John_Havok

Its the wrong video in the link for some reason... friggin NHL site really sucks.

This kid is going to be a beast. Check out the release on this goal from last night http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=451539

Punting draft picks is for signing elite talent, not average or slightly tiny-bit above average players like Drew.

With the QO driving his price down, monetarily he would probably provide decent value. No way I'd punt a second round pick to get him though.

All do that is true, the problem is the Brier is what, 10 days long? Tournament of hearts another 10....a few shoutouts here and there and you 30 ish days of programming in a 365 day calendar. As good as those small events are, they can't carry a network

It's weird. TSN, which is owned by ESPN, which is owned by Disney, should certainly not have been outbid for the NHL deal when it's the holy grail of sports broadcasting in Canada. They're basically left with the CfL, which only works for 2 or 3 nights a week for 5 months a year, and regional rights for some Leafs and Jets games, neither of which is going to sustain the network. Losing the NHL is a huge blow. They also don't have the Olympics anymore. Were I the brass at TSN I'd be gearing up to put a huge bid on the Jays rights next time they came up as a big FU to Rogers(maybe not even to win, but to at least cost Rogers more money) start thinking of ways to get the Raptors and build them up like they did the CFL, which they really did do a great job with. Without the NHl, they're on the way to irrelevance for a huge chunk of the year

Now that's signature material right there.

To think the Jays might not be impacted is a bit short sighted. When SN already has commitments to the Jays and to major junior hockey on their regional networks, the spring when the chl playoffs, memorial cup, nhl playoffs and Jays are in full swing all at the same time, one of those properties is bound to get bumped to a channel that might not be as widely available. I also wonder how much more Rogers is going to start charging for their sports packages with all this new, live programming, which of course will be picked up for by the consumer.

Doesn't mean every case needs it, I've had it, no problems with a little physical therapy and stretches. Of course pitching with the problem would obviously be next to impossible even with a mild case, but surgery doesn't always have to be a default option if the case isn't severe enough.

Cubital tunnel issues rarely require surgery to fix. They're really not that big of a deal. It's nowhere near the level of needing TJ Surgery.

I was on the right coast but after San Fran picked up Hudson, I knew it wasn't going to happen for Haren.

How's that? He pitched in the bigs in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, has spent at least 20 days in the minors in 2010, 2011 and 2013 , 2012 wiped out from his surgery.

I know relievers really aren't that valuable, but there are teams out there that do overvalue them highly, so there really would be no reason to offer Janssen for Hanigan, the perceived worth of a closer to the rest of mlb is greater than that of a catcher that a team I clearly has no place for and is actively trying to move.

Agree, I just temper my expectations of Drabek since the quality of AAA free swingers compared to the bigs is pretty large when it comes to being selective. It's a good sign though for sure

That's a decent feather in your cap and for the blog right off the hop. Very good work!

Drabek must be out of options by now too I would think. Drabek 4 and McGowan 5 would be pretty interesting in a morbid kind of way. Adding another starter could keep McGowan in the pen and Drabek as the 5.

Assuming they all deserve it. Remember that OF of Marisnick, Crouse and Knecht that was looking good a few years ago, now two of which are repeating levels and are pretty much in bust category with the other still lacking a legit hit tool for the Marlins. Full season ball has a way of weeding guys out pretty quick.

Welcome to the board. 1. Just... No. JPA cannot be allowed to try an rebuild value in a year that AA is trying to contend. It defies all logic. He should ether be traded for whatever they can get, or non-tendered. And to your thoughts about a defensive specialist being the solution, but then saying to bring up Jimenez after JPA is gone? Jimenez is exactly that. A light hitting defensive specialist, so you're somewhat contradicting yourself. Again, in a year that AA clearly means to contend, you need a proven catcher that the pitching staff can have confidence in, is a decent defender and at the very least can get on base at a respectable rate. 2. If the tumour thing is really the culprit of his poor play last year, then maybe he won't be a problem. But you'd only trade him if the jays are out of contention. If they're right in the middle of it and melky is hitting well, trading him probably wouldn't make sense. 3. See #2, minus the tumour angle. Rasmus could also very easily play LF with Gose playing CF if Melky is DHing more. This would assume that Lind would be traded at some point. And with a LHB heavy outfield, you would definitely want a RH hitting 4th OF that can handle CF every once in a while. 4. Contending years are no time for experiments to see if young players can handle a position. Even in limited sample we can see that Goins can handle 2b defensively pretty easily, but there's big time questions with the bat. Izturis is a good bet for a bounceback season and really, unless the Jays find a 2b via trade or free agency, the job should be his, with Goins either playing everyday at Buffalo, or as a bench guy. 5. Gose yes, Sierra... He's a meathead with no baseball IQ. Bench guy at best, and maybe he can be that RHB 4th of, but again, In a contending year, I'd rather see someone a bit more proven with a track record of hitting LHP very well. Losing Sierra to waivers would not be a a loss that matters. 6a. If the Jays are out of it and no chance of competing this year or next... Yeah time to think about it and kick start a full rebuild. 6b. Agree. AA paid too steep a price for a guy who could barely hold his own in the NL as a 5th starter, so he should be a mop up guy. Too bad he's making too much money to provide any value in that role. Good riddance. Let Jenkins provide mop up duty for league minimum. 7. No way the rotation, as it stands is enough to put this team in the playoffs unless everything goes 100% right. Dickey and Morrow would both need to perform like 1s or 2s and not get hurt, no erosion of skills from Buerhle, with 2 of Stroman/Hutchison/McGowan/Redmond(vomit)/Nolin throwing full time innings but again not getting hurt since the other guys would have to be in Buffalo waiting to jump into a spot if anyone got hurt. With MCGowan out of options, and big time questions if he can even handle a starters workload without his arm falling off mid-pitch, you'd have to plan on having someone taking his spot at some point. It's practically essential that AA lands another SP via trade or free agency to have any chance of competing, even if everything goes right, let alone when someone gets hurt. Chances are if he lands someone via trade, one of those other arms will be going the other way.

There's a lot of potential there, but no real blue chippers and nobody on that list that will play above Low A with the exception of Norris. There's a lot of depth in the low minors, but that's not really translatable to a high ranking system without top end talent

I guess they don't want to give up their first rounder for Drew.

With further gutting, bottom 7 for sure. If he doesn't trade Sanchez or Stroman, maybe 15-18.

I see what you're saying but that's mainly segregation based on whether or not you agree or disagree with someone. I would prefer a better ignore feature where I don't see a giant message letting me know. Or even a sticky thread inviting newbies to lurk a while first before posting to get a feel for the board and it's personalities so they know how to start off without being perceived as nothing more than a cheerleader

Yeah I only had three teams on my dartboard for that toss, Rangers, Red Sox and Yankees, and I came up rangers. My darts aren't proving very prophetic so far

"Kyle Boddy is the owner of Driveline Baseball and Driveline Biomechanics Research, both in Seattle, Washington. At his facility, he's melded statistical analysis, strength & conditioning, prehab/rehab, and advanced biomechanical analysis concepts to develop improved efficiency, durability, and fastball velocity of baseball pitchers. He is the author of The Dynamic Pitcher, a comprehensive book and video set dedicated to developing elite youth baseball pitchers." And if the Jays had any brains, they'd be hiring guys like this to be a part if the organization. Biomechanics is still a largely unexplored area of baseball scouting and development.

The problem is all those threads that were full of gold turn into piles of s*** when a guy got banned since all his posts disappear. By far the most epic thread was that guy who said goodbye to himself because he forgot to log out of one of his accounts and posted in his own goodbye thread