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  1. glory
    Even against righties, I'd take it over Smoak at first and Pearce in left. Maybe Upton can run into one every now and then while playing much better defence. Unless the Jays sign Pagan or have someone else who can actually hit righties and play a competent outfield, they'll have to go with whoever is hotter between Upton and Zeke, but if the alternative is Smoak at first and Pearce running around in the outfield, I'll take the Upton/Zeke combo. Smoak really has no business on this team.
  2. glory
    I know Upton's not popular, but him in left with Pearce at first is a much, much better lineup.
  3. glory
    Aside from 2015 he's been pretty good against rhp in his career. A platoon of him and Upton would be pretty solid. Plus it would move Pearce to first permanently so that would be an improvement as well.
  4. glory
    And isn't a big league starter anymore.
  5. glory
    I think the opening day lineup will be: Travis JD Bautista Morales Tulo Martin Pearce Smoak Pillar Gibby will think Martin is a better hitter than Pearce so he'll bat ahead of him.
  6. glory
    Goins is a sub-.600 OPS guy.
  7. glory
    Most likely the autograph seeker was actually an adult using a kid to get the autograph. A lot of autograph seekers are scum.
  8. glory
    Barnes is good, Tepera is s***.
  9. glory
    Signing free agents isn't so easy.
  10. glory
    If the Jays are interested, then maybe Pagan's price has gone down a bit since no team is biting on $5mm. If they can sign him and still have a decent amount left to spend mid-season, then they have to consider it. As injury prone as he is, he is an upgrade over Zeke and Smoak against righties. Every win matters at this point.
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    He hits the ball hard, a lot of fly balls, and draws a decent amount of walks. Unfortunately he strikes out way too much and can't hit a breaking ball to save his life. Not sure there is much they can do with him unless a hitting coach fixes him. Just let him suck for a month and then put Pearce at first full time.
  13. glory
    http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/23/the-inside-story-on-how-rogers-tried-to-replace-blue-jays-president-paul-beeston Shapiro saved this org. I'd extend him another five years on top of whatever he has left on his contract just to make sure Rogers is not in a position to hire execs again. As far as Duquette, the O's have made the playoffs in 3 of the last 5 years. I don't think he's that bad, but his comments on Jose are definitely "old white man" comments that usually happen in baseball when talking about Latin players.
  14. glory
    I am not a Gibbons fan and he's not very good as an in game manager. If he was fired, it would have been fine with me. But when a front office that I trust values him, and he was less offensive with his stupidity in 2016 (their first year on the job) than he was the year before (when I ripped my hair off every game watching him manage), then I'll keep an open mind about it. Maybe he will get better with a more knowledgable front office pulling the strings. It's not like I have a choice either way. He'll be here for three more years.
  15. glory
    Yeah I don't think Bryant's wife is ugly at all. Average looking maybe compared to what you'd expect from an athlete's wife, but not bad at all. Mad Bum on the other hand......yikes. I'll second Amanda Pillar being #1. Kevin hit the jackpot there.
  16. glory
    Probably because Gibbons seems a lot less stubborn than many old school managers and might be able to mold his managing style to what the front office wants. Combine that with the players liking him, and they might feel a managerial change isn't necessary. The man needs to learn how to use a pen properly, among other things, but I wasn't offended by much of what he did in 2016 as opposed to 2015. If the new front office has rubbed off on him, then it's probably a solid move to keep some continuity.
  17. glory
    Nah, more like Kelly Johnson.
  18. glory
    To give the hick some credit, he was a better manager in 2016 than 2015. His managing in 2015 was some of the worst I have ever seen. That was a 100 win team that needed a damn miracle just to get 90. He did improve last season though. The fact that he is being extended means he buys in to what the front office is saying and the front office is comfortable with him doing what they want him to do. If he turns into the Jays version of Clint Hurdle, then so be it. Just keep the derpy things to a minimum.
  19. glory
    Damn. Why Shapkins?
  20. glory
    Pagan wants $5mm. Don't see them spending that when they appear fine with Pearce in Left when his arm is healthy.
  21. glory
    As great as Votto is, I don't think any team wants to touch that contract, and with good reason.
  22. glory
    Liriano with 10 k's in 4.2 innings. Bounce back time.
  23. glory
    He had a 0.7 WAR player last season and has been above replacement in every season in the bigs. As a bench player who can cover a few positions, he'd be good. Not a starter, obviously. He has no place on the team right now though unless they think Travis is hurt worse than it looks. If they can get him on a minor league deal, great.
  24. glory
    KJ would be a good bench option.
  25. glory
    Nice. So instead of being eased back in like normal spring training, old man Joey is hurting for the sake of a tournament that is so prestigious that guys in their 40's can come out of a decade long retirement to play for their countries. I miss Noah Syndergaard not only because of the type of pitcher he is, but even a guy that young is smart enough to see through bull s***. Too bad a lot of other players can't.
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