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  1. glory
    Gibby let SRF pitch way too long. Not sure what the point was after he gave up the lead.
  2. glory
    I don't see Vlad signing an extension. He comes from money and if he bets on himself for six years he will hit the open market at age 26/27 and easily get more than any extension he signs today will give him. Only risk is injury but he's only 19. At 19 we all think we are invincible.
  3. glory
    When people complain that Shapiro only targets position players, stuff like this should be brought up. Pitching prospects suck.
  4. glory
    Seriously. Sign that man to a lifetime contract.
  5. glory
    Shapiro was an Ed Rogers hire so as bad as Ed is, he probably wants to keep Shapiro around. It is Shapiro that may want out (based on the rumors) but hopefully his quote is genuine and he sticks around for a while. I think Rogers will let the team have one more bad season, but then put pressure on Shatkins to win in 2020. That seems like a Rogers thing to do.
  6. glory
    Good. I mean, I'd prefer Cherington sticking around as well, but keeping Shapiro (for the next two years and beyond) is the key. Having a baseball guy as the team president is so refreshing, as opposed to Paul "we plan to install grass in 2018 even though my contract ends in 2015" Beeston.
  7. glory
    Yeah I think this needs to happen. Morales climbing back to a near 120 wRC+ makes him easier to move (still have to eat up salary) and Hernandez at DH gives McKinney an outfield spot. Have the AAA OF be Alford, Ramirez, and Smith/Davis. That’s pretty decent depth.
  8. glory
    Damn I hope Paulino can start. It's a long shot with his injury history but that's just the type of breakout candidate that can quicken a retool/rebuild/whatever the hell we are doing next year.
  9. glory
    Buck seems like the type who has whiskey next to his monitor during the games. He can't be thinking straight when he says half the stuff he says.
  10. glory
    True. That's why I think Travis is borderline because even though I don't see him as an everyday 2b anymore, he has at least stayed healthy this year.
  11. glory
    Agreed. Travis is borderline but I'd expect him to be gone too. Even though he has options left I'm sure the team would much rather have Biggio getting the reps at 2b in Buffalo than having to deal with Travis. Infield to start the year will probably be Drury, Tulo, Gurriel, and Smoak with Diaz off the bench. Maybe add an optionable IF who can cover all positions (definitely won't be Solarte and Travis can only play 2b).
  12. glory
    Buck saying "Get up ball, get up, get up!" on doubles in the gap now. Dude is out of his mind.
  13. glory
    I think Drury will start the season at third and then shift to second when Vlad comes up. Travis and Solarte are on their last legs with the org. Then Gurriel and Diaz will cover short when Tulo takes his 4 month vacation during the season.
  14. glory
    I’m not expecting much out of Harold Ramirez but he’s hitting enough to be added to the 40 man after the season.
  15. glory
    Yeah I wouldn’t mind if Gibby stayed since Gibby 2.0 is more than capable to manage in any situation (Gibby 1.0 was trash), but sounds like he may want out just as much as the front office wants a change. I don’t think he’ll get another job unless AA makes a managerial change in ATL, though. Teams are going younger and cheaper with managers now.
  16. glory
    10 pitch samples are enough. 1 game is an eternity.
  17. glory
    Respect to Gibby for being able to change after Shatkins took over, but I don't see the big deal. Most managers are now analytical extensions of the front office. Gibbons will be missed based on his relationship with the players, but as far as actual decision making, managers are basically puppets now. As long as they don't hire a Dusty Baker/Buck Showalter type, we won't even notice the difference aside from no longer having entertaining inteviews before/after games.
  18. glory
    The Jays made the playoffs in 2015 and 2016, and had over 3 million in attendance in 2017. Anyone who thinks Rogers was going to agree to rebuild after that is not thinking clearly.
  19. glory
    Billy Upton might force Teoscar to start in AAA next year.
  20. glory
    Agreed. Aside from the big 4 (Ny, Bos, Hou, Cle), there really isn’t another team that jumps out at you. One team in 2019 is going to surprise and win 88-90 games for the 2nd wild card (like the A’s this year) but hard to predict who it will be. I want the Jays to stay the course, keep building up assets, but also add pieces that can help short term. The Yankees were able to combine those two things very well during their transition years (2013-16). If someone like Keuchel becomes available at a reasonable price then I don’t see why the Jays couldn’t do it. Build up assets and see what happens. As long as they are not subtracting from the farm, they should be fine.
  21. glory
    I think the main difference between 2017-18 and 2019 is that in 2019 we will have five months of a generational talent coming up after a month, and the roster as a whole is getting younger regardless of what you think of the actual players (Jansen, Drury, Gurriel, Grichuk, Diaz, Hernandez, McKinney, etc). I’m not expecting the team to compete in 2019 but I wouldn’t rule it out. The twins won the WC2 in 2017 and the A’s will win it this year. It’s not a lofty goal. I agree with BTS. If there’s friction between Rogers and Shapiro, then I want the team to be competitive in 2019. Doesn’t mean make stupid short term moves but don’t tank.
  22. glory
    Yeah, Shapiro rebuilt a bunch of times in Cleveland. He's not new to this. The only thing new to him is working for a publicly traded company that doesn't give two shits about baseball and only looks at revenue. He didn't rebuild because he couldn't.
  23. glory
    Happ and Eovaldi seem like pitchers Shatkins would target.
  24. glory
    Yeah it would. As boring as the past two seasons have been, I've had a blast keeping track of the minor leagues, seeing all the new prospects coming in, and knowing we finally have a front office ready to build from within. If Shapiro leaves, then who knows what happens, especially if Ed Rogers is behind the hiring process. The bright side is the other option appears to be the Mets, and as annoying as Rogers probably is as owners, they are no where near as bad the Wilpon's. If Shapiro is so unhappy that he goes to the f'n Mets, then we have bigger problems then just him leaving. Really hope Shapiro stays beyond his current contract. It's about time the Jays have a player development focused front office.
  25. glory
    No question it is disappointing to end up with Merryweather for Donaldson in general. If you told me this a year ago, I would have called you crazy, but circumstances change. They didn't trade him before the season started so they left themselves wide open for this scenario to play out like it did. They made the best out of a bad situation though.
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