John_Havok

Barger with another one! Dude's bat is on fire

D Schneider is alive! Just need 6 more of those and we'll be good

The guy throwing right now might be the next guy to slot in at #5 But, realistically, acquiring a #4 or #5 barely moves the needle... they need a top end guy that can exceed Gausman's level to push everyone else down, just like they needed in the offseason. Not even sure there's anyone out there that's on the block that even fits that bill tbh.

He still has one option year left... no need to pull the plug completely.... yet.

Just tuned in.

Sanchez should clear and probably get sent to Buffalo. Stefanic might not clear but...even if he doesnt...no big loss.

Pinango has moved up to AAA, maybe just due to all the BUffalo guys coming up here recently, but maybe he gets a chance to stay

There's not even a need to take him out for defense, he's grading out very very well there right now. You could move him from 3rd to the OF late in a game if ya wanted to and put Clement there instead, but a straight sub out for Clement wouldn't really be needed in a close game imo.

I lean this way also. He's hot right now, and his glove is top shelf so ride him while he's hot to a point, but with both Barger and Gimenez being LH, Clement will get his fair share of opportunities relieving 1 of them in games against LHP (id lean towards sitting Gimenez), or filling in for roving DH games but, yeah I'm not of the belief he HAS to play everyday against RHP.

The tar is being heated as we speak, AND a special batch of pigeon feathers has been sourced for this transgression.

I love winning, I f***ing love winning! You know what I'm saying? It's, like, better than losing?

Barger and Clement would make one hell of a platoon. Barger would gets the majority of starts as the strong side and Clement would be the lefty-killing defensive specialist. Thing is, they're both good enough to probably start against same side pitching and not be a s*****.

16 balls with EV at 100mph or higher in today's game, 11 were from Jays hitters but 5 of them went for outs. Only 1 of the 5 As balls over 100mph was an out

Yeah they'll need to make a move. Yariel, Little, Lucas and Fisher all likely not available. Option Lucas and bring in Swanson makes the most sense.

Given that it was listed at 407, it must have been close to dead Centre (I didnt see the PA so im guessing). CF is already 70 feet further away than RF or LF corners. Optically, balls that are pulled and go over 400 feet always look like they are hit further since they clear the walls by a mile and end up in the 2nd or 3rd deck. CF shots that measure 410-415 barely clear the top of the wall. Its just optics.

109.8 off the bat 27 degrees = 409 feet. Crushed.

Weak call for leaving the baseline...he just dodged him which is allowed.

Aren't HRs fun!? Yaaaaaaa boy

Fisher goes down most likely. Would be silly to give away Swanson as a DFA. Alternatively could DFA Urena... but he does give them a true multi-inning guy that they can abuse in blowouts without worrying.

Swanson could be activated as soon as tomorrow. Gimenez getting rehab games soon. Burr had a setback with his shoulder and is shut down again. Sandlin threw bullpen on May 26. Will meet Blue Jays back home to throw off mound one more time before facing hitters and starting a rehab assignment.

HR was off a changeup, but the remainder of your point stands

I must not be understanding what you're saying here. Let me re-phrase a bit. Attack angle is the vertical angle the sweet spot of the bat is traveling at the contact point, while launch angle is the vertical angle at which the ball leaves the bat after contact. Attack angle correlates to launch angle. The steeper the attack angle, the higher the launch angle... generally. We know that launch angle is an important factor in extra-base hits. Ergo... better attack angle, should lead to better launch angle, which means with the same batspeed and EV, more loft and more extra base hits, hence actual wOBA should creep closer to xWOBA over time as well.

I hear what you're saying spanks, but 2 degrees is a pretty big deal when it comes to hitting. Granted I'm making some assumptions, but we know that expected stats dont take spray angle into account. Hypothetically, if a change in the hitters attack angle results in a better ability to pull the ball combined with more loft ... squeaking out that extra HR per however many PAs would add up over time. Ditto in turning a few line drive outs per week into line drive doubles. Combine that over 2-3 hitters and it's probably a decent output change overall.

Solid points, but... If better attack angle equals more hits, extra base hits and HRs assuming EV remains constant...couldn't that problem be largely responsible for the discrepancies?

This clearly points to a systemic issue rooted in several possible causes... #1 The Jays analytics department wasn't using attack angle in their scouting processes or high performance center, and as such, most of the hitters resultingly suck at this. #2 The Jays analytics department is fully aware of this, but trying to zig while the rest of the league zags. #3 The analytics/scouting dept is fully aware of this when scouting, but wanted to prioritize the contact skill/lower attack angle to start with a base skill of contact, and try and teach the better attack angle as they developed their hitter to try and preserve more contact while also hitting for power ..... and they've just failed miserably at it. My guess is #3. Popkins has already had success changing Varsho's attack angle we've seen that from that article that came out the other day. Springer also said he's reverted to a previous approach instead of trying to hit singles - so perhaps his attack angle has increased as a result. It could very well be that the Popkins teachings have not yet reached the other player's ears, or it's also possible some of the players just haven't been able to make, or are resistant to change because of their track records of success to this point.