John_Havok

Will probably be seeing alot of Lopez, Lukes, Biggio, Horwitz, and the bubble relievers. The Jays want to put their best foot forward right from the get go and have their best 26 on the roster from day 1 so those bench roles and pen arms will be damn important. Richards is definitely on the hot seat IMO and if Pearson or one of the lefty non-roster invitees makes an impression, there's no reason not to punt Richards and go with one of them if Richards doesnt impress. Injuries of course will also happen so they want to know real quick who option 1, 2 and 3 are out of Buffalo for the pen without question.

Damn right. The annual Biggio hope article

OPS of .550 on the way. But still positive value thanks to his great D

Weirldy enough though, he's not wrong. It doesnt seem like it when you watch him, but his sprint speed is 81st percentile and he's a really good baserunner. He's just one of those guys who has absolutely no flashiness to his game and always seems like he's just another dude but he provides so much more value than the eye test can see. Is he suddenly going to hit .300 with a 150 wRC+ ? Hell no. But 110-120 is definitely achievable with solid but unspectacular D and versatility.

Some lip service for Biggio early in spring: https://www.mlb.com/news/cavan-biggio-looks-to-reclaim-regular-role-with-blue-jays?game_pk=719331 The highlights: "“The athleticism that I have can help this team win, not only at second base and first base,” Biggio said. “Talking to Schneids in the offseason, I said, ‘Listen, I know I’m a good outfielder and I know I can be better than what I’ve shown.’” This defensive side is where Biggio’s value begins, offering a fine baseline. His potential to be something greater, though, lies in his offense. Biggio’s first two seasons offer a 159-game sample in which he hit .240, reached base at a .368 clip and had 24 home runs. He’s spent the past two seasons looking for that on-base number again, battling several nagging injuries along the way, but his path back begins in one place. “My swing has to be right. I’ve been working on that a lot this Spring Training and offseason with guys like Victor Martinez,” Biggio said. “I’m picking their brains, hitting with him extra, staying late. When it’s all said and done, you look at my first two years and you see where I was really doing well, I was able to drive the ball. I was able to hit home runs. That thought goes into the pitcher’s mind when I step in the box.”

Musgrove broke his toe lifting weights. I guess we should ban players from the weight room since that's clearly another place where an injury is waiting to happen.

Apparantly never, its brand new. Pitch clock is to blame for everything.

No, what he means is, that exact scenario was already happening countless times, so to pretend like its some new thing caused by the pitch clock is f***ing stupid.

EVERYONE !!!!!! ffs

They did for the first two Jays hitters... weird.

Yeah, since theyre playing in a stone age park without any modern equipment, all gameday can tell is is how many pitches were thrown and what the result was. Cant even tell if they are fastballs, sliders or changeups. 5 pitch inning though, 3 pitch K to Mullins, first pitch flyout, first pitch ground out.

3 pitch K to Mullins. 1 called and 2 swigning strikes.

Wont even have pitch fx to see what pitches guys are throwing. Man Baltimore is such a useless franchise.

Its all about the Kikuchi, Barger and Lopez today. Good to see Otto back in there after limping off the field in his last game.

Nope, Toronto radio only. Baltimore doesnt even have it on the radio let alone TV.

33 pitches his first outing, probably lookingat ~45 this time out. Hopefully 3 innings. I'll be watching to see if he continues to shelve the cutter, which has been a garbage ptich for him the past few years and increase the changeup usage.

Will Kikuchi be able to build on a very solid 1st appearance? Looks like the majority of the regulars have the day off.

No team evaluates players solely on exit velocity and launch angle. It’s a straw man argument

Not a match at all imo.

Kirk’s baby finally popped. Gratz!

Jimmy Robbins must have been giving the pitch fx trouble, according to his 3d map today, he throws his 4 seam fastball at 89, his sinker 92-94, changeup at 89 and slider at 89. That’s some weird ass s***.

That’s just crazy talk, give the kid a break