Brownie19

Revere was the 12th worst offensive player in major league baseball last year. Stick to prospects.

Are you seriously one of those guys who brings those massive gloves to the ball park? WTF man.

If you squint really hard - in SD over the past 2 partial years, Upton was looking much like the player he was in 2012 with the Rays (valuable 3 WAR player over a full season. wRC+ around 105 with plus BsR and defensive value). The issue is turned back into a pumpkin when he arrived in TO (like he did in ATL).

The issue with Reddick is you might have to pay him like a full-time player. I'm really curious to see what he's valued at around the league...if you could get him here at a reasonable cost - he's a really good fit if you're looking for some lefty balance and a guy who doesn't strikeout very much. His wRC+ vs. RHP over the past 3 years is: 2016 - 138 2015 - 130 2014 - 141 The only real downer is his defense has apparently fallen off dramatically over the past 2 years and his BsR value fall off hard this year....that may scare Shatkins away - especially if he's commanding 3-4 years at $15+ AAV (and perhaps rightfully so).

As pitiful as he was with the Jays, I do hold out some hope that he'll produce better next year when he's settled in and more comfortable in TO. He's a solid 3rd or 4th OFer who we can use in a platoon.

Indeed. Grilli's a beauty. Although he won't be here long - you could get his jersey (or maybe a t-shirt) and rock it for years and everyone who saw it would be like "yeah man - Grilli was the man - love that guy". Basically the complete opposite of my $40 knockoff Lawrie jersey.

are you going through an identity crisis? do you want to talk about it?

No Game 5 GDT? Man I love me some David Ross. A man's ball player. That's all.

I enjoyed watching Goins fail miserably to finally end the discussion as to whether he can stick or not. Gruber was finally defeated.

Could say the same about Zeke. Who on earth thought we'd actually WANT to see Zeke in the starting lineup during the playoffs - let alone calls for him to move up in the lineup as he's been one of our only producers! I mean we'll have to beat down the casual this offseason when they suggest he deserves a starting role, but whatever.

You're right Spanky...but it was simply amazing to watch this guy who most (with good reason) assumed would fail miserably develop into one of the best pitchers in the AL - and one we certainly will count on to lead the rotation for years to come.

Yikes. His wRC+ has dropped from 167 to 129 to 118 over his 3 years in the league. He needed a massive second half to avoid being a league average bat this past season. Like Cespedes, Puig and Solar...he came in hot and fizzled out as pitchers adjusted. Cespedes has re-adjusted to the league and is back to being elite....maybe that's what Abreu did in the 2nd half of this year....maybe not. Very risky at that price - but a moot point as he's not a FA anyway.

Reddick had a lot of value in his legs too between 2012 and 2015. It dropped right off this year (injuries / age). I'd be careful not to overvalue this guy who's essentially a solid platoon bat.

um...you want to move Travis at first base??? This is bad - even for you!

We were looking for a LOOGY all year too. 2 bird - 1 stone!

Holy f*** Spanky - you look exactly how I thought (in my head) you would. Awesome bud!

Could this be because the contact hitters are less prone to slumps? walk/mashing offenses ride more/bigger waves of slump/success and in a relatively short series, you're more likely to hit one of the waves where the offense goes dry?

I think the next step in my discussion is the fact I don't want our guys adjusting their approach (vastly) from what makes them successful. I don't want EE to try and be a punch and judy hitter simply because he struck out a few times. I said this before - if Steph Curry missing 6 straight three point attempts...I don't want him moving down in the post to try and score. It was frustrating as f*** to watch, but I don't want them to vastly change their approach at the plate. Do what you do best. Instead - should you target player who's approach is typically more successful vs. "top" pitching. Perhaps this is all a moot point, seeing as we crushed Darvish and Hamels and sucked vs. Tomlin and Merritt. But for the past 2 years it just seems like it's game over once KC and Cleveland got their top 3-4 bullpen guys in the game. I'm sure the answer is you want balance....some from each category. Interesting discussion though.

It's kind of ironic because our best power bats (EE, JD, Tulo and Jose ) don't strike out as much as your typical power hitter - which should have put us in the driver seat. Unfortunately the likes of Saunders, Martin, Upton, Pillar, Smoak, etc. all strike out way too much (based on what they are).

Jay Bruce is f***ing terrible sir. 0.2 WAR combined over the past 3 years and is as bad defensively as Saunders & Jose.

Serious question here. Is there any research to suggest that certain types of hitters preform better v. high quality pitching? Ie, is there any conclusive evidence to suggest one of these types are more productive v. the best pitchers in baseball: - low BB% / low K% hitter (Joe Panik, Altuve, D.Murphy) - patient power hitters (Jose, Votto, Goldy, etc.) - speedy, high BABIP hitters (S.Marte, Segura) - guys who do a bit of everything (like Fowler and Yelich - walks, has speed, has power, high BABIP, etc.) - high K%, high power (Trumbo) - platoons (or having switch hitters) Obviously I've missed some categories and it's hard to stereotype everyone, but bare with me. I suspect based on the eye test, most would conclude the patient power hitters and high K%, high power hitters would don't produce well vs. top notch pitching. The general opinion is these guys feast on s***** pitching during the regular season and struggle in the playoffs when they only face "top" pitching. Most would look at KC, SF and even Cleveland and think the low K%, speedy, versatile guys have a better chance vs the best pitching...which has lead to their recent success. Is there any truth or stats to back this observation up? Do (or should) teams focus on acquiring hitters who are more likely to produce in the playoffs when facing "top" pitchers? Discuss.

Gomez + Upton this this team would make me puke in my mouth far to regularly.

Bad mechanics makes starting him a bad idea.

I went to 5 games this year (4 with my 6 year old son). 1. 11-10 comeback v. Red Sox (Travis beats out throw from Shaw). Incredible game. My son's first ever Jays game. I'll never forget it. We rocked the rally caps late in the game and they actually worked. When you're 6 - magic is real and it was that day. 2. Canada Day game for my son's birthday. We lost, but it was an awesome day. The pre-game activities were awesome, the game was exciting and my son sat on the edge of his seat for 12 full innings before we had to bail to catch the train home. We decided that day we'll go to the Canada Day game every year now for his birthday. Bonding doesn't get much better than that. 3. 12:30 Wednesday afternoon start v. TB in September. Son took me for my birthday. 21st row behind home plate. Best seats I've ever had. Terrible ball game. A dud. 4. Wild Card game (only game I didn't take my son). Edwing. Enough said. Unreal. 5. Game 4 ALCS. Took my son to the aquarium before the game (nobody was there as it was a school day). Amazing place, amazing game. All in all - 4 of the 5 games I went to were simply amazing experiences. This is a year I won't soon forget.

I'll be so happy when the casuals crawl back into their holes and f*** off