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I don't think they'll ever replace Fenway and Wrigley. Will do upgrades most likely, but would be a sad day for baseball if Fenway and Wrigley no longer existed.

Need Gausman to pitch 6/7 innings at least.

I actually thought Spanky was pitching, though it was Josh Fleming.

The Rockies and White Sox are still very bad on paper, but I agree they probably won’t be quite as bad as they were in 2025. The A’s, meanwhile, are a team I actually like as an AL sleeper, and the Jays did sweep them. That said, a few of those games easily could have gone the other way. The bigger issue is that the Jays went 1-5 against the White Sox and Rockies, which is obviously not good enough no matter how you slice it. Even if those teams may not be quite as bad as they were in 2025, they’re still clubs Toronto should have handled better. That’s why the concern around the offense is fair. Still, it’s early enough that this stretch doesn’t have to define the season, especially if they can steady things, hang around .500 in April, and start heating up in May.

It’s still early, so I’m not writing off the offense just yet. That said, if there was one area of the roster that looked most vulnerable coming into the season, it was the lineup. There were already several plausible concerns: Springer potentially regressing, Barger going through a sophomore slump, Vladdy not carrying over his postseason form, and the decision to dedicate two lineup spots to both Clement and Gimenez. On top of that, there was the possibility of Varsho once again hovering around the Mendoza Line with a sub-100 wRC+, while Okamoto could need time to adjust to MLB pitching out of the gate. Put all of that together, and it’s not hard to see why the offense looked like the part of the roster most likely to run into some turbulence. Losing a bat like Bo definitely lowered the floor, especially if other hitters don’t replicate their 2025 production and injuries start to pile up. Losing Kirk already hurts, and if Barger misses time too, that only adds to the concern. I’m not saying the Jays should have matched the ridiculous money the Mets gave Bo, but the reality is his absence could be felt if too many other things go wrong offensively. To the front office’s credit, they did make a push for elite talent this offseason. They went after Tucker, but it didn’t work out. So while the results may leave questions, it’s hard to say they didn’t at least recognize the need and try to address it. It’s still early, so it’s not all doom and gloom just yet. The Jays just can’t afford for every one of those concerns to hit at the same time, because that’s when things could really get turbulent. If only a couple of those issues show up instead of all of them at once, this lineup should still be good enough to hang around. The key right now is just to survive April, stay around .500, and give the team a chance to find its rhythm. If they can do that, there’s still plenty of time for them to heat up and go on a run in May. Let’s hope that’s how it plays out.

Yeah as a guy who could provide bulk innings, he's pretty much a lefty version of Chris Bassitt at a fraction of the cost.

Pete Walker to Patrick Corbin:

Straw is in the lineup tonight and playing RF. If they called up Fitzgerald, assuming Barger is heading to the IL.

Yeah Jays are really good value today especially with Scherzer on the mound Hopefully they get to Wrobleski.

Looks like my pickup in the LOD over the weekend has paid off!

Yeah the pitching matchups on Tuesday and Wednesday will be 👌 I have tickets for tomorrow night's game as well, so happy it's Yamamoto vs. Gausman. Will see about Wednesday - might get a ticket last minute but likely won't get down to the Dome until 4.

High leverage arms are fresh for today, which is a plus heading into the series. Hopefully Scherzer pitches well and the Jays bats could score a couple off Wrobleski. If they win one game in this series, this is definitely the one and hope you can steal one against Yamamoto or Ohtani on Tuesday/Wednesday. If they can take 2 of 3 against the Dodgers, that would be huge and a nice bounce back after going 1-5 against the Rockies and White Sox.

Wish Ohtani was pitching tonight instead - tough to make the game on Wednesday at 3PM ugh.

1-5 vs the Rockies and White Sox lol

I know it's only Sunday April 5th, but this feels like a must-win game. Need to feel good and have some confidence heading into the Dodgers series this week. Don't want to come back to Toronto being swept in Chicago.

Yeah always feels like the Yankees dominate right out of the gate. Jays seem to heat up in May/June. Just survive April.

Jordan Romano looks like he's back. Still small sample size, but great to see. Happy for him.

Jays need to get Little sorted out before the Dodgers series, so he'll get an inning to work out some things again today 😂

In the division, you don’t want to dig yourself into a hole too early. There are still more than 150 games left, though, so a lot can happen between now and October. Are things looking great for the Jays right now? Not really. This was supposed to be one of the easier stretches of the schedule with the Rockies and White Sox, yet you’ve already had the Kirk injury, lost an arm in Ponce, seen some key bats scuffling, and watched sloppy defense out of the gate cost them a few games. It also doesn’t get any easier from here, with the Dodgers coming to town followed by a nine-game road trip through Milwaukee, Arizona, and Anaheim. At this point, the Jays just need to keep their heads above water during this stretch and stay above .500. Hopefully they can take care of business against the White Sox today, which feels like a must-win heading into the Dodgers series. After that, you’d like to see them beat up on the Twins next weekend at home and then handle Arizona and the Angels on the west coast trip. And sure, it would be sweet if they could take two of three from the Dodgers, but realistically, you’d probably take one. If they can come out of this stretch still hanging around .500, there’s no reason to think they can’t get right back into the race once the schedule turns to May and the bats start clicking. Just survive April, get hot in May, and suddenly you’re right back in it.

Well good news is that Little is likely unavailable today haha.

Pirates walk it off against the Orioles in the bottom of the 9th!

This is good buying opportunity in the LOD.

Me and Brownie19 have been getting along for over a year now.