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  1. max silver
    I have a hard time seeing Gurriel traded as well, given the fact that the only legitimate MLB outfielders on the roster at present are Gurriel and Springer. Having to find 3 outfielders in one offseason (the team presently doesn't have a proper 4th outfielder as well) is a pretty tall order. Gallo might be a passable 4th outfielder target if the team can find a legitimate center field option to replace/backup Springer. Gallo likely can't play a passable center field due to declining foot speed. I'm curious to see if he's helped out that much by the shift ban. He only manages to put the ball in play during less than half of his plate appearances and the k rate is approaching 40%, so the shift ban might only add a handful of extra hits for him. Ultimately I'm not sure if the team would simply be better off playing Biggio in the outfield a bit more as he has also may see a bump in his numbers from the shift ban and has a similar offensive profile to Gallo (high k/high walk, low batting average etc.).
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    Contreras would be signed for 2023 and beyond. Seems weird to trade a trio of good inexpensive catchers and sign an expensive free agent though.
  3. max silver
    In your scenario catching goes from arguably the team's greatest strength to a total tire fire as soon as the inevitable Jansen injury hits.
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    Pitching bot rates his stuff as a 55 with command at 50. Other Jays relievers for comparison include (stuff first, command second): Romano S60 C45 Bass S50 C60 Cimber S60 C50 Phelps S40 C45 Pop S60 C45 Garcia S50 C65 Mayza S60 C50 Merryweather S60 C55 Thornton S55 C55 http://pitchingapp.pitchingbot.com/
  5. max silver
    I hadn't heard if the sticky stuff crackdown was applied in the minor leagues or not.
  6. max silver
    Hopefully Palmer and especially Murray can emerge from the surgery with a bit more velocity in the tank after the extensive rehab. With a few more ticks of velo Murray becomes especially intriguing with the high spin fastball.
  7. max silver
    The Pinto return was the real key to this trade. The Jays sent something like $5 million cash to the Rockies so it was basically salary neutral.
  8. max silver
    At first blush I'm not a huge fan of this trade given how Teo was a legitimate middle of the order thumper. Swanson was a beast in 2022 so hopefully he can keep that up. Macko looks to be the key return for the Jays, his K numbers in the low minors are very impressive, hopefully he can develop into a starter moving forward, the stuff looks to be legitimately very good.
  9. max silver
    Bo's numbers were affected very strongly by a remarkably poor month of April. From beginning of May to end of August Bo and Vlad has basically the same WAR total.
  10. max silver
    He's left handed, pull heavy, hits the ball on the ground a lot, and gets shifted against over half the time. The shift ban in 2023 should help improve the batting average a bit.
  11. max silver
    The Semien situtation was different as he was only a one year "rental". The team didn't want to move Bo for good when they didn't have a long term short stop option to replace him with. Had the team been able to sign Semien for more than a single season as they had attempted I suspect things would have played out differently with Semien taking over short stop and Bo moving to accomodate.
  12. max silver
    Come on man you don't really believe that. I recall Bo reportedly offered to move off of short stop several years ago to allow for a Didi Gregorius signing, so you can rest assured he sure as well would've had no issues moving for a world class defender like Lindor.
  13. max silver
    Wait, are you actually placing more importance on minor league numbers vs major league performance? That seems backwards.
  14. max silver
    That guy has zero world championships to his name, so surely that must mean that he simply isn't a winner.
  15. max silver
    Kirk makes up for the difference in baserunning by getting on base in the first place at a dramatically higher clip than Varsho. Kirk made his way on base at a .372 OBP vs .302 for Varsho. While the difference in baserunning value for the two is rather stark, with a 10.4 run difference between the two, Kirk outproduced Varsho by 12 WRAA. The overall offensive value between the two tips slightly in favor of Kirk in this comparison.
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    Vlad and Teoscar made exactly the same kind of mistakes in 2021 with Semien on the roster as they did in 2022. Any changes that occur with these players with regards to on-field decision making and effort is ultimately going to have to come from within.
  17. max silver
    Just curious who isn't serious enough for you. You state "many" players need to go, who in your estimation fits into this group? Given that a huge portion of the team appears to be not very "serious" in the dugout during games, and many of these players are part of the core group, you make it sound as though the team essentially needs to be blown up.
  18. max silver
    I didn't say Tapia could play those positions well, but he is at least familiar enough with them to cover some innings out there. In a perfect world I would see Tapia non-tendered and a much more capable defender be brought aboard from outside the organization to man the 4th outfielder spot. I'd actually like to see the club give Gurriel a shot at picking up some right field innings in the spring to see if he can learn the position. It took him a lot of years to finally resemble a competent left fielder though so it's not a given that he could learn the position without a great degree of difficulty.
  19. max silver
    I'm not sold on Gurriel's bat being good enough to receive regular DH at bats. This would take away from the chance for Kirk, Springer and Vladdy to get these at bats. I'm definitely on board with a Conforto signing, he is a great fit for the Jays roster.
  20. max silver
    I guess this depends on what you expect out of your 4th outfielder. I expect a player who can fill in at multiple positions as required. Until a better player is acquired Gurriel is the defacto starter in left field, and not a bench player.
  21. max silver
    Tapia has the distinction of at least being able to cover innings in all 3 outfield positions. His numbers in center field are actually perfectly acceptable, however oddly enough he struggles in the corners. I'd guess this is likely due to inability to gauge spin/slice on the ball off of the bat which is amplified in the corner outfield positions.
  22. max silver
    Gurriel is a terrible choice for a 4th outfielder given that he can only play one outfield position, and is average in that position at best.
  23. max silver
    Schneider is on record as being a fun loving guy who embraces having fun while playing baseball. He is the guy who implored the players to celebrate clinching a wild card berth, and the same guy who has done things like bring in clubhouse DJ's to keep the players loose. If you expect some sort of seismic clubhouse shift under his rein I suspect you are in for some disappointment. He has made it obvious that on-field blunders due to lack of hustle/head not being in the game will not be tolerated, but there is no indication whatsoever that he intends to change the overall culture of how the team operates off of the filed whether in the dugout or in the clubhouse.
  24. max silver
    I finally was settled enough after the crushing defeat and went back and checked out the replay from the play in question. I see that Springer actually had a very good shot at catching this ball and had to change course due to Bo being in the way. Given the volume in the building it's highly unlikely that Bo could have heard Springer calling for it. I just have a hard time being terribly upset with Bo for the way this play turned out, given the circumstances at play.
  25. max silver
    This isn't anywhere close to the play in New York. That one was an easy catch for Teoscar compared to this play where it was a next to impossible play for both Bo and Springer. Are you really suggesting that you want your starting short stop giving up on a pop fly just past the infield in an elimination game with the bases loaded? Bo deserves plenty of flak for how inconsistent his defensive play has been at short stop, but it's nowhere close to reasonable to assign blame to Bo for this play as it was one of those no-man's land pop-ups that was perfectly placed between the infield and outfield.
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