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Alcantara Luzardo Lopez Cueto Rogers Garrett That's a nice rotation. It's a shame the Marlins don't put together a somewhat decent lineup and bullpen and they could be a sleeper team in the NL. Tough division though with the Mets, Phillies and Braves but still, anything can happen over 162 games.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
jaysblue replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Another lefty would be nice down in the pen. Jays should sign Danny Duffy as a No. 5 starter/multiple inning reliever. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
jaysblue replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yeah it's nice to see the Blue Jays have all their bases covered when it comes to their lineup. This was an issue earlier on last season when guys were going on the IL, which set the team back a bit in the standings. They at least can roll out an above average lineup and fielders now if one or two bats misses 3-4 weeks. -
Yeah they probably will go over this season and try to sneak under the following season or next. Does Ryu count towards this season? Sorry forgot if it was mentioned before.
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Probably as a veteran presence like you said, and maybe they plan on moving another arm for a bat. As well, playing in Florida always has an appeal to some players.
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Braxton Garrett or Trevor Rogers would be really nice. Doubt Miami moves Lopez or Luzardo unless they get a huge young piece back.
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So far, I'm very impressed with the Blue Jays offseason. They have made a lot of moves to correct the mistakes/shortfalls of 2022. They've added some LH balance to their lineup with Varsho, KK, and now Belt. They've significantly upgraded their outfield defense. They have a ton of roster depth now, so even a top bat or two go down to injury, they have enough reinforcements on the MLB roster to make it through a couple of weeks of the season, whereas last season they had to rely on Tapia/Zimmer on an everyday basis which hurt. They strengthened their rotation with Bassitt. One more starting pitcher and another high K bullpen arm if possible, would be icing on the cake. This team will be built very well for the 162 game season now IMO.
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Would prefer Ashby if possible.
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Belt will have a higher WAR than Bellinger this season.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
jaysblue replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Haha that was me! -
Looking forward to seeing what he could do at the Rogers Centre.
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$9.3 is a lot for Belt. He likely has to be playing everyday or on the strong side of a platoon at DH. This puts the Jays over the luxury tax, so hope they add more via free agency if they could like another pen arm or No. 5 starter.
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I remember mentioning Belt's name earlier a couple of weeks ago haha.
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I kind of wish the Jays in 2015 had Roy Halladay. I know he retired from baseball in 2013, though would have been nice to see him pitch in the Postseason for the Jays at some point.
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Cleveland Browns for NFL?
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Never thought of that. Good question to ponder. They would have had to resign him to an extension though.
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If the Jays had Adam Lind and Aaron Hill's 2009 breakout in 2008, does the 2008 team sniff the Postseason?
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Giants signed reliever Luke Jackson to a 2 year/$11.5M contract.
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They would have acted differently at those trade deadlines for sure with an expanded Postseason. Doubt JPR would still be here though haha. I think in 2008, they could have been successful in the Postseason. Halladay and Burnett in the second half were the best #1-2 punch in baseball. Also, imagine if McGowan and Marcum stayed healthy in 2008. They had a very solid bullpen. Their offense was awful though. They needed a big bat and they never addressed that issue in April/May. They gave too many ABs to guys like Brad Wilkerson, Kevin Mench, Shannon Stewart which definitely hurt them.
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Yeah in the AL East and for one of the Wild Card spots, that was the case. Blue Jays in 1998 were so much fun to watch. Roger Clemens during his time with the Jays was on a whole other level. Delgado, Green, Canseco put up amazing power numbers. That lineup was awesome. Other Blue Jays teams could have had a chance like in 2003, 2006, 2008 with the expanded Postseason.
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Angels haven't been that successful since they won in 2002. They had some strong regular season teams but never did any damage in the Postseason. They definitely are wasting prime years on Trout and Ohtani which is sad.
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Yeah or even with Ichiro and King Felix. Seems like they had some decent regular seasons after 2001, though were unable to take the next step.
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Yeah Mariners have been pretty bad though have had several 85+ win seasons since 2001. They won 93 games in both 2002 and 2003, though missed the Postseason. With the expanded Postseason, I think some of those years they would have snagged a Wildcard. But yeah, their Postseason success has been abysmal.
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Yeah the shortened season definitely helped. I would have thought in 2005 their season wouldn't have been that bad. They had Dontrelle Willis who had his best season, AJ Burnett, Josh Beckett along with Carlos Delgado for one season. The Marlins are definitely an odd franchise when you look at the history.
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Yeah the Marlins have been one of the worst teams in baseball when you look at their regular season success, though they have two World Series (1997 and 2003) since 1993 so in their 30 years of existence. However since even 2003, the team has been not relevant at all other than grabbing a Wild Card spot in 2020. The Rays have had regular season success most years since 2008 so 10 years after they were established. However, haven't won a World Series. As a fan, would be a lot more fun watching the Rays instead of the Marlins given their consistent success mostly every season. Whereas tough being a Marlins fans for 2-3 decades, but hey they won two World Series.
