All these nice majestic home runs, and the Rasmus one leaves the park so fast you're almost wondering what happened!
That Wright one was impressive too.
Probably mostly people who hoped to cash in on the Jays making a big move. Now that it looks unlikely, they're all trying to bail. Not surprising it happens right after Jimenez signs somewhere else.
Article on Happ's new arm slot for anyone interested:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/toronto-blue-jays-hope-ja-happs-adjustment-makes-a-huge-impact/
I think it's worth noting that the last time we saw this kind of disconnect between reports from a player and agent, didn't we find out later that the agent never passed the offer on to the player? I'm not saying that's what's happening here, but food for thought.
Imo it all comes down to the pitching staff (and no catastrophic injuries to position players like we suffered with Reyes and Melky). If the pitching staff is healthy, chances are it will perform (although it might take some mixing and matching with the #4 and #5 slots)
Sees that the Jays signed Carroll to a minor league deal. Gets ready to rant. Notices it's Brett Carroll instead of Jamey Carroll, looks up Brett Carroll. Wishes it was Jamey Carroll instead while sobbing softly.
Which one do you think is most likely he evolves into?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzne01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzne02.shtml
It doesn't make sense when you consider how much of a wildcard Morrow is. There's a reasonable chance that 3 spots will need to be filled with kids + Happ, which is the problem.
If Jimenez really is off the board now, then we roll with what we have (or sign Drew) imo. If we're confident in the young starters, perhaps we lock up Rasmus.
I'd assume he was probably throwing during the suspension too, just not in actual games. Not sure exactly how the rules work for that, but you can probably tack on the equivalent of another 30 innings to the total.
Escobar did have a decent career, but it just didn't match his stuff. That guy had ace potential, but just couldn't stay focused throughout the entire game (hence the reason he kept bouncing to the pen). If I remember right, 95 to 97mph and a devastating splitter.
Shields, Masterson, Morrow, Syndergaard, Stroman with Sanchez ready to step in next year, and take over for Morrow the following year. It sure would be fun.
Considering the low salaries in that rotation, why not be greedy and have both Shields and Masterson in it? Shields, Masterson, Syndergaard, Stroman, Sanchez would be an unbelievably filthy rotation, with Alvarez traded to Seattle for Franklin
Some of those players didn't really blossom when they left, they just kept doing what they did here. In fact, some of them had their best seasons here. Kent I suppose, but was traded as a rookie so is probably a better discussion elsewhere.
I would say Carpenter, Fielder, and Werth were the big ones that I can think of right now.