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  1. max silver
    There were definitely moves out that there that would have helped a lot. Let's say they signed Teoscar and Hoskins for instance instead of IKF, Turner and Kiermaier. That would have made a really sizable difference to the offense, but wouldn't have left much money left over for the likes of Green and Rodriguez and the pitching depth would have been even worse than it is at present. In a perfect world Rogers would have opened the purse strings a bit more than seemed to be the case as an extra 10-15 million or so extra budget would have likely made a world of difference.
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    Hicks was a post trade deadline bullpen reinforcement. It remains to be seen if the team ends up acquiring a similar leverage reliever at the deadline or not.
  3. max silver
    No structural damage according to MRI though. I don't know if this precludes degenerative condition of the elbow ligaments though in that the overall structure is weakened and becoming more prone to catastrophic failure.
  4. max silver
    That's grim news. If I recall correctly Romano already had a cortisone shot in his elbow earlier this season.
  5. max silver
    At this point it would feel like a minor miracle if Ricky makes it through the rest of the season without facing further injury issues.
  6. max silver
    Barring some kind of continuous series of meltdown I see zero chance of Mayza being optioned down to Buffalo.
  7. max silver
    Perhaps the shoulder issues could be connected to elbow problems leading Alek to alter his mechanics, but that's a bit of a chicken/egg scenario that would be impossible to prove one way or the other. Hopefully Alek is one of the guys who comes back with improved stuff after Tommy John rehabilitation is complete and not one of the dudes who never regains their effectiveness. I hoped he would eventually spend an offseason at somewhere like Driveline but if he indeed needs surgery he'll be forced to go through the necessary strengthening process to get back to speed.
  8. max silver
    I would guess a best case scenario for this guy would be to provide a handful of decent innings in middle relief, sort of like Jay Jackson from last season.
  9. max silver
    I did a minor league statcast search to get a glance at his arsenal and he has a cutter that's played as an elite pitch in AAA this season. He throws the pitch 47% of the time and it's generated a 55% whiff rate, average exit velocity of 84.3 MPH and xwOBA of .175. I have no clue how this pitch would play against major league batters but he should probably get a look at some point given the struggles of the Blue Jays bullpen this season.
  10. max silver
    At least he doesn't hate Toronto as much as he hates Boston.
  11. max silver
    This front office group has been really hesitant to call up prospect starters to make spot starts in previous years and has seemingly preferred bullpen games, openers, scrap heap starters and the like.
  12. max silver
    Romano can actually benefit from a lot of relatively easier matchups pitching the 9th inning as well. Garcia does the bulk of the heavy lifting against the opposition top/middle of the order and puts out the fires when a rally is brewing, so putting him in the closer role would likely be counterproductive. I am curious to see what type of role Green is typically deployed in as he was previously an all purpose fireman similar to Garcia when he was at his best. If Romano blows a bunch of saves Green would likely be a solid candidate to take over the closer position or an all hands on deck scenario based on matchups could be employed.
  13. max silver
    I see Mitch White was designated for assignment by the Brewers. I missed that he was cut loose by the Giants earlier in the season.
  14. max silver
    Aside from the making the world series/success in the playoffs part Jays fans can relate to these type of disappointing seasons from key players on the roster.
  15. max silver
    Mayza has generally been solid since around the second week of April as well. He had one really bad outing on the 10th of April where he allowed 3 ER in a third of an inning but has pitched to a 3.38 ERA/2.45 FIP since. His strikeouts are way down though which is certainly not ideal.
  16. max silver
    I'm in no way advocating trading for McMahon. Trading for guys experiencing a breakout season certainly can work out just fine if the guys maintain that type of pace. There's always risk in trades, if you trade for a guy coming off of a bad season there's always the inherent risk the guy is actually bad as well so it goes both ways.
  17. max silver
    McMahon may have taken a step forward with the bat. He needs to show he can keep it up but he's sitting at a 128 wRC+ presently. The .378 xwOBA is actually better than his actual of .370 so it's not like he's been lucky either. On top of that it's largely been built on games away from Coors Field as he's running a home away split of 95 wRC+ at home vs 158 wRC+ away.
  18. max silver
    Ignore list is your friend.
  19. max silver
    Vlad has a chance to come close to earning his money this season if he keeps anything remotely close to his present numbers up. Projection systems have him ending up in the 3.5-4 win range which is a lot more palatable.
  20. max silver
    One thing that's nice about this year's version of Vlad is that he's been producing a ton of value despite the lack of home runs. Over the last 30 days he's produced a 181 wRC+/1.1 FWAR which would correlate to a 6+ win season.
  21. max silver
    Febles has been a real breath of fresh air. I don't recall a single bad send in all of the games I've watched this season. I haven't looked up the numbers but it feels like the team baserunning has been much better so far this season as there just aren't so many unnecessary outs on the bases.
  22. max silver
    Just more weaksauce strawman type arguments from BJMB's most insufferable poster.
  23. max silver
    That was the most logical demotion of anyone in the pen given Swanson's extended struggles.
  24. max silver
    I don't know if I should be terrified that you are so obsessed about me or whether I should be satisfied that I'm living in your head rent free. It seems as though you mention me by name something like 10 times per day so I must have made a very solid impression.
  25. max silver
    There were enough examples of this kind of output (something like scoring 9 runs 4 times in 10 days) that it's not a total fluke. I still don't necessarily believe the nearly worst in MLB offensive output is a true indication of overall talent level, unless both of Springer and Turner are completely cooked as productive hitters. The team constantly has several hitters simultaneously in deep slumps, and on top of that a manager that refuses to make the needed changes to mitigate the issues caused by the slumping players.
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