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Playing with house money after building up my account so not too worried.

You're one of the most insufferable posters on this board.

I think the Jays were better off rolling the dice on a player with more offensive upside, even if it meant a bit more risk. KK is definitely a nice player to have around, but this team would have benefited more having a player with some extra pop. Given KK's age, lack of offensive upside and likely decline, I wouldn't have been stressing if the Jays signed a corner OF with pop who could provide around 2 WAR versus the 2.8 WAR KK provided last year which was going to be tough to replicate anyways given the reasons I just mentioned. Jays had Varsho anyways who could have played CF.

Really sucks as a baseball fan to watch so many elite arms drop like flies.

I put $50 on the Jays today. You never get those odds when Gausman is on the mound.

Hopefully the news is good regarding Spencer Strider when his MRI results come back. Would suck to learn on the same day that both him and Bieber have to get TJS.

That would definitely be cool. Blue Jays/Tigers series would be great in the Postseason!

Yeah he looked really good in his first two starts this season. Definitely a shocker.

Blue Jays are a 1.95 underdogs today lol.

Just saw on Twitter. That sucks and a huge blow for the Guardians. Hopefully they get Gavin Williams back soon. Looks like Carlos Carrasco will be sticking in their rotation longer now.

He was a nice pickup by the Pirates. They definitely will trade him close to the deadline.

Mods.

Lmao you're such a tool. Cleveland actually has a very solid rotation - Bieber, Bibee, McKenzie, Allen and Williams (when he gets back). Heck, you can even argue it's a better rotation than the Blue Jays both in the short and long term lol. Give me those arms any day over the Jays aging arms! Cleveland also has a very solid BP. Lineup wise, lacks power and punch but heck at least their star players like J-Ram actually are reliable unlike some of the star players on the Jays. Tigers look like a team on the upswing. Have some nice arms in Skubal, Olson and Mize. Bullpen isn't that bad. Lineup has some holes, but some intriguing young pieces. Royals have a lot of solid young positional players. Bobby Witt Jr. looks like an AL MVP in the making. They have some nice young arms like Ragans, Marsh and Singer. They went out and added some vets this past offseason on short term deals like Wacha and Lugo for the rotation, Smith and Anderson for the BP and Renfroe and Frazier to their lineup. These aren't a bunch of crappy teams like you're suggesting. They definitely will be fun to watch this season and as a baseball fan looking forward to it.

AL Central I think will be a fun division to watch. Really like the Tigers, Royals and Guardians as sleeper teams. Should be an interesting race.

Hicks in his first two starts with the Giants: 0.75 ERA and an 11:1 K:BB through 12 innings.

What did Connor do to get banned haha? L54 still banned as well damn.

Yeah he didn't look right yesterday when watching him. Geez hope he's alright. One of my favourite pitchers in the game.

Have you heard of something called "balance?" It's possible to put together both a formidable offense and defensive team on the field rather than ignoring one area.

Spanky getting tarred and feathered this early in the season.

Tickets definitely will be a lot cheaper come August at the Rogers Centre on StubHub or Ticketmaster Resale!

Blue Jays lose 8-0. Brownie: "the Jays lineup is still one of the best in the league and Ross Atkins is the best!"

Ah I've been saying that but Spanky is ignorant to that fact and thinks the Leafs are going all the way to the Cup!

Leafs need another two defensemen and they gotta hope guys like Matthews, Nylander and Marner play tough in the Playoffs.

One of the best lineups and that team was so much fun to watch. I still think the 2021 team was the best team Atkins assembled. It's a shame that season went to waste.

I knew the top Atkins shill would chime in haha.