John_Havok

I just don’t know who to blame here for the horrible approaches at the plate right now. Is it the players just being completely guess hitting? Is it the hitting strategy that they just don’t want to pull anymore and only want up the middle and oppo?

Nah, they’re just ready to hit mistakes.

Bassitt has thrown so many meatballs already and it’s the 2nd inning

Bo is having the best season of his career so far, kinda hard to put anything at his feet. While Vlad should be hitting better, he’s still well above average in star territory. This has to do more with the pitching than anything

Oh well, hopefully he shuts them down the rest of the way. jays can get to Lopez if they just stay patient

Was going to be a Bassitt stinker sooner or later But the curve wasn’t even a good pitch to hit..was well outside.

Well that figures lol Bo it’s a bomb in the first with no pick

Double points Saturday Vladdy - 2 Point - LTBF Bichette - 2 Point - Chapman - 4 Points - Jays4life,Stangstag Varsho - 4 Points - JohnHavok Springer - 4 Points - Omar Belt - 6 Points - WryNGinger, jaysblue Merrifield - 10 Points - JaysAllMighty Kiermaier - 12 Points - Candy Maldonado Heineman - 14 Points - Hurl Off the bench: 20 Points - Spanky

Fastball strike 3… beauty.right on the edge by a seam width

Button has the timing on the splitter now. Stop throwing it

I don’t get the logic behind bringing in Swanson behind Gausman. If anything it makes Swansons stuff play way down since the hitters have seen a better version of them all game long up to that point

Did he call him on the location or as a swing? Either call would have been wrong lol

Bailed out by the ump…wow

Yup just keep calling the splitter when they aren’t even flinching at it.

I really don’t like Swanson following Gausman. Swanson is just Gausman-lite. Same pitches, but not quite as good.

He needs to mix that slider in more. They’re sitting all over the splitter

Holy god that was a jump…he was 75% of the way to 2nd before the pitch went

Just gotta wait this guy out, he will put them over the plate if you just wait

Is the park as nice as it looks on TV?

Nice rip, Taylor covers a ton of ground though. Does CHappy ever pull the ball anymore?

I had to leave the house after watching the shitshow in the 1st, I’m actually surprised (but not really) that Vlad is still in the game. I would have taken him out after that series of mistakes.

Me too, the opposing pitcher splits says he gives up major damage to RHH.

Vladdy - 1 Point - Abomination Bichette - 1 Point - Dylan Chapman - 2 Points Varsho - 2 Points- LTBF Springer - 2 Points - Omar, JohnHavok Belt - 3 Points - Jonn, JaysAllMighty Kirk - 4 Points - StangStag Merrifield - 5 Points Kiermaier - 6 Points - wilko Off the bench: 10 Points

Kirk between Varsho and Kiermaier makes me laugh. Two jackrabbits around a sloth. If Varsho gets on first he should be running alot to stay out of that DP

CBS writers on who the best SS is in baseball right now: Matt Snyder: Man, this is a tough one and I think a good portion of it boils down to if we're ready to give the mantle to Wander Franco yet. Given his inconsistencies and injury history to this point, his recent slump makes me want to move off of him. To be clear, he's already great and he's going to get better. I'm only saying it gives me pause in saying he's the best shortstop in baseball right now. Instead, I'll stick in that division and say it's Bo Bichette's time. It's his third full season and he continues to get better just about everywhere (significantly lowering his strikeout rate, for example). He has the foundation right now to make the leap into a high MVP finish (top five or even top three?). I suspect some of the usual names (Francisco Lindor, Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Corey Seager, Xander Bogaerts) can thrust themselves into the mix by the end of the season, but right now, for me, it's Bichette. R.J. Anderson: As is always the case with these kinds of questions, I think it just depends on how you define such a thing. If you're thinking about this from a multi-year perspective, then I think Carlos Correa is probably the answer. (To wit, he leads all shortstops in Wins Above Replacement since 2021.) If you're just looking at this season, then yeah, I think it's perfectly reasonable to say either Wander Franco or Bo Bichette. Mike Axisa: You know, it's entirely possible the answer is Fernando Tatis Jr., who is of course playing right field (and playing it well) in deference to Xander Bogaerts. If we're picking the best shortstop for the next 10 years, then I'd take Wander Franco, no questions asked. If we're picking for just 2023, then I'd go Corey Seager. He's been excellent (around his hamstring injury), he's in his prime, and the skills suggest he should be a high-end performer all year. Carlos Correa and Trea Turner have struggled enough that I lean Seager. Franco long-term, Seager short-term is my answer. Shoutout to Bogaerts and Bo Bichette. Dayn Perry: In the here and now, I might narrowly lean Xander Bogaerts over Wander Franco and Bo Bichette thanks in part to the strides that Bogaerts has made with the glove. If we're talking overall with reasonable near-term expectations moving forward, I'll say Carlos Correa once he finds his level at the plate. He's got some concerning quality-of-contact indicators, however (as does Trea Turner). So it's Bogaerts for now with a nod to Bo Bichette, Corey Seager, and Wander Franco (who'll soon take over this honor).