The Iceman

Would prefer White as #6 starting in Buffalo

Manager to me is the least important boss/coaching job in all the major sports. Be respected, and do a good job with your BP (Which is already being taken care of by Pete Walker). With a full spring training and off season Schneider will be fine next season. If Dallas Green, Ozzie Guillen, Bruce Bochy and Bob Brenly can win a World Series we are fine with JS.

Teo is a 2 time silver slugger award winner, a team like Florida would give up a great pitching piece for him any day of the week. He is 4 days the wrong side of 30. Has a few productive seasons ahead.

My worst fears were realized when Rocket was the Jays last player AB of the season. I would have PH ANYBODY

I had two questions in defeat. Pitchers had a bad day no doubt but all year late inning and with the lead the manager trots out a new CF, why not Jackie Bradley last night. Would he have caught the bloop. BUT If not, if the CF plays what was an uncatchable ball for Springer on the hop do all 3 runs score? Or is it a 2 run bloop?

Great hot streak at a perfect time BUT Oviedo Contreras Brubaker Bauman Aiken Are not Koufax, Drysdale and Sutton. Probably the weakest starting 5 we have seen this year. Hopefully the team stays hot and proves itself agianst TB next week.

Something I just read that has snuck up on me is Nate Pearson turns 26 years old tomorrow. One year younger than (insert random player here) Roberto Osuna!!

ZIMMER and essential should never be used in the same sentence. The fact we added Merrifield who can also play OF makes him very non-essential.

And the reason he was traded was because he caused a stink when they sent him back down. At this point he is an improvement over the floor of what we had. AND The Jays had to make some moves or perception in the room would be they aren't trying to win this year. Their MLB team is better today than it was yesterday and that is the priority.

Wait to see how intense Whit plays. He brings some much needed sand paper to the team and much needed depth at 2nd base and CF. Can't have Tapia starting in the playoffs.

White is a former top 70 prospect that is a major leaguer now. Team needs his arm for the stretch drive. Trust Atkins on this...

Pop originally a Jays draft pick.

How about a lefty from San Fran? Or Eovaldi or Skubal?

And I wouldn't write Pearson off as a prospect yet, he could turn out to be better than all of our minor league players.

Back in the day his nickname was also STAND Pat for his lack of moves.

Interestingly nowhere to be seen in the Law top 60 list were Simeon Woods Richardson, Austin Martin or Nate Pearson.

Could Bo be a long term option @ CF? Espinal to SS?

My crystal ball says one move the Jays make is we get Robbie Grossman as the Dickerson/Dyson type role. Low acquisition cost and bye-bye .107 Zimmer

I think that means throws like a 6 year old...

Vladdy at 5th in the AL not good enough? And Vlad has more RBI than ohtany shohey Teoscar was 3rd last year. No problem with our RBI guys. Who exactly is Montero? Is that Moreno?? Baseball is 162 and is NOT to be observed through a 1 game lense. Can't wait for post 23...

And he will still want $30 mill to sign...

Maybe grab a LH RP at the deadline. Seattle has a 6'4" 28 year old guy, allowed just 1 run his last 11 appearances...never mind. It is Borucki

Charlie is an ideal #2 like he was in TB Hard working, respectful, experienced. Where he lacked was in his ability to motivate, be respected by players and umps/get the best out of his players. I remmember watching Caleb Joseph fire up the team before their playoff series. WELL, shouldn't that be the manager?

lue Jays draft picks with top-10 round slot values Round 1, Pick No. 23: Brandon Barriera, LHP, American Heritage High (Plantation, Fla.) ($3,075,300) Scouting Report: Barriera ended his season early, choosing to make his final start before his team’s schedule was over, which may become more common going forward (Hunter Greene did this as well) as pitchers try to avoid getting hurt right before the draft. He’s been up to 98 with a very fast arm and shows two very sharp breaking balls, both of which can touch plus, along with a plus changeup. He doesn’t offer much projection, but he also doesn’t need it given his present stuff, and his build right now seems sufficient for him to stay a starter. I don’t think he gets great extension over his front side, but it’s a minor quibble. It’s premium stuff, and he’s aggressive on the mound. If he gets to consistent strikes, he’s an above-average starter. Barriera moving up the draft charts as his spin rate rises Blue Jays select hard-throwing lefty in first round, add versatile hitters Round 2, Pick No. 60: Josh Kasevich, SS, Oregon ($1,216,100) Scouting Report: Kasevich is very hard to strike out, with just 16 Ks in 277 plate appearances this year for a 5.8 percent strikeout rate that was the best for any player in a major conference this spring. He swung and missed at just 30 pitches all spring, only six of them fastballs, according to data from Synergy Sports, and it’s easy to see why – he has a short, simple swing that lets him put the ball in play a ton, but it’s flat so he doesn’t produce any power. He reminds me a lot of David Fletcher, who also never struck out and didn’t hit for any power in college, but has nearly 10 WAR despite being a below-average hitter in the majors because he can play strong defense at second and passable defense at short. Kasevich is a better shortstop than that, and hit more homers this year (seven) than Fletcher did in his whole college career. He doesn’t make much hard contact, so Fletcher’s career is probably a high ceiling for him, but Kasevich offers a high floor as well and I think he’ll be really good value for someone in the second round. Free-agent comp., Pick No. 77: Tucker Toman, 3B, Hammond High (Columbia, S.C.) ($846,500 — for losing Marcus Semien) Scouting Report: Toman, the son of Middle Tennessee coach Jim Toman, is a switch-hitting infielder with the potential to hit for average and power from both sides of the plate, with some risk around his contact skills. He has great bat speed, with a more fluid and powerful swing from the left side, although he had better results batting right-handed over the summer (in a small sample). He’s shown he can handle good velocity, but struggles more against breaking stuff. With below-average speed, he’s limited to third base or second if he stays on the dirt, with enough arm to probably stay at the hot corner – although if he remains on the dirt, it’ll be because of his instincts rather than athleticism or agility. Free-agent comp., Pick No. 78: Cade Doughty, 3B, LSU ($833,200 — for losing Robbie Ray) Scouting Report: Doughty hits with a super-wide stance in all counts, making it surprising he’s shown the power he has this year (19 doubles and 15 homers for a .567 slugging percentage). He hammers fastballs, but the noisy lower half – he steps back slightly and forward again, so his hips and torso are moving almost the entire time – might be why he’s had trouble with offspeed stuff. He’s played mostly third and second for the Tigers with a little bit of shortstop, and profiles best at second, with average speed that should allow him to stay on the dirt. His profile really comes down to the bat, specifically whether he can hit offspeed stuff more consistently. He had a big split between his results on fastballs and results on everything else, and he’s going to see a lot fewer fastballs once he gets into pro ball. Round 3, Pick No. 98: Alan Roden, OF, Creighton ($623,200) Round 4, Pick No. 128: Ryan Jennings, RHP, Louisiana Tech ($465,400) Round 5, Pick No. 158: Mason Fluharty, LHP, Liberty University ($346,800) Round 6, Pick No. 188: T.J. Brock, RHP, Ohio State ($268,300) Round 7, Pick No. 218: Peyton Williams, 1B, Iowa ($210,300) Round 8, Pick No. 248: Dylan Rock, OF, Texas A&M ($173,800) Round 9, Pick No. 278: Devereaux Harrison, Long Beach State ($158,500) Round 10, Pick No. 308: Ian Churchill, LHP, University of San Diego ($150,300) Round 11, Pick No. 338: Pat Gallagher, RHP, Connecticut Round 12, Pick No. 368: Nolan Perry, RHP, Carlsbad High School (NM) Round 13, Pick No. 398: Bo Bonds, RHP, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Round 14, Pick No. 428: Sammy Hernandez, C, Lakeland Senior High School (FL) Round 15, Pick No. 458: Michael Turconi, SS, Wake Forest Round 16, Pick No. 488: Kale Davis, RHP, Oklahoma State Round 17, Pick No. 518: Ryan Chasse, LHP, Campbell University Round 18, Pick No. 548: Jeremy Pilon, LHP, Ecole Secondaire De Montagne Round 19, Pick No. 578: Gage Stanifer, RHP, Westfield High School (IN) Round 20, Pick No. 608: Gregory Pace Jr., OF, Detroit Edison Academy (MI)

Any MLB pen that has Romo, Richards, Banda and Lawrence is pathetic. End of story.