Angels (Kochanowicz) vs Blue Jays (Yesavage): 5/9/26, 3:07pm

[Stangstag]

34 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Hardest thrown assist at 101.2 MPH this season, cannon.

Amazing. BamBam is back

Just needs to start smackin those dingers

[hanton]

that wasn't even a full crow hop, great catch off the long hop by Valenzuela 

[jaysblue]

17 hours ago, Omar said:

Wouldn't surprise me if they sent him down just to get to play everyday and keep Heiny with the big club.  It's such a Jays thing to do.

Depends.

I think the Jays could manage both Kirk and Valenzuela on the MLB roster and still find enough playing time and ABs for both. They had success doing that before with the Kirk/Jansen setup.

Heiny’s season last year feels more like a mirage than something you can count on repeating. We’re probably not seeing that level of offensive production and defensive value from him again, especially at 35. I think his time in Toronto is likely coming to a close.

[jaysblue]

13 hours ago, Stangstag said:

Amazing. BamBam is back

Just needs to start smackin those dingers

Barger offensively kind of reminds me of Kerry Carpenter, and honestly, I’d take that outcome.

Or, if we want to get a little more optimistic, maybe there’s a version of this where Barger turns into the next Shawn Green 😅 That’s probably the dream scenario, but the raw power and upside are definitely interesting.

[Jays24]

9 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Depends.

I think the Jays could manage both Kirk and Valenzuela on the MLB roster and still find enough playing time and ABs for both. They had success doing that before with the Kirk/Jansen setup.

Heiny’s season last year feels more like a mirage than something you can count on repeating. We’re probably not seeing that level of offensive production and defensive value from him again, especially at 35. I think his time in Toronto is likely coming to a close.

They could probably get something for him from a team desperate for a backup Catcher.  Think Venezuela has done enough to keep the backup spot.  

[RA Whiffleball]

20 hours ago, bluejaysinternNo5 said:

Pinango going down shouldn't be a surprise. 27 PA of good production is nice but he still projects to be a below average hitter. If he's actually good he will get more playing time in the future. Not like he's a top 10 prospect in baseball or anything.

The other issue is if you keep Pinango, you have a glut of lefty outfielders, which creates matchup issues.

But they are going to have the same problem when Lukes comes back.

Of course, it's a nice problem to have if everyone is hitting well. You would rather have to choose between hot hitters than cold.

[Brownie19]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Barger offensively kind of reminds me of Kerry Carpenter, and honestly, I’d take that outcome.

Or, if we want to get a little more optimistic, maybe there’s a version of this where Barger turns into the next Shawn Green 😅 That’s probably the dream scenario, but the raw power and upside are definitely interesting.

Carpenter at the plate with the defense/arm/versatility would be an amazing outcome.

[Stangstag]

1 hour ago, Brownie19 said:

Carpenter at the plate with the defense/arm/versatility would be an amazing outcome.

Wishful thinking. Barger is a K machine, he will get exposed by MLB pitching with enough PA