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Not sure I have ever seen a 77 Stuff+ I think there must be a measurement mistake? His velo is down 1.1 and 1.4 and 1.9 mph on his fastballs and cutter Down 0.7 in his slurve and up 0.4 on his changeup. This is all bad news but 94 stuff+ to 77 stuff+ kind of bad news??? He has a 70 Stuff+ since July 1st (11 games) Interestingly, SEVEN of the worst EIGHT qualified Stuff+ seasons in recorded history (since 2020) are in 2025. So something has changed with the model this year. Berrios' 2025 would be the second worst ever, behind 2025 Zack Littell. Here are the worst 30 qualified SP seasons ever:

Lauer good for five???

Same as the odds that one of Snell, Glasnow, Ohtani, or Scamamoto get hurt

IKF already starting lmao It's over lads

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I don't really think so I mean is he taking Barger or Clement out of the lineup? Or platooning Gimenez with another light hitter? Hard to see it. I think the comments about pinch hitting more aggressively are sincere

IKF should never start a game. That's the litmus test. If he gets a start and it's not because of injuries, we hang John Schneider

Yeah was thinking same Useful extra guy in Sept. Nothing more Can do some of what Ernie does, if Clement's hand gives out at some point

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I would call up Yesavage. The strike zone in AAA is weird. He has a 2.79 FIP there. Have to take a shot because how else are they improving the pen this year other than praying a couple of guys figure it out?

I like how we go from yanking Bieber at 90 pitches and going straight to the supposed A bullpen to.... Justin Bruihl the next inning

It's bizarre Don't remember a pitcher like this. 70% of his fastballs seem to be middle middle

Is Varland tipping his pitches or something? This is horrible to watch. Little can't throw a strike to save his life and Varland gets hammered like batting practice with plus stuff. Unforgivable

Yimi minor elbow surgery to clean up scar tissue Honestly decent news. Wasn't expecting him back this year anyway. Maybe he can help next year. It was looking like TJS was coming.

seems like weird timing i guess just laying the groundwork for a 2026 MilB deal? lol

Third 4 HR game of 2025 is wild 21 in MLB history and three in one season

Kyle Schwarbaaaaaa legacy game

Yeah but how long will he stay healthy for

Yeah this is my worry too

I feel like the only ones who are comparable to Hoffman as far as anxiety inducing full season closers might be Miguel Batista and Kelvim Escobar Miguel Batista is in my head as a nightmare. Kevin Gregg always seemed like he was going to blow it but lucked his way into a decent year. There were others who were even worse but they didn't last a year. I think Jon Rauch closed for a few months? He sucked. Hoffman has to be having one of the worst full season closers years in Jays history by ERA and blown saves measures.

Never a doubt

DS homer, homer, walk Gotta bench him for Ty France though!!!

0.2% chance to miss the playoffs still

Toronto is funny. SP: nearly the worst Stuff+ in MLB. RP: the worst Location+ in MLB.

Yes, but there is a stark difference between a 97 Location+ and something around 90. I don't remember the standard deviations but I feel like once you get down around 90 you are talking about nearly 20 grade command. I think 3 points is about 1 SD. The Jays have the 4th and 5th worst qualified RP by Location+ in Little and Seranthony and also the 17th and 23rd worst in Fluharty and Hoffman. That is out of 163 qualified. 2nd percentile to 14th percentile on the scale, for those four guys. At the team level, seasonally, they have a 94 Location+ which is tied second worst in baseball. But the worst team is the A's who traded Mason Miller, and the Jays acquired Seranthony, so it is possible the Jays pen in fact has the worst Locations in MLB right now, at the true talent level.*** Yes they trade it for Stuff and being tied for #4 in Stuff+ is good. 106 Stuff+. But there are 10 teams with a Stuff+ of 105 or better in their pens on the season. And only one of them has a Location+ under 97 (Toronto). Have to wonder if they just have one or two too many scattershop command guys in there, though, and the tradeoff they have made for Stuff has cost them disproportionately in the command department. I mean if you are going to be "the worst" in baseball at locations you might need to be the best in the stuff department. We don't have a Mason Miller. *** actually, you can just filter for Stuff and Locations by dates. Toronto has a team RP Location+ of 89 since August 1st. omgz.