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  1. glory
    The only way for real change is chopping off the head, which is Shapiro. Until that happens I think this is the GM and coaching staff the team is stuck with. At least Hague seemed to have success with the Buffalo guys and might be an improvement in a bigger role.
  2. glory
    Yeah whoever wins Game 1 is going to rest everyone good in Game 2 and essentially tank that game. D-Backs are probably done.
  3. glory
    Man, I thought the 2023 season was frustrating and sometimes boring as a Jays fan, but at least that team was good. Holy s*** 2024 was a long season. Glad it's over. Time for the playoffs and hopefully a fun month of baseball before Shatkins goes full 2015 AA in the winter.
  4. glory
    Even Teo's road wRC+ in 2023 was right in line with this season and what he's done since 2020. He was just awful at Safeco. He would have been fine in Toronto.
  5. glory
    Yeah the 2024 attendance is at least somewhat related to the 2021-23 (regular season) success. Much like 2017 had great attendance due to 2015-16 despite a s***** product. If the Jays have a monster off season then maybe 2025 attendance won’t take a big hit but I would imagine attendance will be down early in the season and either rise or fall based on team performance after that.
  6. glory
    I wouldn't go that far in saying Kim would be redundant because of Clement. Over the past 3 seasons, Kim has consistently been a slightly above average bat without any major swings in xwOBA, and he's great defensively and on the bases. Clement's offensive profile doesn't seem all that appealing, especially the low walk rate. As a utility player he's fine, but nothing beyond that. Kim is a legitimate MLB starter with 3-4 WAR potential. I would prefer the Jays target a power bat if they spend big in free agency, but Kim at 3B would make the team better, if not significantly so. He would also allow them to trade Bo or at least make it easier to move on from him after 2025. As far as what he'd command, I think he's more a 5/80 or 5/85 player rather than someone who gets 9 figures, but who knows. Having to outbid AJ Preller is probably going to be difficult, and Kim fits the Dodgers perfectly as well.
  7. glory
    Never thought of Kim as a 3B option, more so a SS, but I guess you're right the Jays could try to sign him to play 3B. I believe they were interested in him when he was coming out of the KBO a few years ago.
  8. glory
    Yeah it would certainly hurt the defense, but this set up has far more potential to help the offense with the right moves. The question is whether the offensive improvement would be worth the defensive downgrade. Depends on what's out there and what's realistic for the team to acquire, I guess. I just don't see a realistic avenue to add a legit starting 3B unless you want to give Alex Bregman more money than Chapman just got.
  9. glory
    He grades out very well defensively at SS and 3B so he has value as a utility IF, but offensive profile looks awful. He's basically what IKF typically is from a value standpoint. If they sign Soto, then sure start Clement everyday, but given the amount of improvement they need from the offense, they should aim a lot higher. Vlad at 3B continues to feel like the best option for next season.
  10. glory
    That’s my take. It’s not about whether he earned it or not. The optics of doing this and potentially hurting the perception of your org with players in the future doesn’t seem like it’s worth the savings. If it was $2m, then at least that’s a more meaningful number, but $200k? Come on man. I guess the Pirates don’t have to worry about signing free agents or attracting players though, so maybe it’s worth it to them.
  11. glory
    If they replaced every single spot in the pen next season, I wouldn't have an issue with it. By far the worst pen I remember seeing on a Jays team. Even the bad Jays teams recently had at least 1 bright spot (ex. Janssen, Osuna, Giles, etc). This pen is straight trash from top to bottom. Just awful.
  12. glory
    Who the f is Easton Lucas, and why couldn't they just call up Pardinho or Danner or someone like that instead? It's likely all those guys stink but I know which pitchers I'd prefer watching in these meaningless games.
  13. glory
    If there is a team out there that is willing to take that contract and give up something useful, then I think the Jays would be smart to do it. Just reallocate the money to (ideally) a better starter in free agency, even if it costs a bit more AAV, as that's the one area where there seems to be some quality + quantity in the FA market. There's no chance this front office does something like that, but it would be worth pursuing.
  14. glory
    Thankfully John Schneider wasn't managing the Marlins as Ohtani would have gotten IBB at least 3 times. Seriously though, Ohtani is special. Appreciate what you are watching. I don't think we see a player like this again in our lifetimes. There will be two way players I'm sure, but nothing close to this level.
  15. glory
    Just shut Gausman down at this point. No sense letting him pitch again. Bloss hasn’t been good in AAA but might as well give him a start or two in Gausman’s place.
  16. glory
    Would prefer the Tigers make it over the Twins. Looks like Twins own the tiebreaker so Tigers have to finish 1 game better. Should be a fun race down the stretch. Kinda sucks that the bar for WC3 is low this season and the Jays are so far out of it.
  17. glory
    Jimenez is going be a .400 OBP player with HBPs alone.
  18. glory
    I think this is the part that annoys me more than anything about this season's pen. Granted I'm not keeping track of who is hurt or not in the minors but the last 2 months of 2024 were the perfect time to use any relief prospect they could roll out there (Danner, Pardinho, whoever). Maybe they would have failed too, but who cares? You're running out s*** bags anyway.
  19. glory
    I think what makes that worse is what the Jays had to do to build that pen coming into the season. A $23m commitment to Chad Green (2023-25), $16m for Garcia, trading a middle of the order bat for Swanson, trading Tellez for Richards, trading Frasso for White, etc. It's not like they built this from the scrap heap, they actually invested a decent amount into it and it completely imploded after the same pen was solid the year before. Given how difficult it has been for this regime to acquire/develop relievers, I really don't know what they can do for 2025 to turn things around, even factoring how volatile relievers can be year to year (meaning the same RPs who stink now may actually be good next season, and vice versa). Have to hope they get lucky with some trades and FA pickups.
  20. glory
    What shape Bo is in by February 2025 will be more important than the shape he is now. I'm assuming he couldn't exercise as aggressively with the injury and it's a lost season anyway. If he's still fat by the time ST rolls around, then there's a problem. Money is a great motivator, so I can't see Bo not being super motivated and in great shape for 2025. Of course, what the Jays do with him between now and then is the question. I don't think he'll be traded, but it's not a 0% chance, and they have 2ish WAR internal replacements (Jimenez/Clement).
  21. glory
    Clase probably would have made more sense as a callup since he's already on the 40 man and I think next season is his last option year, but he's been pretty bad since the trade. Roden was never going to get the call due to him not being on the 40 man roster.
  22. glory
    Start him at 3B next season with Horwitz at 1B. Much easier/cheaper to find a DH than a 3B. If Vlad sucks there then so be it. He sucks at 1B too.
  23. glory
    Springer isn't a 600 PA player anymore, and certainly not a top of the order hitter anymore, so it's going to be interesting to see whether the Jays accept that reality moving forward or whether they still spoon feed him plate appearances at the top of the lineup regardless of performance. If it's the latter, then as I said earlier I think we have to expect a ~1.5 WAR and hope for something better than that rather than go into the season expecting a 2+ WAR. Unfortunately for now he is probably the best hitting OF on the team depending on what you think Varsho's bat really is based on his expected numbers (putrid .265 xwOBA), so even if they have fallen in love with Loperfido, they definitely need to add a LF who can hit this winter. Thankfully Kiermaier is retiring so there's no chance of him being Atkins' plan C again.
  24. glory
    He had a 1.8 WAR in 683 PA in 2023, and 1.4 WAR in 567 PA so far this season. Not sure I'd have him at 2-2.5 next season, unless he has an offensive resurgence. Since the start of last season, he has a 101 wRC+ in 1250 plate appearances. I wouldn't go into 2025 expecting much better than that, though if he's still the starting RF then hopefully he has a bounce back in him.
  25. glory
    Yeah I think he's a league average bat at best at this point. Probably looking at a 1-1.5 WAR player next season, give or take, and that's assuming his bat doesn't decline any further. Are there any players on other teams with equally s***** contracts that Springer could be traded for? That might be the move to make at this point.
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