General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)

[L54]

Haha! Americans……

 

Smarties in America are Rockets in Canada

 

Smarties in Canada are a chocolate candy similar to M&M’s

[G-Snarls]

Smarties in Canada:

 

[BlueBaller]

Reece's Pieces >>

[Daniel Labude]

This??

 

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This is the greatest

[Spanky99]

[Jonn]

 

f*** he's back.

[connorp]

This is the greatest

 

As usual, the American way is the correct way

[Jonn]

Smarties in Canada:

 

 

Smarties is just a shittier version of M&M's.

[Jonn]

This??

 

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Those are Rockets.

[Masterbather]

Smarties is just a shittier version of M&M's.

 

+1000

[BlueBaller]

Smarties is just a shittier version of M&M's.

 

Yep. Not good.

[L54]

Nope not impossible. Most important part for a baseball team is peaking at the right time like how the 2021 Jays did. Even though they missed the playoffs it’s safe to say nobody wanted to face them. Same could still happen

 

Still waiting….

[L54]

As usual, the American way is the correct way

 

True

[Key22]

Smarties in the UK were better because each colour had an actual flavour. Orange tasted like orange chocolate etc. The Canadian version are just different colours. The new UK ones are also just colours.

 

Canada is the only country with coffee crisp. So I always have it when in Canada.

[Spanky99]

Bo looked really good running the bases etc, he's real close.

[JFD]

Someone should start spiking Espinal or Defjongs sports drinks with dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. Who cares if they get suspended

[Spanky99]

As opposed to "fake" close?

 

Whatever floats your boat, man.

[philly30]

Have they honored the 93 team yet this year? Edited August 14, 2023 by philly30

[Spanky99]

Have they honored the 93 team yet this year?

 

In 2018 they did on the 25th Anniversary, never heard about one this year?

[G-Snarls]

Someone should start spiking Espinal or Defjongs sports drinks with dehydrochlormethyltestosterone. Who cares if they get suspended

 

Get better or get suspended

 

Either is fine

[G-Snarls]

Romano likely back for Tuesday's game

[Jonn]

Bo looked really good running the bases etc, he's real close.

 

He didn't really sound like he was close during his interview today. But here's hoping.

[Spanky99]

He didn't really sound like he was close during his interview today. But here's hoping.

 

He said he's day to day, that's pretty close.

[Stangstag]

In 2018 they did on the 25th Anniversary, never heard about one this year?

 

Nah, they celebrated the 30 year anniversary of the 92 team last year. I believe that was the game against the Angels with Manoah going like 8 innings of 1 run ball but we still lost.

[BigCecil]

Whit his 3 WAR self this year. Career 104 wRC+. Speed is a big part of his game (87th percentile) and age comes for us all.

 

Given we were able to backfill the roster with 1/9M year deals for Belt & KK(both worked out) what makes sense for Whit/us at 35?

[Laika]

I am surprised at Belt's fWAR being 1.6

 

I was thinking it would be under 1

 

His bWAR is almost the same though; 1.4

 

 

 

I kind of think he has been horrendous and it is just working out from pure luck. Like, there are massive holes in his swing and his K rate is astronomical.

 

He is a surprisingly competent baserunner for a slow 35 year old though and his defense in limited action at 1B has been positive.

[John_Havok]

Whit his 3 WAR self this year. Career 104 wRC+. Speed is a big part of his game (87th percentile) and age comes for us all.

 

Given we were able to backfill the roster with 1/9M year deals for Belt & KK(both worked out) what makes sense for Whit/us at 35?

 

2/20 with an option for 12…something in that neighborhood. I get that on the surface he looks like a guy that should be worth more than that given his 2023 season, but at 35+ you’re certainly not expecting him to repeat this kind of season. If he came out next season and hit at 95-100 wRC+, would that be all that shocking? No. Make every effort to keep him of course, but don’t get caught up in this season being the expectation going forward

[jaysblue]

Whit his 3 WAR self this year. Career 104 wRC+. Speed is a big part of his game (87th percentile) and age comes for us all.

 

Given we were able to backfill the roster with 1/9M year deals for Belt & KK(both worked out) what makes sense for Whit/us at 35?

 

Belt and KK were coming off awful seasons and injuries, so they were a risk when signed here which is why they came at discounts. Jays definitely got lucky that both worked out and have provided excellent value. Those deals could have went the other way where Belt and/or KK were useless. Though will give Atkins credit on those signings to patch up the roster.

 

I think Merrifield at 2 years/$25M would be fair if the Jays decided to bring him back. His age is only deterrent though hopefully that discounts him versus a player in their early 30s.

[Eat My Shatkins]

IIRC the Jays took a run at Freeman two off seasons ago, and also Boegarts last off season.

 

Looking at Vladdy's struggles and the upcoming holes in the roster next season, those would have been great signings.

[Brownie19]

I am surprised at Belt's fWAR being 1.6

 

I was thinking it would be under 1

 

His bWAR is almost the same though; 1.4

 

 

 

I kind of think he has been horrendous and it is just working out from pure luck. Like, there are massive holes in his swing and his K rate is astronomical.

 

He is a surprisingly competent baserunner for a slow 35 year old though and his defense in limited action at 1B has been positive.

 

Completely agree. Everything seems to be going his way this year and he's just savy enough to get enough production out of the bat, despite the decline he's in. No way I want him back next year.