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  1. max silver
    Not smart to play your starting catcher day game after a night game.
  2. max silver
    Not pretty but at least Nate managed to limit the damage to just 1. Slider is the only pitch he can command right now, might have to lean on that a bit if he comes back out for the third.
  3. max silver
    98 on the black at the knees. That looks like it will play to me.
  4. max silver
    His stuff looks perfectly fine as a starter, he just needs to iron out his command to be effective.
  5. max silver
    20 innings is definitely enough of a MLB sample to make Nate a reliever.
  6. max silver
    With so many bullpen arms out of commission it seemed like the necessary move to keep the club competitive. I'm super pumped as well by this news as well. Kay is far better utilized at this point to serve as a longman in case of emergency. Who knows which version of Matz shows up for tonight's game either, so the more pen arms the better. Now we just wait for Manoah to arrive and finally have a proper rotation for the first time this season.
  7. max silver
    No sense moving assets out for a short term fix. Kirk looks legit and Moreno is absolutely torching AA early on so the future catching position is well looked after. Despite the struggles with the bat Jansen has provided superb defence, and the bat is looking much better recently. He's hit a ton of line drives with nothing to show for it, the results should improve over time.
  8. max silver
    His expected stats basically line up with his actual stats. XWOBA and WOBA are within 14 points of each other, xHR is 1.5 vs actual of 2, and he's produced all of 1 barrel up to this point. He simply hasn't produced the quality of contact that would allow for his production to be where it was previously. He's looked much better at the plate recently, but his recent hits are basically all singles as he's been punching balls to left field a lot lately.
  9. max silver
    Biggio can't really place much blame on Manfred for his less than stellar results in 2021. He attempted to fix what wasn't broken and ended up f***ing up his best asset at the plate, namely his walk rate and high on base percentage. His new "aggressive" approach has him chasing far more pitches out of the strike zone and subsequently walking less and striking out a lot more. He also stopped barreling up baseballs completely, can't blame the new ball for any of this.
  10. max silver
    At a glance I say Albert Pujols is absolutely finished. But after digging into his batted ball metrics and expected statistics he's actually producing his best quality of contact in the last 5 or 6 years. It appears as though he has been comically unlucky, his BABIP is .176 despite producing 69th percentile average exit velocity and 66th percentile xWOBA. I initially thought that a lot of this could be due to a combination of shifting and the severe lack of foot speed as he is the slowest runner in the history of Statcast, but his numbers in 2021 are actually worse when he's not being shifted vs when the shift is on against him. I would want absolutely nothing to do with Pujols on the Jays as they are better served to rotate hitters through the DH spot, especially once Springer and Kirk return. But Pujols may be able to offer some value with the bat to a s***** team with a weak offense such as the Orioles for instance.
  11. max silver
    Provided both guys stay healthy it's a matter of when, not if they bring both guys up this year. Manoah embarrassed a largely Yankee lineup in spring training, he's likely too advanced to be held down in AAA for much longer, especially given the need in the starting rotation for quality innings.
  12. max silver
    I was onboard with the idea of bringing Seager aboard as well, there seems to be a perception among some here that he's a mediocre player with no value that nobody in their right mind would be interested in. I see a solid defender with an above average bat that would plug a massive ongoing hole for the club that dates back several seasons.
  13. max silver
    Thornton is also available to piggyback as needed. I like the idea of a 6 man rotation, Ryu has tended to pitch more effectively with extra rest, and it would make it easier to manage Pearson and Manoah's innings as the season progresses. Pearson has only put in a maximum of 100 innings in a season and I believe Manoah has only been up to 125 or so. Neither guy pitched much last year so it's best to watch their workload closely.
  14. max silver
    Kay is only going 3 or 4 innings tops as well, so you might as well make the upside play and bring Pearson up.
  15. max silver
    You can easily see the man is still dealing with some lingering effects from his quad injury. Did you not see when he grabbed at his quad when busting it up the first base line?
  16. max silver
    Assuming he can keep this level of performance up at least to mid season Matz is a guy they should seriously look into extending past this season, he has looked like a top of the rotation pitcher so far. Totally amazing trade given how little was given up and how dramatically they have Matz turned around up to this point.
  17. max silver
    The runner was totally out of the base line though. Sometimes I wonder why they bother having the running lane painted onto the field since it's seemingly random when they choose to enforce the runner actually being in the lanes.
  18. max silver
    Zeuch has the unfortunate combination of below average stuff and below average command. He has been hammered by both righties and lefties, so making him a righty vs righty reliever won't really work. His only effective pitch is his slider, perhaps the best move would be to dramatically increase the usage up to the 40-50% range instead of feeding up his poorly commanded batting practice fastballs.
  19. max silver
    If anything it seems like he's taken it up a notch in games that count vs actual quality competition. The total package he presents right now is basically what has been expected from Vladdy with the bat, from the plate discipline, to the unrivalled quality of contact. He's even looks to have taken several steps forward with his defence and baserunning, it's remarkable how much better he is performing in every single aspect of the game up to this point. If he was receiving a serious helping of good luck I'd have reason from skepticism, but Vladdy is crushing baseballs at a ridiculous rate and it doesn't look remotely like a fluke.
  20. max silver
    This goes back further than just a few weeks. Vlad mashed in winter ball, mashed in spring training and has continued that momentum right into the regular season.
  21. max silver
    With the way the season has unfolded up to this point I wouldn't bet against it.
  22. max silver
    Good to see Gurriel is feeling well enough to play as well.
  23. max silver
    Moving Bo off short stop isn't going to magically fix the defensive miscues unfortunately. He's had trouble handling balls cleanly and ends up having to rush his throws a good chunk of the time. This will continue to cause exactly the same issues whether he's at short, third or second base. Maybe a position move has him handling the ball less often though.
  24. max silver
    23 seems awfully early to suggest as a defensive peak for players. According to this article, which uses Defensive Runs saved data, MLB players peak defensively around age 26. Bo obviously has quite a ways to go before reaching age 26, no reason to be so smug and definitively suggesting he is going to get worse instead of better. https://sportsinfosolutionsblog.com/2020/05/08/a-closer-look-at-defensive-aging-curves/
  25. max silver
    A guy with potential like Merryweather isn't somebody on the edge of the 40 man roster. It's no coincidence that the front office has been talking him up since acquisition, he showed his elite stuff last season when healthy and has continued that into 2021. There are always bubble guys on the 40 man who are DFA fodder, Merryweather has never been close to that as a Blue Jay.
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