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If 25 year old Vlad continues the type of offensive performance of the last 3 months he's the exciting young superstar to build the team around.
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They played fine throughout the summer in all of their recent competitive seasons. They failed when the weather cooled off and the post season began.
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The 2025 Blue Jays are going to be like a box of chocolates because you don't know what you are going to get. Is Gausman the ace with an effective splitter or is he more of a mid rotation piece? Does Berrios right the ship this season or is he a back of the rotation pitcher? Does Bo bounce back next season or has he turned into Tim Anderson? Are Romano and Swanson going to be effective leverage relievers or are they both cooked? Is Vlad an MVP caliber bat or is he going to revert to career averages? Is Springer the heavily declining player of the first few months of this season or has he unlocked himself at the plate with recent adjustments?
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Alek was always a giant wildcard with regards to what version of him was going to show up. The command and conditioning were both obviously much better but his stuff was still rather pedestrian. I thought that Tiedemann was a high end depth piece but I've finally wizened up given the fact that he's essentially been vaporware up to this point and shouldn't be counted on for anything.
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So what sort of anti-social behaviour were you actually banned for then?
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Rodriguez has certainly had some nice moments but unfortunately we've all seen the endless cycle of injury that Tiedemann is caught in. I like that both of Yesavage and Bloss have been steadily building up their workloads while typically avoiding the injury bug.
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Given how many times you've been repeatedly warned and even banned for using this type of language I am honestly questioning your mental faculties.
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Bloss is close to major league ready, and I expect Yesavage to move very quickly through the system as well. Those are both the type of high end depth pieces the team was largely lacking recent seasons.
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I think the organization's pitching depth stands to be dramatically better next season given the recent trade deadline and draft acquisitions, at least on the rotation side of the ledger. Hopefully the team can finally find a way to supplement the bullpen from some homegrown players for once vs needing to sign pricey free agents and scouring the waiver wires.
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Are you honestly dumb enough to care about what the projections say before the team is even assembled? That's not exactly mensa level stuff bub.
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IKF had a really similar stretch last season over 4 months so he's done this type of thing before. He just wasn't able to carry these types of results over the final 2 months of the season as his strikeout rate skyrocketed.
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Who cares what the projections say as the offseason starts? Anyone can see the team is going to have a very busy offseason in free agency and trade attempting to fill the holes on the roster. The projections that matter are those that happen after the offseason moves are complete.
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The team has a tough uphill battle to climb but your endless proclamations about how the team literally has zero chance to compete are no more worthwhile than those that think the club has a punchers chance at success with some prudent offseason moves. The preseason predictions saw this as a mid 80's win team and the worst case scenario unfolded in the bullpen and left this giant steaming mess. The club has essentially league average starting pitching and a very close to average offense since the calendar turned to April. With a more typical Bo Bichette season and some sensible position player additions the offense can be decent to even good again. The bullpen is going to be the hardest thing to fix given the amount of holes, but it's not like this team is completely starting from scratch the way so many of the naysayers are carrying on.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
This is eye test stuff only but to me Vlad has a lot of trouble with routine grounders where he has to move his feet a bit. I can't say whether this is footwork related stuff or if he simply doesn't have the hands for the position but he regularly clanks pretty routine looking plays that a major league first baseman should be making with relative ease. Given how other posters have pointed out he's great at scooping bounced throws it seems he should have good enough hands to be more effective at first base but that's just spitballing on my part. -
Are you able to provide the BA writeup for McAdoo? I'm curious to see their tools breakdown as they seem to be more forgiving compared to Fangraphs in particular.
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Yeah he's put together a nice 3 month stretch after a tough April. He seems like a near lock to opt out of his deal at the end of the season but we shall see how the last few months turn out.
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I think a lot of these guys will ultimately used as trade capital to fill the roster out for other areas in need. The bullpen in particular needs to be restocked and a bunch of these dudes are likely to be flipped for this purpose. If even one of them turns out as a full time regular that will be an excellent return on a bunch of mostly expiring contracts.
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I recall the Yankees backed out last minute on a potential Ken Giles deal at the deadline years ago and the Jays ended up not having time to pivot.
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That's a very good point.
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I legitimately wouldn't be at all surprised if both Jansen and Kikuchi are brought back in free agency. Kikuchi is a guy I'd have no qualms with using in a wild card series but he's the type of guy that would need to be on a short leash given his tendency this season to have games spiral out of control after initially dominating.
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I believe an optimistic timeline could have Alek back by mid-late July or thereabouts if he doesn't experience any setbacks.
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https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/blue-jays-alek-manoah-has-tommy-john-surgery-out-12-14-months-1.2136460 Manoah had a fully ligament replacement but with an added brace. The internal brace can be used on it's own when there isn't sufficient damage to require a full ligament replacement, but that wasn't the case with Alek. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-alek-manoah-has-surgery-will-return-to-toronto-for-rehab/
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No I don’t think it’s necessarily one or the other in this case. Some players have a combined procedure where the ligament is still replaced but a brace is added to increase the strength of the repair. Alex has an expected 12-14 month recovery time just like regular Tommy John surgery.
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They must be doing something right given the extended run of success but given their nearly worst in MLB farm system even before the Kikuchi trade they can’t be super great at drafting.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Where do you go to look up scooping stats?