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  1. glory
    Yeah in the winter I said the only way Atkins' off season makes sense is if he's preparing for an upper minors youth movement and just wants bodies that he could move around (ex. KK to 4th OF, Turner to platoon player, IKF to UT, etc) to accommodate that. Instead it looks like he's ready to live or (more likely) die with his group of mismatched vetrins, and I don't get it. Springer looks beyond washed and he barely gets off days, much less a reduced role in general. There doesn't appear to be urgency or a plan.
  2. glory
    That Springer AB killed that inning. Absolutely brutal season for him.
  3. glory
    Yeah Swanson not only had an injury but also the thing with his kid. He was rushed way too soon. It has been a s*** show on every level this season.
  4. glory
    It's crazy that Mayza looked like s*** with low velocity before the season even started and he's still around in mid June despite predictably being awful.
  5. glory
    No chance the Jays score 2 more runs.
  6. glory
    Getting under the tax and resetting the penalties would definitely be a priority if they are selling at the deadline. It should probably be a priority regardless since this team isn’t worth the penalties that they will incur for being over the threshold, but no one is taking Kk and Turner’s contracts so it would be difficult to do that without trading the pieces that are actually valuable (Kikuchi, Garcia, etc).
  7. glory
    Bichette is not pulling the ball as much as he did in his best seasons (down about 5% from his best offensive years). Not sure if it’s a shift in philosophy because sideburns joined the coaching staff and wants everyone driving singles the other way or related to something else.
  8. glory
    Yeah Biggio is probably going to rake in LA. It would have never materialized here so no sense in getting upset when that happens but will be further indictment of the Jays coaching staff if it does. Anything that makes Mattingly and the hitting coaches on this team look worse than they already do works for me.
  9. glory
    Yeah, it's been mentioned many times now, Teoscar from 2020-22 was essentially a 3-4 WAR/130-140 wRC+ player, and then was destroyed by Safeco in 2023 (he hit closer to 2020-22 levels on the road last season). He was a very reasonable free agent target pre-2024 hindsight. What he would have signed for with the Jays versus what he signed for with the Dodgers is something we don't know, but to suggest that anyone who thinks Teoscar would have been an upgrade is using hindsight rather than numbers that were readily available prior to this season is ridiculous.
  10. glory
    Horowitz's profile as a 1B/DH is pretty lackluster, but as a 2B it's pretty intriguing. I haven't been watching the games so no idea how he's looked there, but if he's decent, then might want to keep him there with DS in LF against RHP.
  11. glory
    Agreed, and Turner is closing in on 40, so a decline (which started already in 2023) shouldn't be surprising either. It was just a bad off season with little to no upside and a surprisingly low floor for such a large investment. Yariel is the only signing that was a reasonable one IMO because it had some semblance of long term thinking involved. Thankfully IKF is doing well so far, but he could easily drop to his normal offensive production (defense should give him an outside shot at a 2 WAR though).
  12. glory
    What has happened to the Jays offense in 2023-24 has to be studied somewhere. It's mind boggling.
  13. glory
    How long is Realmuto out? If it's for the rest of the season, then Jansen would fit that team perfectly. They are also looking for a CF, so Varsho would probably interest them too, but I doubt the Jays are considering moving anyone controllable through 2025.
  14. glory
    Teoscar was a 130-140 wRC+ player from 2020-22, and then had something like a 126 wRC+ on the road last season. He was destroyed by Safeco and prior to this season looked like a potential buy low candidate. He would have been a really good pick up for the Jays, though if it’s between the Jays and Dodgers on a short term deal, he clearly made the right choice.
  15. glory
    I would imagine the team is going to prioritize getting under the luxury tax threshold soon. This high of a payroll (with the penalties that come with it) for a .500ish team that best case will get WC3 if it takes less than 82 wins to get it is simply not a smart way to run a team.
  16. glory
    Yeah unless Atkins has an amazing trade deadline, there’s going to be some lean years coming up. Vlad has a 140 wRC+ hitting hard singles all day. There’s a lot of upside that a good org could possibly unlock. I think an extension is a good idea.
  17. glory
    They gave rest days to two of their best hitters on the same night in favor of two slap dick singles hitters with OPS's in the .500's. wRC+ vs LHP this season: Varsho: 122 Jansen: 140 Kirk: 48 KK: 74 There is no game plan.
  18. glory
    A tax paying team that is not only this bad but also this unwatchable should be a fireable offense. Hopefully some team, any team, runs away with the 3rd WC so there's no delusional decision making next month. Looking at the rest of the schedule in June, I think the Jays should be able to take care of that themselves, though.
  19. glory
    Jays lineup against Mason Miller. This should be fun.
  20. glory
    Twins, Rays, Red Sox, Tigers, and Rangers all lost tonight, so gotta win this one to get closer to the 83 win WC3 spot.
  21. glory
    Maybe benching two of the best hitters on the team this season on the same night when the offense is already ass to begin with isn’t a smart move (unless there’s an injury I’m not aware of).
  22. glory
    Sucks for Manoah as that likely takes him out of 2025 as well (or at least most of it). The 2025 rotation looks like Gausman, Berrios, Bassitt, and then a whole bunch of uncertainty.
  23. glory
    Agreed that Horowitz and Vogelbach shouldn't be on the same roster, so from that standpoint it was a strange roster move, but Biggio was a far bigger risk to steal PA's from Horowitz than Vogelbach is. From that standpoint it's probably a good thing for Horowitz and possibly for the Jays depending on how he hits. Horowitz skill set of contact, no power, line drives, and using all fields is like the 2023-24 Blue Jays wet dream so I'm sure he'll get plenty of burn.
  24. glory
    Doesn't Horowitz have extreme platoon splits? I believe the A's are starting a LHP tonight so that's probably the reason he isn't in the lineup. Why Jansen and Varsho are benched on the same day is a more concerning question.
  25. glory
    Thought for sure it would be Vogelbach. Pleasantly surprised they finally pulled the plug on Biggio.
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