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The last two times Rogers invested serious cash on this team, John Gibbons was manager. Let that sink in while we realize that year 22 without the playoffs will come and go with this doofus getting two friggin chances at managing. AA is just as responsible as Gibbons on this one. Add AA's name on this thread if need be.
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AA's loyalty to Gibbons is embarrassing. Flushing a season down the toilet because you don't want to fire your incompetent friend is how this organization operates. Kenny Williams can't be worse than this.
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Reyes is so bad.
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It takes Gibbons longer to figure things out. Three and a half months before he realized Smoak is the team's best 1B and Martin is the team's best catcher and doesn't need to be rested 5 days a week. By August 20th, he'll figure out that Colabello can't play the outfield. Baby steps. By the way, this is the best lineup the Jays can field with their current roster. Need to see more of this. Just replace Carrera with Pompey, and we're good.
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The Jays were projected to win 85 games a week or so ago. Things can change. But yes, it's a long shot. If they had even last year's rotation, I would be more comfortable, but Dickey/Doubront don't project well. Replace those two with legit starters, then maybe.
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The Jays have six games against the Yankees in August and another seven in September. They need to keep it close and then win more of the head-to-head matchups than they lose. I agree though, Yanks will certainly add someone, and are already projected to win 87 games this season (Jays at 81). Not looking good, but still enough time left to hope (for now).
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Yankees on the verge of winning, but Baltimore losing and the Rays obviously lost. Gained some ground on the others, at least.
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Osuna is really coming in? Damn you Gibbons, you wobbly hick.
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Smoak better play everyday. f*** Navarro.
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Runs will be hard to come by this series for the Jays. Hutchison needs to be really good tonight.
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Gibbons doesn't know what defense is. He never has. Just puts what he perceives as the best offensive unit out there and hopes for the best (Francisco at third, Glaus at short, Edwin in left, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc). It's spanned a damn decade and he still does it. Much like the Royals did with Ned Yost, the Jays have to "dummy proof" the team in order to get by with Gibbons as manager. Meaning, get rid of Navarro and LOLabello and call up Thole and Pompey. In that scenario, he'll have no choice but to use Thole strictly with the Dickster and Pompey everyday in left. Get rid of the replacement level vets that Gibby loves so much and he'll be forced to use what's left. That's the only way.
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Dickey is bad regardless of where the game is played. Hutchison starting in this series is fine, and so is Estrada (he's been the team's 3rd best starter). It's not using Buehrle in a series against a team you are trying to catch that is the issue. Start him Sunday for all I care, that's two extra days off. But use him against the Rays, if at all possible.
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Where "on earth" did I say treat them all the same? I said have a consistent plan with them (see how the Rays promote or used to promote pitchers).
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Plus he is giving Dickey a start against a division rival and a team they are trying to overtake. Starting your worst starter against a team you want to catch is always a good thing. I guess Copeland wasn't available, otherwise he could have started the third game in that series.
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Looks like Hutchison, Dickey, and Estrada against the Rays, based on Yahoo's schedule. Which means Gibbons just continued the same rotation order despite the four days off in between. That would be stupid as hell. Get Buehrle as many starts as possible.
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His entire off-season was great. It seemed like he was listening to somebody in the organization that he never listened to before because he was valuing WAR, framing, defense, etc, in all of his moves, which went against practically everything he did previously. Then Stro got hurt and the derp started coming back, and it hasn't left. He bought one more season with those moves. That season is now half way over. Two and a half months left in his tenure.
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It's the definition of a directionless organization. They have no real consistent game plan when it comes to developing players. Some are rocketed up the system for no reason, others are told to pitch to contact, they get called to the Majors and if they don't succeed immediately are sent right back down, etc. AA's regime being in charge of drafting while an actual GM handles the roster would be the best of both worlds.
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If Pillar was on the Cardinals, he'd be appreciated. Since he's on the Jays, he's trade bait. Dude plays great defense, good base runner, and if he ends up being even slightly below average offensively, he'll be very valuable. Hold on to him while he's cheap.
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They need an excuse handy when they end up doing nothing at the deadline. Davidi is a company man. He is spreading that s*** for a reason.
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Pompey to be promoted to AAA, according to Davidi.
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The fact that it's debatable which starter is worse, Dickey or Doubront, makes it even sadder.
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Has there been any word on the rotation order after the break? I'm guessing Buehrle, Estrada, Hutchison, Dickey, and Doubront.
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Trading Stroman would be insane. Even AA at his drunkest wouldn't do that (I hope).
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The deal was made because Kevin Cash, once scout for the Jays turned bullpen coach for the Indians, endorsed Gomes as a catcher to the Indians GM. Obviously someone in the org knew he was a catcher, it just wasn't someone AA valued, I guess. Bautista, Edwin, and Donaldson are guys who developed with their bats late in their careers. Not the same as discarding a catcher by playing him at third and then seeing him be worth multiple wins the following season on defensive metrics alone. Gomes offense isn't even the biggest regret. It's the fact that the team so badly miscalculated his defensive value. Then you see how they handle their MLB team (with DH's playing LF, s***** framers like Navarro,, Bonehead at 2B, Reyes at short etc), and you realize that it took them way too long to see the value in defense (and it cost them $82m once they figured it out what Gomes was good at). You are letting AA off easy by saying no one could have predicted it. Bautista breaking out offensively was unforeseen. A guy the Jays were paying knew Gomes was a catcher. Totally different scenario.
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Probably because the organization had him playing third base instead of catcher where he's elite. That might cloud perceptions. Blame the org, not the fans who didn't predict it. It is worth bringing up because the drafting under AA is actually pretty good, so don't give away prospects for no reason. Do what the Cardinals do (minus the hacking).