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There are a few milestones they obviously want him to reach. If he can get 18 RBI's (to get him to 2000) before Ohtani is ready to DH it would be a perfect time. He can Alomar it too...sitting at a .302 career average right now. A full season of .240 would probably leave him borderline to stay above .300. I'd have to do some math.

Jays enforcing a pre-game clubhouse curfew for video games. This on the heels of the story that Carlos Santana took a bat to a TV after finding out pitchers were playing Fortnite during the game.

HDMH Holistic line.

He was but she is obviously very "spiritual" or she wouldn't say s*** like that. The team has started optional meditation sessions this year. I am saying that I'd like to see Stroman buy-in and being around spiritual people should help with that. Channel through his chef, his gardener, his personal asst...I don't care but I think he needs this or something like this.

DAZN coverage is amazing. I recommend 100% Every NFL game, I assume it will be every MLB game (hard to tell from their spring training, they play about 4 a day right now). Loads of Euro Football, Rugby and Cricket. Some really nice boxing and non UFC MMA

Spent 5 hours looking for Young and Bloor (it's Yonge BTW) in Swift Current and it turns out every street here is just a number.

Meditation is becoming a huge part of baseball now and the Jays are slowly introducing it (Rays and Cubs it is mandatory with the Cubs making it mandatory at every level). If Stroman is buying in and taking it few steps further it can only help his pitching. We know he has the talent, he appears to need his mental game fine tuned. So if hanging out with spiritual people helps him...I have zero issue with it.

Good luck to you in the finals. My team has been scoring loads of goals...and then this week just didn't have any.

5 RP on the 40 (and Drew Storen not on the 40) in the minors ahead of him (if you consider the Model Connor Greene a reliever). Just circumstances. And maybe they are trying to get the Jays a player to push his way on to the 25 so they can get Elvis back

Fight me!

How'd I do...got drunk today because of my playoff game. Or maybe that irish thing

does the 6th goal for a team in a game even count?

I thought Seager was your protection guy. Did you lose someone else too?

Their negative or mixed reviews. Not Jays content but Alonso being on here is the interesting one. He is the typical scouts vs. Stats guy. Pete Alonso, 1B, Mets Scout’s Take: "He’s had a good spring training, but I don’t think Pete Alonso is that good. He’s obviously a polarizing one. Defense isn’t any better, he’s still stiff. He’s going to have to hit his way. Everyone knows he is. He’s hitting fastballs, but that’s the thing—it’s spring training. Once you actually try and get guys out, that’s going to be interesting. Right now, he’s taking advantage of the fastball. I can’t recall him ever hitting a slider. I’m not confident that Pete Alonso has the skills to be a hitter.” Lewis Brinson, OF, Marlins Scout’s Take: "I saw him last year and I could not believe how long his swing was. I was just like, ‘Wow, this is a death sentence swing.’ It was no wonder he was hitting .200 and can’t walk and strikes out all the time. But of course I also saw the 80 athlete and how young and inexperienced he was. So I said, ‘Well, it’s possible he can come back.’ I’ve tried to watch him this spring and see how much shorter that swing is, and I’m not sold either way yet. I’ve seen a little evidence of both. One day I was like, ‘There’s no difference’, and the next day I was like ‘Oh, that was impressive.’ I can’t say I’m convinced either way yet.” Austin Hays, OF, Orioles Scout’s Take: "He’s swinging the bat better this spring than he did last spring. I don’t think there’s any way he’s a center fielder. I know he made a highlight catch the other day, a diving catch in right-center, and he did get a good jump on it. I do think Austin Hays is going to be a nice player, I do not think he’s going to be a center fielder. I saw where the other day they said their center field competition is wide open. If that’s not Cedric Mullins, then they don’t have another center fielder on their roster. Austin Hays, he’s stretched there, even the routine plays, and I was very alarmed by his throwing arm. I was surprised at how poorly the ball came out.” Mickey Moniak, OF, Phillies Scout’s Take: "Moniak has a flash of a good game and then flashes that are kind of like, ‘Yeah, he’s going to need a lot more time.’ I’m on the fence with him. I definitely like the speed, I like the defense, I like the effort that he puts out and the aggressiveness. He’s going to have to know that he’s not going to be a home run hitter. Even when he gets to be 24-25, I don’t see him being a 20-plus home run guy. He’s going to have to learn other facets of the game. The other day they were down, they came back, he had a chance to drive in a run and literally the defense gave him the whole left side. All he had to do was put a bunt down or try and pepper the ball to that side and he just swung through the pitches trying to pull them. I think he might be a guy who could benefit from a different sound, a different uniform, a different voice in his ear. He’s 20 years old, let’s not give up on him, but he needs some refining to his game.”

12 anonymous scouts talk about rising players (last year in this feature was Muncy and Daniel Robertson) with some Blue Jays content. Anthony Alford, OF, Blue Jays Scout’s Take: "He looks insanely good. I know he’s had health issues, but to me the issue with him has always been balancing his approach and the fact that he does draw walks with some aggressiveness. He has just not missed pitches in the strike zone this spring, and he’s hit them a long way. He hit three home runs the last couple of days. It feels like each one is farther than the next one. The thing is I don’t know where he fits for them. I’m not sure what kind of trades the Blue Jays are talking about making or what their plans are, but if I were Teoscar Hernandez, I’d be worried. Because Teoscar Hernandez is similar tools, but he’s getting a little bit more expensive and he’s just a lesser defender . . . All of their veteran outfielders, (Randal) Grichuk, (Kevin) Pillar, they should be wary because Anthony Alford just looks better than all of them.” Rowdy Tellez, 1B, Blue Jays Scout’s Take: "I’ve seen him all the way from A-ball. When he’s locked into that left-center gap, whether it be lefties or righties, he’s going to be a tough out. Early on in the spring he was kind of rolling over pitches, just kind of hitting weak ground balls to the right side. But now that he’s locked into that left-center gap, hitting lefties and righties, he’s going to be somebody to watch. He actually kind of trimmed up a little bit. He looks a lot better moving his feet. He looks good.” Ryan Borucki was also named as a riser but no write-up.

Seems like such a weak final 8. Probably because there are 4 Premier League teams.

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Canes and Jackets play each other tomorrow night...you watch it will be a 3 point game.

He was putting me in contention in my big roto pool...If he's out a long time I'm hunting you down.

The end of the Loogy

It's not going to go more team friendly that much is for sure. I do think this was reactionary to some negative publicity after sending him down. But I still think the final deal is going look different than just a straight 8 year $100M.

SRF talking about it was fantastic. Now that's leadership! https://www.sportsnet.ca/590/jeff-blair-show/sean-reid-foley-dirt-giles-paulino-spat/ For those that don't want to listen Then he disappointed in saying he's not an analytical guy and saying he's not going desert a pitch because the spin rate isn't good as long as he's getting outs. Cavan Biggio's discussion how it's like a buffet with all the Data and using the coaches that can explain the data to see what flavour works for you. That's the kind of conversation I'd rather hear. Great story from Cavan was how he was getting pitch info and he disputed the location. They argued with him but for 3 or 4 days he continued to dispute it. Then Trackman sent New Hampshire a message saying the camera was off by 2 inches. I'd say Cavan has a good eye.

Canadian's don't have Eskimo's (except for a poorly named football team in Edmonton). Eskimo's are in Alaska only.

To Grant everyone under 6'4 is short

I know most people would have used *******. Idiot doesn't fit at all