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Yeah - that seems obvious. Just another headline to generate clicks. -
Who else is he interested in joining?
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Sirota was originally drafted by the Dodgers in 2021, but didn't sign.
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To be fair - he traded for Soler (77 wRC+ with KC), Eddie Roserio (88 wRC+ with CLE) and Pederson (92 wRC+ with CHI) and magically, they all went on incredible runs as soon as they reached Atlanta. He literally threw a bunch of s*** against the wall and it ALL stuck. If wasn't an aggressive move at all and it probably fails 8 or 9 times out of 10. He knew they weren't really that good, but, to his credit, he worked some low risk deals to see if he could strike lightning in a bottle - and he did. Kudos to him, but Atlanta was VERY close to repeating what happened in the 90's. One might suggest they still could if they don't find a way to win another WS over the next 4-5 years. Atkins made a similar type move in 2023 adding DeJong, who had a 93 wRC+ at the time and that prick gave us a -76 wRC+ in Toronto LOL (yes, Soler, Roserio and Pederson all had better track records and such).
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Exactly. If 2021 doesn't happen - the current Braves may very well be considered somewhat of a disappointment like the Braves of the 90's with Maddux/Glavine/Smoltz/Chipper/Andruw/etc. for their inability to win the big games. But it did - and the Braves won is what was a crazy unexpected year for them. It was fun to watch.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
Brownie19 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I wouldn't have thought Washington was so similar to the Rockies... -
https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-alek-manoah-says-his-2022-mechanics-are-back/ Maybe he's alive! But he seems delusional... “I mean, I don’t want to overstimulate, 'cause obviously these rehabs are so long for a reason. Like you said, there could be bumps in the road, there could be a bump right now that I don’t see coming," said Manoah. "But that is something that, every morning when I wake up, my alarm goes off every morning, I tell myself, This is what we’re doing it for. It’s to go win a World Series next year, it’s to go be a deadline acquisition for the Toronto Blue Jays."
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That's because he didn't wake up Kikuchi...Yusei wouldn't have bothered with an Uber.
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wait until they hit AAA...
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Looks like Pete Walker really rubbed off on Kikuchi...
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Shatkins replacement - What would your choice be ??
Brownie19 replied to Blue balls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
If true - then it starts with Rogers. Those morons almost hired Kenny Williams instead of Shapiro. Edward Rogers had done some truly insane things over the past few years. I guess, sell the team? -
I appreciate the optimism - very little of that around here these days, but I think it's safe to say Manoah is dead. I also consider Ricky T to be dead. The fail rate is just so high to start with - when you add in the Jays factor, it's tough to do much more than expect they are dead until proven otherwise.
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Rumor has it the O's are in discussions with Seattle to acquire Castillo.
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Conversation about rumors in the forums
Brownie19 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Jays Centre Issues & Suggestions
Brock - I'm curious what type of growth you've been able to achieve with your other sites. I have no idea how many active members we actually have, but say it's 75 that post at least once a week. Should we expect that number to double over the next year or so? I guess the reality is that most the "casual fans" that infect comment sections in Facebook, Reddit, etc. do so because that access/community is right in their face. They are much less likely to latch onto a website like this right? RIGHT? -
You could see the disgust in his face on draft night. I'm actually surprised he signed.
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We must be due for some good luck. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
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Zulueta, Cooke, Danner, Juenger, Pardinho, Fluharty, Jimmy Burnette, Adrian Hernandez - there have been a number of interesting arms work there way through the system with a lot of success and promise, only to hit AAA and then completely s*** the bed. One thing that seems consistent is their walks skyrocket (automated strike zone having an impact?). Cooke went from about a 2.5 BB/9 rate to 7+ in AAA. Trenton Wallace had a similar jump last year too. Even Bloss had a 6.91 ERA in 8 starts last year at AAA, Chad Dallas - also destroyed as a starter in AAA. The only RP prospects who've had success at the ML level from our system all had it on new teams. Bryan Baker and Payamps.
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How can it be volatile when they ALL die? That's consistently, not volatility.
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Bad coaching of course. It's actually been pretty impressive how the pitching coaches in AAA can ruin absolutely everyone who comes through there. You'd think they'd f*ck up at least once and let a good pitcher though. But no - they must all DIE.
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I don't disagree, but they haven't been "developing 3 new pitchers every year". But yes - Jays suck, FO sucks, Country sucks. Everything sucks around here. Waves of talent, hardy har har.
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I love AA and I love the Braves, but let's be honest - they have have several failed pitching prospects over the past 3-4 years. Ian Anderson, Yuascar Ynoa, Tucker Davidson, Touki Toussaint, Kyle Wright, AJ Smith-Shawver (he still has time to turn it around). They have very little pitching depth right now and the rotation scraped through last year with smoke and mirrors. It only had 2 home grown players in it (unless you want to include Elder and his 6.50 ERA) and one of those is now gone. The 2024 Braves are eerily similar to the 2023 Blue Jays. One of the very best offenses in baseball completely dropped off the table and they squeaked into the playoffs (thank god Ozuna beasted for them). Lots of injuries obviously, but just a bizarre fall off by Acuna, Harris, Riley, Olson, Albies, Murphy, etc. That said - the core is all signed and most are good candidates to rebound, but I'm worried they need more depth on that rotation, especially with Fried gone.
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Conversation about rumors in the forums
Brownie19 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Jays Centre Issues & Suggestions
Thanks for the explanation. -
Nothing new here. It's 2017/18 again.
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Not much turnout for the circle jerk this year...
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I thought he was projected to get like $12M-$14M on a 1 year deal. We can't afford him if that's true (unfortunately).
