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Didn't he fly to the East coast?

I think Stangstag has me on ignore. Can someone please remind him that he owes me $20 from our Mariners/Rangers bet. Never responded to my post yesterday.

As well playing and beating Minnesota means the Jays would meet the Rangers in the ALDS instead of the Orioles?

Blue Jays getting drunk tonight!

Looks like I won my $20 bet with Stangstag! Seattle definitely made me sweat the last two months haha.

Would be nice if the Jays could clinch earlier than later! Lets go!

Just off the top of my head: Maybe the Phillies in 2010? One of the Braves or Dodgers teams from the last couple of seasons? Astros? Nats when they won a World Series? Tough to recall.

Didn't Atkins target Ryu to a big contract a couple of years ago? How about other guys like Tanner Roark, Chase Anderson, Clay Buchholz? They couldn't stay healthy and weren't effective. Kudos to Atkins for putting together a strong rotation. I don't think anyone is disagreeing that the rotation has been one of the teams main strengths season and Atkins deserves credit. But if it's bad luck for when players under perform or get injured, then we can say the same thing how there is some luck involved when an entire rotation stays healthy. As well, $93M is tied up to all those arms moving forward, which is a big chunk of the payroll. What happens if someone like Berrios or Bassitt or Gausman regress or miss time due to injury?

From MLB.com: 4-way tie scenario (for 3 spots) Scenario: Astros, Mariners, Rangers, Blue Jays tie Result: Mariners, Astros, Rangers IN; Blue Jays OUT If all four of these teams finish with the same record, ties would be settled in the following order: AL West title tiebreaker between the Astros, Mariners and Rangers Second AL Wild Card berth tiebreaker between Blue Jays and two remaining AL West clubs Third AL Wild Card berth tiebreaker between two remaining clubs When there is a three-team tie, if one team wins the season series against both of the other clubs, that team gets the tiebreaker. However, that tiebreaker would not be in play if all three AL West clubs ended up tied. The Astros won their season series against the Rangers but lost to the Mariners. The Mariners won their season series against the Astros but lost to the Rangers. And the Rangers won their season series against the Mariners but lost to the Astros. As a result, the tiebreaker would go to the team with the best combined winning percentage against the other two clubs. In this case, it would be the Mariners coming out on top and claiming the AL West title. (Important note: The Mariners have not actually clinched this three-team tiebreaker, but in order for the three AL West teams to tie with 89 wins, the Mariners need to win four of their final five games, which are against the Astros and Rangers. And if that happens, at that point they will have clinched the best record in games among the three clubs.) The same steps would be used to determine the winner of the second AL Wild Card berth between the Blue Jays and the two remaining AL West clubs. Because none of these three teams won their season series against both of the other two clubs, this tiebreaker would also go to the team with the best combined winning percentage against the other two. In this scenario, the Astros would prevail and claim the second AL Wild Card spot. (With no remaining head-to-head games between the Astros, Rangers, and Blue Jays, this one has already been decided.) The tie between the Blue Jays and Rangers for the third AL Wild Card spot would then be settled using two-team tiebreaker rules, starting with head-to-head record. The Rangers won their season series against the Blue Jays, 6-1, so they’d prevail in this tiebreaker scenario and claim the third AL Wild Card berth.

Yeah I believe the Astros and Mariners own the tiebreaker. Hopefully it doesn't get to that point.

Would be the ideal situation. Need Gausman for Game 1.

Yeah of course, that makes things easier. But still given the injuries we see with arms, no matter the track record, you think there is no factor of luck in the equation at all for the rotation staying healthy all season? For someone who uses the term "luck" on here a lot.

Will give Atkins the credit he deserves for putting this rotation together, but I do agree with your statement as well to an extent. Jays were extremely lucky with their rotation staying healthy all season. If they lose one of Gausman, Bassitt, Berrios, or Kikuchi for an extended period of time, could have been trouble. There was really no safety net considering this team struggled for a bit to replace Manoah until Ryu was healthy again.

Lions are for real!

I'm gonna have a glass of whiskey and smoke a Cohiba short after the Jays win tonight! Lets go!!!!!

You're too negative. Jays were such a great bet tonight. Avoid the sweep at home, Weaver pitching against the rock solid Bassitt. This was an easy win!

I was correct that Luke Weaver sucks and Jays would easily win!

We need to get Masterbather playing some fantasy baseball lol.

Berrios is probably more of a 2A or excellent No. 3 starter. He's not one the top No. 2 starters out there agreed, but he's still very good. Jays pitching is fine, but yeah their offense needs to perform better if they want to have any chance at winning in a series. Can't expect this team to win 1-0 or 2-0 games every time out.

Twins have some good starting pitching that often gets overlooked. We talk about how amazing the Jays rotation is, but the Twins you could say is pretty much equivalent or even a bit better. Twins are no different than the Jays (strong pitching but weak lineup). Gray - 5.2 WAR Lopez - 4.5 WAR Ryan - 2.5 WAR Ober - 2.2 WAR I actually would rather face the Rays instead of the Twins.

Luke Weaver sucks. Jays should win this game!

Yeah Chappy has still been a valuable piece on this team despite how awful he has been. That's why I would definitely welcome him back if he accepted the QO or on a 1-year deal for a bit more. Wouldn't rely on him however being a middle-of-the-order bat. He shouldn't be hitting 4th or 5th given how bad he has been offensively.

NL Wildcard this weekend should be very interesting. Marlins and Cubs tied for the 3rd spot. Arizona likely gets in being up 2 games on both. Reds have to pretty much win outright and hope the Cubs/Marlins lose all their games. They had a great season still and should be a fun team to watch in 2024!

He still likely gets a 2-3 year deal from someone given the weak 3B market, but damn did he throw away a huge amount of money this offseason. If he was hitting .240/.340/.450 with 30 HR and 80-90 RBI and a 5 WAR season, likely gets a 5 year deal over $100M.