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This mentality of thinking is deeply flawed.

Meh I don't think so. Would rather try Yariel as closer first before moving Yimi into the role. As for Hoffman, his K numbers are still elite and has been better than his 5+ something ERA. A couple of blowup outings ballooned his ERA to what it is. As well, he needs to start limiting the HR ball.

Yeah that's exactly what they are. Not a bad thing and obviously better than last season. A couple key additions at the trade deadline would definitely help and give you more confidence heading into a WC matchup in October.

Bassitt was only at 82 pitches and pretty much cruising. I would have tried to squeeze another inning out of him. If he was closer to 90 something or 100 at the end of 6, then understandable.

Is it just me, or did Adrian Houser lose a lot of weight? Remember his days with the Brewers/Mets, he looked a lot bigger.

Bassitt usually pitches well at home and Jays need to win this series! Houser will get rocked today. Alejandro Kirk is 6 for 6 lifetime of Houser.

Yeah, but still there is no reason he should be out there given the score and high pitch count to begin with, let alone his age and injury history. Even have to consider freak injuries.

Yeah agreed, given the circumstances and Sale's injury history, no need to push him that much to begin with in a 5-0 game and at that pitch count. Snitker is an idiot. Yeah possibly Sale is out for the remainder of the season which is a huge blow. Even for Chris Sale himself since he's a borderline Hall of Famer and needs a couple more elite seasons to guarantee him a spot.

Yeah Brian Snitker is incompetent. There was no reason for him to be out there given the score and at that pitch count to begin with.

Happened in the 9th inning geez and they were up 5-0. He was already up to 116 pitches which is stupid management. Gotta hope he returns after the All-Star Break but rib cage injuries can take a lot of time.

Ok there!

Civale has awful career numbers against the Jays and at the Rogers Centre. Jays bats should crush him!

Jays pitchers the past two decades since 2000: Legendary: 1) Roy Halladay In a class of his own. Nobody touches him. By far was one of the best if not best pitchers in baseball from 2002 until 2011. Second Tier: 2) Kevin Gausman, David Price, A.J. Burnett Gausman was elite from 2022-2023 during the regular season. Would have been nice if he dominated in the WC rounds. David Price felt the closest to having an arm like Roy Halladay down the stretch during the 2015 season, however was inconsistent during the Postseason. Burnett when healthy was dominant and in the second half of the 2008 season, Doc and him were a fantastic No. 1-2 punch! Would have been awesome seeing that Jays pitching staff in the Postseason. Third Tier 3) Marcus Stroman, Jose Berrios, JA Happ, Ricky Romero, Brandon Morrow, Mark Buehrle, Shaun Marcum Each of these guys were reliable arms who had multiple years of success. A solid group of No. 2-3 starters. Marcum from 2007-2008 and in 2010 because of injuries. Brandon Morrow at times showed flashes of his ace upside, but durability and health set him back. Otherwise, he might have been included in the second tier. Fourth Tier: 4) Robbie Ray, Aaron Sanchez, Yusei Kikuchi Each had one dominating season for the Jays, but Ray left as a FA and Sanchez just s*** the bed. If Ray was here for multiple years would have included him in the third group, but like Org said, you felt that the bottom might fall out at some point. Kikuchi also only really good here for a short period. Fifth Tier: 5) Chris Bassitt, Marco Estrada, RA Dickey, Hyun-jin Ryu: Crusty old vets who were decent but nothing spectacular. Pretty much provided between 2-3 WAR each season.

You can't be throwing up performances like last night if you have AL East aspirations. Need to beat up on these bad teams! Luckily the Yankees lost, but the Rays and Red Sox won.

Just need Scherzer healthy for the Postseason. Don't ride him that hard during the regular season. See how he looks in his 10-12 starts (if he makes it that far) and if he looks like his old elite self, he's a guy you ride hard in the Postseason lol.

Good the Rays lost last night even though they cost me my parlay with the Phillies haha. Yankees ended their 6 game losing streak so they gain a game on both the Jays and Rays. Hope the Jays can sweep the White Sox at home this weekend!

Jays best hopes might be if Max Scherzer comes back healthy and dominates for 15 starts and looks like an arm you can start in Game #1 or #2 of a WC series. As for trades, I doubt the Jays land Freddy Peralta or Sandy Alcantara. Brewers are in contention, so they might not even move Peralta at the deadline. As for Alcantara, banking on him getting back to 100% this season which isn't a guarantee. Merrill Kelly has been good this season and has experience in the Postseason, so would be a nice add. He would slot near the top of the Jays rotation currently right now lol. Zac Gallen could also be available, but he's had his struggles and you're unlikely to get his 2022/2023 form, but you never know what he can do over a 12 start stretch with a new team after the trade deadline. Would love to bring back Yuseu Kikuchi if the Angels would trade him. Gives the Jays a high K% arm who could start in a WC matchup and an arm as well for next season when Bassitt departs as a FA.

Will be interesting to see what kind of moves Atkins makes at the trade deadline. Definitely should be an exciting summer and September as well!

E-Rod with his 6.27 ERA tomorrow. Geez, Jays bats eyes opening wide these first two games. Ryne Nelson is likely their best starter of the series and he started the year in the pen.

Brandon Pfartd sucks and the Jays are going to feast off him tonight by scoring 7-8 runs off of him tonight.

Yeah Vlad is having a solid year, but you're paying him to be a superstar and so far he hasn't delivered on that front. He's looking like his 2022 version with the bat which is meh for what he's being paid. We need 2021 and 2024 Vladdy offensively!

Lets hope the jet lag really hits the D-Backs players!

You beat me to it by one minute haha.