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  1. glory
    Wow what a catch by Clement.
  2. glory
    Can we just call up a bunch of young guys?
  3. glory
    I miss the 2023 season where the Jays would need 11 hits (all singles) to score 2 runs. Today's game paying tribute to that exciting offense.
  4. glory
    A writer on Fangraphs said "the Blue Jays are extremely good at developing strength, so they may get more out of him than another organization might" when discussing Bateman. My guess is that contact rate is an extremely difficult skill to develop, so the Jays double down on that, and figure they either can or can't fix strength/power. It's a profile that they are willing to take a risk on. The opposite (power/strength that can't make contact) is probably more difficult to fix. The good news is we are seeing some benefits to that (the aforementioned Jay Harry and Dub Gleed, for starters). Whether they actually turn into big leaguers is a different story. It will be interesting to track how good the Jays can be with this approach.
  5. glory
    Gausman heel turn already.
  6. glory
    I was expecting .690 OPS Vlad to bat 2nd in the 2034 lineup. The fact that .690 OPS Vlad has emerged in year 1 is making me sad. Please have a 2 month hot streak in you Vladdy.
  7. glory
    Ross seems like the type of GM who would have waited 20 hours and still traded for Bateman. In other words he targets who he wants and gets them regardless of how they are perceived. I don't think waiting would have dramatically changed the return for Gausman, but who knows.
  8. glory
    If Vlad gets hot then the Jays have a chance. The hole might be too big to dig out of regardless but without elite Vlad it’s going to be very difficult. The 2023 Jays were able to carry his ass to nearly 90 wins but 2023 Vlad was like Soto compared to what he is this season.
  9. glory
    Vlad's stance and body language look awful. If he spent the rest of the season on the IL the team is probably better off. Whatever is bothering him is not going to be fixed this season.
  10. glory
    Would be awesome if the Jays went on a run and got the third WC, or at least made it somewhat interesting down the stretch. I doubt it, especially since the lineup will see tons of Myles Straw and Gimenez, but give us something to care about over the next 2 months since we have no clue when baseball will start again afterwards.
  11. glory
    JS no question is going to start Straw every game down the stretch. Save us, Bateman.
  12. glory
    Josh Smith, Dameury Pena, Brett Bateman, and Ty Southisene have 8 home runs COMBINED this season.
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    Springer has a full NTC now so between that, his salary, and his lack of position, my guess is he stays put. Although if Boston is interested based on what they gave up for Adley, I'd definitely try my best to get something done there. I have a hard time believing they'd trade Gausman and no one else. I hope that's not the case.
  16. glory
    He's QO eligible this winter and whatever the Jays get in return for him would make Bateman look like Leo De Vries by comparison. I could see them keeping him and seeing what happens. He's looked awful so far aside from 1-2 starts. I can't imagine he's getting anything back but we will see.
  17. glory
    Atkins track record with trading prospects is very good so I’m going to look at it from that perspective. Nimmala is definitely boom or bust category so probably a higher chance of bust if he has swing and miss concerns. At this point more focused on how good Soriano is going to be.
  18. glory
    Gut reaction is disappointed at seeing Nimmala traded. The Jays don’t develop prospects this young and this good very often. Maybe he’s flawed and this will be seen as selling high in hindsight but the Jays aren’t exactly littered with high upside prospects so trading one even for a controllable need seems a bit excessive given the team is 2 months away from finishing in last place in their division.
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    The luxury tax in general, probably not. The highest threshold I believe is the one that impact the first round pick falling 10 spots, so getting under that at a minimum should be the goal.
  21. glory
    Holding on to Gausman and others hoping for the team to not only be good for 2 months but also for six teams ahead of them to suck simultaneously didn't make much sense. If the market really is this bad for sellers, then it's just bad luck that the Jays are sellers. Hopefully they can buy something today in addition to selling, but makes a lot more sense to try to duck the luxury tax penalties at this point. We don't know what the next CBA will look like but based on history you have to assume even if games are lost that it will be something resembling the one we have now rather than a salary cap, so work within that mindset.
  22. glory
    If Varsho is traded (seems like a safe bet), then yeah I think Bateman is the starting CF. They literally have no one else. Atkins might be the only GM insane enough to pick up Straw's 2027 option but I hope Bateman at least pushes them away from that now.
  23. glory
    Yeah if this is a sign of things to come, then the goal will be to get under as much of the luxury tax as possible. No chance this was the best offer. Just looked both of these players up, and Atkins may have wanted to corner the market on Asian looking players with white names.
  24. glory
    I'm almost positive Gausman was given a QO already in his career, so I don't think the Jays could have offered him one. With that said, on paper this looks awful. I would have bet the Jays could have gotten Alcantara, but either the Cubs plan to keep him for next season, or the Jays wanted to make sure whoever they got back would never hit a home run even by accident.
  25. glory
    Vlad has a full NTC and most of his remaining money is a signing bonus paid in annual installments. Screwing Ed's wife whenever Vlad wants to might even be in the contract given how much Ed bent over. Worst contract in MLB is a certainty, it's just a matter of if you want to go "worst contract in sports". I don't even think that's hyperbole. AJ Preller wouldn't even touch that contract.
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