General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)

[Stangstag]

Ya I mean... its f***ing Bass, who cares lol. He had a good last half last year, thought serviceable for postseason (But not), and the mirage was done.

 

With Ryu, White, Green all around the corner, you had to get rid of him and he made it easier being tactless.

 

Move on.

 

Yup he had a big hand in us losing that game too

[BTS]

 

I like his answer because it's the truth. No matter what you think of Bass, he's one of the last relievers in the pecking order and White needed to be added soon anyway. Bass was supposed to catch the first pitch tonight so they couldn't say that it was 100% a baseball move and Atkins didn't as he admitted that the distraction played a part in this. This settles it.

 

Yeah, when you're a replacement-level player there are any number of factors that can contribute to you getting the boot. If management perceives that you're creating even a small headache for them, there's nothing compelling them to keep you around. Its why vets always tell rookies to put their head down and mouth closed - don't give management even the slightest reason to not want you around.

[BlueJays]

Jesus. Half the board is red. What the hell did I miss?

So, half the board are blue? Damn.

[Stangstag]

So, half the board are blue? Damn.

 

Blue in the face from screaming about Anthony dumBass apparently

[Masterbather]

So, half the board are blue? Damn.

I think a lot of the board are probably independent thinkers who don't completely align with either side. I would define myself as such. These things are not always black and white, or blue and red.

[Masterbather]

Blue in the face from screaming about Anthony dumBass apparently

This isn't really about Anthony Bass, it's about the precedent and strikes at the root of freedom and principle. It's a microcosm of a much larger issue that permeates through society at the moment.

[Jays24]

Moral of the story... don't ever share your personal beliefs loll

[JaysFan99]

 

I like his answer because it's the truth. No matter what you think of Bass, he's one of the last relievers in the pecking order and White needed to be added soon anyway. Bass was supposed to catch the first pitch tonight so they couldn't say that it was 100% a baseball move and Atkins didn't as he admitted that the distraction played a part in this. This settles it.

 

It's just tough to believe the performance part when Bass had a pretty good May and White has been getting wrecked in the minors. I guess they probably need a long reliever for games like Monday's though.

[jaysguy44]

I'm glad to see their are consequences for being a POS. Que the angry snowflakes.

You're for mutilating childrens genitals? Gross dude

[keggy]

It's just tough to believe the performance part when Bass had a pretty good May and White has been getting wrecked in the minors. I guess they probably need a long reliever for games like Monday's though.

 

White isn't even stretched out. I wonder what their plan is.

[JaysAllMighty]

What did I miss? Half the members are banned, is this a joke?

[Omar]

Hmmm….good time to gain ground in the home run contest.

[Stangstag]

It's just tough to believe the performance part when Bass had a pretty good May and White has been getting wrecked in the minors. I guess they probably need a long reliever for games like Monday's though.

 

White needed to be added to the roster or DFA’d though. Doesn’t make much sense to DFA him just yet with like 5 years of control

[Stangstag]

Hmmm….good time to gain ground in the home run contest.

 

Lolll

[TheHurl]

My apologies to the other Mods to no be around to support today.

 

This topic is divisive on here. It is divisive on socials. Does anyone think it might be divisive in the clubhouse too.

[jaysguy44]

Anyone who uses the words woke or snowflake should be banned

Lol, and you wonder why they use those words 🤣

[rookiefuzz]

This isn't really about Anthony Bass, it's about the precedent and strikes at the root of freedom and principle. It's a microcosm of a much larger issue that permeates through society at the moment.

 

This is exactly the case.

[Masterbather]

Bottom line: Major League teams have known positions when it comes to this type of stuff, we all know where they sit with this, nobody should act surprised about that.

 

They will gladly look the other way on your personal beliefs if they stray from said position if you keep them too yourself. If you don't, they must take action. That's the way it is.

 

Let's keep it rolling against the Twins.

[tossingthiscoin]

The White trade appears to get worse and worse as time passes. Frasso is dominant in AA ball at his young age while White is getting pounded by AAA players and keeps getting injured.

[rookiefuzz]

ROS Bass is the better pitcher easily. He had a rough April but appeared to be turning a corner. 2.38 FIP in May. Meanwhile, White has been pitching like complete ass in AAA. He just doesn't look right.

 

But Bass is old, a FA at the end of the year, and is in the middle of a shitstorm. The team also bungled this by having him take the first pitch which put Bass and the team in a weird spot after Bass' latest comments.

 

White is younger and could have a future with the team if he turns things around. He also has the ability to maybe go multiple innings (idk if he can go one inning right now tbh) which could be in his favor with Bowden Francis being the new #5 SP. They also had to call up White or DFA him and I doubt the team wanted to do the latter after just acquiring him for a guy who is now making Top 100 lists. So it makes some baseball sense as Bass was toward the bottom anyway.

 

But as for the other stuff, I know one side of the political aisle is going to be rejoicing but I don't like the precedent this sets for the team. Disagree with Bass all you want but there's a lot of Christian MLB players in this league and the Jays don't want to become the franchise that is known as being "hostile" to Christian players and families.

 

The rest of MLB might not be happy with this precedent either. Kershaw, Trevor Williams and others have spoken out but there's now a team there that will cut you if you do so. MLB fans are also much more conservative than other sports leagues too. I think Atkins needs to stress that this was largely a baseball move because it kind of was. No way this team cuts him if he was even their 8th inning guy over this.

 

Agreed. That presser was insanely important for future free agents going forward. That said, I’m sure it will be a hurdle nonetheless. Rough stretch for the org no doubt on all fronts.

 

So let’s win some baseball games!

[Terminator]

It's just tough to believe the performance part when Bass had a pretty good May and White has been getting wrecked in the minors. I guess they probably need a long reliever for games like Monday's though.

 

I agree that Bass has been regaining his form. You wouldn't normally cut a guy like that and he's been pretty nails since the beginning of May. But what else do they do baseball wise? They really only had 3 options.

 

-Cut bait on White already? He's got a lot of control left.

-Option the 32 year old Cimber who is marching his way toward a modest pay day in FA? He's been nuts the past two years. That'd be doing him pretty dirty and he's better than Bass anyway.

-Cut Yimi? His underlying numbers are better than the results and they have a player option next year. Makes sense to keep him and see how he does the rest of the year. He and Bass are fairly similar talents though.

 

Or, baseball wise, do you just cut Bass? He's been pretty mediocre in his career. While he seems to have had a nice resurgence late in his career he's 36 and gone at the end of the year anyway. Plus, he's a distraction which like Atkins says is playing a tiny part. Tie goes to the distraction.

[John_Havok]

Hey, just logged in for the first time today.

 

Anything interesting happen?

[connorp]

Hey, just logged in for the first time today.

 

Anything interesting happen?

 

That would be the ONLY reason your name isn’t red lol

[John_Havok]

That would be the ONLY reason your name isn’t red lol

 

What ever do you mean buddy, pal, friend of mine?

 

 

Edit, kidding around of course. Naw, I learned my lesson last night in what I thought was a nice calm debate with Silvio. I wouldn’t have commented at all today, it just makes people crazy.

[Dr. Dinger]

Bass DFAed on Pride Night lmaooooo

 

Chef’s kiss

[connorp]

I wouldn’t have commented at all today, it just makes people crazy.

 

Your eyes are brown, even if they’re not

[Spanky99]

I'll never understand why you idiots are so eager to argue about religion and politics on a baseball forum.

 

Lots of red up in this bitch?

[Daniel Labude]

Bass DFAed on Pride Night lmaooooo

 

Chef’s kiss

 

Wasn't he catching the opening pitch?

[connorp]

Lots of red up in this bitch?

 

Luckily you were sleeping.

[connorp]

Does Grant get into politics? He must’ve