Jonn

Take him out. Hes to important to your future. Get some ice on that right away.

Here’s another spot where elite relievers know when they need to miss the bat. Absolutely no contact.

Only if we are moving Kikuchi in the deal.

If we could just add a couple late inning relievers with swing and miss stuff. Moving the likes of Mayza, Garcia, Cimber, and Phelps into their more suited MR roles. I feel this bullpen would be more than competent. It’s frustrating they didn’t even attempt to fix this in the off-season. Are they willing to give up assets for these types of relievers because they definitely are out there if you’re willing to pay for it. And not just rentals either. Teams that aren’t contending for a couple years have no advantage of holding onto these types of arms.

This is a spot I would have Biggio hitting for Espinal but because Kirk is out of the game. You have to hold him back. Hard to believe Espinal made the All-Star team with .638 OPS vs RHP.

I think they need to get him on a proper strength training program. He has a tremendous natural ability to gain size. I think he should be taking full advantage of it. Start by getting his Macros on track, trim some body fat, and then add lean muscle. He could be an absolute monster. If they could just get him into the 15-18% body fat range he could be a different kind of athlete. My best guess he’s currently closer to 25-30% which is trending towards Obese.

This is one of the relievers from the Royals I’m very interested in stealing away. I feel he’s been good but he has the potential to be be very very good.

Kirk looking at him like You Mother f***er.

I’m down over Zimmer. He’s likely the one that will hit depending on the pitcher on the mound. Who am I kidding they will use Tapia.

Yea I definitely think he could be. Project Biggio with the same amount of at-bats as Espinal he would have a higher WAR. I would personally like to see Biggio playing everyday vs Right-handers. Get very annoyed when Tapia steals his at-bats. And Espinal is streaming hot garbage vs RHP. He’s got to be in the lineup over atleast one of them.

That’s why I don’t like pinch running in the 7th. Very good chance his spot comes up an important spot again tonight.

He’s out. Easy call.

He actually doesn’t lift lol. I remember the little Sportsnet documentary on him where he mentioned he never touched a weight bench in his life. And would do other things in the Dominican for strength training.

Someone needs to sneak some protein power into Vladdy’s treats. Maybe that one goes out.

He’s like the only guy I’m fine overpaying for. He’s just always going to be good. The fact that he hits for the kind of power he does and still walks way more than he strikes out is insane.

Come on a sweetheart let’s see an extra base hit. Singles aren’t moving the needle. Tapia the dude who leads the world in drilling the ball in the ground has more Doubles than you.

No chance they were getting Witt anyway. No harm done.

Its not really bitching lol. I’m just kinda shocked. I still question if he’s even the best Second Baseman on this team let alone one of the best in the AL lol.

I agree with the notion that its the big picture. However I was just focusing on the draft and how poorly this team has drafted. Especially at the top end has to be noted. It’s also pretty wild that we already traded our last 2 First Round picks. Little harmless look back.

They really let the fan vote determine the replacement lol. No shot he was the next best option. I like Espinal but All-Star game….

I would give up Bo with zero hesitation. Espinal could play SS until we found a more long term solution.

Jays should be all over the Soto sweepstakes involve Vlad if you have to. That bat way to special.

For that list yes. Obviously there’s been some later round gems. But even if you look at the current MLB Roster. Its only Manoah, Mayza, Romano, Jansen, Bichette, and Biggio that we’re drafted and developed by the Jays. The rest either came from outside the organization or were International signings. The next wave of prospects can impact that soon as well though.

Way to many teams passed on Trout but if you want to go down that road this is how depressing the Blue Jays success in the First Round of the MLB draft has been since the year 2000. 2000: Dustin McGowan - Often injured but spent a few MLB seasons as a middle reliever. Probably will go down as one of the biggest what ifs in franchise history. I still remember the no hitter he brought into the 9th vs Colorado as a young Starter. 2001: Gabe Gross - 656 Career Games with a .715 OPS. Bust. 2002: Russ Adams - 286 Career Games with a .685 OPS. Probably one of the worst Defensive Shortstops to ever play full time at one point. Bust 2003: Aaron Hill - 1559 Career Games with .740 OPS. Had some monster seasons with the bat and even made the AL All-Star team in 2009. 2004: David Purcey - 111 Career Games with a 1.54 WHIP. Never made it as a starter. Had extreme command issues in his chances as a reliever. Bust through and through. Zach Jackson - 22 Career Games with a 1.57 WHIP. Bust. 2005: Ricky Romero - 129 Career Games with a 1.40 WHIP. Career was weird it started terribly in the minors. He ended up finding himself where he was actually pretty successful for 2 seasons despite command issues. But after that he was complete garbage and career ended quickly. He made an All-Star team but considering he was taken above Tulo and to this day still the highest pitcher ever drafted by the Franchise. You have to consider him a bust. 2006: Travis Snider - 630 Career Games with a .710 OPS. Which started with a bang when he first debuted. He’s probably regarded as the biggest position player bust in Franchise History. 2007: Kevin Aherns - Complete Bust never played in the Majors J.P. Arenciba - 476 career games with .670 OPS. Outside of showing power probably one of the worst defensive Catchers to ever play everyday. He had no ability to take a walk and his personality made you want to punch a wall. But he was very attractive and that might be what he’s known best for ultimately. Brett Cecil - 443 Career Games with 1.36 WHIP. Failed starter who had some very good seasons as a reliever and actually made an All-Star named. Known for his hammer curve which was either one of the most deadly pitches in Baseball or the most inconsistent. He even won 15 games a Starter one year which hammers the point home how meaningless that stat is. 2008: David Cooper - 72 Career Games with a .751 OPS. Ultimately an injury is what ended his career early. Not going to knock him much for that reason. 2009: Chad Jenkins - 46 Career Games with a 1.25 WHIP - Failed starter who actually had moderate success as a middle reliever but never pitched a full season. 2010: Deck McGuire - 27 Career Games with 1.47 WHIP. Failed Starter who had a couple cups of coffee in the Majors. But ultimately a bust. Aaron Sanchez - 166 Career Games with 1.38 WHIP. First player on this list that’s still active. Although actively terrible. The main that coined the phrase “Competitive Walk” and once referred to himself as “The Sanchize”. His career starred out a lot like Ricky Romeros. And he ended up having an dominant All-Star season where he actually received CY Young votes. But ultimately control and injuries derailed his career. He had 7 starts with the Nationals this year that went absolutely terrible. I believe he’s now in the Twins organization. Noah Syndergaard 135 Career Games with a 1.16 WHIP. Regarded mostly as the one that got away and nicknamed Thor. The only thing that ever limited Syndegaard has been injuries. He was dominant early in his career. But has only made 16 starts in the last 3 years. Currently active with the Angels. He has mixed results at best. He’s certainly not the pitcher he was early in his career but is a competent mid to back end rotation option. I could talk about Asher Wojciechowski as well but I’m tired and I don’t want to. I still think it’s stupid the compensation guys are still considered first round picks but oh well. 2011: Tyler Beede - Didn’t sign… pitches in the big leagues but he sucks. Jacob Anderson - Never played a single game in the majors Joe Musgrove - 156 Career Games with a 1.16 WHIP - He was traded very young into his career but has actually turned into one of the best Starters in the NL. He was apart of that 10 player swap with the Astros 10 years ago that got us JA Happ who had a decent career himself. Just retired actually! In hindsight we can’t be that upset with this. They sent a bunch of s*** to Houston in that deal. And Musgrove emerged many years later. We have no idea if he develops into the pitcher he is now if he stays with the Jays. Could also talk about Dwight Smith Jr. He had a couple cups of Coffee with the Jays. Mostly played with the Orioles where he was very much not notable. I think he’s kicking around somewhere? 2012: D.J. Davis - Complete bust. Drafted 17th Overall and never got past A Ball. Marcus Stroman - 189 Career Games with a 1.26 WHIP. Don’t need to go into much detail everyone knows Stroman. Currently active ofcourse mid rotation Starter. Has actually kind of sucked with the Cubs so far. Matt Smoral, Tyler Gonzalez, and Mitch Nay - None of these guys ever got close and none are active 2013: Phil Bickford - Never signed and is currently a middle reliever for the Dodgers. 2014: Jeff Hoffman - 132 Career Games with a 1.58 WHIP. Regarded mostly as the top prospect traded for Tulo. He’s been mostly awful in his career but is having moderate success as a middle reliever for the Reds this season. Max Pentecost - Never came close and is now retired. Injuries were definitely a big role in this but you have to deem him a bust for sure. 2015: Jon Harris - Complete Bust. He made it to Buffalo but never debuted. I believe he’s pitching in Indy Ball currently. 2016: T.J. Zeuch - 13 Career Games with a 1.55 WHIP. Just another bust. Probably with the least exciting arsenal of a First Round pick ever. Why was he drafted so high you might ask. Guess they really liked his size. 2017: Logan Warmoth - Currently in Buffalo but he is far cry from the promising young Shortstop he was out of North Carolina. His bat just never translated to professional ball and clearly his Defense didn’t either because he’s currently playing mostly corner OF with a sub .700 OPS. He might debut at some point but more than likely in another organization. Another draft bust. Nate Pearson - I don’t even think he’s considered a prospect anymore. But if he ever finds a way to stay healthy he could be nasty. 2018: Jordan Groshans - Still regarded as one of our top prospects. But it’s pretty safe to say his AAA season has been extremely unimpressive and his Power Tool has yet to translate to the professional level. He will definitely debut at some point or be traded but its not looking as intriguing as it did a couple of years ago. 2019: Alek Manonah - Beast. Nothing more needs to be said 2020: Austin Martin - Traded for Jose Beriors. His minor league career has been very disappointing. But man is he good at getting hit with pitches. 2021: Gunnar Hoglund - Traded for Matt Chapman. Has still never thrown a pitch in Professional Baseball as he was injured when he was drafted. And as you can see the Blue Jays draft history is pretty f***ing depressing Jesus. I regret doing that a little bit. But hey Manoah! Luckily there has been some later round picks i recent memory that look very promising.

I’m actually very annoyed he’s in the All-Star game. He might be the least deserving Blue Jays All-Star ever. Atleast in the last 15 years. You would have to almost go back to the early 2000’s to find someone least deserving. He should give up his starting spot to Miggy just to give him a proper send off. Otherwise he should hit 9th in that AL Lineup.