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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
max silver replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
That's certainly possible but only Alek would know what he feels happening with his body. His stuff and command both cratered so dramatically that I would not be surprised in the slightest if he was negatively affected by injury. Who knows whether this was a since resolved shoulder injury he showed up with in spring training that altered his mechanics, or an ongoing injury that was having this effect. It seems everyone wants to just assume the worst with the guy but we haven't had a chance to hear his side of the story as Alek and his team have gone full radio silence on the matter. -
I watch the majority of my sports in recorded fashion. My work schedule often gets in the way of being able to watch live and this allows me to watch the entire event instead of only a portion of it. Plus I get to skip commercial breaks and studio s*** as well between the innings/periods etc.
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There is so much smoke circulating it's hard not to be really excited about the possibility. There is a flood of circumstantial evidence (much if not most of it unverified of course) that it's increasingly painting a picture of Ohtani potentially signing with the team. This includes: -ex Blue Jay Vernon Wells posting about knowing something juicy about Ohtani -Ohtani flying to Dunedin to check out training complex -same plane Ohtani uses flying from Anaheim to Toronto -tons of online chatter with various insiders claiming Toronto increasingly likely to get Ohtani -Kikuchi books entire sushi restaurant for tonight -Yamamoto says he wants to play with other Japanese players and requesting meeting with team -Asian buyer looking to snatch up several super high end Toronto area properties simultaneously
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This feels like Darvish amplified by infinity.
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I figured he'd be more of a White Castle kind of dude.
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I am so wrapped up in the Ohtani saga it's almost frightening. I can't help but envision the collective frenzy of ecstasy the fanbase is going to erupt into if he signs with the Jays and the collective meltdown of the American sports media, but at the same time if he signs elsewhere there will be a catastrophic meltdown of the Blue Jays internet sphere and the fanbase will go into mourning.
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Careful now Jaysblue (apparently he's taking over the role of board mother) is going to give you a scolding if you are up this late.
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I would have loved for the Jays to been able to trade for Carroll as well but unfortunately Moreno wasn't in the same stratosphere value wise. This should have been apparent when comparing the numbers of their respective minor league careers as well as comparing what they did offensively during their initial cup of coffee in the majors. I read during last offseason that Carroll was deemed to be fully untouchable by the Diamondbacks and that was for good reason as he posted a 6 war season as a rookie compared to Moreno who wasn't able to crack the 2 win mark for his rookie season. The Moreno thumb injury was really unfortunate as it seemingly sapped Moreno off all of his power potential for several seasons afterwards, who knows what could have happened had the injury not occurred.
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Does Ohtani even live in Anaheim during the off season?
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Does this mean Ohtani is going to be sleeping with the fishes of he refuses the offer? It sounds like something out of a gangster flick.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
max silver replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I think this is most likely being overblown and isn't as big a deal as it's being made about to be. Aside from catastrophic injury to one of the team's starters Manoah wasn't really going to be required anyway. It sounds like the guy and his camp might have actually thought he was legitimately injured. -
That would be the type of thing that would create serious bad blood with the agency and other organizations so it seems unlikely.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
max silver replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I seriously think both Vlad and Manoah are really strong bets to have huge bounceback seasons so trading them for a rental could have ruinous effects for the franchise's long term health. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)
max silver replied to Krylian's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Yeah it's hard to envision any scenario where the team can sign all 3 guys unless they are willing to hit Cohen tax territory. -
What:s your point here exactly?
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Once again you can't understand a very simple concept. Chapman is something like 3 years removed from his hip surgery, that's simply a thing of the past with no relevance at this stage. You literally called his season pukeworthy when he provided a tiny bit less value to the team over the season. Varsho provided more value in 2023 compared to Moreno, yet you act like he's a future hall of famer and Varsho is a scrub. You are basically the Sid Sexeiro of this board, yet completely devoid of even the basic knowledge of sports to the table.
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Absolutely he was a very solid poster that provided a lot of unique content to the board.
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This would be a great point if the singular reason the high performance department existed was strictly for getting fat players into shape in the offseason. It's too bad the department does absolutely nothing for load managing and injury management for the team's players, they should mothball it immediately.
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What he provided this season was almost exactly in line with what he provided over the previous two seasons. It's not my fault you choose to conjure up completely unrealistic expectations.
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You are so stupid I'm almost beginning to feel sorry for you. If you seriously think a 10% drop equals a massive disappointment then I'd suggest you should consider recalibrating your expectations.
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Yay another nonsense hot take. You're on a massive roll today posting stupid s***. Chapman posted a 4.1 FWAR in 2021 (3.9 WAR/600 plate appearances), a 4.2 WAR in 2022 (4.06 WAR/600 plate appearances), and a 3.5 FWAR in 2023 (3.61 WAR/600 plate appearances). The 2023 drop saw him play in 15 fewer games than 2022 due to a finger injury, and the injury noticably hampered upon his return. But here you are calling it pukeworthy because he experienced a whopping 10% drop in his relative performance.
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Of course the wild card series of the playoffs is real playoffs, just as the division series is, it just happens sooner and the series is only a best of 3.. This would be like saying that the wild card round in the NFL isn't real playoffs either which is completely asinine. I get that you don't like the current front office but there's no need to make s*** up to create imaginary standards to judge them by.
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What are you on about? How in the f*** are games in the wild card round of the playoffs not playoff games?
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I think Atkins has been fine as a GM (not perfect so Jaysblue don't get your panties in a knot), Schneider has accumulated one of the team's highest ever winning percentages so it's not like he's the worst manager ever (although he's made his share of baffling decisions), Mattingly is about to take over as hitting strategist so I'll wait until he actually performs the job before passing judgement (shocking I know to not jump to conclusions), Guillermo oversaw one of MLB's best offenses in 2 of the last 3 seasons so he's been fine, and the high performance department department has done a fantastic job largely keeping the team's players healthy and on the field (it's not their fault the team has a bunch of bad bodied players who don't seem to want to utilize the resources available to them).
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Shapiro has done everything and more you could ask for in performing the duties you would expect from a team president. There should be exactly zero risk of this man losing his job at any point in the near future unless he morphs into the evil supervillain type that he appears to be at a glance. Atkins is certainly going to find himself on the hot seat sooner or later if he doesn't eventually guide the team to more success in the playoffs, but there appears to be at least 2 more seasons in the current window for him to get the team over the hump.