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  1. glory
    Man just saw the score and got excited because I thought Francis was starting this game but of course it was a bullpen game. The Jays have been so successful at developing SP from the farm system so no need to see what Francis has, I guess.
  2. glory
    That was a great throw by Merrifield. Kirk has to catch that.
  3. glory
    A guy who gives up a ton of contact seems like a really bad idea with the ghost runner, but not sure who is available in the pen right now.
  4. glory
    Mitch White will help in theory since he can eat up innings out of the pen, but if the innings are similar to what he has been throwing in the minors then that won’t help at all. If Bass were Romano, then the Jays would have found a way to keep him regardless of the media s*** show but Bass being a fungible middle reliever wasn’t worth the headache, especially for a corporate owned team.
  5. glory
    If Kirk was running at full speed and the rest of the league was briskly walking, I’m not sure Kirk beats anyone in a foot race. Unless that ball hits the gap I’m not sending Kirk but yes it did end up being close.
  6. glory
    Sending the fattest/slowest dude in the league in that situation was beyond stupid.
  7. glory
    I figured with Alvarez batting 3rd that Schneider/the Jays analytics weren't going to keep Bassitt in the game. Very annoying about modern baseball.
  8. glory
    I think Manfred already said that once they add 2 expansion teams that it will be 4 divisions of 4 in each league, so they won’t go back to 2 divisions even with an even number of teams. Hopefully in that scenario if MLB suggests that the Jays go into a division with Central teams in it that Shapiro won’t pull a Beeston and demand to be in the Yankees/Red Sox/Orioles division instead. Otherwise I agree. The Central teams making it while quality teams have to miss out (possibly the Jays) would be a joke.
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  10. glory
    Agreed. The Rangers aren't as good as their RD says they are, but still look like a WC team assuming the Astros eventually take the lead in the West. They have legit star vetrin players (Semien, Seager) along with a solid group of position players around them, and they took the Jays approach of overpaying FA SP's to avoid having to develop them and those SPs are all doing well. I mean, the Rangers pretty much have to fall off for the Jays WC chances to improve, but I wouldn't say it is a certainty that they regress enough to not be a factor. You don't fluke into the RD they have, easier schedule or not.
  11. glory
    All these games that Manoah is blowing are going to add up, and the AL has improved since last season. I realize the SP depth is ass cheeks in the minors but at this point I’m not sure how someone like Bowden Francis could be any worse.
  12. glory
    If this isn’t Manoah’s last big league start for a while then the Jays deserve what they get.
  13. glory
    To Atkins’ credit he doesn’t make many bad trades, but man did he whiff on Mitch White. Trading an actual prospect for a swing man with average stuff who became a bulk reliever less than 12 months later is just awful. Hopefully from now on these swing man types are developed internally.
  14. glory
    Since May 1: 111 PA, .258/.378/.699 (1.077 OPS), 176 wRC+, 15.3 BB%, 20.7 K%, .207 BABIP, .441 ISO, 12 HR He's walking more, striking out a lot less, and still hitting for ridiculous power. His April was horrendous so that can't be discounted, but if he's found something since then that explains his May+, then I'd be tempted to promote him and see if that continues in AAA. The Jays desperately need prospects to start filling big league holes. Orelvis coming back from the dead would be a huge development, but too early to get excited.
  15. glory
    Yeah a month ago I would have laughed if someone said he'd be the starting 3B in 2024. Now I'm kinda expecting it if he gets promoted to AAA soon and looks ok.
  16. glory
    I'm positive that Vlad is going to have an absolutely monster 2025 season to make this topic more of a discussion, but as of now it's kind of one sided. Bichette's on pace for another 4.5-5.5 WAR season, his third in a row, and his expected numbers don't show that to be a mirage. Not sure I'd trust someone with a 5 BB% over a 10-12 year deal, but that's going to be the cost of doing business with either of these two players. I trust Vlad's offensive profile a lot more over a long term but that also comes with bad base running, a less important defensive position, and weight issues.
  17. glory
    Yeah, if you told me before the season that he would have a 12.4 BB%, 23.0 K% and .314 ISO in 161 plate appearances, I would have thought he would be a top 50 prospect by the mid season rankings. He's doing a lot of important things well but it's still a pretty lousy season overall. He looks like the definition of a boom or bust, with bust being far more likely, but there's enough intriguing things in there to not want to cut bait too soon. Curious to see if Atkins holds on to him or trades him at the deadline, though I can't imagine his value would be that high.
  18. glory
    They had to trade their #4/5 hitter from last season (Teoscar), a useful power hitting LHB who can hit in the middle of a lineup (Tellez), a former 1st round pick (Groshans), and spend what will end up being $16m over 3 years (Jimi Garcia) to set up the rest of their pen. Meanwhile teams like the Rays and O’s are picking up scrap heap guys and doing a better job year to year. Atkins and his regime are really bad at player development, especially on the pitching side.
  19. glory
    Yeah if Atkins is the GM, not only will he not sell, but I don't think any Jays fan would want him to be the one doing the selling.
  20. glory
    I was just thinking how much the current team/situation reminds me of the JP years. Farm system is ass cheeks with Tiedemann playing the role of Snider as being the only guy in the system currently that the team can pin their hopes on (hopefully it ends up better than Snider did), and the team looks like it's going to be a high 80s win team barring a big 2nd half run. At least JP had some excuse for having to work around a pretty low/modest payroll, while Atkins built this team while paying the luxury tax. I don't know. Maybe we overstated how good this 2023 team is/was. I suspect they'll still end up being pretty good (whether it's enough to get a playoff spot with more good teams this season remains to be seen), but the short and long term prognosis looks pretty grim. If I'm Shapiro, I'm replacing Atkins with Click as soon as I can.
  21. glory
    But when the alternative is Ernie Clement? The optics of trading a top 10 prospect in baseball (plus a good hitter as a throw in) for a player who the manager trusts less than a career minor leaguer against LHP is pretty bad.
  22. glory
    Is there a reason, other than "Schneider gonna Schneider", that Clement pinch hit for Varsho?
  23. glory
    If I had any faith in Atkins building a bullpen, I’d probably stretch Pearson out and live with the consequences, but there’s a good chance Nate is one of the best relievers on the team.
  24. glory
    Due to the 20-1 loss, the Rays no longer have the best RD in the league. That belongs to the Rangers now. Didn't expect Texas to be this good but let's see if it's sustainable.
  25. glory
    I was expecting Swanson and Romano given Schneider’s tendencies.
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