GDT:game 1/4 Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals (7:40pm ET)

[JaysAllMighty]

 

 

Edited April 3, 2023 by JaysAllMighty

[Orgfiller]

Wait, Hunter Dozier is still rostered, let alone starting, for the Royals? He’s been a -1 WAR player the last two seasons, is 31 and is below average for a bat-only player without the ability to even crush lefties in a platoon. The Royals are an awful org. Luckily they also gave him a 4/25M contract back at the beginning of 2021 because Hunter Dozier is just one of those guys that you extend first and ask questions later.

[Jonn]

Why the f*** is Brady Singer starting the 4th game of the year for the Royals? Hes far and away the best Starter on that team. Hell he’s one of the best pitchers in the entire division.

[Jonn]

Wait, Hunter Dozier is still rostered, let alone starting, for the Royals? He’s been a -1 WAR player the last two seasons, is 31 and is below average for a bat-only player without the ability to even crush lefties in a platoon. The Royals are an awful org. Luckily they also gave him a 4/25M contract back at the beginning of 2021 because Hunter Dozier is just one of those guys that you extend first and ask questions later.

 

Thanks for this. Now he’s going to have a monster series.

[Solaxys]

Apparently out of all our starters, only Varsho has hit a HR against Singer.

[Olerud363]

Why the f*** is Brady Singer starting the 4th game of the year for the Royals? Hes far and away the best Starter on that team. Hell he’s one of the best pitchers in the entire division.

 

Saw this and all of a sudden my expectations for this game are way down. Thought it would be battle of the s***-ballers and the very weak, powerless Jays might get their first homerun.

 

The homer ratio might be 9-0 though by the end of the night, facing what is essentially a very good opening day starter, vs. the Jays shitballer.

[Jonn]

Saw this and all of a sudden my expectations for this game are way down. Thought it would be battle of the s***-ballers and the very weak, powerless Jays might get their first homerun.

 

The homer ratio might be 9-0 though by the end of the night, facing what is essentially a very good opening day starter, vs. the Jays shitballer.

 

I wouldn’t go that far. But yea certainly a favourable pitching matchup for the Royals. I have absolutely no idea what we’re going to get from Berrios tonight or this season for that matter. It’s kinda terrifying considering how much money he makes.

[G-Snarls]

I wouldn’t go that far. But yea certainly a favourable pitching matchup for the Royals. I have absolutely no idea what we’re going to get from Berrios tonight or this season for that matter. It’s kinda terrifying considering how much money he makes.

 

Jays have a lot of $$$ tied up in Ryu, Berrios, Bassit and Kikuchi

[gruber92]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

[Orgfiller]

Apparently out of all our starters, only Varsho has hit a HR against Singer.

 

I’m pretty sure the Blue Jays have only faced Singer like two times. Varsho apparently got the best of him in the one game he’s seen him.

 

On the other hand, the Royals have seen Berrios a million times.

[Jonn]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

 

If they don’t make the playoffs hes 100 percent gone. If they don’t advance in the playoffs he’s likely gone. A lot of money invested in this team for no progress. A lot of money invested in Starting Pitching and outside of Gausman it has not been very successful.

[Orgfiller]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

 

I bet you’d love it if they missed the playoffs just so you could say you were right about beta Ross eh?

 

Literally the Dodgers with 111 wins got knocked out in the NLDS last season, losing 3-1. So no, simply getting knocked out of the playoffs won’t put his job at jeopardy unless serious holes in the roster remain exposed and unaddressed throughout the entirety of the season. A lot of stuff would have to go wrong to outright miss it, but yes it’s very possible in that scenario that he could be used as a scapegoat and get shown the door.

[bronson44]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

 

I don't think so. Especially if Berrios doesn't bounce back and Bassit doesn't figure it out. Those contracts could handcuff the franchise for a few years and should cost someone their job.

[Stangstag]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

 

With this payroll, maybe not.

[gruber92]

I bet you’d love it if they missed the playoffs just so you could say you were right about beta Ross eh?

 

Literally the Dodgers with 111 wins got knocked out in the NLDS last season, losing 3-1. So no, simply getting knocked out of the playoffs won’t put his job at jeopardy unless serious holes in the roster remain exposed and unaddressed throughout the entirety of the season. A lot of stuff would have to go wrong to outright miss it, but yes it’s very possible in that scenario that he could be used as a scapegoat and get shown the door.

 

All ******** aside, Ross has had 8 years to build a pitching staff.

 

Having said that, I also applaud whoever was mainly responsible for getting Mattingly here.

[Henderson33]

A Berrios bounce back season is needed if we want to go anywhere.

 

One game in or not, we need his confidence to start off high.

[bronson44]

I know know know its early and *shits pants* and all that but wtf do they do if Berrios, Bassitt and Kikuchi keep sucking?

With this lineup they really just need mid SP after Manoah and Gausman, but these guys are looking like they might take us out of games early.

Would they move 2 20M+ guys to the bullpen? I can't see them eating any of this money so releases don't seem possible.

[bluejaysinternNo5]

I know know know its early and *shits pants* and all that but wtf do they do if Berrios, Bassitt and Kikuchi keep sucking?

With this lineup they really just need mid SP after Manoah and Gausman, but these guys are looking like they might take us out of games early.

Would they move 2 20M+ guys to the bullpen? I can't see them eating any of this money so releases don't seem possible.

 

If all 3 of those guys suck then you have to get rid of Pete Walker and hope for the best. If only one of them sucked you could plug someone in at the deadline and play the IL game with the under performer but that's pretty hard if all 3 of them are bad.

[Omar]

If Berrios shits the bed tonight, Google maps conveniently lists all nearby bridges to your location. Word of warning though, the water is still very cold this time of year.

[Spanky99]

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

LETS GO BLUE JAYS *CLAP, CLAP* *CLAP, CLAP, CLAP*

 

[Spanky99]

Serious question.. If we don't make the playoffs or get knocked out first round, does Ross keep his job?

 

Oh, f*** off.

[Jonn]

They are wearing the sexy road greys. This is a dub.

[DigitalRock]

I know know know its early and *shits pants* and all that but wtf do they do if Berrios, Bassitt and Kikuchi keep sucking?

With this lineup they really just need mid SP after Manoah and Gausman, but these guys are looking like they might take us out of games early.

Would they move 2 20M+ guys to the bullpen? I can't see them eating any of this money so releases don't seem possible.

What if the works ends? Friggin relax chicken little

[Laika]

These are horrible plate appearances

 

Not ready to hit. Swings not locked in. Poor plan at the plate / no plan.

[Spanky99]

Nice grab by Lopez, call the cops Vladdy.

[Laika]

How many home runs will Berrios give up on the first inning?

[John_Havok]

These are horrible plate appearances

 

Not ready to hit. Swings not locked in. Poor plan at the plate / no plan.

 

Yeah, all three of them looked like they had no clue on timing at all.

 

Singer is one of those really good extension pitchers, and his delivery is pretty definitely deceptive.

[bronson44]

What if the works ends? Friggin relax chicken little

 

Ya I never thought of if the works ends. My bad.

[DigitalRock]

Is sportsnet not showing balls and strikes?

[DigitalRock]

Ya I never thought of if the works ends. My bad.

Meh, autocorrect. You know what I mean