Carlos Danger

So I was listening to an interview with Derek Holland the other day. I am going to use this as an example. They asked him about his spin rate.. He basically said, he doesn't give a f***, at the end of the day he needs to concentrate on throwing strikes. Then they asked him about some geographical preferences and he gave some really interesting answers about wanting to play for both Ohio teams, but one being NL and the other being AL what the advantages and disadvantages were and that Cincinnati had reached out to him (which Jon Morosi then put on MLBTR like it was his scoop-tool) Then he did a Kermit the Frog imitation that was fnnn cool, funny and entertaining! Another interview I heard was talking about the hazing the player went through in his rookie year.. It was funny as all could be, I was glued to the radio. That is entertaining and interesting stuff!

I am not expecting anything bad, I want to know what US high school kids (not border kids) think about being drafted by a team from a country they might not know much about or have preconceived notions.. No disrespect to anyone, but I have heard some pretty boring questions.. Now that he has played for Vancouver, maybe he can talk about what his preconceived notions were/and that of his fellow team mates vs what he has experienced. I personally, am not interested in his training routine, or how many reps of whatever he does. or what he thinks about our high performance department..(that is going to be 100% a stock answer). Put me to sleep with that... The fact is, most US kids don't know s*** about Canada and I would be interested to see what the general feeling is about being drafted having to go to a Canadian team. I am NOT looking for the guy to slob Canada's knob and bath in the compliments.. I am genuinely interested in the word on the street among draft eligible players. Not really sure where a WTF comes from for a legit and entertaining/provoke discussion question...?

You canoe heads are always discussing whether Canada is a hindrance for signing FAs etc. It is a legitimate question, something interesting.. what do US high school kids think when they hear they might/are be drafted by the Blue Jays. Is there trepidation... The stock PC answer will be I am happy to be there and in the majors etc... Wondering if he had any other concerns question prior and what his peers talk about when discussing getting drafted by a team from a different country.. With what are you having comprehension problems..?

Ok, but apparently he was born in Florida, moved to Florida 8 years before he graduated high-school, was talking about not being used to the cold since his blood had thinned out. So, he must have been like 9 or 10 +/- or so when he moved to Florida it would seem, if he graduated at 17 or 18.. My question still stands, just tweek the part about being a South Florida boy and state, playing most of your baseball as a kid, teenager in Florida..... Same question...

Josh, give us the true non PC answer. You are a South Florida kid from a sunny, low tax (no state tax) state with beaches and beer in every convience store and gas station, concealed carry etc. When you and your buddies hear/have an inclination that they will be drafted by the Blue Jays, foreign country, reputation cold, high taxes, pain in the ass to buy beer etc what is the initial reaction? You were playing ball about as far away as you could get from Naples in Vancouver, and if you make it to the show you will not be as far, but still far and a different country. Do you even think about things like that or are you just super stoked to be in any MLB teams system? True no PC answer. Assuming the Blue Jays did not exist, which was your dream team to be drafted by? Have you ever been to a Canadian strip club and realized Canada doesnt have singles and been like, I am not making enough money to be putting $5 in the garter of every dancer, what am I supposed to do? I am sure more excellent journalistic opportunties will come to me I can share. Oh, and a Happy New Year and have a great 2019 you filthy animals!

However, they already have $20 million a year tied up with just Harvey and Cahill, you think they add another $30-$40 Million a year? on top of their existing commitments?

Listen to Derek Holland’s Kermit the frog imitation.. awesome👍 😃

Here you go..

And from that day forward, in the small kingdom of Canada, Dec 28th was known as the day of the boner. All Canadians had a boner that day, even the woman and non conforming to typical gender identity them had boners. There has not been so many boners in Canada since the Dickey press conference.

Yea, except the 2 guys we were talking about are already combat vets and did fine. Why would a guy who has tours in Afganistan need to back to basic. If you are putting those guys in AAA it is because of roster flexibilty etc, not because they are not ready or that pitching in the International league is going to give them better development then in the MLs.. Lets just be honest as to why they would start in AAA.

Love the list, just think that wishing for Stroman and Sanchez to both be aces again is probably wishing too much... I would rather trade them while we have some value...

I agree 100% on depth, I just don't think we need to block their development in a non- competitive year. I have a feeling we are not going to see many more Shoemaker types for SP and it will all be AAAA Matt Latos types that you can put in AAA. If you can have veteran SP depth in AAA, why not bring up those guys. Works the same if you bring them up in April, no issues with that... I just don't see the need for any more development in AAA for either of those two and think it would be more beneficial in the majors this year since it is "supposedly" going to be non-competitive.

Why put SRF and Panone in AAA.. What will that do for them? They did relatively fine in the majors last year. Even though it was late season, they were battling playoff teams fighting for the Division or teams trying to make a WC.. The best way to learn about combat, is to be in Combat. A lot of people here are assuming Stroman, Sanchez and now Shoemaker will be better pitchers than our young guns. Neither of those three did anything last yr either due to injuries or performance to make me believe they will pitch better then what we got from SRF and Pannone. I still think Borucki is out best pitcher if you go by performance and not names or legacy.

Did you put “Truth” just so we knew Jon Morosi hadnt hijacked your account or that info was from him 😉

Hope he can recover and stay healthy.. Not sure Rogers center is a great fit for him. A few years ago he had the lowest ground ball rate among QS.. Of course, I remember being very worried about Estrada pitching at Rogers Center when he came over, turned out that was a really good trade. Goal = Trade Deadline return 😃

Lots of body and fat shaming going on in that😉 Love your love for Riley👍👍👍😃

I liked the part about wOBA.. As I mentioned, in a previous post, I think it has some flaws, but it was interesting and sparks discussion.

He stays and is in contention for ROY, only to be beat out by Vlad the baseball impaler.. They will start him 6 inning or in non close games or mop up duty, he will do well, they will start progressively moving him into later innings and closer games. Innings limit will be in the conversation because he will be doing well... He will stick and be a key part of the 2020 roster... 69.2 IP 68 games 2.58 ERA 75 Ks 16 BB ERA+ 159 WAR 1.9 SO9 9.7 WHIP 0.919

Riley Adams was my sleeper pick in that Legit Prospects or Busts thread on here somewhere.. Go Riley!

Lucky King, bunch of elitists.. They will never offer the Harold Reynolds of BJMB an invitation..

LOL... If they don't want Stroman would they take Martin for 3b?

So guys my 2 cents for what it is worth... 2 cents American, so it might be worth more than Jim's 2 cents The opening wasn't as solid as past episodes, I think you guys basically admit that.. However, I think it is important. I was totally lost as to what the heck you were talking about.. Also, just like any book, news cast, radio show, you want to catch the listeners interest (hook) right off the bat, even if it is just a tease and then you put filler in until you get to the hook. If I had never heard a BJScouts pod cast, prior, I am not sure I would have stuck around. i.e new fans, expanding the base. You guys had some really good openings previously. Sounded very professional, had a hook and kept my interest. You also mentioned this.. Just want to put some emphasis on it from my point of view. I enjoyed/enjoy listening to YOU guys, talk about baseball. There are tons of shows talking about baseball. I think you need to continuously build up your personalities, antidotes about personal life, keep making people want to listen to YOU GUYS talk baseball. This one felt a little bit more like generic guys talking baseball. Except for Boxy's dad, that was cool I agree with his dad, should curtail the cussing, not because I am prude, just so I can play it on the Beats or Bose with my young son playing near by. I enjoy it guys, don't get me wrong. You have set a high (good) bar, now you have to keep it. Lastly, throw Luciano in the deep end. I agree you don't need to be so age fixated and that he has to go through the process blah, blah.. There are a lot of 18 yr old studs out there. I think RJ Barrett could be in the NBA right now and do well. Osuna is also a good example. He was playing professional ball in Mexico at 16, that is a very high level. Don't coddle him..

You did..

Great tenor also, the best. RIP

Agree, I think the minimum is now over $650k USD. I was wondering when this was recorded? As you mentioned, Graveman went to the Cubs and Romano was traded to Texas.