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  1. glory
    The Jays are paying Morrow $8M this season. They will try to get value out of his arm, and rightfully so. Outside of that 8 walk start, I don't think he was bad this season. If he is healthy, which is obviously a big if with him, then he is just as good as a July 31st pick-up (unless the alternative is David Price or a healthy Cliff Lee). I mean, are we really excited about Hammel, Kendrick, McCarthy, etc? The Jays won't be spending money this season. Hoping for Morrow to come back and Sanchez to help out in the 2nd half is probably the likely scenario.
  2. glory
    Yeah I'm not big on umpire bashing. Tanaka getting more respect than Stroman is to be expected, much like Buehrle usually gets a bigger zone when he pitches. That's not to excuse Gose's AB to end the game (that should have been a walk), but usually umpires are just incompetent in general, which is to be expected when we have the benefit of pitch trackers and they are going off human judgment and bias. The Jays had an amazing May and the umpires were just as bad. That's baseball, until they start using robots (which I actually endorse).
  3. glory
    How about Gavin Floyd? Braves apparently willing to move him, and from what I remember he has pretty good numbers against the AL East.
  4. glory
    With Rasmus back soon, I think they can afford to carry Muni's bat in a platoon at 2B. Francisco on the bench is still a weapon, but all his ratios are nose diving (walks down, K's up). Not worth it with his s***** defense. When he was hot with the bat , it was OK. Not anymore.
  5. glory
    Sick inning by McGowan. Nice.
  6. glory
    The Jays are 3-6 since their offense went into a tailspin (2-6 in their last 8). A win tomorrow makes it 4-6. That is not a bad "bad stretch". Every team will have those. It's the 9 game losing streaks like we saw in 2009 that will bury teams. As long as the Jays avoid that during their hitting slump, they might be able to climb back up when the hitting corrects itself again. Just bad timing for a slump right when they face Baltimore and New York. Would have been nice to have those teams a week and a half ago.
  7. glory
    The Yankees are one game out in the loss column now. We really need the A's to lay the hammer down tonight and tomorrow.
  8. glory
    I think the Jays will stand pat. They promoted Sanchez because they will use him in the rotation in the 2nd half, and if Morrow gets healthy, that's another arm they will say is "just like acquiring someone at the deadline". I don't know how much longer they can get away with Lawrie at 2B and Francisco at 3B, but if they make a move at all, I think it will be for a vet 2B (i.e. Mark Ellis). Too many teams are still in contention, and the ones that won't be have either undesirable pitchers (Arizona) or pitchers that are too expensive (Phillies/Lee). But if they want to prove me wrong and get Lee and Utley in one massive deal, then I'll take it (assuming Lee is healthy).
  9. glory
    It seems like every starter except Buehrle's walk rate went way above normal the moment they breathed the same air as Walker. I'm still surprised he kept his job after 2013.
  10. glory
    I was wrong. I wanted the Jays to qualify him as long as he passed all the medical exams, which at the time the Jays had to decide to QO him, was probably not 100% clear yet. Good move not to take that risk, in hindsight. If only we could turn back time and not make that Miami trade with Johnson involved. I'd imagine a trade for Reyes and Buehrle alone would have cost much less.
  11. glory
    Nick Franklin sent down. He is represented by Boras, so it won't happen, but there has to be a trade that both teams would do.
  12. glory
    I think the issue here is that they told McGowan to start throwing 80+ pitches from his first start onwards. They should have realized that he wasn't completely stretched out yet and went slower with him, even if it meant having a tandem #5 starter for a few weeks while McGowan's pitch count slowly increases. Instead, he's been asked to throw 90 pitches right out of the gate as if he had a full Spring and hasn't been MIA for nearly six years. A desperation move that predictably backfired. I think you have to start Happ at this point, whether you like him or not. Don't start the service clock on Stroman or Nolin yet, as I imagine if/when a blow-up happens after this season, we will need them for six years as cheap labor.
  13. glory
    Dickey to Seattle for Franklin and Maurer. Who says no first?
  14. glory
    "With respect to my ass......" That's probably how he would start any statement he'd make about this thread.
  15. glory
    I find it funny that someone with "Olerud" in their username is praising Gord Ash. That trade alone (Olerud and cash for Robert Person) destroyed any credibility Ash had, nevermind losing Alomar for nothing, signing Hanson, Williams/Hamilton, Loaiza/Young, etc. If the Rockies actually accepted the rumored 2000 trade (Astacio/Jimenez for Halladay/Wells/Carpenter), then Ash would have been by far the worst GM in sports history, or damn close to it.
  16. glory
    Why do people read Keith Law's columns for prospects? He talks out of his ass the majority of the time, describing a prospect's pitching motion in such specific ways that don't make a lick a sense ("he torqued his body in a way that caused sweat to drip down the right side of his brow, causing his arm to sway slightly to the left and his right buttock pointing awkwardly towards the opposing dugout.....I think that could potentially hurt him in the Majors"). Someone bring up his write-up on Zach Stewart many years ago. Yes, front of the rotation Zach Stewart, according to Mr. Law.
  17. glory
    Hutchison should be in AAA to regain his command after surgery and have his innings, pitch counts, and workload in general monitored. I can't see this season playing out as anything other than a firesale by mid-season. All the stories coming out and the lack of activity in the off-season seemed to plant the seeds.
  18. glory
    Replace Goins with Izturis and I'd be fine with that lineup against Moore.
  19. glory
    When in doubt, go for nostalgia. The organization's MO since Beeston reappeared. Doc is one of my favorite players ever, so I'll be glad to see him.
  20. glory
    Does every pitcher Pete Walker come in contact with stop throwing strikes and give up taters like it's 1998? It seems that way.
  21. glory
    Is Goins starting against LHP? If so, we're possibly looking at a bottom of the lineup with Thole and Goins against David Price. Depending on who platoons with Lind, you can add Navarro or Sierra at DH as well (although that shouldn't be nearly as bad as Thole and Goins against a lefty).
  22. glory
    I wonder if the Jays will DH Navarro tomorrow with Price on the mound now that they have another catcher to back-up Thole. Navarro can hit lefties, while Sierra does not have a favorable platoon split on either side (at least consistently).
  23. glory
    A better defensive JPA is a pretty good description of Gomes, IMO. Well, the 2011-12 JPA, at least. I don't think he will ever hit for a high average in the Majors given his BB and K rates (unless it is luck based like last season), but he is a good defender and has some pop. He will have value. It's a shame the Jays threw him into the Rogers deal. After JPA tanked in 2013, Gomes would have been very valuable for the Jays right now.
  24. glory
    A's expected to put Michael Taylor (remember him?) on waivers.
  25. glory
    Why is Dickey starting against the Yankees when he faces them next week?
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