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Martin's comps are funny in hindsight. But same could be said of any flopped prospect.

If Ross wants to get tricky and try to turn a mid SP into an Ace, the only candidate is Gausman. He is only owed $22M in 2026. He is the only Jays SP with a whiff rate that could play somewhere in a playoff rotation. Something like the Rangers wanting to get out of the $100M left to DeGrom, but they want to backfill the rotation for 2026, so they take Gausman back. Plus prospects duh.

Looks like Berrios' contract is backloaded as well, $24M AAV in 2027 and 2028. With some escalators. He could get of these IP ones. The contract is a brick, unfortunately. You just take what performance you get from him. By all indications he's great in the clubhouse and popular and a good example so there are some non-monetary reasons to enjoy him. 2027-2028 Escalators up to $5M $1M each for 300, 350 innings pitched across 2025-2026 $500,000 each for 375, 400 innings pitched across 2025-2026 $2M for a Cy Young in 2025-2026 $1.5M for finishing 2nd-5th in Cy Young 2025-2026 $750,000 for finishing 6th-10th in Cy Young 2025-2026

I asked ChatGPT how good his broad jump is: how good would a 10 foot 8 inch broad jump be by professional athletic standards ChatGPT said: A 10-foot 8-inch broad jump (128 inches) is a very impressive result by professional athletic standards — particularly in sports that test explosiveness, such as football, track & field, and basketball. Here's how it stacks up: 🔹 NFL Combine Comparison (Standing Broad Jump) The standing broad jump is a key test at the NFL Combine, especially for positions requiring explosive lower-body power (e.g., defensive backs, wide receivers, linebackers). Average by position: Defensive backs: ~10'2" Wide receivers: ~10'1" Running backs: ~9'11" Linebackers: ~9'9" Elite scores: Anything 10'6" and up is considered excellent — top 10-15% at the combine. ✅ So 10'8" would be an elite-level score — often recorded by some of the most explosive athletes in the NFL Combine. 🔹 Track & Field (Running Long Jump vs. Standing) Track & field athletes jump much farther, but that's with a run-up (not a standing start). Standing broad jump isn't a standard event, but elite jumpers still typically hit 10–11 feet, so a 10'8" jump is strong even among track athletes, especially for a football-style test. 🔹 Summary 10'8" broad jump = elite-level explosiveness, particularly for: NFL hopefuls or pro football players High-level sprinters Olympic-level athletes (in explosive disciplines) It's well above average and indicates excellent lower-body power and explosiveness.

They probably think they can coach more power out of Cook. He doesn't look like a twig. I don't think this is a Billy Hamilton or Chandler Simpson thing. Get him in the gym. Ten, twenty more pounds of muscle in the next couple of years. Fix the stance and swing; get him more upright. Forget about the bunts for now. Weighted bats, damage - see what happens.

It's not unpopular it's just unrealistic. Everyone in baseball can see Berrios' declining stuff and diminished upside. No GM is going to think about him as a playoff SP. Toronto barely thought about him as a bonafide playoff SP back in 2023, rather infamously. He is a "get there" guy in the rotation. A guy to eat 32 starts every year. I don't think there is an MLB team that wants his salary going forward for what he provides. At best he's a non-asset. Most people here would enjoy upgrading on Berrios, somehow, but it's just too fantastical.

Really interesting pick!

Actually a must win game again Losing 2 of the last 3 to bad teams means the Jays are officially no longer "hot"

Dumb game so far

You're lucky this is a 10 pm game against Oakland on a Saturday

Gausman would be so much better if he had a second kind of fastball. I wonder why he hasn't picked up a two seamer like Bassitt throws.

Red Sox are on fire but at least it's at the Rays expense now

Let's goooooo lock up this series please

Jays almost ended Lopez's SP career earlier this year

Of course it exists But keggy said they are here due to luck and not the front office. That's just not true. Even if you take away a few wins due to luck, they are still competing for the division right now. Ross Atkins is a genius

Win is a win is a win

Hoffman eh

Can't see him getting promoted again but scouts seem to love him

What the f***

Nance was nuking AAA he might be good

Okay, Michael Kay

what part of it is luck? lol the entire farm system breaks out and Ross Atkins hits home runs on like 12 minor trades and acquisitions in a row. that's not luck.

Probably the #2 SP prospect in the system? Certainly an argument that he is. BA had him 10th, which was the 6th ranked SP in the system. Pretty crazy jump for the entire farm system to have a SP prospect like that end up as the team's 6th ranked SP prospect.

Crazy that this post was just 2.5 months ago

This will be an easy blowout win unless Max Scherzer decides to get bombed