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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
Brownie19 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yeah - the Jays should be able to bring in a highlight collage of his defense and baserunning to keep that number south of $30M. Soto had 28.3 career WAR heading into arbitration last year, Vlad will only have 17.3 +/-. If Soto got $31.5M, then Vlad should be closer to $25M -
Leo is playing at lot of 2nd lately....Jays seem to prefer Clement at 3rd. That's a bit disappointing as Leo's bat has been pretty solid so far and I expect things like BB% and K% will normalize closer to what he put up in the minors as he gains experience. I always thought he was supposed to be above average defensively at SS, which would have given him some solid upside. His bat at 2nd base isn't nearly as appealing.
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Hey Vlad - you were horrendous at 1st base yesterday. Grab that smaller glove and try the other side of the diamond.
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Who's winning the AL and NL ROY races? Will Skenes pitch enough innings to catch Merrill and/or Chourio? Fitzgerald may have won it if he was called up earlier. Cowser or Wells in the AL? Gil or Mason Miller could enter the conversation.
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To be fair - it wasn't a strike...wasn't really that close either. At least it isn't 1995 still where rookies get shafted on calls because of unwritten rules about earning respect and ******** like that.
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What works for Bassitt may not work at all for Gausman for obvious reasons.
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His arm is useless if he doesn't catch the ball. He's botched 3 plays that most (all?) major league 1st basemen make tonight. He should just DH.
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It's hard to fathom we are having real conversations about putting Vlad at 3rd extensively (or even for 50 games). He's essentially useless at 1st base defensively.
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Yes, I don't like Bassitt.
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Things that can't be fixed - Bassitt's decline
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Father time is undefeated. I was just checking out his stats and man - that season he put up at age 39, coming off TJS is unreal. 18-4, 1.75 ERA, 6 WAR Verlander may be the pitcher I remember and talk about the most from the 2000's. Kershaw and Scherzer are right up there too. I feel like because he was on the west coast, I didn't get to see Kershaw as much and he's struggled a bit in the playoffs when I do get to see him. I think he's technically the best pitcher of the 2000's, but in my heart, I put Verlander above him.
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What's it cost the Jays to acquire Reid Detmers?
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
Brownie19 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
You're also assuming the poor performance on the field will continue. The way I see it, Atkins is an OK GM. He isn't Top 5, but he's also not Bottom 10. The Jays likely look at this and ask themselves if there is another GM out there that is going to be tangibly better than Atkins - and the answer is likely "maybe". Who would replace Atkins? The answer is probably someone who's inexperienced and never been a GM before - which most businesses see as risky. If some new GM is consider equal to Atkins, then Atkins may get the nod, as there is value in stability and continuity. Fans don't want to hear that because "Atkins bad" and "no playoff wins", but from a business perspective, the Jays are probably really happy with this FO. -
Imagine giving Benintendi 5 years $75M Andrew Vaughan joining Tork has massive Top 5 pick, first basemen busts.
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Quite an accomplishment - yet he's overshadowed by Ohtani's pursuit for 50-50, which is simply a legendary season. I'm curious if Ohtani is running more this year because he doesn't have to pitch (and I suspect he is). If so, this could be his only shot at something magical like 50-50. I really hope he makes it!
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6.8 fWAR - 5th best in baseball offensively. Tied with Gunner, ahead of Ohtani. Incredible season. Shades of the 2011 Jacoby Ellsbury season.
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I think he can actually get $21M next year because they have a mutual option for 2026 with a $4M buyout. His counting stats look nice, but counting stats don't tell you how poor of a hitter he's been this year. He was an interesting target, with a good track record, but coming off a major injury. Getting stuck with him next year for $21M was the risk that Brewers took. It's a shame for them, as they're a mid market team that's really good right now and needs to spend what available money they have to put their team over the top. Hopefully he finds his grove in September, finishes strong and can produce for the Brewers in the playoffs and next year.
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I'm glad we avoided Rhys Hoskins this offseason. He's really struggled to regain his previous form.
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If the Jays are going to contend in 2025 and 2026, than we're going to have to rely on the young call-ups. If they all turn out to be AAAA bums, then there's no way we'll contend and should just tear it all down now. Good news is the shear volume of call-ups gives us a solid probability of having a couple of starters (or at least platoon starters) and a couple of good backups amongst them. We really need to have some solid, young, cheap and controlled position players on this team.
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I think there's a chance this is true.
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How good is Bowden Francis going to be moving forward?
Brownie19 replied to Terminator's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Extend Atkins for the Francis trade alone. This is becoming a Yordan for Fields or a Tatis for Shields type, franchise altering trade. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
Brownie19 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I understand that. But he's not a pitcher you'd want to start in a playoff game (you would in a 7 game series if you had to). He has a high floor and a low ceiling. I just think there's better uses of $21M. I'm sure Atkins is foaming at the mouth to trade that loud mouth f*** who bashed the FO anyway. -
This. I guess only nerds can figure that out.
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I heard the car in front of the drunk driver pulled to the left to pass the cyclists and the drunk driver sped up and tried to pass the vehicle on the right - taking out the Gaudreau brothers. Just an absolute nightmare for the family.
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Chourio is the new Julio...could be the new face of the MLB. Hopefully he doesn't struggle like Julio has recently.
