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And appears like it's about to get worse

Nope. There is no denying that Biggio's injury plagued season would have to put a bit of a damper on his trade value. I think he should bounce back with better health.

After the season Biggio just had I would think he would be the third or fourth piece in a Ramirez deal.

Given your propensity to make posts that look like they've been run through google translate several times I don't really think you are in a good position to be the BJMB gatekeeper.

Hell no. Trading two inexpensive franchise players for one extremely high paid player with a massive contract and chronic shoulder issues is a terrible idea.

This criticism is all with the benefit of hindsight. Let's say Springer doesn't injure his knee and the team still continues rolling, and at this point is only a game out of a wildcard spot. That scenario isn't any less likely to have occurred. I think actually giving Ray and Semien and chance to play as Blue Jays in Toronto and appreciate the energy of the home crowd and proper facilities would help to retain each player. The trade deadline moves show that the club is serious about competing and not hoarding prospects any more and pinching pennies. Signalling to your own players and prospective off season free agent signings that you are serious about competing has to count for something. The Tampa Bay Rays are a very successful team but I sure as hell don't want the team I watch operating in the same kind of fashion the the Rays do.

I can think of no better way for the front office to have given a massive middle finger to the fans in Toronto attending the games than to have thrown in the towel at the trade deadline on a team that was well within striking distance . The team had been playing on the road for basically 2 years with a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding the team. This is ultimately an entertainment industry, and with some smart additions the team was poised to go on a run. Unfortunately that run seems to have ended with the Springer injury, but that was a circumstance that you wouldn't have necessarily expected unless you had a crystal ball available.

I'm sure Vladdy is as disappointed as anybody he didn't catch that throw, but if you are going to assign blame it's like 99.9% on Semien. It was a super routine throw that he botched.

Give this garbage a rest, it's seriously tiring. This team is a reliable bullpen away from being a true contender. They have gone through most of the year with only one or two reliable relief options, they have a dipshit manager with zero tactical acumen who has cost them several wins, have missed their star center fielder for most of the season, received next to no offence out of the catcher, third base and left field positions for much of the season, had only a few decent rotation options to start the year, and have one of MLB's youngest position player cores. Despite all of these disadvantages they are still within striking distance of a wildcard spot. This isn't an aging, past it's prime team, it's a young squad who is on the rise. Tearing the wind out of their sails at the trade deadline when they are still competing for a playoff spot would send a very poor message to cornerstone players like Vladdy Jr. and Bo Bichette when it comes to signing them long term. If you are going to whine and moan about the front office attempting to reinforce a highly talented team at the trade deadline then maybe you should find another sport. The time to hoard prospects has passed, this team is in it's contention phase now. Trading away Ray and Semien before they even have had a chance to play in Toronto as members of the home team would likely impact their chances of retaining either guy moving forward. The team as constructed is very strong in the position player core and starting rotation. Add some better bullpen options and this team would likely be battling for the division.

Short is a helluva good defender.

I guess it's preferable for the players to look stressed out and on edge all the time. Nothing leads to improved performance more than allowing pressure to get the best if you.

Yay Hand in for the 10th. Any guesses how many runs score? I'll take it easy in Hand and guess 2 runs.

Semien is the most serious player on the team and he's the one who made the error. Having fun in the dugout had absolutely nothing to do with that error.

Upper 90's is likely an exaggeration but I recall plenty of 96's and the odd 97 out if Thornton this season

Thornton has the raw stuff to be successful out of the pen, he's hit mid to upper 90's a lot as a reliever. He just needs to work on his location.

Breyvic helps Charlie feel better about himself as he's the one person on the team that's actually less attractive than Charlie. And that includes the dude with a horn growing out of his head.

I'm well aware good sir. Connorp is the president of the BJMB Cavan Biggio is washed up club.

Smith is reported to have a 60 grade arm and a short stop glove so there should be minimal worries about his defensive play at third.

I'm excited to see Smith at third base, hopefully he gets some opportunities to make plays today so we can see him in action.

I've been trying to come up with a reason to justify bringing in Valera to bunt. All I could come up with was trying to avoid Grichuk hitting into a double play. But we certainly know how that turned out.

Surprise surprise the Jays squandered yet another opportunity at a victory. I really don't understand how somebody as outright stupid as Charlie Montoyo managed to get hired as a major league manager. The man is incapable of adapting to game situations or learning from his mistakes. There have been multiple times this season where the opposition has been crashing so hard to first base on bunt opportunities that it is borderline impossible to successfully sacrifice. Yet the bunt stays on. Have any of these late game bunt plays worked out yet? There is a continuous string of failures for Jays players to get the bunt down, yet Charlie keeps calling for the bunt anyway. Why in the world would you take the bat out of the best remaining hitter in the lineup with the winning run already on second base? This was completely baffling for so many reasons. The pitcher was struggling to throw strikes and had walked the first two batters in the inning. Asking a right handed batter to bunt against a semi wild lefty throwing 100 MPH with the first baseman basically standing on top of the plate is an almost impossible task. You had a very good quality selective hitter coming up to bat. Why gift an out to a pitcher who has been struggling to throw strikes in order to bring up the bottom of the lineup? You have the teams fastest runner already in scoring position with multiple opportunities to score. There is a very good chance Kirk can work a walk if not secure a hit to score the winning run. If Kirk wasn't even going to be given the opportunity to hit in a big situation, why the f*** was he still catching in such a close game with only a 1 run lead in the 8th inning? He's primarily in the lineup for his bat, but if he's going to be yanked in favor of a bench scrub at the first opportunity to bunt then you might as well bring in the better defensive catcher with a late lead. This one really got my blood boiling, I watch sports to be entertained but s*** like this is going to end up being bad for my sanity.

Don't forget the failed Yates signing as well, not to mention Thornton constantly melting down too. Payamps and Castro were generally more effective than any of these guys but still found their way off the roster as well, so the club didn't necessarily make the best use of the available arms as well.

Would they even understand that you are playing a joke on them? I don't expect they would be familiar with Weird Al or the original song that Amish Paradise is based on, so I say play away and see what happens.

There is quite a bit of money coming off of the books. Ray's 8 million, Matz 5.2 million, Semien 18 million, Roark 12 million, Yates 5.5 million, Tulo 4 million, Yamaguchi 3.75 million, Chatwood 3 million. That's nearly $60 million in expiring contracts alone, so there should be a decent amount available to address club needs through free agency.

Callaway was a serial offender who committed his infractions over the course of decades. I don't know if he's a good comparable to Bauer. Roberto Osuna for instance was "only" suspended 75 games for his offence, although we never may fully know the details of what he actually did.