the team. Will this years' version of Bass be more of 2019-2021 version? Perhaps. We may have to take that risk and DFA him before we'd like to.

 

Yeah, we have to also remember that Groshans is a steaming pile of useless. back to AAA to start the season with sub .600 OPS. Getting 2 functional pen arms, even if they are just average and holding spots until someone elite takes them away, is good.

[Ray]

Mariners probable starters

 

Game 1: Manoah vs. Castillo

Game 2: Gausman vs. Flexen

Game 3: Bassitt vs. Gonzales

 

We get Castillo, but luckily miss Gilbert and Kirby.

[Laika]

Mariners probable starters

 

Game 1: Manoah vs. Castillo

Game 2: Gausman vs. Flexen

Game 3: Bassitt vs. Gonzales

 

We get Castillo, but luckily miss Gilbert and Kirby.

 

Loss

Win

coin-flip slug fest, edge Toronto