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    Something happened to this front office in 2023. I don't know if it was James Click, or Mattingly, or someone else they added, but the way they have operated since compared to pre-2023 seems like a completely different FO. Like, I can't imagine pre-2023 Atkins thinking IKF was a starting 3B. Dude was shooting for the stars with almost every pickup (Gausman, Semien, Springer, Ray, Chapman, Berrios, etc) and didn't give a s*** about defense if he saw even a tiny bit of offensive potential. I miss that front office a bit right now.
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    Exactly. The sample size is nothing. We all get that. No one is overreacting because of a 6 game sample. It’s the fact that the 2023 lineup was one of the most frustrating and unentertaining offenses I have ever seen as a Jays fan, and 2024 (on paper and so far on the field) looks like an extension of 2023 except with a much worse player at 3B. The Jays needed amazing pitching performance and health in order to sneak into the playoffs last year (including DS being Barry Bonds for 30 games). Hoping for that again is not realistic, so they kinda need the offense to improve, and there’s very limited upside in the players the team seems to want to count on. Being worried about this offense seems like a fairly logical emotion right now. You can be worried and still acknowledge that it is super early and the record so far is fine.
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    Vlad is still very young so I wouldn’t rule out him becoming a great hitter someday but it does feel like if it ever happens it will probably be for another organization. This is year 6 for him now and the Jays have not been able to get the most out of him other than in 2021 which had a bunch of caveats. My prediction for Vlad has always been that he will have an absolutely monster 2025 season right as he hits free agency and I’m sticking to that. We just have to hope he figures something out before then. I think if he’s 2022 Vlad in 2024 then it would still be disappointing relative to expectations but not a terrible outcome. A repeat of 2023 Vlad would be horrendous obviously.
  5. glory
    Mookie Betts is unreal right now.
  6. glory
    I’d be shocked if he’s starting tomorrow.
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    He also had a 1.011 OPS against RHP in AAA last season. There's really no logic to the platoon label that they seemed to have put on him, and there's no reason why he should be buried behind a bunch of 1.5 WAR talent who mainly get there with defense. Hopefully as the season progresses they figure out a way to play him everyday and learn to live with his bad games, but we'll probably have to wait a bit longer for that. As long as he keeps helping the team win when he does play, then that's all you can hope for in the meantime.
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    Seriously, he’s losing playing time against RHP to Kiermaier, IKF and Biggio. This org is crazy to not give DS at least a chance to prove he’s as good as the projections. Maybe he is, maybe he isn’t, but he’s one of the few guys on the roster with some impact potential. If it’s just a case of not liking his defense then that’s BS. Just stick him in LF and sub in KK late in games. Or replace KK in that scenario with IKF/Biggio if it’s 2B. Just frustrating to know he won’t be in tomorrow’s lineup (unless sanity prevails).
  9. glory
    Man DS has been saving this team for months now dating back to last season. Of course he won’t play again until next week since the Jays aren’t facing a lefty again for a while but whatever. Take what you can get.
  10. glory
    I actually thought Bo would score based on how it looked in real time, but either the Astros played that perfectly or Bo isn't as fast as I assumed, or both.
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    Yeah it’s baffling that the FO is prioritizing IKF and KK over Clement and Schneider so far. They need to use these next couple of years to try to break in as many prospects as they can and hope they stick. If they don’t have the appetite for that and would prefer a vetrin, then it’s going to be harder to develop significant internal options by 2026. Like, Orelvis has the highest upside of the near ready prospects but he seems like someone who will take some time to adjust to big league pitching. If they don’t want to play DS who has done nothing but kill MLB pitching then it’s hard to envision them having patience with others. I guess we will see. I think there’s a real chance IKF is so bad that they eventually cave and use him as a bench player. KK is more hit or miss.
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    Practically the entire team is only here from 2024-26. With a farm system that isn’t producing much impact talent, I’m not sure that’s a good thing. On one hand they will have a lot of money to fix holes but without cheap impact talent at some positions it’s going be hard to field a contender that way. The current approach worked because Bichette and Vlad (and Kirk, Jansen, Teoscar, Gurriel, etc) were making peanuts. That’s no longer the case which is why the payroll is so high. You need a bunch of those guys at premium spots, otherwise all the payroll flexibility in the world isn’t going to fix the team’s issues.
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    Am I missing something here? DS had an OPS over 1.000 against RHP in AAA in 2023, and then came up and had a 134 wRC+ against them in the Majors (...when he was carrying the team to the 3rd WC spot). Why is he suddenly a strict platoon player? I don't understand why the team would rather start two 80-90 wRC+ players than take a chance on a prospect who has done nothing but hit since he's been called up except for 8 games in September 2023.
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    If they start Ernie at 3B, Schneider in LF, and use IKF/KK as backups, then that’s the optimal way to use the current roster. You could also use DS at 2B and keep KK in the OF depending on the matchup. I just don’t think the Jays can afford to give the bulk of everyday PA’s to defense first guys when it’s unclear how the rest of the lineup is going to hit. IKF is really bad offensively and hoping for one last league average offensive year from KK might be asking too much. Both as bench players would be the ideal setup, but I doubt that would even be a consideration unless their performance dictated it.
  15. glory
    You got a sense Turner was going to hit one given how many good swings he was having.
  16. glory
    The only way IKF gets less than 500 PA is if he gets hurt, so we have to get used to him being in the lineup.
  17. glory
    Today's lineup: DH Springer 1B Vladdy SS Bichette 3B Turner CF Varsho CA Kirk LF Schneider 2B IKF RF Biggio Yes, IKF at 2B instead of Clement. Wonderful.
  18. glory
    I don't think anyone is giving up on the season after 2 games. Just pointing out how incredibly mid the offense is. Prior to the season there is always hope and optimism, but actually seeing that lineup yesterday on the field is enough to zap even the most optimistic posters here. The one young player on the roster with any sort of impact potential based on the projections is going to be collecting splinters on his ass unless the team is facing a LHP, so that certainly doesn't help. The fact that Vogelbach got into a game and batted cleanup while DS hasn't left the bench yet is pretty disappointing.
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    IKF’s signing gets a lot of the grief (justifiably) but re-signing KK coming off a good season (one he probably won’t repeat) when you already have Varsho still boggles my mind, especially since you saw how that configuration didn’t make sense offensively in 2023. Teoscar in LF and going internal everywhere else (Barger/Clement at 3B, Horowitz/platoon buddy at DH, Biggio/Schneider at 2B) would have been cheaper and no worse than what we see now (with potential be a lot better).
  20. glory
    Keeping Clement at 3B would have meant putting in Davis Schneider, and they don't want DS to hit or field unless absolutely necessary from the looks of it.
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    Smart move by the Rays to bunt to Turner.
  22. glory
    Why the f*** is Kirk not pinch hitting?
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    Yeah I’m not sure about bottom 10 but it has the potential to be below average. There are 4 regulars who are probably 1 WAR or sub 2 WAR players (KK, IKF, Biggio, Turner), and another who we don’t really know what his real offensive expectation is (Varsho). It’s going to put a lot of pressure on Vlad, Bichette, Springer, and Kirk/Jansen to carry the load offensively. I think this offense is probably middle of the pack realistically, but there’s definite downside.
  24. glory
    DS had a historic 25 games (to the point where he probably was the reason the Jays snuck into the playoffs) but then after 8 bad games he never saw the field in a meaningful game again. Given the type of hitting profile this FO loves (contact, low K’s), I’m not sure he’s someone the team is particularly high on, but I could be wrong. Clement’s profile is like exactly what this FO loves, so he’s probably more likely to steal plate appearances. Although it’s possible they don’t think DS is a 2B, which means he’s going to have to wait for an injury to get playing time aside from LF against LHP. If he can’t play 2B then his lack of burn here is at least more understandable.
  25. glory
    Clement starting at 3B today. Hopefully he goes 4-4 and it becomes harder to bench him for IKF.
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