Around Baseball 2024

[jaysblue]

I don't think anyone outside the org even knew he was hurt. Last we saw him he was mowing down the Mariners.

 

Yeah he looked really good in his first two starts this season. Definitely a shocker.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Holy f***

 

 

In his FA year too, that's rough.

[jaysblue]

Pirates and Tigers are winning the Central, bro.

 

That would definitely be cool.

 

Blue Jays/Tigers series would be great in the Postseason!

[jaysblue]

Hopefully the news is good regarding Spencer Strider when his MRI results come back. Would suck to learn on the same day that both him and Bieber have to get TJS.

[BTS]

Arm injuries have to be at an all-time high right? I'm going to blame the rise of bio-mechanics dorks who specialize in giving pitchers an extra couple hundred rpm on their breaking balls and a tick or two on their fastballs. Edited April 6, 2024 by BTS

[BTS]

Hopefully the news is good regarding Spencer Strider when his MRI results come back. Would suck to learn on the same day that both him and Bieber have to get TJS.

 

Eury Perez

Spencer Strider

Gerrit Cole

Shane Bieber

 

That's so much talent to go on the shelf long-term in like a 6-week stretch.

[Spanky99]

Arm injuries have to be at an all-time high right? I'm going to blame the rise bio-mechanics dorks who specialize in giving pitchers an extra couple hundred rpm on their breaking balls and a tick or two on their fastballs.

 

For sure, extra stress and snap.

[jaysblue]

Eury Perez

Spencer Strider

Gerrit Cole

Shane Bieber

 

That's so much talent to go on the shelf long-term in like a 6-week stretch.

 

Really sucks as a baseball fan to watch so many elite arms drop like flies.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Arm injuries have to be at an all-time high right? I'm going to blame the rise bio-mechanics dorks who specialize in giving pitchers an extra couple hundred rpm on their breaking balls and a tick or two on their fastballs.

 

It's the pitch clock, just ask Scherzer.

[Spanky99]

Eury Perez

Spencer Strider

Gerrit Cole

Shane Bieber

 

That's so much talent to go on the shelf long-term in like a 6-week stretch.

 

And many more a tier below, lol. Pitchers.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Mods.

 

Why so defensive? I didn't say there is anything wrong with it or disparage it in any way. I'm only saying that in every relationship there is a giver and a receiver, and on the whole, a relationship between the AL Central teams and AL East teams the Central teams would very likely be the receivers, in a similar fashion as you are.

 

This is all just common knowledge (or at least I thought) nothing to get bent out of shape about. My apologies if you took it the wrong way.

 

I mean if anyone should be on the defensive it would be me, as a result of your unproved attack calling me a "tool" IIRC, but I tend not to worry about such things, as I realize I must have hurt your feelings by pointing out the obvious fact that AL Central teams (again, on the whole) are much weaker than AL East teams and (on the whole) don't impress me as much as they seem to impress you.

[Spanky99]

Luis Robert Hip Flexor Strain, same injury as '21... he played 68 games that season. Oof...

[G-Snarls]

I don't think anyone outside the org even knew he was hurt. Last we saw him he was mowing down the Mariners.

 

And then started this season with his velocity up 1 full mph and a 20:1 K:BB

 

Sad

Edited April 6, 2024 by G-Snarls

[BigCecil]

Luis Robert Hip Flexor Strain, same injury as '21... he played 68 games that season. Oof...

 

CHISOX sure missed their window. I caught a spring training game in AZ two + weeks ago. Mike Soroka gave my kids 18U team a personal tour of their ST facilities and introduced them to Moncada and some others. Then we went to the ChiSox vs A's ST game. They should have paid us to watch that. f*** they are both bad. Sit anywhere you want!

 

Also caught an ASU game. That was awesome.

[Spanky99]

CHISOX sure missed their window. I caught a spring training game in AZ two + weeks ago. Mike Soroka gave my kids 18U team a personal tour of their ST facilities and introduced them to Moncada and some others. Then we went to the ChiSox vs A's ST game. They should have paid us to watch that. f*** they are both bad. Sit anywhere you want!

 

Also caught an ASU game. That was awesome.

 

Right on, kids must have loved that experience.

[BigCecil]

Right on, kids must have loved that experience.

 

Ya, they did for sure. Team treated them all well. Shot of him. Hudson in the white. We missed Soroka's ST start as the boys were playing a game down there at that time, but he still gave them a lot of his time.

 

[Stangstag]

ONeill is the one off-season move that it's fair to say the Jays should have done

 

Sox traded nothing really for him and he only makes $5.8M

 

Oneill over Keirmaier any day

[Stangstag]

Luis Robert Hip Flexor Strain, same injury as '21... he played 68 games that season. Oof...

 

Jesus christ, dudes dropping like flies the last 12 or so hours.

 

- Bieber

- Story

- Robert

- Strider

[Spanky99]

Jesus christ, dudes dropping like flies the last 12 or so hours.

 

- Bieber

- Story

- Robert

- Strider

 

lol... not in the same league I hope?

[Spanky99]

Teoscar Hernandez has 14 RBI already

 

He has more hits than Springer, Varsho and Kiermaier have COMBINED

 

f*** our outfield

 

Springer's been alright, not worried about him.

[Spanky99]

ONeill is the one off-season move that it's fair to say the Jays should have done

 

Sox traded nothing really for him and he only makes $5.8M

 

Damn.

[Stangstag]

lol... not in the same league I hope?

 

I have Bieber and Story in seperate leagues, but I was more just commenting on the actual MLB impact

[Brownie19]

Oneill over Keirmaier any day

 

Really? The guy's been a dumpster fire every single season outside of 2021 (when he was great, with a really high BABIP)

[Brownie19]

Lmao you're such a tool.

 

Cleveland actually has a very solid rotation - Bieber, Bibee, McKenzie, Allen and Williams (when he gets back). Heck, you can even argue it's a better rotation than the Blue Jays both in the short and long term lol. Give me those arms any day over the Jays aging arms! Cleveland also has a very solid BP. Lineup wise, lacks power and punch but heck at least their star players like J-Ram actually are reliable unlike some of the star players on the Jays.

 

Tigers look like a team on the upswing. Have some nice arms in Skubal, Olson and Mize. Bullpen isn't that bad. Lineup has some holes, but some intriguing young pieces.

 

Royals have a lot of solid young positional players. Bobby Witt Jr. looks like an AL MVP in the making. They have some nice young arms like Ragans, Marsh and Singer. They went out and added some vets this past offseason on short term deals like Wacha and Lugo for the rotation, Smith and Anderson for the BP and Renfroe and Frazier to their lineup.

 

These aren't a bunch of crappy teams like you're suggesting. They definitely will be fun to watch this season and as a baseball fan looking forward to it.

 

Sad to see that Tork looks like he's joining Mize as the latest #1 overall bust. Tigers must feel like Jays with Vlad to some extent. Still hope for Riley Greene, but Baez is a disaster and I'm not seeing much else in their lineup except Carpenter. Colt Keith might be something I guess? Maybe Gio Urshela and Mark Canha can carry them to the playoffs?

 

Imagine taking Mize and Tork 1st overall and them turning out like this. Sad.

[Stangstag]

Really? The guy's been a dumpster fire every single season outside of 2021 (when he was great, with a really high BABIP)

 

True, but Oneill at least has the upside to put together a great season. KK ain’t getting any better, plus he cost more, plus i’d rather use Varsho in CF

[jaysblue]

Really? The guy's been a dumpster fire every single season outside of 2021 (when he was great, with a really high BABIP)

 

I think the Jays were better off rolling the dice on a player with more offensive upside, even if it meant a bit more risk.

 

KK is definitely a nice player to have around, but this team would have benefited more having a player with some extra pop. Given KK's age, lack of offensive upside and likely decline, I wouldn't have been stressing if the Jays signed a corner OF with pop who could provide around 2 WAR versus the 2.8 WAR KK provided last year which was going to be tough to replicate anyways given the reasons I just mentioned.

 

Jays had Varsho anyways who could have played CF.

[Brownie19]

I think the Jays were better off rolling the dice on a player with more offensive upside, even if it meant a bit more risk.

 

KK is definitely a nice player to have around, but this team would have benefited more having a player with some extra pop. Given KK's age, lack of offensive upside and likely decline, I wouldn't have been stressing if the Jays signed a corner OF with pop who could provide around 2 WAR versus the 2.8 WAR KK provided last year which was going to be tough to replicate anyways given the reasons I just mentioned.

 

Jays had Varsho anyways who could have played CF.

 

Yep - Jays f***ed up again. But to be fair, there's probably a -7% chance of O'Neill doing well here. Nobody excels in TO. Donny baseball and the rest of the morons can't coach for s***.

[jaysblue]

Yep - Jays f***ed up again. But to be fair, there's probably a -7% chance of O'Neill doing well here. Nobody excels in TO. Donny baseball and the rest of the morons can't coach for s***.

 

You're one of the most insufferable posters on this board.

[Brownie19]

You're one of the most insufferable posters on this board.

 

Then block me Kettle.

 

I don't get you. You and several others have been complaining for over a year now that the hitting coaches on this team are trash and should be fired. They haven't been, so why would you expect Tyler O'Neill to be able to turn his career around in Toronto when almost every player on our team is getting worse under this regime?

[BTS]

Another one bites the dust