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Haha, seriously? If Mike Trout was available would you turn up your nose because Toronto has Pillar?

"his pitch data shows indicates stuff." Mistakes like that really bug me. You're putting a piece of written content on the internet and you can't proofread it once? You're publishing something on the internet and asking people to literally give your website money and you can't edit a 900 word article? f***, I edit my posts most of the time on this stupid message board.

Not much. The roster doesn't need a complete overhaul. I think they should basically re-roll in 2018 with a similar core. They've been horribly unlucky this year. That might be a reason to give up on 2017 early but it shouldn't be a reason to give up on 2018 as well. At the deadline this year a few players like Liriano, Estrada, Bautista, Smith, Grilli could have some value and could return pieces that will help next year. One interesting way to re-tool for 2018 would be to stretch Biagini out in the 2nd half. The 2018 team would have much better depth when you consider the trajectory of some of the prospects in the system. It would be the same team as this year, but with a shot of youth. - Stretch out Biagini - Sign back Estrada or get some other FA. - SRF, Greene, and Harris are all in AA this year and for 2018 will be viable depth options (AAA won't be a wasteland of forgotten veterans). Big difference from this year. Greene and SRF are pen options too given their stuff. - Alford, Pompey, Tellez, Gurriel could supplement the MLB roster. Depth players like McGuire, Ramirez, DSJ, Urena will be more seasoned. - Bullpen: Who really cares, but it's notable that Tim Mayza could/should be an impact RP. If it doesn't work, just trade Donaldson next deadline

Syndergaard has a torn lat. Yikes. Seems like the type of injury that could potentially knock multiple years off a career, when you add up all the future DL stints in hindsight. I guess Kevin needs some pitching now.

That's basically what is happening right now. Toronto has a bunch of players who are hurt and/or off to awful starts, that should reasonably be expected to play better baseball the rest of this year and next. Steamer's rest of season projection for Toronto has them as winning the 7th most games in MLB between now and the end of 2017. The team is not bad. Just re-sign Estrada, replace a few guys in free agency or even by trade at the 2017 deadline, supplement the MLB depth with Tellez, McGuire, Alford, Greene, DSJ, Lourdes, etc. and try again next year.

It's not a big deal. You're clearly trying to win and are just f***ed over by some unfortunate injuries.

I think you auto-lose every pitching category.

Re-tool for 2018 with Donaldson. Plan on rebuilding or whatever after that.

They are catching prospects, so.... never. That's like asking what the ETA for Jim's next threesome is.

I should have looked lol Edit - BTS is dumb edit 2 - ugh that's not steamer, you fraud.

Projected. wOBA. Everything else can eat farts

No it isn't, lol. You're such an awful GM.

Also their projected wRC+ is like, a mile apart lol.

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That RE matrix is based on the typical bases loaded, no out situation. The vast majority of these occur in very different situations, where the team will just play straight up double play depth defense and is willing to trade a run for outs. If you consider the specific defense the Jays went with, it might not have been a bad move. I dunno. Still might have been simply because your pitcher isn't allowed to walk someone. Making the walk a win condition removed an important part of the pitcher-batter game theory stuff that goes on...

Biceps stuff can often be downstream/upstream symptoms of operable shoulder or elbow structural failures. Just saying.

The message board has all of this. No need to venture over there. His stats are also outdated, lol.

so f***ing what? he was definitely a "phenomenal 5 tool player" for at least a brief window of his career. You can shove BsR up your butt.

At his physical peak he was. At 26, 27 Vlad was an above average RF with a cannon who could run the bases, steal bases, hit for massive power and average. All the tools! The speed and defense just didn't last long

pray for sean manaea

At least the BB and K rates are fine. Could be largely luck.

Between Duvall and Schebs, Winker might not ever get an opportunity.

Travis actually has not made awful contact. His expected wOBA is .294, which obviously isn't good but it's well within early season variance for a talented player. Actual wOBA is .168 so the gap is huge. Pearce has a .205 xwOBA compared to .179 actual -- awful either way. Unlucky Blue Jays (xwOBA - wOBA; difference) Devon Travis 0.294 - 0.168 0.126 Kendrys Morales 0.374 - 0.289 0.085 Jose Bautista 0.294 - 0.236 0.058 Awful Blue Jays Jarrod Saltalamacchia 0.085 - 0.041 0.044 Steve Pearce 0.205 - 0.179 0.026 Fair Results Blue Jays Justin Smoak 0.353 - 0.353 0.000 Russell Martin 0.308 - 0.308 0.000 Troy Tulowitzki 0.284 - 0.297 -0.013 Darwin Barney 0.293 - 0.289 0.004 Chris Coghlan 0.242 - 0.239 0.003 Lucky Blue Jays Kevin Pillar 0.307 - 0.355 -0.048 Ryan Goins 0.322 - 0.382 -0.060 Ezequiel Carrera 0.246 - 0.314 -0.068 Josh Donaldson 0.328 - 0.434 -0.106

The perils of youth. Nobody should be surprised if Contreras, Mazara, Polanco, or Story underperform this year. It also doesn't help that Jose Abreu kind of blows for a 1B.

I'm not really sure how Fangraphs works but do you know what these terms mean: wOBA, wRC+, BsR, Off, Def, WAR???? http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2017&month=0&season1=2017&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=14128,14225 Does that mean Gallo is better?