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  1. Brownie19
    Even the "failing to pivot" comment comes with the real questions - was there even a reasonable pivot available? Just because the FO was theoretically able to convince Rogers to pay $700M for Ohtani doesn't mean they were willing to shell out that type of money (or even 1/2 of it) to sign "other free agents" like Bellinger or Blake Snell. Unfortunately, the farm system is where it is and didn't provide much option to make any type of significant trade, so that pivot wasn't realistic. The only other option was to spend more money and we (including Bassitt) don't know what was actually available to the FO. Bassitt can complain about who they ultimately signed, but we've beaten that dead horse already and it was unlikely to have a major impact on this season.
  2. Brownie19
    seems sustainable.
  3. Brownie19
    It would seem odd to indicate a problem like "Ross Atkins being a s***** GM" is unfixable - especially given the current state of the team. It seems very plausible that Atkins gets fired and thus I can't imagine anyone suggesting that issue is "unfixable". I have to wonder if he's talking about the decline of certain players. Let's narrow it down to George Springer's decline. He eats up a ton of the payroll and isn't a star player anymore. He makes too much (v. what he produces) to ever imagine trading him and shedding his contract. That is something I would describe as an "unfixable" problem - unless you believe he finds the fountain of youth and rebounds. I must admit - I need to listen to the whole interview...
  4. Brownie19
    https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/3056430/bassitt-jays-didnt-have-a-pivot-after-ohtani-miss Bassitt saying some things. He says the Jays didn't have a pivot after missing out on Ohtani and does admit something about the landscape and such. I'd love to know if he thinks there was a legit pivot even available (which some have opined that there wasn't really one). I'm also curious when he says that some of the problems aren't fixable. Wonder what he means by that (can't fix them because certain people are in charge and/or aren't changing?, or some players don't have the talent or ability to change? or there are issues globally that simply don't have a solution?, or something else?).
  5. Brownie19
    Personally - I don't see this happening. I think they'll roll it back with Gausman as the #1, Berrios & Bassitt as the inning eaters. I think there's a possibility we add another arm to the mix to push Yariel to #5, Francis to #6, Bloss #7, Macko #8 and Manoah/Ricky to "maybe at some point" depth. People will still cry about the depth, but that isn't bad at all. I don't think we see a Burnes or a Snell. I could see one of the following: Severino, Cobb, Pivetta, Eovaldi (if he gets the player option and opts out) or maybe Kikuchi. I would expect they sign someone on a shorter terms deal (3 years max). Time will tell though.
  6. Brownie19
    That's not how park factors work.
  7. Brownie19
    You play him everyday to see what you have in him. This isn't difficult. The results don't matter man.
  8. Brownie19
    Tough one. Good game to watch. Love seeing Barger cranking a HR and man - I love me some Springer and Varsho (but Springer can't get thrown out stealing 3rd with Vlad up).
  9. Brownie19
    And Mayza is back throwing 95 MPH as a Yankee...
  10. Brownie19
    I wouldn't hold your breath.
  11. Brownie19
    Aw f*** no man. Smarties are s***. I throw out so many of those little boxes at Halloween. Peanut M&Ms are legit.
  12. Brownie19
    They didn't even have lights until August 1988....up until then - every game was a day game. Interestingly enough, P.K. Wrigley, owner of the Cubs, had decided to join his fellow team owners in installing lights at his ballpark. Wrigley Field was going to be lighted artificially in 1942, and Wrigley had gone so far as to have blueprints drawn up and steel ordered. But as the war ramped up, they cancelled the order so the steel could be used by the military.
  13. Brownie19
    I don't understand this. You seem to want to have a discussion on this matter...and are literally in the middle of that discussion - yet you seem discouraged. Why is that? Is it because most people aren't agreeing with you? I think some people are just suggesting that while Detroit does have a good young core and some up and coming prospects - is it really "that" much better than what the Jays have...and now there's a discussion about that, with people using facts and information to support their opinions. This is what a message board is supposed to look like. Why are you frustrated and/or upset with this? If you disagree, then collect your own facts and stats and rebut what they are saying. Saying "if Riley Greene was on the Blue Jays, you would be buttering him up like no tomorrow" isn't overly useful or convincing. Hope that helps.
  14. Brownie19
    Tigers have a good farm system and some exciting players on the current roster and on their way. One potential issue has been their ability to develop. They've had two #1 overall picks bust and several others who never panned out (Faedo, Lange, Cameron, etc.). Greene is great, Skubel is great, Carpenter looks good, Olson looks good. The rest is TBD in my opinion. Time will tell if this next wave of prospects reach their potential or not.
  15. Brownie19
    I think right now we have the 5th best odds of landing the #1 pick (Ethan Holliday) - a 10% chance. He's supposed to be better than Jackson. I'm not suggesting I want to see them lose to increase their odds, but that is a tantalizing prospect who may have the ability to change the direction of an organization.
  16. Brownie19
    Pete Walker - the drunk pitching ninja!
  17. Brownie19
    I suspect they are playing him in favourable matchups. Anderson is a tough left on left matchup. Remember when people complained when they took Davis out of the lineup early in the year? Remember what happened when they stopped, and played him everyday? He sucked. Wagner isn't the next coming of Barry Bonds. We'll be lucky if he's still a major league player 3 years from now. That said, Wagner has been a ray of sunshine lately. I want to see him play too...but he will a lot over the rest of the season. Just not v. tough lefties I suspect.
  18. Brownie19
    Perhaps. Most quality benches are constructed of: 1. backup catcher; 2. someone who can play SS; 3. someone who can play CF (ideally all 3 OF positions); and 4. someone who can do some damage offensively. Now not everyone carries a 4th OFer who can play CF or is strong defensively in the OF, so maybe he can fill the 4th OF role on a team - but he's really not ideal in that role. In terms of #4, the guy who can do some damage often has strong platoon splits so you can start him in favorable matchups. I like Davis. I hope he improves and carves out a long career at the ML level. I just think he's facing an uphill battle.
  19. Brownie19
    I applaud the Jays for giving DS an extended look as a full-time player this year, but the reality is the probability of him becoming a ML starter were never high. I think most of the advanced metrics predicted he was a flawed player who probably couldn't hack it. It explains why the Jays used him in specific matchups to start this year and didn't trust him in the playoffs (after his 0-35 streak). Fans love to bitch about those predictive systems, but this is probably a good example of the system working. He's probably going to have to be a lefty MASHER - ala Steve Pearce, if he's going to stick at the ML level (which is something he certainly hasn't been). He simply doesn't do anything else well enough to warrant a roster spot. To be honest, most of these Buffalo kids are going to fail. We'll probably be lucky if 1 of them becomes a ML starter for the Jays over the next 3-5 years and 1 of them becomes a quality backup player.
  20. Brownie19
    Without an elite pitching coach like Pete Walker, Stripling was destine to fail. The Jays sucked every ounce of value from Ross in 2022.
  21. Brownie19
    100% I think the probability of him ever becoming a reliable starter (let's say that's 150 IP, xFIP of 4.20) for more than 1 year is probably 5%. Any promise I have for him is to become a shutdown RPer.
  22. Brownie19
    I'd sell high while you can. No bat speed, no exit velo, no barrels. It doesn't seem overly sustainable.
  23. Brownie19
    Yeah - it's been pretty remarkable. Carroll - balls Saurez - balls LGJ - balls Moreno - just OK Perdomo - just OK Walker - typical season Pederson - GREAT Marte - GREAT McCarthy - GREAT I haven't looked, but I'd guess they're great with RISP. Edit - yes, they are .283 AVG and 125 OPS+, which are both 2nd in the league. It's unlikely this is sustainable season over season, but for now, they are on a massive heater. Of interest, the Jays are 10th overall in AVG with RISP this year.
  24. Brownie19
    Forget Vlad - extend Wagner!
  25. Brownie19
    Thank you - this is what I was trying to articulate. I actually think that's the correct play (whether a lame duck GM will take this approach or not). You could certainly sell the fans on several of those FA signings. If lots of those guys rebound, you may have a playoff team. If they don't, you're not tied to many long term deals. If some of them do, but you're not making the playoffs anyway, you can sell them all as rentals and stock the farm system. Do that, while keeping enough space on the roster to see what you have in the Buffalo crew...
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