Laika

Addison Barker

He is young so it's very possible Like Yordan

Kirk and Ponce losing playing time projection If Kirk needs surgery they might actually be cooked. He's probably their best player

It would explain the lack of power A surprising amount of power comes from the ankles

The nightmare continues Springer is broken again (this one was expected) None of Varsho or Little or any other player's spring improvements were real Barger has a torn meniscus Lauer has mono Okamoto can't hit outside velo at all Clement is showing his flaws and will only get worse (age) Heineman is a AAA player after all. Same for Lukes. Issa 85 win team

Why is Little still here?

Lots of 95 to 100 mph outs today lol

Anthony Kay revenge game? Tony Ks incoming

Okamoto is a pumpkin Vlad is singles only again Barger lost it Is the magic gone?

Desperation

Ponce dead Kirk broken thumb Lost 3 of 4 to the worst teams in baseball history Things are NOT okay

f*** OFF

I think Konnor Griffin is an idiot for signing that extension

Apparently it's Grant Taylor opening and then Sean Burke in bulk relief If Cease loses to his old team we should just pack it in for 2026

Barger

Did they make his fastball better after the Rays couldn't?

Right and they should be 5-1 losers better not lose the division by one game

Rumour that Konnor Griffin is getting called up and signing an extension If they call him up, he plays a game, then they extend him, Pitt can still get the bonus pick for PPI if he wins awards If he signs an extension then they call him up and he debuts they are not eligible for the PPI picks Interesting

Yes The tools might be gone. He was not great in 2025 and horrible in the playoffs. Everybody blamed his illness earlier in the year where he lost a lot of weight. He was mediocre in the second half in 2024 as well (118 wRC+), bad so far this year, and he is 33.5 years old. Sprint speed and arm strength are now below average and not coming back. Bat speed is way below average (might always have been to be fair - he is a barrel control guy). Seems to be a bit more chase to his game now and the elite BB% may be evaporating. He saved his 2025 by randomly playing good SS defense but who in their right mind would expect that to carry forward... Dodgers would be happy with like, -3 defense there from him. I mean cooked is harsh but this could be a .260/.330 fifteen homer guy now, with fringe SS defense or solid defense elsewhere, and no impact legs.

Little is just up there to motivate these Jays hitters

Nance seems to maybe be one of those annoying guys who is nails in low leverage but sweaty in higher leverage? I dunno if true, just my sense

lowkey Fluharty is elite such an underrated combination of Stuff, Funk, Command, Poise, and Cojones

Okamoto homered off Freeland in the 2023 WBC

Something like 80 pitches But since these are all "roof closed" pitches I would also wait until there is a road sample

Blue Jays Stuff+ Trends Player 2025 Stuff+ 2026 Stuff+ Difference Nance 108 122 14 Fluharty 107 120 13 Hoffman 108 121 13 Scherzer 93 103 10 Gausman 102 109 7 Varland 109 115 6 Rogers 137 140 3 Cease 108 110 2 Lauer 94 91 -3 Little 109 105 -4 Fisher 112 99 -13 TEAM 99 105 6 Very promising across the board. Fisher is down 1 mph but he is mostly breaking balls, so probably just has not found his shapes quite yet. The team sample also includes the innings from Heineman, lol. His 10 Stuff+. This moves Toronto from MLB rank 21 to MLB rank 12. However, the absolute effect of this is overstated as it looks like Stuff+ needs to adjust its mean to 2026. The mean team Stuff+ appears to be about 103 right now. Should be 100. Part of this might be the roof being closed for every game... Toronto pitchers benefitting from that home environment and climate control. Maybe that is all of it? Stuff+ doesn't have team level home/away splits