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6 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

I'm not surprised.  Too busy supporting goat f*ckers.

Wait who do I support that f***s goats lol?

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I don't think the Santander injury really matters. He sucks.  DH - Springer CF - Varsho RF - Barger LF - Lukes/Schneider platoon And Straw is still around. Schreck/Clase/Loper

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4 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

fWAR says hi.

Not arguing that Clement didn't turn out to be a solid player last season, but Jays24 asked about the hitting side of things. 

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8 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

All those guys were on Minor League contracts?

Cruz was designated for assignment earlier by the Rangers, but yeah he still stayed in their system afterwards. 

Muncy signed a MiLB deal with the Dodgers in 2017. 

Tigers signed Martinez to a MiLB deal in 2014. 

Turner signed a MiLB deal with the Dodgers in 2014. 

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5 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Not arguing that Clement didn't turn out to be a solid player last season, but Jays24 asked about the hitting side of things. 

 A position players value is the whole package, meat.

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4 hours ago, JaysFan99 said:

Not sure I understand the reasoning behind that trade

https://www.mlb.com/news/jesus-sanchez-traded-to-blue-jays-for-joey-loperfido

 

“The power is real,” said general manager Ross Atkins. “He hits the ball as hard as anybody and that’s a good fit for us.”

Sánchez by the numbers 2025
Average exit velocity: 91.3 mph (Tied for 46th among 251 qualified hitters)
Average bat speed: 75.9 mph (Tied for 14th among 226 qualified hitters)

Sánchez’s bat speed is where much of the Blue Jays’ optimism lies here. Last season, only Vladimir Guerrero Jr. swung the bat harder than Sánchez on this roster (76.7 mph). Sánchez’s average swing speed fell right in line with Addison Barger’s, and if you’ve watched a single Barger at-bat, you know he likes to let it rip.

This hasn’t shown up in huge power numbers thus far for Sánchez, who has yet to reach 20 home runs in his big league career, but it’s something exciting for David Popkins, Lou Iannotti and the Blue Jays’ hitting staff to work with.

“There is upside,” Atkins said. "We do like the ease of his power and we like his swing, so we’ll see. Hitting is the hardest thing to do and impacting that in a significant way is extremely difficult, but what he does is certainly enough.”

Sep 27, 2025

 

For now, the platoon advantage is more than enough to play with. Sánchez owns a career OPS of .774 against righties compared to just .520 against lefties, so it’s easy to guess which days you’ll see him in the lineup.

“He has obviously been incredibly effective against right-handed pitching," Atkins said. "He slots in as one of our better options against right-handers on a very regular basis. I don’t want to limit him in any way because he’s a very good defender and can steal a base. He’s a really unique athlete, an above-average runner and his defense is strong. The power is as good as anybody in baseball.”

There’s plenty of room for Sánchez to work as a righty-mashing corner outfielder, because the Blue Jays have a half-dozen other outfielders who can fill in the gaps elsewhere. That picture is wide open after Anthony Santander underwent shoulder surgery earlier in the week, too, and while Atkins said this trade was “potentially” connected to that news, it’s easy to draw a straight line between the two. Beyond Daulton Varsho, who the Blue Jays would love to see for 150-plus games in center, they have Nathan Lukes, Davis Schneider, Myles Straw, Barger and some prospects on the way in RJ Schreck and Yohendrick Pinango. George Springer will take a handful of games in the corners, too, on top of his DH duties.

That puzzle still needs solving, but with Sánchez facing right-handed pitching, that’s a start. If Sánchez remains the exact same player he’s been with the Marlins and Astros over the past six seasons, then the Blue Jays will be left to solve that puzzle on a daily basis in 2026, just like they did for much of the ‘25 season. They’re betting on some upside beyond that, though, in an effort to raise the ceiling of a group that already has a sturdy floor.

The loss of Loperfido will be felt in the clubhouse, where he’s been a well-liked teammate and was a constant professional while he waited for opportunities. Loperfido was originally part of the package Toronto received for Yusei Kikuchi at the 2024 Trade Deadline, so at least he’ll know his way around.

 

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21 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Did he go pitch in Asia after 2021? Looks like he was out of baseball for a couple years. 

It doesn't appear that he pitched anywhere in 2022 or 2023. Injured his shoulder in 2021 and resurfaced on a minor league deal with the Dodgers for 2024. 

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57 minutes ago, glory said:

DS never beating those "can't hit velocity" allegations.

It's not an allegation when there's evidence/proof that it's true...

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12 hours ago, glory said:

DS never beating those "can't hit velocity" allegations.

I'd love to see the opposite end of that list.

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2 hours ago, max silver said:

Did you even read the damn article? If you did you would be aware that the initial scans in 2025 did not show any tears.

He never would have passed the Orioles physical if he had tried to stay with them

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12 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

He never would have passed the Orioles physical if he had tried to stay with them

What are you basing this on? Santander partially separated his shoulder in early May and he passed the Blue Jays physical before the season started in the first place.

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6 minutes ago, max silver said:

What are you basing this on? Santander partially separated his shoulder in early May and he passed the Blue Jays physical before the season started in the first place.

It's just a joke about the notorious Orioles physical that guys fail all the time when the team regrets making their offer 

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The Blue Jays announced that they have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Chicago had designated him for assignment a few days ago when they signed Shelby Miller. Toronto has placed Bowden Francis on the 60-day injured list to open a spot for this claim.

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5 hours ago, G-Snarls said:

The Blue Jays announced that they have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Chicago had designated him for assignment a few days ago when they signed Shelby Miller. Toronto has placed Bowden Francis on the 60-day injured list to open a spot for this claim.

Interesting.  He was a high K% (with good BB%) early in his career and put up solid #'s.  Broke out in 2024, when his K% dropped to a hair below 18% with a wRC+ of 142.

Fell off a cliff in 2025 in his first time at AAA at age 25.  Was he hurt? 

Sounds like he's a solid enough defender up the middle.  Seems like a decent flyer.  Anyone know anything else about him?

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12 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Interesting.  He was a high K% (with good BB%) early in his career and put up solid #'s.  Broke out in 2024, when his K% dropped to a hair below 18% with a wRC+ of 142.

Fell off a cliff in 2025 in his first time at AAA at age 25.  Was he hurt? 

Sounds like he's a solid enough defender up the middle.  Seems like a decent flyer.  Anyone know anything else about him?

This is from Fangraphs' Top 40 prospects list for the ChiSox which was released in December:

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Cowles was half of the Cubs’ return for flipping Mark Leiter Jr. to the Yankees, and was claimed off waivers after being DFA’d in September. He can cover shortstop and has some thump, but hit tool issues have re-emerged in a big way since a wrist fracture in his breakout 2024 season.

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