Carlos Danger

If you guys have a slot open/coming open, I would be interested. Thanks

I think we also need to recognize that we have been going to the well too much for sustainable success with the pitchers we currently have. I remember after the 2020 season Borucki was on a pod cast that Stripling and another guy he hosts with (I think a Dodgers player). Anyway, Borucki said that by the end of the 60 game season the whole pen was gassed, going down the stretch and into that two game playoff with the Rays they were running on fumes.. Montoyo was using the heck out of them and the majority of starters were not going long either due to quick hook by Charlie to go to the pen, artificially low pitch count limits or performance. I recognize 2020 was a different season in terms of preparation times etc. However, we just passed the 60 game mark a week or so ago and are about game 68 or so... I see the same dynamics in play. The long start by a starter is an anomaly vs a norm. The pen is being relied on way too much, especially guys who are middle/long relief since they are not good enough to be much else. The bullpen just looks gassed already and has been exposed due to the frequency of use. One of the solutions, but not easy at this point, is to get more out of starters and then that will have a positive collateral effect on the pen. Additionally, as many have mentioned, guys who can create swing and miss.

I was thinking about it prior to the ground out.. I was thinking that is more likely a ground ball or a K then Kirk TBH... An then Vlad ground ball out...

Run prevention

Not run prevention...

Run prevention!

I have Salvador Perez on 3-4 of my Fantasy Teams so I am familiar with his playing time. The dude is a catcher, 32 years old and plays almost every friggin day...Kirk is 23 years old!!

Well, there were about 4-5 Teams that put the Maple Leaf /Canadian Flag on their uniform on Canada Day. The Jays are playing in the U.S July 4th, so only fitting.

You can do that when you have very strong SP depth.. Houston had such SP depth they had to put Javier in the pen last year since they didn't have a spot for him... I think we would have done the same with the above aforementioned. However, we are not as deep as Houston and need those guys as SPs, or at least try them time and time again as SPs prior to even thinking about the pen..

If we had middle/long relief that could come in and give the offense a chance.. The two runs given up by Phelps was the difference in the loss.

The poster Junior Felix was right after all. One good start, one s*****, shart.. Just too inconsistent......

I never thought I would say this, but Bo Bichette you are killing me.. Adam G definitely out front on that trade so far... Just with Alcantra alone.. My Team is a bunch of underperformers this year... I think I need to fire the Manager/myself...

We DFAd another pitcher for him also I believe. Francis I think..,

Yea, the pen is an issue. However, the pen and it’s quality/sustainability also had a symbiotic relationship with the Starters. 4ip, 3.2, 2.1, 4, IPs by SPs in the past week has a lot to do with it…

The good news is Kikuchi is a lefty and I would rather face this lineup today then others.

I don’t have to imagine. I did it.

Yea, so the point of this board is to discuss opinions, make predictions, prognosticate on what you think will happen or should happen to the team/player. However, you consistently reply to many of these posts in a snarky know it all manner with your lol, WTF etc. Your not Spanky who actually knows baseball. You are one of the most frequent users of snarky replies but also one of the posters with IMO the least knowledge of baseball, what it takes to build a winner and a winning team. High post count, low baseball IQ. I made a post questioning our rotation depth and depth past the five starters. Your response was, Lol WTF.. Just wanted to point out again how wrong you always are, which I would have no inclination to do if you made a reasonable response to a post instead of being an ignorant smart ass. You are like the worst fielder and hitter on a Little League team shouting at teammates for an error or a K.. You have no baseball cred and no clue.

Yea, not so LOL…

Yup

Yup

Maybe a little Wry N Ginger involved also?

Come on Dude.. I am talking about a Cody Poteet, Castano, Garrett, Popp or something like that.. Being aware we would probably need to add something…

I am assuming they did.. What I was trying to articulate is that even if Miami wanted a sweetener etc, I hope we would have gone that route and exhausted all efforts.. I really think a return of a pitcher would have been a better use of Grichuk as a trade asset or the core piece anyway..

The Marlin's were looking for OF help pre-season and I am not sure why we didn't try to work something out with them for Grichuk vice Colorado.. I mean I guess we wanted another OF with a different profile and cheaper then Grichuk. However, I would have tried to use that asset for pitching and Miami is rich in it.. If we need an additional OF going forward and want to dump Zimmer, we should look to Arizona.. They have a glut and some guys who could be solid number 4/5 types... Some with IF/OF ability...

The conversations I recall were talking about situational hitting. There was also conversation reference to Springer's comments and then we were talking about going the other way, up the middle, vs pulling the ball etc... That is not the same as a generalization about, don't swing for the fences and play small ball. Maybe you are referring to a thread I totally missed. However, I think you are over dramatizing what was a very nuanced debate with your comments. Vlad didn't hit a HR last night for the walk off, he got the job done with a long single/maybe double.