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  1. jaysblue
    Take those games away and that becomes a streak of not blowing any leads!
  2. jaysblue
    Not at all. Go look up my previous posts on where I've praised Atkins and the big moves he's made. Sometimes he does overpay for some veterans or players and giving them more years than he should e.g. Grichuk, Morales, Roark, Bassitt etc. Otherwise, my complaints with him has been his inability to finish off the roster every season in terms of the bullpen, bench and roster depth.
  3. jaysblue
    I've praised Atkins on a lot of his big FA signings like Springer, Ryu, and Gausman and his big trades like for Berrios and Chapman. Go back and look it up. Springer hasn't been Spinger this season and sucks Ryu got injured but it showed the baseball world the Jays were willing to spend and make big moves to better the club. My issue with Atkins is it seems he completely ignores the end of the roster in terms of the bench, depth and bullpen. And it shows over the past three seasons. This bullpen still lacks an elite setup guy to Romano (lets hope Green can be that guy). As well wasting ABs on players like Tapia or innings on pitchers like Hand, White etc. I could go on.
  4. jaysblue
    Yeah just take out this game and the games Garcia blew up in, and damn those stats do change in a hurry and we have an elite pen!
  5. jaysblue
    I'm not trolling but some homers on here just the other day said this pen is really good and has been one of the best in baseball. It didn't look like that tonight. A lot of homers on here need to stop being apologists when it comes to this team and FO.
  6. jaysblue
    Yeah on a team with Postseason aspirations, you can't keep running out these types of players. Giving innings to White, ABs to Tapia, high leverage situations to Brad Hand, running out Manoah every 5th day. This has been going on for the last 3 seasons. Its frustrating that the FO ignorance to this might cost the Jays a playoff spot by one or two games. It did in 2021.
  7. jaysblue
    Swanson hasn't really been anything special. He's pretty much a solid middle reliever under club control, that's it. He isn't an elite setup or late inning guy. Again, shows you this FO isn't that great at assessing or targeting elite BP pieces. We have a ton of middle relievers, this team needed an elite late inning reliever to pair with Romano. Let's hope Green can be that guy once he comes back!
  8. jaysblue
    I thought the Jays bullpen was one of the best in baseball lately? What happened?
  9. jaysblue
    Everytime I hear Bellinger, I go crazy. The dude is having an awesome season and looks like he's back into his MVP form.
  10. jaysblue
    WTF are you talking about? Going to the bullpen early in Game 2 last Wildcard series cost the Jays. I'm sure they could have squeezed another inning out of Gausman, their so called ace. Their bullpen couldn't even close out an 8-1 game in the Postseason, I can't wait to see them try to close out a 2-1 or 3-1 game from the 6th on.
  11. jaysblue
    You're such a huge homer when it comes to criticism of this FO. You can build cheap bullpens every offseason by finding guys coming back from injury or who had a down year. Or looking in-house. Relievers are volatile. Its alright to have turnover with middle relief arms. For a team that is at its luxury tax limit almost, I'm sure they could find an arm who could replace Garcia at 1/3 or 1/4 the cost.
  12. jaysblue
    Would Juan Soto be available? What do you think he would cost?
  13. jaysblue
    I don't think guys are being yanked too early. But its good to assess the situation at hand. Sometimes it doesn't hurt having Gausman, Bassitt or Berrios go through a lineup for a 4th time. Again depending on a lot of things. The Jays don't have a pen that could close out a 2-1 game starting in the 6th inning. I just don't feel comfortable. That's pushing it to its limits and lets say trying to do that back-to-back games in a Wildcard match, not good. Look at Game 2 of the WC last year. Heck they couldn't even close an 8-1 lead when they took Gausman out.
  14. jaysblue
    I don't want to see Yimi used in a 2-1 game in lets say the 8th inning in a Postseason game when a game is on the line, period. I'm not paniking but he's not an elite setup man. He's a middle reliever at best.
  15. jaysblue
    Yeah someone like Garcia should be replaceable every season. We know what Garcia is and at 6M it's a little pricey paying that for a 6th/7th inning guy. Jays need to do a better job at replacing him either via in house or by targeting other reliever FAs who could be better. Finding middle relievers during the offseason shouldn't be difficult. There are always guys who could be had for some good value.
  16. jaysblue
    Yeah I don't see the Jays picking up the option at all. Like you said maybe they work a multi-year deal out for 2 years or so. I prefer having Merrifield as the 10th man like you said. Can fill multiple spots in the lineup and on the field which should get him 400 PA. And yes would be better than rolling out Biggio/Espinal in that same role.
  17. jaysblue
    I love busting your chops on Belly hahaha. For my sake, I hope Belly slows down and that Sale makes 8-10 strong starts down the stretch or else I'm kicking myself making that deal.
  18. jaysblue
    Agree with everything you said. We've seen young pitchers crash and burn before. Sanchez definitely comes to mind, Romero does as well. Jays will need to shore up their infield for next season with Merrifield and Chapman both FAs. India solves the 2B solution for the next 4 years. And like you said, he does have some pedigree.
  19. jaysblue
    Yeah his xFIP and K numbers still are very good. I'm sure we can attribute some to bad luck for sure as well as him maybe tipping his pitches. I just think he's a better option in the 6th/7th inning and not used coming out for another inning. I don't want him being used in critical spots especially in the Postseason. He should be down on the BP depth charts. Lets hope Green comes back healthy and dominant. He definitely can be the missing BP piece this team needs. I wouldn't put all my cards on Green, but hope he can be an elite pen arm down the stretch and in the Postseason.
  20. jaysblue
    Yeah doubt Reds would take on Manoah as a project in a playoff race. I would likely do the deal with no seconds thoughts as well.
  21. jaysblue
    Chris Carpenter memories popping up now
  22. jaysblue
    I would still prefer Pederson at 18M over Merrifield. At least Pederson could hit 25-30 HRs and the Jays need a power bat for one of their corner OF spots and DH. Merrifield at 18M is way too much IMO given his age and abilities. He's having a nice season but Jays can't afford picking up that option at 18M.
  23. jaysblue
    It depends if the Jays think they can get Manoah back to the pitcher he was in 2021/2022. If he's only a passable 4/5 starter moving forward, I would buy low on India and the Jays have their second baseman who still has some untapped potential for the next three seasons. But doubt Reds would even take Manoah now.
  24. jaysblue
    Chirinos and Hearn could be solid multiple inning relievers or start when needed. Pierce Johnson is a nice add. Nothing spectacular but solid overall baseball moves nonetheless.
  25. jaysblue
    Yeah I'm not too worried about Yimi. He needs to be just used as a 6th/7th inning guy and should only pitch one inning max that's it. Who do we place blame on though? Schneider or the FO brains pulling the strings upstairs?
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