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If anyone other than Berrios and Pina pitch in this game…..

Popkins about to turn Loperfido into a player now.

In the absence of a true ace, and with the way Schneider typically uses the bullpen, I think a high leverage reliever is mandatory to add at the deadline. I'd be shocked if any of the current SP is allowed to face a lineup for the 3rd time in a playoff series regardless, so stacking up high leverage arms out of the pen is a good idea. If you're going for the 2015 Royals model, then go all in. Stack the pen up. There doesn't appear to be a top of the rotation arm available so tough to see where the rotation add is going to come from. I still think Sandy is fixable, and if you put him in front of the Jays defense, along with Pete Walker who has a decent history of helping veteran starters, he seems like someone who the Jays could benefit from. The question is whether you get that benefit in 2025, or if it's more of a 2026-27 play. Either way, that's the closest thing to a TOR starter available. I don't think you can be satisfied with Scherzer whose thumb could explode at any moment and Lauer who a year ago was in the KBO. Maybe you can get by with that, but it would be asking a lot. Hitting to me is a "depends on who is available and for what cost" decision. It's not mandatory to add there if everyone is back healthy and DS is a MLB player again, but Santander to me is the biggest wild card. You absolutely need power in the playoffs. If he's out for longer than expected, then I think you have to get a power bat somewhere.

Jays developing relievers like crazy this season. Love to see it.

Other than FB velocity, Sandy's statcast page is ocean blue right now, so it would definitely be a risk for 2025 as he'd be bumping Lauer out of the rotation, but the mix of upside and cost certainty (2026 + team option for 2027) is very enticing, especially if there's a chance you can get him for a little bit less due to his performance. But yeah we will see what Ross has in mind.

The Brewers are in a playoff spot and Peralta makes a very reasonable salary, so I don't think they move him at the deadline. In the winter seems more likely. Alcantara seems like more of a possibility, although his ERA is above 7.00 now, so not the best time to trade him if you're the Marlins. A 7.01 ERA and 4.56 FIP....Jays defense can fix him.

Jays win and Yanks/Rays both lose. Great night.

Nicely done Green.

Not disagreeing with Little being risky in that spot, but still would have preferred the better RP in that spot. Sandlin's track record is spotty at best.

Man if Little was available today then I would have much rather he come in to face Adell with runners on than Sandlin. Oh well.

Sandlin’s job shouldn’t be safe either at this point. Could upgrade on him and Green. Jo Adell finally breaking out, though.

Just got home and surprised at the score. Lauer coming up big. Add some more runs so Schneider avoids high leverage relievers tonight.

Figured Kirk would get the night off given he played all 4 games against the Yankees (3 at catcher), and I guess not surprising Vlad is out after fouling the ball off his foot last night.

Need a lopsided score tonight, hopefully with the Jays on the winning end. The entire pen is basically shot. Lauer-Estrada-Sandlin with a Jays win would be ideal, although the Angels seem like a bad matchup for Lauer with a bunch of power hitting RHB.

What a fun series, and Springer is on some kind of roll right now. Keep it going boys.

4 big outs by Green there.

Bruihl and Sandlin to close it out? Wouldn't use Hoffman since it would be 4 in 5 days (though that hasn't stopped the Jays before). These six outs are going to be tough. And for god sakes, walk Judge this time.

Bringing in Chad Green with runners on 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, and a 2 run lead. yeah, nothing bad can happen here.

Will probably try to get him through the order one more time, and then pull him when Grisham is up again.

Jays need Bassitt to go deep into this game but they probably won’t win if they try to get him to do it.

Schneider in a playoff series is going to be sweating and twitching by the 4th inning to make a pitching change. The Jays need to add a high leverage reliever on top of anything else they add. With the 2026 rotation being two dudes right now (Gaus-Berrios), I think the Jays will trade for a SP with some control. Probably will have to say goodbye to a couple of the pitching prospects who have popped up this season, but pitching prospects break your heart. Just have to choose the right ones to keep.

Starter IP in the last 4 games: 4.1, 5.0, 5.0, 4.1 The Jays won all of those games, which is great, but can't keep forcing the pen to throw 4-5 innings a night. Bassitt has to go 7 tonight, for better or worse.

A little disappointing that whoever wins the East may still have to play in the Wild Card round since this is the one year the winner of the Central decided not to stink.

The run differential didn't move much due to the Yankees comeback, but I feel like winning this game by 2 runs will just drive Kay further over the edge, so that's the small benefit to blowing that big lead.