G-Snarls

David Price has done quite well via arbitration. Do pitchers just do better in the process? Maybe Cy Young awards help? (kidding, I presume it's just his numbers)

I'd forgotten who the other one was. My bad.

Actually I forget who else he went to arb with and lost...

What's with AA going to arbitration with multiple players this year? He's literally never let it happen until this year. Is it because they weren't "his" guys? As in they are new acquisitions who haven't actually played for the Jays yet.

Only 4 off days in April/May combined. And one of them is the day after game 1 for some stupid reason.

Good cheap controllable SP's are the best thing ever

I would use Estrada as long/swing man in the scenario, he could take over on short notice if need be. That's the problem with Sanchez as a 1 inning closer (a role I'm still not sure I even ideally want him in) - he can't suddenly make starts

Ah haaaaa Thanks, that makes sense now Unbalanced schedule...

I was looking at projected record instead of total WAR. They project 84 wins which is tied for 8th.

What if Norris is ready, is the better pitcher, and Estrada could be helpful in the pen?

Looks more like tied for 8th from what I'm seeing there As an aside, Fangraphs thinks we've only added 1 win this off season???

Exactly! Woohoo! AA can stop trying to improve the team now. We will sneak in with an 87 win season apparently. New avatar for the occcasion!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But he says the Jays will make the playoffs!! Yay!!!!!

Ranked 7th best team in baseball?

Estrada should be either 5th starter or long/swing man, depending on how Norris looks in ST

Reading between the lines: He will trade for a reliever. Bah

Orioles Among Teams With Interest In Dustin McGowan By Jeff Todd [February 11, 2015 at 9:26am CST] The Orioles have reached out to representatives of free agent righty Dustin McGowan to express interest, Eduardo Encina of the Baltimore Sun reports. Several other clubs are also believed to be in on the 32-year-old swingman. McGowan has had a quiet offseason since Toronto declined its $4MM option and set him loose on the market. He opened the season in the Jays rotation, but was hit hard and demoted after eight starts. McGowan showed much more promise in the 43 relief innings that came, working to a 3.35 ERA, upping his strikeout rate to 7.5 K/9, and holding opponents to a sub-.700 OPS. Amongst a quickly-depleting supply of viable free agent arms, McGowan is notable for his mid-90s fastball. Though he has been much more effective against opposing right-handers in his career, McGowan’s long history as a starter at least supplies him with some tools for attacking lefties in a relief role. And it never hurts to have an additional spot starter if need be.

Did somebody say donairs for supper?

Let's hope not Career .259 /.354/.399 with 10-20 HR power and with defense that good is fantastic. Hopefully Buck and Pat keep pointing out how good his defense is over and over and over again. Oh wait, that will get annoying won't it...

Exactly. Come on...

How good are the Padres going to be this year if they get him? They've sure picked up some "names" but will they actually be good?

Look of defeat and like he's mad and "how did that happen" incredulity at times

I'm gonna say Dickey unfortunately. I don't think he'll be terrible all spring, but a few bad starts in a month look awfully bad on him somehow. It's just that his bad games look sooooo bad. The home runs, the walks, his body language, etc...

I like this thread actually It's usually a surprise, so hard to answer. LOL