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  1. jaysblue
    Not as many as some others on here make when things don’t go right for the Jays. I just criticized AA for not addressing the rotation. Not coming up with excuses.
  2. jaysblue
    They actually had a pretty deep rotation before the injuries hit. If everyone were healthy, it would look something like: Sale Strider Schwellenbach Lopez Smith-Shawver Waldrep Holmes Fuentes Elder Wentz Suarez That’s decent depth. But AA didn’t really pivot after Schwellenbach, Waldrep, and Wentz went down and with Strider going down at the end of spring training, the rotation is now in a tough spot. Lopez is now being pushed into the No. 2 spot, and they’re forced to rely on guys like Holmes, Elder, and Suarez to round out the rest of the rotation.
  3. jaysblue
    NL Rookie of the Year.
  4. jaysblue
    Rotation is a mess. It was tough luck losing Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep earlier. Losing Strider really hurts now. Shocked AA didn't address the rotation after those injuries. Lucas Giolito would be a perfect fit, but signing him now means he likely won't be ready till the end of April.
  5. jaysblue
    Raleigh, though, is mostly just power - his other offensive numbers (BA, OBP) are pretty underwhelming. Vladdy, on the other hand, has the potential to hit 50+ home runs while batting over .300 with an OPS north of 1.000. Need some regression or missed time from Judge for Vladdy to enter the conversation however.
  6. jaysblue
    Yeah I'm going to bet like $40-50 on him for MVP at 15 to 1.
  7. jaysblue
    Hopefully they take Fisher for the pen. But he has options.
  8. jaysblue
    Agreed - Russell Martin should be in, no question. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if Salvador Pérez gets into the Hall faster than Martin does. Which really says everything about how narrative, accolades, and perception can outweigh the actual numbers when it comes to the voters.
  9. jaysblue
    Even if the Hall looks at his bWAR - which probably will end up between 40-45 when all is said and done - he likely will get still get votes and I could see him eventually getting in because voters will look at the power seasons he's had, all the awards/accolades and since he stayed in KC for his entire career. Don't think he deserves to be in the Hall when you compare his career numbers with other catchers, but I could see him getting voted in 🤢
  10. jaysblue
    Came across a post today about how Salvador Perez could end up being one of the more controversial Hall of Fame cases down the road. At first, without digging into the numbers, I assumed his longevity, power, and accolades behind the plate would have him sitting somewhere around 40 career WAR - which would put him in that classic borderline Hall of Fame range. Add in the fact that he’s spent his entire career with the Royals and has been one of the most recognizable power-hitting catchers of his era, and it felt like a reasonable case. Then I checked his FanGraphs page - just 19 career WAR. That’s honestly shocking. Despite that, he’ll almost certainly be part of Hall of Fame discussions when he retires, but at this pace, he may not even reach 25 career WAR.
  11. jaysblue
    I go with the over. Like Spanky said above, he'll crush LHP and we'll likely see a couple IL stints for Stanton during the season.
  12. jaysblue
    Wow, that's a surprise. I drafted him in the board redraft league thinking this guy was still young enough and oozing with talent to finally put it all together. If the Nats have soured on him, definitely worth a flier maybe at some point.
  13. jaysblue
    You're better waiting until the season starts and if the Jays get off to a slow start like they did last season, that O/U will drop and you'll get better odds on them for the AL and World Series. I'm likely betting the Athletics for over 78.5 wins. Going to make some other bets for fun before the season starts like player awards and division winners.
  14. jaysblue
    Yeah it really is a coin toss. A lot of it will come down to health and luck. Only difference this year is the Orioles and Rays should be better in 2026, which make the division more challenging. Will be important to bank wins early if its projected to be this close and also play well against divisional opponents. Should be a fun season!
  15. jaysblue
    On his MLB page, says 9 games and 9 starts and 44 innings at 2B vs. 5 games/24 innings in LF.
  16. jaysblue
    Yeah that was the first thing that caught my attention. Even when playing MLB the Show 26 yesterday as the Jays, I'm like there is real no cleanup hitter in this lineup lol. Will be interesting to see how Schneider manages the lineup against RHP vs, LHP. I think you definitely get Schneider in there at 2B and would love to see Eloy as a DH. I think Kirk probably is best as the cleanup hitter behind Vladdy. I would like to see Vladdy hitting #2 so he get's more AB's, but I understand if he's not comfortable there. Barger I think hitting #2 or #3 against RHP is fine. Gives you some pop early in the lineup.
  17. jaysblue
    Yeah the schedule was really bush league. How do you schedule the Finals a day after the semis? Both teams should have a day off (so either both teams play in the semis on the same day or one team has two days off, while the other has one day off). WBC Finals should have really been tonight.
  18. jaysblue
    You're playing every game in your own backyard. How about a team like Japan and Korea having to play games in the US? How about Canada having to go down to Puerto Rico to play games? This tournament schedule definitely benefits the US more than any of the other teams competing in this tournament. I want to see Japan host the WBC Finals next time.
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  20. jaysblue
    I would have Springer ahead of Teo, hands down. You can argue that Springer hit one of the most important HR's in Blue Jay history last Game 7 of the ALCS.
  21. jaysblue
    Makes your realize how close Canada could be to winning a WBC. Even with a roster missing some important pieces, they won their pool and kept things against the US very close. If Italy could make the Final 4, Canada could as well. Anything could happen in these types of tournaments.
  22. jaysblue
    Yeah agreed 100%. If the US knew Skubal could only make one start this entire tournament, why not save him for the semis or Finals. Was a waste using him against Great Britain.
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  24. jaysblue
    Nothing wrong with that. Gausman, Bieber, Scherzer and Lauer will be FA's which leaves a rotation of Cease, Yesavage, Ponce and Berrios on paper. You definitely need to add some arms again next offseason.
  25. jaysblue
    Yeah the World Cup, Olympics, Euro Cup etc., are always held in different countries. Japan or Dominican or Australia or Mexico should host the WBC Finals including quarters and semis. Shouldn't always be the US.
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