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Never doubted Chapman having a huge season given it's a contract year. The guy is going to set career highs and bests across the board and get paid.

Its a decent pen with solid depth though it's still not an elite pen in my opinion. My concern so far is a lot of pen arms being overworked in the early going. They won't be able to keep up this pace in the dog days of summer and fall. It's important this team gets some length from their starters, which have been really awful thus far, outside of Gausman. When guys are going good, we need Gausman and Manoah hopefully pitching into the 7th inning on a consistent basis. I'm not concerned with Romano as a stopper. Just hopefully he's kept fresh during the season because you'll have to rely heavy on him in the Postseason. If Green comes back and pitches close to his previous form and if they add Pearson to this BP mix, I think that could make a big difference. Otherwise, this BP still misses some guys with swing and miss stuff. I'm not completely confident in them having a lockdown 7th or 8th inning guy. I don't consider Garcia or Mayza those kind of guys despite them being solid to start the season. Swanson in the same boat. Bass, Cimber, Pop IMO are just middle relievers. I don't want them pitching in a close 1-run game with runners on base in the 7th or 8th inning. The bullpen is likely good enough to get through the season if they aren't overworked, though come Postseason time I'm not sure it's good enough especially when starters are on shorter leashes in the Postseason. I think internally, they can improve if Green comes back and if Pearson steps up in a big way. Otherwise, I think they might need to add another elite reliever at the trade deadline.

Lets hope the Leafs can make it past the first round. This group can't afford to get eliminated again in R1.

Arizona taking 3 of 4 of the Dodgers. D'Back's will be a fun team to watch. A little short on starting pitching IMO though. But love them as sleepers in the NL.

His dopplebanger

Game over!

Most posters on these board loved the signing. Sure Belt can turn into a dumpster fire but its only been a week into the season.

Belt will turn it around.

Meh against a lefty, don't get your hopes up.

Bo needs to clean up his fielding. He's pretty much become Russ Adams in the field. I love Bo's bat, but his defense sometimes can be frustrating to watch.

I picked Springer before the game started as well.

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I picked Springer as well

April 8 Vladdy - 2 Points Bichette - 2 Points Belt - 4 Points Varsho - 4 Points Kirk - 4 Points Springer - 4 Points - Jonn, Dylan, JaysBlue Chapman - 4 Points - TCA Merrifield - 10 Points - Stangstag Espinal - 12 Points Off the bench: 20 Points

He's annoying on social media, but I'll always like him for what he did during his tenure with the Jays. Him coming back at the end of 2015 making some big starts against the Yankees and helping them in the Postseason. He was a gamer for sure those two seasons.

Yeah there was a running catch both Varsho and Springer made in the late innings yesterday. I don't think Tapia or Hernandez cover that ground.

Yeah wasn't until 2015 and 2016 but that is when both Bautista and EE were near the end of their prime years. Same with when the Jays had Doc in the 2000s. Best pitcher in all of baseball and never got a sniff of the Postseason. Also, tough during a decade when the Yankees and Red Sox were pretty much unstoppable. Shame that the Angels haven't been relevant the past 3-4 years with both Trout and Ohtani. I want to see them make the Postseason but will be tough.

I don't care what KK does with the bat. As long as he plays GG defense in CF, I'm more than happy!

Tiger made the cut! Cashed in my bet haha

My bets didn't work out. Damn Bet365 with their Boost Bets!

Maybe because I signed up for the free 7-day trial over the Google Play store.

Probably Alex Manoah will soon.

Yeah the deal makes sense in terms of the offseason goal to improve the outfield D. With Varsho and KK added, along with Springer in RF, Teo didn't really have a spot in the outfield unless he played 2 times per week giving someone a day off or if an injury occurred. Only other position was being an everyday DH. If Swanson goes on and has 1.5 - 2 WAR seasons out of the pen for the next three years, then the deal looks good. Jays definitely took on more risk with a BP arm who is unproven in the late innings versus a solid corner OF bat, but we'll see. Only way Jays fans we'll have any regret is if Teo has a monster season in 2023. If he is just a 2-3 WAR outfielder like he was last season, don't think I'll lose any sleep over the move.

I'm not worried about the Jays defensively in the outfield at all. They definitely have more range and cover more ground, whereas last season guys like Tapia, Hernandez, Gurriel would all take bad routes and balls would drop in. Watching the game last night, I was very impressed. Plus, Springer in right field is so much better now than having him in CF.

Yeah even when Stroman came up through the Jays system, was always compared to Sonny Gray. We just need Berrios to be a 3-4 WAR arm like you said. Would make a huge difference over a full season.