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8/27 Blue Jays vs Orioles - Series Thread
John_Havok replied to Dylan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Of course luck is "a" factor. It's a factor in everything. It's just not a very big one when it comes to pro athletes who train their entire lives honing skills they put to use on a daily basis. -
I never compared their stuff, just that the lack of command in controlling it is frustrating as f*** and makes them very Jekyll and Hyde. Sanchez still had the stuff to be a front of the rotation starter with his great curve and average change. I agree that if both had good command that Foley would be the better pitcher in a hypothetical dream world.
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General 2018 Blue Jays Discussion Thread
John_Havok replied to Bobthe4th's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Nothing wrong with his drafting so far -
Let's not put the cart in front of the horse. All he is right now is potential with a s*** load of polish that's needs to be applied. The raw stuff is great, but without consistent command, he would be as maddening to watch (if not more) than Sanchez.
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SGDT: Jays @ Marlins Aug/31- Sept/2 Sweep em Birds!
John_Havok replied to Spanky__99's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Oh but think of the backlash from the casuals on Atkins for trading a Canadian hero, when Atkins is already neck deep in backlash for idiotic reasons. And yes, that was sarcasm. That aside, having Martin on the team for 1 more season isn't a big deal. I'd much rather pay him his salary for next season as a mentor to Jansen than have Maile do it for cheap. At least Martin has some value to be ditched at the deadline if needed, even if it's for not a huge return, not to mention his ability to fill in other positions in a pinch. And he still knows how to get on base. Maile has zero value to anyone. But, as with any name, if someone makes that stupid overpay for Martin, by all means pack his bags, give him some maple syrup to remember us by and get him on a plane. Sign some other veteran with the slightest upside to mentor Jansen -
Revisionist history is stupid. A team like the Jays can't go into every offseason looking to trade every player with 1 year left on their contract, just cuz they might suck in that last year. It was especially impossible last season, given the incredible lack of depth the team had in the minors thanks to the previous administration. Yes, there were plenty of valid points that trading Donaldson before the season was a good idea. There were also plenty of valid points to keeping him. They went one way and it didn't work out the way anyone wanted it to, that's for sure. But since I'm morbidly curious, please provide your list of current Jays that absolutely should be traded in this offseason, and also provide either their internal replacement and/or FA signings that you can guarantee will happen for the 1 or 2 year deals that are the easiest to trade at the deadline to contenders?
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That sure as s*** isn't right now.
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8/27 Blue Jays vs Orioles - Series Thread
John_Havok replied to Dylan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Because for some reason he still thinks his point makes sense, which it doesn't. It's apparantly his position that when a baseball player swings a bat at a ball, the chances of the result being a line drive or a dribbler are equal and nothing differentiates this but random chance. Therefore, Mike Trout is just really really lucky at baseball to hit all those line drives and home runs. Can't teach luck -
You realize that's exactly what the FO did this year... and you just s*** on it?
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He's missing power though. His only good month was June.
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Your benchmark is unrealistic. When you have unrealistic expectations, you set yourself up for disappointment
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Of course there's a chance, there's going to be a lot of dead weight from this year's team gone. That plus the addition of Vlad only is probably 3-5 wins in the plus without even trying to fix the god awful rotation, which can't really be worse than it was this year given its in the bottom 5 or 6 of pretty much everything. Improving to 85ish wins next season is definitely not some monumentally impossible task.
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Not a bad first start. 5ip, 9 K, 3 BB, 3 hits, 1 HR. 91 pitches, 56 strikes. 4 seamer averaged 98mph, maxed at 101.6
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It's a possibility I suppose. I wonder if the Cleveland connections rears it's head again and Sandy Alomar Jr shows up. He was one of the final 4 in consideration when Farrel was hired, and was also on the Cubs and Red Sox radar in 2011.
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I'm taking a gamble and starting him in fantasy tonight
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Pretty much this. I'd much rather see LGjr at 2B than SS defensively, and he's probably an average bat. Could be a decent utility guy in the 1.5 - 2.5 WAR range over a full season assuming he plays more 2b than other positions. IF (and this is a big if given his minor league track record) he learns to take a walk.... then there's more there.
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Can't wait to hear Boxy try to pronounce this in a Spanish accent on the next podcast
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Usually in a PTBNL situation, the two orgs will agree to a certain number of players in varying tiers based on whatever criteria they've agreed upon, which in this case is apparantly health. Then when the time comes, the Jays will get to pick from the 2 or 3 names that they already agreed to from in that tier.
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10:23pm: The Jays will get a player to be named later “with some value” while covering some of Donaldson’s remaining salary, per Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca
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HeRe is Fangraphs pre-season writeup on Demi Demi Orimoloye, OF – While he remains an impressive physical specimen, Orimoloye’s feel for hitting has made zero progress in the last year. He doesn’t use his lower half well, nor does he generate much hand separation. Moreover, his offspeed recognition remains poor. He’s an above-average runner at a hulking 6-foot-2 and has plus raw power, and some scouts are still hopeful the bat will come. Tangible improvements will be a necessary in 2018.
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Demi Orimoloye. Better than I thought the return would be
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Brewers also signed Emilio Bonifacio out of indy ball today.
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KJ Harrison maybe. Edit, nope, he just went to Washington in the Gio deal.
