Carlos Danger

Where did you come from, Where did you go, what are you doing Connor Joe!!??

The Jay's longest winning streak in 2023 was 5 games. Let's see if they can match that!

Yes. However, he was acquired because he was an area of need. I don't see who/how they replaced his role/capabilities in the off season or since. Hicks gave you essentially 4 guys who could be setup or closers. In reality Swanson never excelled at the closer role and Yimy prior this year had a so so record as closer. If you look at a series of close games from the 7th inning to 9. We need that Hicks type pitcher who can slot into set up or closer. Especially after Romano goes back to back etc, even prior to him going on the IL. We did not do an adequate job of replacing that role. Mayza, Cabrera, Pearson, Richards etc are not that role.

Who was the projected replacement for Hicks?

but, but, but we have Mitch White in case an SP goes down.

This is where it would be nice to have Cody Poteet who the Yankees got for depth for nada.

And MLB announced teams will stop flying and drive to away games!!! lol Hernandez was seen on the Boeing inspection line yelling SAFE! LMAO

https://babylonbee.com/news/retired-angel-hernandez-gets-new-job-running-quality-control-for-boeing?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3wTgO--zknfNTTtSsV0PM4yGlWutg8WdLlSnzkcbDXMELiobuC30XXqug_aem_AcjMFxJe2Y_hOspClIbbdUz22BYHGrQgtZxlSyH4UkpympYWuhOX4b-7-YFyLcoQs2ZGu4HbnILt7BOknMgdZREn More Angel Hernandez news.

AP: Reports are coming out that Angel Hernandez's retirement came out from a meeting with top MLB officials. Officials were questioning Hernandez's ability to see and comprehend correctly. Angel got so worked up that he stormed out and slammed the door behind himself. It took Angel 10 minutes to realize he was in the closet...His announcement of retirement came soon after.

This is exactly correct. Hence why I wonder WTF this team is doing sometimes. After Babe Schneider hit a game winning HR in Houston the previous night, he was benched. After Clement was on a heater early season and benched, the reason given was putting guys in situations they can have success, or setting them up for success. Then, after a short ST and very short rehab where Swanson had not performed well, they call him up and his first game action of the year is a high leverage situation against the New York Yankees. Then, they call up poor Adison Barger and stick him in LF for his first time in his first MLB game. Not a position he was even playing in the minors. Shortly thereafter, we have a key situation with runners on base late in the game and we could either tie or go ahead in a close game. They leave Volgebach in to face a lefty when we had JT on the bench along with other RHH, (back when JT was on tear, and we don't PH. I can go on with these examples. So from one side of their mouth the Jays talk about putting guys in situations for success, and the other hand they f*** over Swanson, Barger and Volgelbach, et all the Team and the fans. Plus leaving Springer in the leadoff spot for 1/4 of the season, I just don't know WTF is going on with the asset management and this team. Don't let 2 Ws against the CWS and a AA pitcher and an emergency sub from the minors fool you.

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This is a AA batting practice pitcher. No reason for the Jays to lose this one.

Except one hits singles, the other HRs. One I am worried about his knees or back in 5 years, the other one I am not. One brings WS cred to the team, the other Romper Room.

Your ok with $28.5 AAV for Vlad for 7 more years, if 7 even gets it done?

Not interested in $25-30 mil AAV a year for Luis Arreaz lite who plays a s*** 1b seems to make a mental blunder once a week and has a body type that could have him out of baseball at 32.

Well simply to distinguish that you can be both a great closer in save situations and a horrible option in non save. Being that today’s situation where he sucked was a non-save situation.

Dude, we are not arguing about saves and Romero. We look at splits and counter with everything in baseball. You can be the best hitter in baseball for 5 yrs against RHP, but horrible against LHP. You can be the best pitcher against lefties, but atrocious against RHB. There are pitchers who dominate the 8th or 1 inning of work, you put them in the 9 or for two innings they suck. We need to recognize that Romano has not been effective in non save situations for two seasons and adapt. Now, what the Jays can do about it with what they currently have, I don’t know. But same as Springer in the lead off spot and countless other examples. The metrics don’t support Romano in non save situations.

Your post does not address my point. Romano had an over 6 ERA in 2023 in non save situations, haven’t even checked yet for 2024. And yea, ERA is not a good measure etc blah, blah blah. Memorial Day weekend and not going to do a deep dive in HRs allowed non save etc. The fact is with RPs, what they did in 2021 doesn’t mean a hell of beans. I am talking about non-save situations, he has not been an effective option the past 200 plus games. Fact.

Romano is/has been horrible going back a while in non save situations. Especially with the long ball. An elite pen knows how to keep the game close or tied and not just execute holds and saves.

This isn’t the try league. This is the get it done league! JD

Keep in mind we are missing Skabul, most likely odds on AL Cy Young winner so far. If they were facing Skabul, God help them!

Mookie has slow bat speed or EV or something. Who wants that!!

Remember when Tampa started all left handed batters against Romero. That worked and was the mental nail in Romero’s head along with his other issues and his knees. I don’t see the Jays having the balls to make a change like that.

I come from the school that IF you are going to talk smack, you need to be able to back it up. Your Fantasy smack talk was just that no walk.

Yea, but he looked Elite at the MLB level to start the year. I would also say D is more transferable to the MLB level from the minors than hitting.