Blue Jays (Gausman) vs Mariners (Castillo): 5/9/25, 9:40pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

[mphenhef]

I'm on the east coast, these late nights are doing me in.

[Terminator]

• Gausman vs. Castillo
• Francis vs. Logan Evans
• Urethra vs. Bryce Miller

This is going to be a tough series.

[Stangstag]

1 hour ago, Terminator said:

• Gausman vs. Castillo
• Francis vs. Logan Evans
• Urethra vs. Bryce Miller

This is going to be a tough series.

We're cooked chat

[mphenhef]

2 hours ago, Terminator said:

• Gausman vs. Castillo
• Francis vs. Logan Evans
• Urethra vs. Bryce Miller

This is going to be a tough series.

This probably means they surprise and take 2 or 3

[Spanky99]

GO JAYS GO!!!
 

[Terminator]

So I've been doing some thinking today and I'm actually starting to feel pretty good about this team again you guys

[John_Havok]

32 minutes ago, Terminator said:

So I've been doing some thinking today and I'm actually starting to feel pretty good about this team again you guys

I assume "thinking" was an autocorrect from "drinking" ?

[Omar]

Who would you rather have on your team Vladdy or Julio Rodriguez?

[jaysblue]

45 minutes ago, Omar said:

Who would you rather have on your team Vladdy or Julio Rodriguez?

Good question. 

Julio at least plays CF and is a better baserunner lol. He'll also be good for around 25-30 SB's per season or more. Power wise, career high is 32. Not sure he has 40-50 HR potential like Vladdy does however. Also, don't ever see J-Rod ever being a .900-1000 OPS guy, but you never know. 

Vladdy this season offensively is hitting .295/.383/.432 at least and we know he's capable of way more. Offensively, I still think Vladdy has a higher ceiling. 

Overall, J-Rod likely still provides value even if his offensive numbers suffer. Last season he still provided 3.9 WAR despite a .273/.325/.409 line with a 116 wRC+ whereas Vladdy only provided 1.3 WAR when he slashed .264/.345/.444 with a 118 wRC+ in 2023. 

 

[Laika]

J Rod is the better player all around. 

[Orgfiller]

1 hour ago, Omar said:

Who would you rather have on your team Vladdy or Julio Rodriguez?

Julio is better, younger, and significantly cheaper so uhhhh.

Seriously I don't think it's all that close. Julio is an excellent defender in CF who provides a lot of value on the basepaths, and is probably only like a tier down offensively from Vlad. He probably has another level to be unlocked offensively, even if I believe Vlad is the superior talent at the plate. 

Julio has like 8-10 WAR ceiling/peak, Vlad's is capped at 6-7 based on how little he provides anywhere but at the plate even at his best.

[G-Snarls]

5 hours ago, Omar said:

Who would you rather have on your team Vladdy or Julio Rodriguez?

Both

[Spanky99]

 

[HomeRunHomer]

No Santander?

[Big_Walleye]

Who is this girl pitching for Seattle?

[Big_Walleye]

Lois Castillo?

[Omar]

[Brownie19]

I enjoy seeing Barger get some regular playing time.  Curious to see what he can be.

[Omar]

Sit down Rowdy.  

[Spanky99]

Nice Barger 2nd 2 bagger tonight.

[Omar]

Nice stroke Ernie.  Jays score.

[Abomination]

Remember when throwing 93 or 94 made you a power pitcher?

[Omar]

Lukes you sweet bastard!

[HomeRunHomer]

Lukes!

[John_Havok]

I don't understand what's happening... 5 runs on 6 hits, 3 of them for extra bases including a HR? 

Mattingly is losing his mind right now

[Spanky99]

[glory]

If Barger is even a passable 3B then they have to keep him there, even though he’s likely better in RF. He’s the team’s best chance at developing a good hitter as you can’t fake exit velocity. 

[BB17]

That’s where you miss Giminez. I think he makes that play on Crawfords ground ball.

[Spanky99]

Have a game Barger!