Brownie19

Is it? You think the Jays aren't teaching runners to hold on ground balls hit in front of them when they're on 2nd base? This is a fundamental rule you teach 8 year olds. You think teams have figured out how to eliminate brain farts?

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Indeed. Perhaps the heavy workload is wearing him out. He could just be slumping and need a mental break. Either way, this isn't a situation where fans should be questioning management.

It is pretty wild to see a team with three .300 hitters at the top of a lineup. Feels like throwback baseball.

All valid...I just wanted to add that Votto is also one of the best hitters of all time...

The reported injuries were to his shoulder, not his elbow. As someone else said, perhaps this explains why his Stuff+ went to s*** after this first full season....maybe that gives hope that he can return to that level at some point. Maybe not.

Moreno's down to an 82 wRC+. I feel bad for the kid after he was seemingly on top of the world after the WC round last year. Catching at the ML level is seemingly so incredibly hard on players.

It's like Buck Martinez joined the message board

There's often more to stories like this...

There is just so much wrong with this post.

This is sad, but I'm OK with it. I really enjoyed Biggio when he first came up. I loved that keen eye he had and he had enough pop in his bat back when MLB was using juiced balls to do some damage. He's such a smart base runner and a high baseball IQ. Eliminating the juiced balls really hurt him. That uppercut swing no longer produced, but Biggio worked hard to flatten his swing out and to become a more versatile player to try and contribute as much as he could. A player who was easy to cheer for. Wish him nothing but the best. I have no doubt he'll latch on elsewhere and I wouldn't be surprised if he continues to carve out a role at the ML level for several more years.

I think there's some logic in that. Enough that claiming the FO is incompetent seems silly.

What do you know. Just calm your tiddies...they've made room for Horwitz.

What didn't age well about this post? I was suggesting fans chill out until the rest of the off-season is over. Perfectly valid. Keep searching through all my posts from 6 months ago you f***ing creep.

You don't think they've thought about that? Perhaps they haven't, because they've seen what he looks like in the OF?

If the Jays could find someone to hit like 115-125 wRC+ and play LF, I think that would really solidify the offense. That could even be Barger. If you can play Varsho in CF and Schneider at 2nd base regularly, I think you can life with IKF's bat at 3rd and with Springer in RF as he tries to figure things out. It would also really help if we could get 115 wRC+ out of the DH spot, whether that's Turner, Voggy, Horwitz or someone else.

I'm super high, but it feels like this win just changed the tone of a lot of people on this board. Interesting.

Yeah - that's fair. Perhaps my breakdown was too simplistic.

Agreed, but still crazy to see the Phillies at 6 and White Sox at 47.

Hey - we won a game and got a split today. Team showed a bit of grit. No GDT is a little sad (unless one of the tampon brothers started it, in which case, I won't see it).

That's fair. I wonder if that 9% drop off is different for "star" players v. your average player. I suspect it is. And you should post most - these are nice logical discussions!

It is interesting how it worked so well for Chapman for that 1 month and he did talk about how he was trying to stay up the middle more (which to be fair was after he'd struggled for a couple of years to recreate the success he had in 2018/19) and then it all just completely went to s***. It's also interesting that his Pull% in 2023 was actually a lot closer to what it was when he had to his best years in 2018/19. It's also interesting that he's pulling the ball even LESS in SF this year. Did Chapman ever specifically say it was the organization that suggested he try to stay up the middle more in 2023? It may have been his own decision or his own private hitting coach who was suggesting that. As for the rest of the team let's have a look: - first off, Vlad had his HIGHEST career Pull% in 2023... - Bo's Pull% has dropped every single year since his rookie year...no sign of a "new approach" here - Springer - his Pull% dropped last year, but it dropped back to where it was from 2016-2019 when he was a stud - Kirk, like Bo, has seen his Pull% drop for 4 straight years now - Jansen - he pulls the ball a ton - Varsho - Pull% was still 51% last year, but yes it dropped 3% from 2022, but was still WELL above his 2021 season. - KK - Pull% was WAY up from his previous 2 years in TB - Belt - Pull% was above his career average Someone tell me where this narrative is coming from because I don't see it in the results. Chapman and Springer seem to be the 2 that stand out and both were pulling the ball about as much as they have in previous years when they've had a lot of success. I just don't see it guys and it's almost hilarious that Vlad set a career high in Pull% last year when people believe the FO implemented some org wide change to use the whole field more. The offense is broken, but I'm calling BS on this narrative.

Yeah - I love KK a player, but that never seemed like a good fit. It's not like it was terrible value. Bader signed for the same amount, coming off a much shittier year, Heyward got $9M, Whit got $8M. We could have gone with like Hunter Renfroe or Joey Gallo or tried to lure McCutchen here, but these guys all f***ing suck. There was Teo at $23M or you use your magical crystal ball and get Profar for $1M....or you had to sign clubhouse cancers who can't play defense like Winker or Pham I guess? The other option was to trade for someone. The farm system is pretty grim, so I suspect the Jays felt more comfortable bringing KK back instead of going the trade route. It has not worked.

Yes - there's been several discussions over the last few years about how Vlad's flyballs don't go as far as other players. Nobody knows why. Must be spin or something. It's kind of infuriating.

Trying to get ahead of what curve? The only thing that seems logical is to counteract the league's change to more breaking balls, they want hitters to stay back and use the whole field, which they think will help them adapt to the massive increase in off-speed pitches? Maybe something to do with the elimination of the juiced balls? I guess that could be it? I don't know. Adjustments based on the shift rule don't make sense. But again, it's not like everyone has changed. Jano's not trying to use the whole field.