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  1. glory
    Didn't Sugano do well against the Jays last season too or am I misremembering?
  2. glory
    That sucks for Ponce. Not sure what the injury is but hopefully he can come back from it soon. No long man in the pen so not sure what they do tonight other than the JS special, which is use everyone for an inning.
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    Quite an inning for Vladdy there.
  5. glory
    Vladdy making a dumb challenge early was inevitable.
  6. glory
    Straw should rarely have a bat in his hands (I'm not buying his 2025 performance as something he can keep doing), but it's the first series of the season, so probably just trying to get everyone in there. If they view Barger as a platoon player moving forward then that's a separate issue.
  7. glory
    Angel Hernandez retiring before ABS was implemented is a damn shame.
  8. glory
    Okamoto looked solid at 3B and has a good approach at the plate. Cautiously optimistic that he's an above average MLB hitter. Great win. Very reminiscent of the 2025 Jays so maybe the magic is still there.
  9. glory
    Shocking.
  10. glory
    Time to add some runs. It is too soon to see Jeff Hoffman coming into a one run game.
  11. glory
    The A's paying tribute to Oneil Cruz.
  12. glory
    Let's not waste this Gausman start please.
  13. glory
    Cam Shitter looking great is not good.
  14. glory
    This is a Jays home opener, so I'm guessing the start time is 7:07, but whatever ceremony they have planned will start at like 7:04, so the actual game starts much (much) later? Agreed about Lukes batting 2nd. I don't mind if they want to mix and match Lukes and Sanchez against RHP depending on who is pitching, but bat them lower in the lineup, especially if they are going to be platooned (as mentioned, that means Straw bats 2nd if/when he comes in for defense).
  15. glory
    Yeah that's the long and short of it. With the regional sports network model dying, MLB has to pivot with their media rights approach. For decades they were eating off their large local cable deals, which caused annoying things like blackouts and undervaluing/underselling their national rights. Now they can't operate like that anymore. They are trying to make regular season inventory more special so that streamers like Netflix will spend big on it. Netflix in particular values "special events". The don't care about the day to day regular season. So a stand alone Opening Night when no other team is playing can be marketed as a special attraction, which is all they care about. Did a quick Google search, looks like Netflix is paying MLB $50M a year for Opening Night, Field of Dreams, and the Home Run Derby.
  16. glory
    It wouldn't shock me if Jimenez becomes a ~2 WAR 2B somewhere else. I think what hurt him more than the injuries and lack of options is not being versatile defensively. He can play SS but is he a SS? He didn't look great there in 2024. I think he's more likely a 2B, which limits his upside and utility to the Jays. Kasevich might be more likely to be able to cover SS/2B/3B which gives him more of a utility IF profile. I think the Jays could have tried a Gimenez/Jimenez platoon at 2B, but they would have had to demote Lukes or DS, which was never going to happen. I actually thought they were going to trade Lukes, especially after acquiring Sanchez, but I guess their plan is to start Sanchez or Lukes depending on the type of RHP they are facing, with DS getting LF against a LHP.
  17. glory
    Looks solid enough on paper, but definitely feels like it's missing something. There really isn't anyone on that list that I'd want to be the closer, certainly not Hoffman again after last season. Then again relievers are always available at the deadline so you can reassess from there. My pie in the sky pipedream is still Tiedemann staying healthy and being that shut down reliever at some point in the season. I doubt it, but that upside at least exists.
  18. glory
    Tonight's game being on Netflix means I can actually watch it, so I might be one of the few people who likes MLB's new partnership with Netflix. Less cable, more streaming works for me. Glad we finally have baseball again. Off season didn't feel as long as usual with the Jays going until literally the last possible day of the season, but this is still the best time of year for sports IMO, so glad we are back.
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    Leo Jimenez has not had a good spring. A good ST probably would have given him the inside track on a bench spot, but that might not be the case anymore. Much like the Rule 5 scenario with pitching, the Jays aren't in a position to carry a marginal player just to avoid losing them. They need to bring the best guys up. My guess is they try to sneak Jimenez down or trade him in the next few days. In hindsight, adding a RHB instead of Jesus Sanchez probably would have made more sense because now it's Sanchez-Varsho-Barger in the OF with Lukes on the bench. A Refsynder type who mashes LHP would have been ideal. More likely we will see a Sanchez/DS platoon with Gimenez playing mostly everyday and Lukes filling in the gaps. I guess one positive is that it might mean a reduced role for Straw (strictly used in a pinch runner/defensive replacement role) with Lukes as the 4th OF.
  21. glory
    Sports leagues dream about getting the type of momentum that MLB has right now. There will certainly be a lockout, which is fine I guess because MLB winters are so boring it may not even be noticeable, but they would be absolutely insane to miss games next season. Manfred has done a lot of good for the league the last few years, but his legacy is on the line with this year’s labor war. We could see a scenario where they play a full 2027 season, MLB players are allowed to play in the 2028 Olympics, and then a new media rights deal in 2029 where blackouts are either completely eliminated (local rights consolidated) or severely limited. The league would be incredibly healthy in that scenario even without a cap. The opposite end could be a labor war that impacts the 2027 season, players not in the Olympics, and media rights being devalued due to lost games. If Manfred cares about legacy at all, then the first scenario has to be the end game, but he works for the owners so it’s up to them, ultimately.
  22. glory
    Neither Bastardo or Miles have been that good, at least numbers-wise, in spring training. Maybe they've looked better with their stuff, I'm not sure, but a serious team isn't putting two rule 5 guys in the pen and demoting someone like Fisher. With the amount of arms on the IL (Bieber, Berrios, Yesavage, Garcia), I could see one of Bastardo or Miles making it, but that's about it. Probably Bastardo if they think he can give them length in low leverage spots where they need someone to soak up innings. With Lauer in the rotation they need a long man, at least temporarily, and Lauer is a big time regression candidate so someone who can eat up innings and be good at the same time would be better.
  23. glory
    Today’s lineup vs the Yankees: Springer-Varsho-Vlad-Barger-Kirk-Sanchez-Okamoto-Clement-Gimenez The lineup will probably be fluid all season but I could see the Jays going with this on opening day vs RHP. I think Okamoto eventually settles into the cleanup spot at some point during the season if he meets/exceeds projections.
  24. glory
    I think they want a LHB hitting between Springer and Vlad, so either Barger (most likely) or Varsho. After Vlad, and in between Clement (8) and Gimenez (9), it will probably depend on who is hot at the time or the matchup. They don't really have a true cleanup type hitter. I'm bullish on Okamoto offensively, he might be that guy, and if he is, then that makes the lineup construction a lot easier.
  25. glory
    Skenes against that DR lineup is going to be must-watch TV.
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