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  1. glory
    Finished with 32 combined K's and game time was still only 2:33. Pitch clock is going to work long term.
  2. glory
    You could remove the last 4 words of that sentence and it would still be accurate.
  3. glory
    Yeah it was nice seeing what the scores were and what the situation was (how many runners on base, etc) for other games at the top. Made it easy to flip to other games when there was a more exciting situation. Not sure why they got rid of that. The mobile version other than not having the other scores on top seems much better than the desktop version, which is complete ass all the way around.
  4. glory
    The new Gameday is awful. Not user friendly at all. But yes super pumped that it is opening day. Watching the Yankees game, then the Jays game, and then whatever else in the evening. Great to have baseball back.
  5. glory
    Varsho in the clean up spot instead of Belt is an interesting choice. Hopefully, Varsho can have a big year with the bat to match his defensive ability.
  6. glory
    I think the baffling part is that Lukes, Lopez, Pop, and Pearson all have options. It’s not like they would lost anyone if Lopez and Pearson made the team so you can’t even point to options to rationalize the decisions. Having Pearson throw any pitches in AAA at this point is crazy. At least wanting Lopez to play everyday is understandable.
  7. glory
    Had to figure Lukes was making it given how long he was on the 40 man roster. I hope his defense and base running is at least above average. Bernard would have made more sense as a seldom used bench player but the FO clearly sees something in Lukes or wants to reward him for something.
  8. glory
    Alec Bohm probably belongs at 1B but then they’d need a 3B, and I think all they have is Sosa and Harrison as options. Would improve the defense if nothing else. But yeah sucks for Hoskins given this was his free agent year.
  9. glory
    Yeah when Nate is healthy he should be on the big league club at this point. No sense wasting whatever bullets he has on minor league batters.
  10. glory
    Ohtani going to pitch to Trout in the 9th.
  11. glory
    If they want the last bench spot to be Bradley Zimmer 2.0 (meaning never touches a bat but pinch runs and defensive replacement), then Bernard > Lukes. If they want the last bench spot to actually contribute, then Lopez > Lukes. Maybe I'm being harsh on Lukes, but the Jays have kept him on the 40 man roster all winter and spring, and for the life of me I don't understand why. He seems completely fungible as a talent. As mentioned he would have made way more sense on the 2022 Jays with their s*** outfield defense and lack of LH bats, but I just don't see what he brings to the table for the 2023 team.
  12. glory
    Yeah, March Madness is an institution in the US while the WBC is still a relatively new concept. Not to mention there has been a 6 year break with the WBC due to the pandemic. It's going to take time to grow it domestically. The quality of play in this WBC will certainly help though. Seeing a lot more buzz for it on social media in the past few days. Ultimately I think the goal of this is more to grow the game globally rather than just in the US.
  13. glory
    I really hope Lopez wins the spot. Not sure what the club sees in Lukes.
  14. glory
    It's a shame Sasaki won't come to MLB until about 2027. He'd probably be an ace now.
  15. glory
    Agreed. They wanted a more balanced lineup, better defense, better base running, and more team control in the OF (Springer was the only OF locked up beyond 2023 heading into the off season). Hernandez and Gurriel each had only a year of control left, were both RHB, and both had issues with defense/base running. I feel like the roster fit for what Atkins wanted was a much bigger factor than personality. If Hernandez was a LHB with above average defense and the exact same personality, would they have traded him? Just to replace him with KK? I very much doubt it. With that said, I do think the Jays want to get more serious, which Bichette alluded to and the elimination of the HR jacket points to as well, but the roster turnover seems way more about specific skillsets that the front office was looking for.
  16. glory
    I feel like calling the current team the "White Jays" would be an insult to the mid-2000's teams that JP Ricciardi built.
  17. glory
    Varsho will definitely be the starting CF in 2024-26. His playing time there in 2023 will depend on a bunch of factors (injuries, performance of KK, etc) but I suspect he will be playing all the OF positions in 2023. If they platoon KK, then Varsho likely plays CF against LHP. On the days Springer is at DH and KK is also in the lineup, then they likely move Varsho to RF. And so on. As far as the trade, as long as Varsho is a 3-4 WAR OF that can cover CF, then I don't think the Jays are going to regret the deal even if Moreno turns into a star. Outfield up and down the organization was a weakness. They needed someone, especially at CF, long term. The fact that they got 4 years of that type of player was definitely worth the gamble, IMO. If Varsho has another gear in him offensively, then even better.
  18. glory
    Baseball has lost popularity in the US, but I don't think that's why the WBC is not a big deal to most US fans. Baseball is a regional driven game. Yankees fans will watch Yankees games, but not really care about anything else. I think that applies to most baseball fans. I very rarely come across just "baseball" fans. I come across a lot of basketball fans who don't necessarily root for a team but they'll watch games. In baseball it's "I'm a (insert team) fan" and that's it. The only way the WBC gets viewers in the US is if they can get the 'Merica crowd who wants to see Team USA win for national pride, but I don't think the WBC has that sort of impact on the general audience. If every superstar in MLB competed in this I don't think it would make that big of a difference. Maybe if it was the actual Olympics more people would care. I can't speak on Canada's behalf but I'm sure it's the same there.
  19. glory
    Berrios having 6/116 left on his contract is terrifying.
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    Lopez is probably the better player overall, but he has an option remaining and the last bench is likely to get very limited playing time. Not sure the team would want Lopez to get sporadic playing time when they can still stash him in AAA until a need arises. Bernard's skill set is ideal for a back of the bench role since he has elite sprint speed and can (presumably) cover CF. Basically a RH Zimmer except maybe/possibly/hopefully not complete ass with the bat, and if he's on the bench most of the time, it's not that big of a deal.
  22. glory
    Bautista is a no brainer addition. Hard to believe he was on the team for 9.5 years. Didn't feel that long. I would think Encarnacion is next. As for others, I'm iffy on Wells. It wasn't like he was the best of the best like Halladay was. He was a good player in a completely forgettable era of Blue Jays baseball.
  23. glory
    2014-17 Billy Hamilton with these rules would have been fun to watch. Prime Jarrod Dyson too. Not sure if there are many players like that in the league currently. I have no idea who the Jays internally view as the best option for the last bench spot, but curious to see if someone like Wynton Bernard with elite sprint speed gets a much longer look. A late inning guy like him will have value, especially with guys like Belt, Kirk, etc, potentially clogging up bases late in games.
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  25. glory
    Agreed, although if the pitch clock isn't visible to the TV audience, then I don't even think it will take until June for people not to notice, it might be sometime in April. People in general dislike change, but they'll get used to it. I bring this up a lot, but look at the NBA in the early 2000's and compare it to today. It's like a different game. The NBA had to make rule changes because fans were tuning out of the games that ended with a 79-72 score. Scoring might be a bit absurd today but whatever, it's a more appealing product. In a few years all of these MLB rule changes will be considered normal and no one will long for the days of 4.5 hour games that had 45 seconds of players scratching their balls in between every pitch.
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