Brownie19

Elly is tied with Varsho right now....so that means Varsho is ALSO on pace for 11 WAR

Varsho update. Currently 8th in MLB in WAR (tied with Elly). 165 wRC+

Bellinger didn't get released. He was non-tendered and then got $17.5M on a 1 year deal on the open market. If you were thinking of putting Vlad on waiver right now, with the intent of just letting him go for nothing - that would be STUPID. Some team is going to be willing to pick up Vlad's current contract to see if they can fix him - or see if a change of scenery helps. They can then decide to go through the arbitration process at the end of the year, or non-tender him (if they think he's s***). What would we get for him? I still think you'd get a legit prospect.

Yeah - OL is never very exciting, especially since he isn't a top pick who fell to them or anything. Pack like his versatility. I thought Cooper DeJean may have been the play there - although they may have a shot to land him in Round 2 (which would be a huge steal). I think they're looking at DB and LB today. DB DeJean TJ Tampa Nubin LB Payton Wilson Edgerrin Cooper I do wonder if they'd consider grabbing Jer'Zhan Newton at 41 if he's still there (and DeJean is gone). They could use another DL. 41 - Newton 58 - Hicks/Nubin/Bishop or Wilson/Cooper 88 - Cole Bishop (if the go LB at 58) Jaylen Wright (RB) could also be a target in Round 3 as "lightning" guy to pair with Jacobs (the thunder)

God no. Despite all our frustrations with Vlad - he still has value on the trade market.

Forrest Whitley didn't have a great first appearance, but he's throwing 98.1 MPH...

A guy near me is selling an Orelvis Martinez certified signed ball for $55. Should I buy it? Kid could be a stud! What improvements over the past 2 years. Clean up the foot work at 2nd and he could be special. Is he back as a Top 40 prospect in baseball? Is he Top 30?

You said they aren't highly thought of by their peers. What you really mean, is they weren't voted to be a Top 5 FO by 40 random peers (which I've never seen anyone claim or suggest). What you said was misleading. That's what Spanky is saying.

f*** that - Guillermo fixed Varsho. He's a f***ing hero now. Vlad doesn't listen to coaches and isn't fixable.

Varsho's wRC+ is at 168....

AA was Richardi's assistant GM from 2005-2009.

You don't get it, which isn't unexpected.

wow. RIP Bob. FWIW, I just read Nylander is out with migraines and is being tested for a concussion.

Bring on the draft! I don't even love the NFL these days, but f*** me - drafts are so much fun.

jaysblue has shown nothing to suggest he would have supported AA between 2010-2014 (outside of giving him some leeway early on). He would have been calling for his head up until the 2015 all-star break. AA literally traded away half our prospect capital to land Reyes, Buehrle, Johnson and Bonifacio - only to go on and finish last place in 2013.

oooooofff - Bowden Francis to the IL with "right forearm extensor tendinitis). Brendon Little is recalled.

You mean pitchers with a feel for pitching, who can use a large arsenal of pitches often struggle at the ML level? Shocking! CD - are you and Buck paying attention?

I tend to agree. Bo has been too good at hitting for too long for me to believe the league just finally figured out how to get him out (to the point he's no longer a 120+ wRC+ hitter). That said - what Laika described seems to be 100% his approach. I wonder if he simply needs to use that approach when he's behind in the count, or at least with 2 strikes, but he simply needs to be a little more aggressive earlier in the count. And maybe that's what he's trying to do, but is struggling with his timing right now? I don't know, but I'm not concerned about his bat just yet.

I think there's a real possibility this happens, with Barger/Schneider getting more time in the OF.

I love waking up everyday to see where Varsho has climbed in the WAR rankings. He's up to 9th in baseball offensively. He has officially left Mike Trout in his dust.

Just a gentle reminder that AA took the Jays to the playoffs ONCE in his 6 years. This is our record under AA: 2010 - 85-77 4th Place 2011 - 81-81 4th Place 2012 - 73-89 4th Place 2013 - 74-88 Last Place (after trading a ton of our prospect capital) 2014 - 83-79 3rd Place 2015 - 93-69 1st Place And yes, I LOVED the 2015 season and yes, I was a supporter of AA (and still am), but in 2015 we were a .500 club (underperforming) that had to sell the farm to make that playoff push (giving us only 2 years to compete) and we still didn't win. I will forever be grateful for the excitement that 2015 team (and 2016 team) brought to me and my young kids. But for someone who seems result based - I'm not sure you should be so firm on your stance that AA was a very good GM here...unless you're hanging your hat on them getting red hot in the 2nd half of 2015 and winning a couple of series before coming up short. I'm obviously a lot more process based and for that reason, I loved a lot of the things AA did with the Jays. I could follow the logic and loved lots of his moves....but the reality is a lot of them didn't really work out. I suspect between 2012 and 2014, you probably HATED AA and wanted him fired - only to completely change your mind after 2015. If you think the Jays should have kept AA then (because you anticipated his improvement as a GM), then I must ask - why don't you think Atkins could make the same adjustments and improvements as a GM?

Jordan Walker has been optioned to AAA.

shocking.

I actually think this may be the reasonable approach. Put Barger is a position to succeed. Don't put the added pressure of a new position on him - put it on the ole vet Springer.