The Iceman

I think our SS of the present is Semien. Bichette is a wonderful fallback SS option. our SS prospect for the future is Semien, Javier Báez, Carlos Correa, Corey Seager, Trevor Story, Andrelton Simmons. Take your pick.

Did you follow BB in the minors, watched the playoffs, caught any games this season? Dude flat out is not as good as the player next to him playing 2nd. Bo is 23, in his defensive prime. He will continue to get better at the plate but should be at his best defensively. Don't post like a douche dude, not cool.

On the Fowler playVlad was not holding the runner at first. Bo was or should have been 100% aware of this. Where is TULO???? Bo is an awesome hitter. NEVER worry about his hitting. He will be .280 with all the power by seasons end. Do worry about his defense.

This is ENTIRELY on management. They put the players in their positions. Not the other way around. Vlad did want to play 3rd and they made the choice to put him at 1.

I am jumping in too. Must admit. We are only 6 games in but not too many Jays have looked great defensively. And this is a carry over from last year. Even Siemen didn't look impressive at SS today. Vladdy over his 6-7 games at 1st base have made a handful of plays that make you wonder. 1st base is pretty easy to play. This should not be. He is not natural on D in any way. I really wish he played 1st in winter ball. Justin Smoak he ain't around the bag. Anyone who has watched games this year can already pick 4-5 plays from memory where he just messed up. He clearly cost the team a run today not making a routine play. Bichette is a below average defensive SS. Hope time proves me wrong. He would be a helluva 2nd base or 3rd baseman though. Biggio is not a worry at 3rd for me. Springer will help big time when he is activated and will be the Jays best defensive player. Still a defensive work in progress IMO.

Found this...What’s the prognosis for Geroge Springer’s oblique strain? Grade 2 sounds like something he shouldn’t try to play through. George Springer was diagnosed with a Grade 2 (moderate) left oblique strain, but the Blue Jays have indicated he could play in the first series of the year. That would be a reasonable timeline if this was a grade 1 (mild) oblique strain, but grade 2 strains need 5-8 weeks to fully heal. During that time the player shouldn’t swing a bat or throw at 100%. It’s not that they can’t do anything at all, but they need to be very careful. Springer is risking a far more serious injury by trying to return that quickly. This isn’t just some tightness, as initial reports suggested. Oblique strains aren’t an injury that you can just suck it up and play through. If Springer does try to play in the next week, I don’t see this going well. He currently falls in the High Injury Risk category.

I will watch the game later but Roark was down a couple MPH so far this spring. A veteran pitching against poor spring batting lineups can get through. I suspect we will see more of the same from Roark this year. Unplayable in almost all situations. Hope I am wrong. 90% of the posters on hear know why the Yankees pitcher was suspended. No excuse for a broadcaster who makes his living off baseball to not be aware. The best thing about broadcasts last season was no Tabler. i will not watch a single inning with the volume on with him in the booth. OLD, SENILE, unprepared are a bad trifecta for awful announcing. I will watch the enemies broadcast as a last resort.

The fact that Davis has an option is what makes the perfect 4th OF destined for the taxi squad.

I trade AM + JG for the 28 year old All Star pitcher in a second. Address's the teams biggest need and gives the Jays a fighting chance in a playoff series with Ryu and Castillo back to back. Otherwise even if they make the playoffs they are done. If you don't care about winning this year than those are 2 great future prospects.

Trade proposal from The Athletic...thoughts? Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds Blue Jays acquire: RHP Luis Castillo, RHP Jared Solomon Reds acquire: SS Jordan Groshans, RHP Alek Manoah The Blue Jays had a terrific offseason. They signed outfielder George Springer, brought back left-handed starter Robbie Ray, traded for southpaw Steven Matz and landed closer Kirby Yates in free agency. However, one vital area wasn’t addressed: acquiring a No. 2 starter behind left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu in their rotation. This trade would solve that. Luis Castillo, 28, is in his prime and has been really consistent over the last couple of seasons. In 2019, he went 15-8 with a 3.40 ERA and 3.70 FIP. Last year, he posted a 3.21 ERA and a 2.65 FIP in 12 starts and averaged 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Most evaluators think Castillo has even more upside if he can harness his breaking ball and improve his fastball command. But to acquire him, the Blue Jays would have to take a huge hit in their farm system. However, they could rationalize giving up top shortstop prospect Jordan Groshans because they have Bo Bichette entrenched at the position in the majors, and although it would be tough to part with right-hander Alek Manoah, it would be worth the gamble because Castillo is a proven commodity and the Blue Jays are ready to make a World Series push. Since the Blue Jays would be giving up two elite prospects, they’d probably insist on receiving a second player in the deal. Right-hander Jared Solomon would make sense considering he’s a mid-level prospect, but he should make it to the majors as a middle reliever in time. The Reds’ financial situation is dire. They must prioritize moving proven commodities for top prospects if they want to balance their financial books over the next few seasons. They’ve had so much trouble trying to solve their shortstop position that they even moved Eugenio Suárez there this week to see if it would work. Groshans, 22, would serve as a long-term solution at shortstop, and allow top prospects Jose Garcia and Jonathan India to eventually compete for the second-base job. Manoah, 23, was the Blue Jays’ first-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft (No. 11 overall). He has a huge arm with a fastball that registers in the upper 90s and a nasty hard slider. His change-up needs more development, but overall, the stuff plays. Bottom line: This would be an impactful trade for both teams. The Blue Jays get the starter who could put them over the top and Reds get significant prospects for the long haul.

If Randall G hits a bit I think Teletubby Tellez will not be a part of the A lineup to start the season.

Gibson sounds like he is 90 years old

BOOM goes Vladdy

Romano rushing...much quicker delivering after the squat. out of rhythm

YUP, the ZERO BBs stand out for me.

Matz looks like Jimmy Key out there...including his number

Wonder why not in Mexico? Dude is the same age as Kay and Zeuch. Younger than Romano, Thornton and Hatch. Still just a baby.

MLB arm, horrible footwork.

YUP, and 1 month more should do it for Vladdy. Just a coincidence that aligns to the service time LOL.

Last comment from me on this but this further extends my point. WTF is everyone getting so offended about? From this speech Japanese and the translator are offended...really?? BOOHOO He spoke the truth on a few topics that I found refreshing. Stepped over the bounds on what a management person should say in some cases but nothing everyone didn't already know. I get offended by liars. Do you think Atkins and Shapiro were lying to fans when they were saying Vladdy needs to go down for a month to learn to be the best team mate he can be. BAHAHAHAHA. If they weren't lying they would say Kid can rake and would help the lineup. Want him to get MLB exposure ASAP and coaching from the big league coaches BUT we can't because we will lose a year of service.

OK, I know I am an old dude with older values. Is it that horrible for a GM to say about one of his players "he has a personality bigger than anyone in the room but his English isn't awesome" So to me good isn't awesome so if he said his English is good would that have been offending too? I think people are making a way too big deal out of this. And it is the reason Atkins/Shapiro speaks to the media the way they do. I will get off my soap box now.

Walker was good enough to trade for last year for the stretch drive. Probably exceeded expectations as a Jay. Why not resign him???

More $$$ than I thought he would sign for

Wilner is BACK Writing for the Toronto Star

Heard an old interview with Jays catcher Jansen that Phelps was the most accurate pitcher he had ever caught.