Brownie19

walk him...f*** me.

I don't F'ing get why he can't do a bit of both...

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/examaning-matt-moore-aaron-sanchez-via-walk-rate/ http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/joe-biagini-playfully-irreverent-rule-5-blue-jay/ couple of articles on Jays players.

whoa whoa whoa....easy with all those facts Kat.

As someone already pointed out - sinkers to flyball hitters = bad. It's physics. I don't think it's too much to simply ask him to shake it up a bit. Push for the K when you need it, use the 4 seamer vs. flyball hitters, etc.

Um...2004, 2006 & 2007 were the worst years of his career.

And in the best year of his career (Phillies, 2011, 8.3 WAR, lowest ERA, FIP & xFIP of his career) he had a career high K/9 of 8.47...

seriously? you don't see what I'm saying?

This.

I feel like Stro's approach is going to give Buck and Tabby the platform to argue that Jack Morris should be in the HOF...

I must say I was really excited and happy for Thole when he hit that HR in his first start of the season. I change my vote to Zeke - f*** him.

That is not a stike.

Thole. (edit - f*** I'm a page behind). Zeke certainly gets an honourable mention.

Can someone explain why Dylan Bundy is out of options? Is it because the O's brought him up for 1 2/3 innings in 2012? (ie, the only year he played in the majors before this year).

Let's be clear...not comparing at all. Just makes me remember all those come back fastball's and perfect pitches made on the outside corner. It was a god damn pleasure watching the Braves in the 90's.

JD's do-rag needs to go. So stupid.

I think this is bang on and I think the Jays knew it and game planned accordingly. It will be very interesting to see the pitch sequencing vs. another aggressive team.

I can't help but think about all the called strikes that Maddux and Glavine used to get. Great childhood memories. Maddux was the best.

Remember when the Angels traded for Vernon Wells?

Morneau on the DL may be worth more than Smoak in our lineup...

I think you're underestimating the potential skill changes you saw in Dickey in 2012. His SwStr% jumped from 8 to 12% which sent his K/9 wayyy up to 8+ and I thought reason for the change was he'd learned how to throw his knuckle harder than ever before (and he did max out at 77.1 MPH in 2012, which was 1-1.5 MPH fast than the previous (and current) version we see. The flaw may have been assuming he'd be able to sustain that velocity, which seemingly had a massive impact on his effectiveness. I'd argue those who seemingly "knew" Dickey would never replicate his 2012 season (or come close) should also have strongly been against the JA Happ signing this year...based on the assumption the tangible skill change wouldn't be sustainable.

A lot of people forget we had very little budget left (something like $5M +/-), so they got the best pitcher they could within their budget constraints. To get a Cy Young winner making $5M a year was a pretty solid coup when you're pushing all your chips in and saying it's time to win now. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2012/2612998.html Take a look at the top prospects list in 2012. (If they were in our farm system) we could have traded Julio Teheran and Jesus Montero - the 5th and 6th top prospects in baseball for Dickey and we'd be considering it a "win" right now. Thor could have turned into Matt Moore, Shelby Miller, Trevor Bauer, Dylan Bundy, Tyler Skaggs, Danny Hultzen, Jacob Turner, Mike Montgomery, Jarrod Parker, etc....all of whom were as sought after as Thor at the time of the trade....and nobody would still be talking about this trade (although it looks like Moore may still turn out to be a stud). There is a considerable amount of luck involved in making trades. No need to continue harping on it (although it sucks donkey cock that Thor isn't in a Jays uni).

Let's be honest, right now he looks like he could be one of the best pitchers of all time...

Yeah I don't think he's a bad fit either, unless he wants/can get $20M+ a year...then I'll pass. 4 years $50M - sign him up.

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