Blue Jays (Lauer) vs Diamondbacks (Soroka): 4/17/26, 9:40pm

[dancingmachine]

This offense looks as bad as 24. Now they can't even play defense.

[ComeTogether]

Can't pitch

Can't field 

Can't hit 

[Stangstag]

1 minute ago, ComeTogether said:

Can't pitch

Can't field 

Can't hit 

You forgot half the team on the IL

[Laika]

Trade this clubhouse cancer!!!

My dude you were a swingman last year and in Korea the year before... 

[Olerud363.354]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

Trade this clubhouse cancer!!!

My dude you were a swingman last year and in Korea the year before... 

Never understood why guys like Lauer don't embrace this.  If they did well 35 times a year on a good team they could go 12-2 3.50 and win a big arb.

A starting pitcher has to go 5 to get win but a relief pitcher doesn't.  So if some bulk guy journeyman with good attitude embraced it would be to their financial advantage.

1.  Can vulture wins without 5 innings pitched

2. ERA a bit lower because miss top hitters one time. 

[Olerud363.354]

7 hours ago, Stangstag said:

You forgot half the team on the IL

Yeah... not saying it isn't out reason.  Season is f***d all the same.   Injuries are always the worse then expected.   Like Barger and Springer aren't even running yet, so probably 2 weeks away.  Varsho now.  

I also am pretty sure Yesivage isn't healthy.  Getting beat up a bit in the minors and they will pitch Lauer again instead of giving him a start next week.   Yeah I know.  His "command" isn't quite there.  I don't know.  Seems to me if they were confident he was healthy he'd be up next week.  A healthy Yesivage is a better bet then Lauer... we will see I guess.   Happy to be wrong.  

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

Trade this clubhouse cancer!!!

My dude you were a swingman last year and in Korea the year before... 

lol... Wow! Other management is going to take notice of this, he's an idiot.

[BTS]

2 hours ago, Laika said:

Trade this clubhouse cancer!!!

My dude you were a swingman last year and in Korea the year before... 

Has there ever been a more entitled slop-throwing swing man? 

[Jonn]

Anyone who doubted the reports that he asked for a trade twice in the off-season can see that was legit now lol.

[jaysblue]

9 hours ago, Stangstag said:

You forgot half the team on the IL

• Springer - Given his age and injury history, expecting him to repeat his surreal 2025 season was always going to be a big ask.
• Barger - We definitely miss his power potential. He’s the kind of bat who can get hot for a long stretch and genuinely change a lineup.
• Kirk - Biggest loss of all, in my opinion. You’re losing not only a solid bat in the lineup, but also a rock-solid catcher behind the plate in terms of receiving, blocking, and controlling the running game.
• Bieber - We expected him to be out for a couple of weeks.
• Yesavage - We knew he was likely going to miss the start of the season, but hopefully he’s back by the end of the month.
• Scherzer - Honestly, who cares at this point. It’s unfortunate because he had a great spring, and you thought he might still give them something useful, but he looks completely finished.
• Ponce - It would’ve been nice to see what he could have done in the rotation, but his loss wasn’t nearly as significant, and the Jays had enough depth to absorb an injury like that.
• Berríos - He wasn’t part of the Opening Day plans to begin with, but they could definitely use his innings at the back end.
• Yimi - He should be back soon, and that’ll add some much-needed swing-and-miss stuff to the bullpen.

Despite all the injuries, this team still should have played better and come away with better results. Injuries are part of the game, and the Jays supposedly had the depth to withstand this kind of stretch - something everyone was praising at the start of the season. They just need to hover around .500 by the end of the month, and once some of these guys start coming back, they should be in a position to go on a run. The main thing is not digging themselves into too big of a hole. Injuries matter, no question, but they can’t be the excuse for everything.

[jaysblue]

1 hour ago, BTS said:

Has there ever been a more entitled slop-throwing swing man? 

I miss the days of Bruce Tallet. He was the best lefty slop-throwing swing man we had. 

[Jays24]

Lauer is just expressing his anger from last year for being taken out of the rotation and then forgotten in the bullpen when his results proved otherwise.  Didnt help he lost his ARB case because of it.  

However, he needs to stfu and produce better for THIS season.  His numbers dont justify him opening his mouth.  

[glory]

5 hours ago, Laika said:

Trade this clubhouse cancer!!!

My dude you were a swingman last year and in Korea the year before... 

What Eric Lauer, and only Eric Lauer, sees when he looks in the mirror:

[ComeTogether]

21 hours ago, Stangstag said:

You forgot half the team on the IL

Excuses. 

[Eat My Shatkins]

1 hour ago, ComeTogether said:

Excuses. 

This is a pet peeve of mine.

What the f*** do you mean "excuses"?

Explain please.