Jimcanuck

Here we go, biggest series of the year

No Grich, thank God

I don't have any concern, the only real impact I can see is an increase in the value of waiver position. Plus Danger will get to keep those prospects he's developed an emotional attachment to, for long past the drop point.

Even drunk Spanky would be better than Montoya.

The reality is those kinds of move were the norm in the early days of baseball. The stubborn old f*** "purists" are wrong.

Very proud to win this prestigious league this year.

I can think of a reason why Cora is not mentioned.

Pitch clocks, shift restrictions and more changes are coming to the Arizona Fall League. Major League Baseball confirmed Thursday that the AFL will feature most of the experimental rules changes that were introduced into the minor leagues this year. Pitchers will be subject to a 15-second pitch clock and limited to two pickoff attempts per plate appearance, infielders will be required to remain in the dirt with two positioned on each side of second base and the size of the bases will be increased. The automated ball-strike system, which the AFL experimented with in 2019, will be used in games played at Salt River Fields. MLB introduced each rule at different levels of the minors for the 2021 season. The AFL presents an opportunity to see what games look like with all of the rules changes in place simultaneously. The 15-second pitch clock was introduced in the Low-A West this season on June 15, just under six weeks into the season. Nine-inning games prior to the introduction of the pitch clock lasted an average of 3 hours, 2 minutes. Nine-inning games after the introduction of the pitch clock averaged 2:41, as The Athletic’s Jayson Stark first reported. The introduction of the pitch clock also corresponded with an increase in offense throughout the league. The limit of two pickoff attempts per plate appearance was also introduced in Low-A this season. The number of stolen base attempts at the level rose from 2.3 per game in 2015-19 to 3.1 per game this year with the limit in place, according to MLB. The rule governing the positioning of infielders in an attempt to limit shifting was introduced at Double-A this year. All four infielders were required to remain in the dirt for the first half of the season and two infielders were required to remain on either side of second base during the second half. The rules resulted in no significant change in batted-ball outcomes at Double-A, according to Major League Baseball executive vice president of baseball operations Morgan Sword. Nonetheless, MLB will apply the rules in the AFL to gather additional data. The larger bases were introduced at Triple-A this year, with the size of the bases increased from 15 inches square to 18 inches square. The change led to a slight increase in the success rate of stolen base attempts and led to a decrease in the number of collisions and injuries sustained around the bag. The AFL begins on Oct. 13 with the new rules in place.

Cards tie in the 8th, take the lead in the 9th

Grich is a black hole.

Buxton just oozes athleticism and talent. Has 3.2 WAR for essentially 1/3 of a season. Please baseball gods, give him 1 healthy season.

Burnes wins NL Cy Young and MVP But yes, MVP must come from a playoff team is ridiculous thinking.

If he can eclipse 400 HR definitely will have a shot. To do that he'll need to keep it up till he's 38.

Goldy has been crushing it.

Franco wRC+ up to 132 now, with a 12.9% K rate. The hype is real.

I'm fine with other teams overpaying and absorbing the regression to the mean. Or the Jays signing one of them. Not both.

2023 is reasonable estimate. Of course, he could demolish the upper minors next year and up in june

Chuckles will be a MOY candidate, book it. It's dumb, but that's awards s*** for you.

Go ahead, mate. Roll them now, and pop them when Moreno arrives.

There's been noise about Corey Seager moving to 3B for a few years now. Doubt he would come to Toronto though, unless the Jays significantly overpay.

Projected surplus value of Moreno far exceeds Ramirez. Let's find out if Moreno is competent at 3B at the AFL.

Moreno better not be going anywhere except Toronto in early 2022 season

Damn, inefficient...... Pearson wouldnt even go 4 innings at this rate

I can see Pearson turning into a Henke. Not an SP, sadly. Doesn't appear to have the durability.

Wish they would give LGJ a shot at 3B. And they don't need a C. They need pitching.