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Cabrera has been so good, I may have left him in the leadoff spot and put Reyes #2

Bautista

Anyone else having trouble accessing MLBTR today?

agreed

Throw in Happ just for good measure.

The silver lining to this is it may force AA to acquire another INF. (Just hoping it an everyday 2B)

Navarro has been great behind the plate. Looking like a good signing.

Not even on TSN2?

Gose on standby for Tuesday I bet.

Can we put Happ on waivers just to see if someone will nab him and take his entire salary.

"I haven't prepared to be in the bullpen. I've prepared to be a starter all off-season," Happ said. "The plan was to get right and get healthy. Hopefully things take care of themselves." -Sounds like a guy who is already sulking about going to the pen. The last sentence hints to me that basically he is hoping someone gets hurt or struggles. Doesn't sound like a team guy. Think he needs to get traded at the first opportunity.

pitchers are dropping like flies, this may be one time the Jays patience in holding onto pitchers may help. If Rogers/Happ can pitch half decent, someone may be willing to take them and their contracts even if the Jays don't get much else in return.

Good move putting EE in the 5th spot and DH.

Bautista and Encarnacion

Tested

Lind 2

Stieb's slider was amazing. I still remember the game/play where he got hurt. Was never the same after that, slider never broke the same. With Halladay a close second Stieb is my all-time favorite JAYS pitcher. I loved Roger Clemens as a kid, but even though he pitched for the JAYS don't really consider him a JAY as much.

Agreed. I chalked the first start up to nerves. I was excited for this one.

make it so

Steve Buechele

alone

"I only got one thing to say to you Vaughn, Strike this mother f***er out!"

If we're talking about favorite Jays games, mine goes back to the days of Junior Felix and Ernie Whitt. Jays down 10 nothing going into the 7th inning in Boston. Boston removes several starters, like Mike Greenwell as the games "wrapped up". Jays mount comeback capped when Whitt ties game with Grand Slam, JAYS WIN later in game!!!

I'll preface this by saying I don't think he is yet but.... How much longer before we consider Lawrie a bust? Or at least send him to AAA. He's an amazing defensive 3rd baseman but I really don't think he has a clue at the plate right now.

Now that we're officially looking towards 2015 what pieces should be moving now? I may hold onto Dickey and Buehrle for the season or at least until end of July just to help save our bullpen and young starters. Rasmus Bautista Encarnacion (may hold onto him, try to sign to another extension) Reyes we should look at moving sooner rather than later and hopefully get some nice returns. Get what ever team trades for them to agree to take Happ and Izturis to clear that pay roll. Janssen although I like him and Santos should be the next 2 out the door. We could then give Gose, Sierra and maybe someone we get in return almost a full season of development in the big leagues. You'd think those 5-6 players should net us a nice return to start building a contender for the 2016 maybe 2017 season. The additional $$$ saved by making early moves could be re-invested into the FA market for some younger players maybe even on, dare I say it, a 7 year deal. If we could maybe snag a top young SP and catching prospect that would be great. Been a Jays fan since 1985, seen the highs and low's. Obviously not making playoffs this year. We tried last year and failed miserably and could be cursing the Dickey trade for the next 10 years. That being said no sense in making it worse. Players are depreciable assets especially once they hit about 31 years. Time to use those players to rebuild.