According to baseball-reference, West got a whole 2.1 innings and Guilmet got a gargantuan 3 innings of work this spring. That's more than enough sample size. They blew it.
Sanchez will be out of the rotation by mid-May. He is no where near ready to start.
I think Castro might be decent enough to stick around but I could see Osuna demoted at some point.
AA seems to think he has a new revolutionary way to developing young starters so let's see how it plays out. Still think Sanchez in the rotation is insane, but only slightly less insane than having Osuna and Castro in the Majors already.
Boras would love the Jays organization. They start a player's service clock at age 20 right out of A ball, and are starting like 6 or 7 rookies in a season they want to win. It's a shame Beeston won't allow a business relationship with Boras.
Castro, Sanchez, Osuna, and Pentecost for Hamels and Papelbon.
Seriously, if the Jays are going to use Castro/Osuna as relievers at age 20 while burning an option on each of them, then I'd rather use them in trades where actual value will come back.
The Gibby love will dwindle down when he's starting Navarro at DH after 2 weeks, and destroying every arm in the pen as he normally does with overuse.
But hey, he knows how to do a lefty/righty platoon! Extend him!
We have a gigantic 9 innings of sample size from the spring that says Osuna is ready to jump 3 levels at age 20 and pitch in the big leagues.
One outing is way less than 9 innings. He's still ready, dammit.
I think some are wanting to keep Hendriks because after Estrada, he's pretty much the next best SP option on the depth chart. That's more telling of how poor the depth is than how good he is, but still. I'd rather Hendriks start than Randy Wolf.
Agreed. Estrada is going to start games for the Jays this year, barring some unbelievable luck with health. The Jays need as many arms capable of starting as possible.
If Osuna and Castro get a few starts here and there, that wouldn't be bad either. If they are going to be up anyway, then try to get as many innings as possible.