Laika
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Oh yeah, xe is horrendous.
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Wow. I know there were rumours but it's still a bit jarring. However, hard to watch them play this season and not blame Nurse for a lot of it. It seemed like he had checked out mentally at some point.
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If the traits don't exist how does he have them??? Is he a ghost or something A transdimensional pitcher?
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The nice thing about not investing money in the pen is that you CAN kind of use and abuse most of your relievers. Most of the RPs in the pen, the team probably should just ride into the ground. The exceptions might be Romano, Swanson, and Mayza. Romano because he is the only elite RP, Swanson because his effectiveness + years of control make taking care of him worthwhile, and Mayza because of his function in the pen and organization depth. Like, I don't care if Cimber throws 80 innings this year and neither should Cimber or the Blue Jays. If Anthony Bass goes down in August from being overworked, so what. Pop has 5 appearances this year with less than 1 inning pitches. And depending on how he is getting outs, he might be a guy who you can use often.
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I think someone desperate for innings will pick him up. But that could end up being his last team. Some team like Detroit, Oakland, Boston... Colorado... maybe even the Mets with all their injuries.
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But are they the right kind of asians? Like... do Chinese people even like baseball?
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Vancouver is also full of f***ing pansies so that doesn't help when it comes to sports stuff Basically, Montreal is full of douchebags and Vancouver is full of pinkos. Only Toronto through sheer size and a solid humble immigrant population can support major sports other than hockey.
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Wilko is a huge weeb confirmed
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Vancouver might be a better spot than Montreal...
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summary of the last three pages: Las Vegas is looting the As from Oakland
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I put him on there yesterday so get your claims in
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I don't see any deleted posts
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
Laika replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Manoah, Cimber, and Swanson all seem to be having basic mechanical problems IMO. "Flying open" or something like that. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
Laika replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Bass is a free agent in 2024. Richards is controllable in 2024. Final arb. Cimber - same as Richards. If nobody gets hurt, and guys with options like Pop and Cimber pitch well... maybe Anthony Bass gets cut this season. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
Laika replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Watched every game. He looks fantastic. Command on point, pitches crisp. Don't really give a s*** about some random clutch singles given up. He missed his spot by like, two inches on some of those singles. -
It's also the Dodgers... so good chance pitching depth will also be a factor in him never really getting a chance there to be an MLB SP.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
Laika replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Early bullpen opinions: Romano - Elite Mayza - looks sharp to me Garcia - looks great to me. unlucky with a HR or two. Swanson - wait and see. he looks effective but command is not there. Pop - wait and see. some signs of improvement but I'm not on board yet. Richards - seems the same. inconsistent repertoire, cannot really trust him. Bass - looks like s***. FA velocity is noticeably down... uh oh. Cimber - looks like s***. suddenly can't throw strikes. he can probably sort it out though. -
huh
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Transit / transportation from outside Toronto proper is a big deterrent. The GO train is like $25 round trip from Oshawa and isn't exactly fast. It's a pretty big turn off, especially when the alternative is 4K HD at home + all the comforts of home. I feel like, as a non-Toronto person near Toronto, I would go to a lot more games if the transit or traffic situation was better.
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not really a fan of that arm action
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Omg stfu this ruined my day
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I have no f***ing idea what they will do But once that K rate is mostly stable, it becomes an opportunity cost question
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I guess it's over for Brandon Belt. Yeah it's early but he has the worst K% in baseball for players with 40+ PA. He has not put one good swing on a baseball this year in 11 games. He is 35. In a week or two you have to consider cutting him loose.
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Is it notable that Biggio is not starting against a RHP? Maybe not. I guess it's not a pure platoon. Lukes gets the start at his expense though, which is interesting.
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IIRC most posters hated the return. I remember defending it, because I am a front office apologist. Many wanted one of the Mets' infield prospects at the time (Gimenez, Mauricio, Vientos...). It was an underwhelming return especially considering that Stroman was one of the best piece available that deadline and Toronto decided to flip him to a non-contender for some backend top 10 prospects. It didn't work out for anybody. I think Stroman ended up sitting out the Covid season so the Mets really only traded for 11 starts from him, haha. His 2021 with NYM was the result of him accepting the QO, no? The trade ended up bad for Toronto, but the Mets didn't get much value out of Stroman anyway, and the Jays were able to spin SWR into Berrios who was okay at first but then they f***ed that up by extending him right before he turned into a pumpkin. A string of sadness. SWR still has a chance to make it though.
