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  1. jaysblue
    You just made Grant's day with this post.
  2. jaysblue
    Hopefully SWR passes through waivers and could be sent to AAA. Would be nice depth to keep around in Buffalo.
  3. jaysblue
    You can't have a civil baseball discussion without throwing around insults left, right and centre when someone shares an opinion different than yours. Atlanta's pitching staff was more decimated than the Blue Jays to open the season. They lost Strider, Schwellenbach, Lopez, Smith-Shawver, and Waldrep. I remember people on here were laughing at Atlanta's depth before the season started and thought they were toast.
  4. jaysblue
    We’re talking about the Angels here, haha. But yeah, he won’t be cheap. If the Jays want to add some rotation depth and innings, someone like Seth Lugo or Michael Wacha could make sense. Nothing flashy, but either guy would at least raise the floor down the stretch and give them some protection if injuries pop up again.
  5. jaysblue
    Detmers would be a nice add. Jays could also use a lefty in the rotation. As for bats, they need more power from anywhere doesn't matter what position it comes from at this point.
  6. jaysblue
    Injuries haven’t helped, and they’ve definitely made things tougher for the Jays, but they can’t be used as a blanket excuse. Look at the Atlanta Braves. They opened the season with three-fifths of their rotation on the IL. Ronald Acuna Jr. has already had multiple IL stints. Drake Baldwin missed a couple of weeks. They’ve had to rotate players at shortstop because Kim was on the IL, and since returning, he’s been brutal. Austin Riley has also had a really disappointing season offensively. The Jays are relatively healthy now, outside of Barger’s absence, so the time to get on a roll is now. They’ve done well to keep themselves around .500 for most of the season and stay in the mix for the third Wild Card spot. That’s a positive. But from this point forward, more players need to start stepping up, and the Jays can’t afford many more slip-ups.
  7. jaysblue
    On a serious note, Detmers has been excellent this season and still has 2.5 years of team control. But heading into the year, I never would’ve imagined seeing someone suggest he could command a bigger return than Skubal.
  8. jaysblue
    This definitely was not on my bingo card haha.
  9. jaysblue
    Gotta buy a Varland jersey!
  10. jaysblue
    The Astros placed Abreu on the restricted list Monday since it's possible Abreu is dealing with a visa issue. If that's the case, Abreu will likely miss the series in Toronto.
  11. jaysblue
    Yeah Kurtz or Rice deserve to be AL Starters over Vladdy lol. I hope Clement starts! Would be awesome to see!
  12. jaysblue
    Seems like there have been more high scoring games this season and some ridiculous comebacks even after a team is down by 7 or 8 runs. MLB is in the business of entertainment, so nothing really surprises me when it comes to sports in general these days. The networks and casuals loves HR's and high scoring games.
  13. jaysblue
    You can easily buy tickets on game day, even just a couple of hours before first pitch. There are also plenty of outdoor bars and patios around the Trop, so you’ll likely run into some Jays fans before the game. The last time I was there, I sat on the first-base side, about 20–25 rows above the visitors’ dugout, and the seats and view were great.
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  15. jaysblue
    Urias at least should be better than Sosa 😂
  16. jaysblue
    Jays will convert Hoffman back to a SP in 2027 and he will win the Cy Young!
  17. jaysblue
    Not sure they had anyone else. Rogers at least has a rubber arm, but yeah wasted him in yesterday's game. Maybe SWR but he threw 55 pitches on Wednesday. Or should have went longer with Miles. Wasn't expecting Gausman to only pitch 2 innings. At least if he went 4 or 5, likely wouldn't have used Rogers.
  18. jaysblue
    Yeah agreed. The game was already long gone, so no harm using him in a blowout, but it would have been nice to see Little string together a strong inning out of the pen which maybe would have brought some encouragement moving forward.
  19. jaysblue
    That's the great thing about baseball. It's one game of 162 games and there is a game tomorrow again where the Jays could forget about the game on Friday. It's not like the NFL or NBA/NHL where a team has to wait and digest their ugly loss over a week or 2-3 days. Baseball you can easily forget a game like this.
  20. jaysblue
    Never said anything about medium or low leverage. I mean yes the Jays needed to pitch him in lower leverage spots to right the ship, which they already did. During his time with the Phillies, he was pretty much used in high leverage situations in the 7th and 8th innings and yes occasionally in the 9th inning especially near the end of the 2024 season. He was worth -0.4 fWAR in 2025 as a full time closer and this season was having pretty much an implosion every week. He's looked and has performed so much better pitching in the 7th/8th inning than he has as a closer. I'm okay with him closing the occasional game when Varland or Rogers aren't available. Sometimes those situations will arise and you need other BP arms to step up in those spots. I think Hoffman can be more effective in a setup role rather than a "closers" role. Look at his 2023 and 2024 season with the Phillies where he was one of the best relievers in baseball. He can still be a very valuable BP arm in that role.
  21. jaysblue
    Game 7 of the World Series bro and a -0.4fWAR season in 2025 as a full time closer. Also, pretty much at the start of this season when he was used in the closers role 😂
  22. jaysblue
    Today was probably Grant's best day of 2026.
  23. jaysblue
    Put him back in the closer’s role and let’s see how that goes 😂 Look, I love Hoffman, but you can’t ignore the evidence that he performs better in a non-closer role. The numbers support it, both from his two years in Philly and from what he’s done since being moved out of the 9th inning this season. He’s simply better suited for the 7th or 8th, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Having Hoffman pitch in those innings benefits the Jays more. I’d much rather have an elite Hoffman dominating the 7th or 8th than an inconsistent version of him who occasionally implodes in the 9th.
  24. jaysblue
    Role change has definitely helped.
  25. jaysblue
    Its okay, the Jays were making decisions based on projected performances. Just didn't work out.
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