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Gibbons also could have looked at Loup's splits and seen that he does better against RHB and actually kept him in the game after Gordon's hit. Merrifield is a switch hitter but doesn't really matter when the alternative is f***ing Jason Grilli.

Loup had a better chance of getting the next out than Grilli did. It's on Gibbons. You don't bring your worst guy in that spot.

I like how Loup is actually better against RHB, but Gibby chose to use him against the lefty, and then bring in HIS WORST f***ING RELIEVER in right after. Holy s***. Please sell at the deadline, Shatkins.

Did they say why Osuna's not pitching? My joke answer to this is that the Jays just want to pad their record in one run games, but dammit if Jason Grilli is in the game, then watch out. And I mean watch out for the fans in the outfield because there's a chance for a dinger.

What the f*** are you talking about? He has 7 errors in 4 games. I didn't say he was bad defensive player, just that he's botching s*** at short. You want to call him up now to replace Tulo?

Guirrel is botching s*** at short, Urena isn't ready, and Warmoth was just drafted. Tulo's going to be around for a while. He better turn it around. Even Reyes was never this bad (overall).

Nice, scored some insurance runs without having to count on Tulo to do anything. That's always good.

If this were 2015, Escobar would have a bunt single and somehow both runners would score.

7th inning, Goins error, lefty on the mound, Gibby not going to the pen.... Nice flashback.

If the Jays were 20 games over .500 when AA made those deadline deals, then I'd probably be more understanding, but he made them when the Jays were a game under .500 with 60 games to go and something like 8 back of the division. They went 42-14 after the 50-51 mark (before dropping 4 of the last 5 games that meant nothing since they won the division already). That's a freakin .750 winning percentage. As great as their run differential was before the trades, who saw that coming? The end result was fine short-term, but it was a pretty big hail mary. Then the team needed Sanchez to go from "is he a reliever or starter long-term??" to Cy Young contender, plus Happ and Estrada having career seasons to barely get to the playoffs the following season. Will people really remember the Bat Flip three years from now when the team is potentially in the middle of a rebuild and possibly coming off 3-4 seasons without making the playoffs? When you make moves for one season, some times that's all you're going to get. Luckily some smart moves and Sanchez breaking out prolonged the success for another season, but it was about as short sighted a trade deadline....hell, short sighted over a three year period (2013-15) that I have seen. Let's see how sustainable attendance is if/when the team falls back. Short-term it was a boom.

Jays winning one run games and losing by big margins. Feels like a 180 from the last two years.

Unless Maile is worth like 2-3 wins on framing or something, there's no way his defensive value makes up for his bat.

When you acquire players based on what they did in the past, and not what they are reasonably expected to do in the future, we see s*** like Tulo. Getting Tulo in his 30's after hip surgery is not the same as Tulo in his 20's. Save us, Warmoth.

3rd base is open, Jose. You know what to do.

Anything can happen in the playoffs (god knows the Royals should not have beaten the Jays in 2015 if just looking at talent), but the bigger issue is whether the Jays are even good enough to get there. It's getting to the point where I'm not sure if they are. Good enough to be around 80-85 wins? Sure. Will that be enough to get to the 2nd wild card? Maybe, but that's a pretty s***** spot to be in. I wouldn't trade any assets to get help for this year. Maybe some C level prospects but nothing that we might end up regretting.

Baseball IQ is strong on this team.

Well, when Shapiro was hired, Guerrero was like 16 years old and just signed with the Jays. Shaps would have looked foolish if he was hyping up Vladdy as a generational type of talent at that point. Plus, all I remember hearing was that Shapiro didn't like trading all those prospects at the 2015 trade deadline and in recent years the upper minors has been bare. He wasn't wrong.

Pearce up to a 95 wrc+ after his single. Slowly climbing out of his s***** April. He's back.

THanks Josh Donaldson for the lineup change. When your best player is also a better manager than the one you have, it's a little scary, but whatever.

Current wrc+: 84 Career wrc+: 85 He is where he normally is already. Only difference is his defence isn't as good, so the value has plummeted. If Seattle falls out of the race, I'd offer Pillar for Jarrod Dyson and see if the M's would value Pillar's controllability after 2017. Dyson is a better version of Pillar, and even though he's a FA might be cheaper to sign due to age (plus he can become the 4th OF in the future if someone takes CF from him).

Tulo was declining in his final (half) season in Colorado. i guess there was a chance that it was just an off year and he would bounce back to star levels after that, but he was a league average hitter in 2015, 2016, and well below so far in 2017. This is probably what he's going to be, about ~100 wrc+ in a typical season. If his defence dips on top of that, then it will get ugly.

Someone will take him. Won't get much value back, but teams rarely pay top value in trades for defence anyway. Dude can't hit and his D has regressed. If the latter continues, he's closer to replacement level than a starting cf. Combine that with his inflated opinion of his own limited talent, and it's a no brainer for me. I'd miss seeing his wife on TV occasionally, though.

Seriously, if the Jays are sellers at the deadline, then ship Pillar's ass out. Play DSJ there, or Pompey if he's still alive, or god anyone else. Great defensive cf's that can't hit but find a way to put up a 3-4 WAR season or two can flame out pretty quick.

Even if the end result is Pillar playing elsewhere? Fight the good fight.

Maybe if we all go to social media and act offended at Pillar's anti-gay verbage (even if it's a month late), then maybe Rogers will force management to trade him? Let's do it guys. He'll be making real money from next year onwards and his defence is beginning to dip. Abort.