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I think Schlittler ends up getting the Cy Young in the AL. His ERA potentially could be below 2, has made 30 starts (3 more than Cease), and has a lower BB/9 (2.12 vs. 3.74). Cease definitely had a Cy Young caliber year himself, but I think Schlittler deserves it more. As for the NL, I still think Miz wins but there are definitely other solid contenders for sure. Luzardo, Sale, Sanchez (not sure his last start helped him though). Some arms to keep an eye on for next season: Detmers, Tolle, and Gavin Williams in the AL. For the NL, Burns, Cavalli, and Meyer.

My only HR in house league was an inside-the-park home run and the team was only playing two outfielders. Had to run my heart out to cross the plate.

Even Josh Phelps was better than 2026 Vladdy.

A lot of crazy scores yesterday. Polymarket definitely raking in.

I've owned Perkins in one of my fantasy league. Pissed me off so much and he sucked big time despite the high K rate. Jays will win tonight and crush him!

2 of 3 at least.

I know this is the wrong thread, but doubt it gets read in the other ones. Anyone on the board doing a fantasy football league? Would be interested in joining a re-draft league for fun.

Robert's will be eligible for activation Sept 15th, but knowing him doubt it lol.

I think you owned him in every league haha. What the hell was your training staff feeding him? 😂

Wildcard rounds begin on Tuesday September 29th. Game 2 would be Wednesday, and Game 3 if necessary on Thursday. If they keep Cease on normal schedule and barring any postponed games, he lines up to pitch Sept 12th vs. the Orioles, September 18th vs. the Rangers, and September 23rd vs. the Orioles. So technically that lines him up for Game 1 of the WC. He likely could pitch on short rest the final game of the Cincy series if needed, but hopefully we don't get to that point haha. Sorry my original post, mixed up the dates. If you want to get 5 more Cease starts instead of 4 during the regular season, you likely have to pitch him on short rest at some point. If you want him pitching in the Cincy series, latest is likely on the Friday, since then he'll be able to pitch Game 2 on regular rest.

I’d seriously consider going to a four-man rotation the rest of the way. It’s definitely possible with the Jays having an off-day every Thursday for the rest of September. Cease is scheduled to pitch tomorrow against Oakland, so his next start could come Saturday against Baltimore and then potentially again on the 16th against Detroit. I understand wanting to make sure he lines up for the Texas series as well, though. Either way, the schedule should allow them to line Cease up for one of the games in Baltimore at the end of the season and then again against Cincinnati on the final weekend if that start is needed. So realistically, they could probably get away with just one more bullpen game the rest of the way - especially if they want to manipulate the rotation a bit to make sure Cease gets a start against Texas.

Robert Jr. placed on the IL today haha. That was really short lived.

Can Scherzer back up his 10K performance from last weekend? Let's hope so!!!

Have you ever seen the League of Despair?

I think “Atkins killed it” is a little generous here. Smith has definitely given them some useful power off the bench (but he's not really a power hitter lol) and Bateman has had some big moments, so I’ll give Atkins credit for adding pieces that have helped. But we’re still talking about relatively small samples, and neither move suddenly fixes the larger issue that this lineup has lacked consistent impact bats for most of the season. Same thing with Straw. He absolutely deserves credit for the way he’s played over the last 35 games, but 98 PA doesn’t erase the first four months where he gave them basically nothing offensively. A 117 wRC+ over that stretch is great, but I’m not suddenly viewing him as an everyday player because of one hot month. We can all cherry pick stats over a 3-4 week period. To me, Straw is still ideally your 5th OF/defensive replacement who gets 150–200 ABs in a season. If he gives you stretches like this, fantastic, that’s found value. But expecting a 30-year-old with his career offensive track record to suddenly sustain above-average production going forward is probably asking too much. So yes, Atkins deserves credit for Smith and Bateman helping during this run, and Straw has played much better lately. I just wouldn’t use a good 4–5 week stretch to rewrite what these players are or declare the deadline some huge massive success. My expectations are still tempered given the sample size, but that’s just me. Bateman is probably the one I’m most intrigued by going forward. Can he keep this up in 2027 and beyond? That’s the big question, and I’m still a little skeptical given the sample size, but I’ve definitely become a huge fan of his. If the Jays do make the postseason, though, he’s going to deserve a lot of credit for helping them get there.

God Bless the Colorado Rockies!

Yup, but the problem is fans will still pay these ridiculous ticket prices and then spend hundreds more on food, beer and merchandise once they’re inside. Leafs fans are probably the worst example of this. And as much as I love seeing Rogers spend money on the Jays, there is a downside to it like you mentioned. Ticket prices have gone through the roof over the last five years, especially after the renovations. It makes it a lot more difficult for families to attend games regularly. It shouldn’t cost anywhere close to $800 for a family to go to a baseball game, but unfortunately that’s the world we live in now. And it’s not just the Jays either - you’re seeing the same thing across basically every major sport in Toronto and in a lot of major U.S. cities as well.

Get used to it this month unfortunately. He's likely playing everyday.

I don't like the idea of seeing a lot of Straw's bat in the lineup ugh.

Really can't afford to have a series like they did against the Royals. Try to win 2 of 3 each time, especially against the team they're chasing down.

Well nice to have the bullpen fully rested. Hopefully Spaghetti could give them 5 innings.

I agree, and it’s not like bringing him back would be anywhere near the top of my offseason priority list. I wouldn’t even necessarily sign him over the winter and have him come to spring training. But if you had some sort of understanding with him that you’d revisit things around June and could bring him back for $2–3M, I’d definitely be open to that as second-half rotation insurance. He also seems to genuinely like it in Toronto considering he came back here this season for pretty much pennies compared to what he’s made throughout his career. Obviously, the hope is that everyone in the rotation or at least four of them stays healthy enough to make 30+ starts. But we know that’s rarely how a season actually plays out. Having someone like Scherzer available in the second half could end up being pretty valuable if injuries start piling up again or if the team needs to rest some starters/monitor workloads before October.

Colton Cowser robs a win for the Orioles in Coors Field FFS 😡