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  1. max silver
    I don't think any of the expiring assets have this kind of trade value.
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    I believe Bloss recently suffered from a shoulder injury and is potentially done for the rest of the season.
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    Pretending that Hoffman throwing his best pitch like 80% of the time and shelving his worst pitch is a non factor is incredibly simplistic. It's low hanging fruit to point at the inning and ignore the drastic change in pitch usage. I just pointed out that Hoffman had a recent stretch of poor outings where he had poor stuff and command despite not pitching in the 9th inning. The inning he's pitching in hasn't been the issue behind his struggles and that's not something I'm going to budge on as it's nothing more than a narrative.
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    That version of Hoffman would have success in any inning of the game. Don't give me this nonsense about him pitching well because of the inning as he's coming off of a stretch of several shaky outings in recent games despite not throwing a single pitch in the 9th.
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    I think if you are going to directly compare players offensive profiles Okamoto is closer to the 2025 version of Varsho as a high K/low average power bat. Both players are extremely streaky in nature and were massive difference makers when locked in with the bat. I can agree there was no direct replacement on the market for Bo as even Bo himself is mired in an awful season, but the main point being made was the team brought in another potent bat to add to a lineup that was losing Bichette and not looking to clone what Bo was able to bring.
  6. max silver
    Yeah I think that starting is likely out of the cards but Miles has been a perfect example of a guy who has completely missed most of his professional career and very well may be starting as soon as next season.
  7. max silver
    Oh I missed that he actually made it into a couple of games earlier in the season. He pitched for Dunedin today.
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    I agree that there isn't any one person or group I'd blame for this team's offensive failures. The team just doesn't appear as well prepared to face the opposition starter this season so something appears to have gone awry in the game planning department. A lot of it is bad injury luck with Santander and Barger essentially missing the entire season due to injury and Kirk missing several months with the broken thumb. Add in a miserable season from Vlad, a really slow start from Springer and Varsho taking a bit of a step back at the plate and that largely explains the struggling offense. I do think there's a ton of potential internal improvement available to this group much as was the case from 2024 leading into 2025 if the likes of Barger, Kirk, Vlad and Santander are able to improve their offensive contributions. The team will need to add more bats in the offseason and there will be plenty of openings that need to be filled so hopefully the front office has another solid off season.
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    It was reported that Barger has been dealing with elbow issues dating back several calendar years at this point. I think even if he loses a few ticks on this throws the outfield arm will still be a major weapon and I'm looking forward to seeing what he can accomplish with two fully healthy elbows.
  10. max silver
    If I recall correctly Gausman has been mulling over retirement so I don't think 3 years would be in the cards for him.
  11. max silver
    I'd be cool with bringing both Gausman and Bieber back to round out next year's rotation. It would be great if the front office aims higher for Skubal but I think he's going to be a very tough sign.
  12. max silver
    I don't know how you can blame Atkins for the offense when it was MLB's best offense for the final 6 months of last season including the post season, and the major change was essentially switching out Bichette for Okamoto.
  13. max silver
    Ricky Tiedemann finally made his season debut and it went well. He pitched an inning with 2 K's and a walk and averaged 96.4 MPH with the 4 seamer.
  14. max silver
    I think there might be a little higher ceiling with the bat as Kasevich appears to have a lot more disciplined plate approach but it remains to be seen how he performs with the glove.
  15. max silver
    It's crazy to think that the front office added a Cy Young contender in Cease, an elite setup man in Rogers and a 30 hole run bat in Okamoto to a team that nearly won a world series and is going to be selling at the deadline.
  16. max silver
    Cease games are about the only must watch Blue Jays games recently so it makes sense.
  17. max silver
    I wouldn't want anything to do with paying Robert $20 million a season moving forward. The club option should be a no brainer to decline and perhaps he could be worth acquiring on a lower cost deal. He's struggled tremendously with the bat the last 3 seasons despite the physical tools still appearing to be intact. Prior to this season I might have been more willing to give a struggling project player a shot at a turnaround but the team wide offensive struggles don't lend a ton of confidence at the moment of the Blue Jays helping to resurrect a player who has been struggling to produce over the long term.
  18. max silver
    I think it was a bit of a pick your poison scenario with regards to which crappy reliever to use next.
  19. max silver
    He's been crazy hot for the last 3-4 weeks. Since June 20th he's produced a .410/.496/.562 1.058 OPS line good for a 186 wRC+. I hope the club finds a way to get him regular playing time in the majors post trade deadline to show what he can do as he may be an asset moving forward. Reports I've seen generally believe he'll be better suited in a utility role vs a full time starter so we shall see what his eventual role looks like.
  20. max silver
    Thanks for your typical surface level criticism.
  21. max silver
    Surgeons don't recommend immediate surgery when there's a chance that less invasive methods will be effective at treating injuries. As fans it's nice to assume that teams can just skip over attempts at non surgical intervention and proceed straight to surgery but sports medicine doesn't work that way.
  22. max silver
    That's what I expect in that the team will sell short term assets and buy longer term assets to help in future seasons. If they move out Gausman and Bieber I could also see some stopgap rotation assets required for the remainder of the season.
  23. max silver
    I think that Preller is the only executive in MLB willing to part with such a high level prospect for a reliever and he already traded for Miller so he won't need Varland.
  24. max silver
    What's the issue with Kirk? In a healthy season he's capable of 4+ wins with a bargain contract. Surely you can cut him a little slack for struggling with the bat after returning from a broken thumb.
  25. max silver
    I can't make it through full games recently.
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