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Source: Nolan Reimold DFA; Pillar Up
Abomination replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
For those complaining that Gose wasn't added again instead of Pillar, I don't believe he can be recalled yet (unless there's an injury). -
Lucky (and stupid) little girl. Reminds me of that situation quite some time ago when a bird flew in front of a Randy Johnson 100mph fastball.
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Yeah. People on here were wanting him badly too. It's possible he simply didn't want to come here. It's also possible they were really just that high on JPA.
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To be clear, we aren't suggesting Martin because he's Canadian. That's just a nice bonus. We're suggesting him because he's basically averaged 4 WAR the last two years, plays godly defense, and is an excellent pitch framer.
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Yeah, he's blocked right now pretty good. There could be something there. As much as I don't want to deplete our SP depth now that we're starting to actually get some, Nolin might be a chip we could use in the right deal. I have to wonder if the Red Sox are ready to give up on Middlebrooks yet too? He rakes vs lefties, just can't hit righties.
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I'm saying Maicer / Kawasaki at 2B actually. I WOULD like to upgrade that, but I'm not sure it's as critical as other areas. As for the SP, we are ranked 13th in WAR from our starters with additional help on the way sooner rather than later (and expected improvement from Hutch). If we can get a true staff ace, then fine. Otherwise, I'm not sure we can reasonably expect anyone who comes in to be an improvement over what we have. At catcher there IS a perfect solution on the FA list: Russell Martin. Resigning Melky fixes LF, although if that falls through or costs too much Aoki could be interesting and probably wouldn't cost a ton. There's nothing obvious at 2b, but Headley at 3rd (coming off a poor offensive season that might make his salary reasonable) and moving Lawrie to second would work. I guess it all depends on cost and payroll. For me though, addressing LF and C are the biggest issues. I don't see CF or 2B as quite as large a problem (again assuming Maicer comes back okay). Heck, Gose has put up 1.2 WAR this year in 205 PA. Extend that to 400 PA (probably the platoon limit) and we should be just fine in CF.
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I think you have to take upgrades where you can (they all help) if they are coming at surplus value. I'm not worried about CF next year. Gose / Pillar (Pillar is raking right now) can platoon there until Pompey is ready, and then they can go with some combo. Either way it fixes the 4th outfield spot too. LF is a big worry, and I like everyone else except apparently the front office, would like to see an upgrade at catcher. Navarro would be perfect as the backup catcher. DH is fine, and honestly I think SP is also fine. 2B is more interesting. Assuming Izzy bounces back we may be okay there. An upgrade would be nice, and I can't believe I'm actually saying this, but I'm not sure it's the most critical hole.
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5M (the difference) isn't too much for Papelbon. I love the idea of Johnson or Crain. I don't even mind Grilli or Romo at 5M, but I wouldn't want to go much higher. I don't like the idea of Belisle, but Hochevar could be interesting. A flier on Fujikawa or Soria might be interesting if the options aren't picked up. After more injury, I wonder if Brett Anderson would move to the pen?
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I wonder what the Phillies were asking for for Papelbon? If we could send them Romero + something decent but not too painful, the salary difference would only be about 5M for us next year (which is basically Janssen). The option the following year might suck a little, but we can worry about that then.
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Cecil, Loup, Redmond, Drabek, McGowan (4M really isn't terrible), Delabar (assuming he gets the kinks worked out), Jenkins. Should be lots of other cheaper options on the FA market to fill it out. We'll have to wait and see what actually happens though.
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If we finish below .500 this year, I actually think it IS the best option to blow it up. We could still get huge hauls for Bautista and Edwin, among others, and we already have the young pitching. If we have a big September and make the playoffs (or finish just outside), then maybe you plug some holes and give it one more shot.
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Seriously? The Rays were gifted the lead in the previous inning by the ump missing strike 3 and then Reimold missing the resulting fly.
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I don't mind it in general, it just needs to be tweaked a little. I kind of agree with previous thoughts that maybe managers shouldn't be allowed to come out and wait for their own guys to tell them whether or not to challenge. For example, the 1st base coach should be able to tell the bench whether to challenge at 1b or not, and if it's close enough that he isn't sure then it probably doesn't deserve to be challenged in the first place. Stuff like that would help quite a bit.
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Not sure. He didn't like the call, but he wasn't demonstrative or anything like we've seen in the past. He was pretty calm. Ump had a right to throw him out (you aren't supposed to argue balls and strikes), but imo he didn't deserve to be. Edwin however, DID and the ump managed to restrain himself. I guess it evens out.
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Delabar is still having walk issues (more than 1 per inning over his last 9 appearances).
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Now Edwin DID deserve to get tossed there. BTW, technically I agree that the ump had the right to throw out Bautista, however when the player is mostly just having a conversation I don't think it's necessary.
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Great throw!
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Yeah he didn't deserve to be tossed there, but he should have gone to the dugout when the ump "suggested" it though. At least he's really cut down on the arguing from last year.
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That was a great pick. That's something Lind has always been excellent at. Too bad his range / back aren't better.
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For me, no. We seem to have bad luck with managers, and we have one who actually loves being here. Would I prefer a guy like Maddon? Sure, but I'd prefer some stability if we don't have a clear "upgrade" to obtain. I think Pete Walker has to go though.
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That's true, although you could argue as well that a bunt in that situation yesterday, with two strikes and a batter that rarely bunts, wasn't a smart move. The result simply made it look good. He just doesn't look right atm mentally. I'd rather see him clear his head for a few days and be closer to normal through September than have the brain cramps continue.
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Bautista for all I care. Whatever Colby is adding atm in range is being taken away by his stupidity.
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With the same type of brain cramp the other day, Colby needs to be benched for a few games.
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No it wasn't, it was like 2 days ago.