Ryu In My House

There isn't much time left...should the Jays make a push for Story for 3B? What would it cost? I suspect the Rockies are getting very ancy.

Yeah, I don't see a lot of missing pieces. Maybe a plus 3B? Trevor Story might be still in play. I think Atkins has addressed the bullpen pretty well...and we have a top 5 starting rotation in baseball, and our offense is really, really good.

We're not done. The Jays will add someone else with an fWAR of between 0.1 and 0.3 WAR.

If this is it, all he really does is guarantee us a slightly worse draft pick. Although Hand has been s***** since the sticky stuff crackdown. Maybe we get a better draft pick - dunno.

Only they can't seem to beat the Rays or Red Sox. So are they really competing?

I have never really thought about Kevin Smith too much, but he is having a tremendous MiLB year. He is also rule 5 eligible. Is he a trade candidate? Or does he have a chance to make the roster? His FV is 40...meh. https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kevin-smith/sa915864/stats?position=SS

Me too. I hope this trades works out really well for everyone. I wish Rowdy nothing but the best.

A 2nd round draft pick that will not make an MLB roster for 4-6 years doesn't really fit in this org's window. I mean, they are nice to have, but for those guys I think you'd want players a lot closer. I think both Ray and Semien could garner some almost ready for prime time prospects.

100% agree. I think this is holding up Atkins and Shapiro from really cutting loose, more than any payroll restrictions.

He is not. The trade deadline is July 30, mate.

So they will wait until after the July 30 trade deadline to make a trade? Lol. Okay.

It will piss everyone off, but yeah. Sell these guys for some controllable talent. The Jays don't have a lot of payroll commitment next year. They can trade and sign FAs for 2022. And I will bet the Jays will still make September interesting.

The Jays cannot beat the Ray or Boston. And we don't fare well against the Yankees. It is time to sell Semien and Ray.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/cleveland-mlb-team-officially-changes-name-guardians/

Axford is still listed on Canada's baseball team roster for the Olympics. What gives?

So it sounds as if, and I realize this is not new news, that Pearson has a sports hernia and will probably get surgery in the offseason to correct it. What I think that means is he cannot make it worse, and any discomfort he feels is just part of the situation until the offseason. So for the Jays now, we may have this guy in the 'pen like 2015's Aaron Sanchez. This is really the best possible scenario, given his nagging injury. I am sure he wouldn't be allowed to play if he can make it worse. What a boost for the bullpen. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-hope-pearson-can-reliever-option-near-term/

Please, the sooner the better. Hopefully we can move Reese of Jano in a trade...ASAP.

I am open to it, for sure. But I would like a upgrade at 3B, probably a rental, before the Gallo upgrade. Both, and then Cruz would make this absolutely the best lineup the Jays have ever had.

I think Biggio can go. But with Gallo, we'd have too many OFs. So maybe LGJ would go...and Grichuk remains the 4th OF. Gallo > LGJ, but it becomes a way smaller improvement IMO, and maybe not worth it. Does Texas need a catcher?

Does Joey Gallo fit on this team? Grichuk, cash and a couple of prospects?

So, wRC+ is sort of a "metric" measure, in that 100 is average. Like IQ 160 is amazing and 60 is Danny Jansen? Whoa, Vladdy is at 189 - holy s***. That's video game stuff.

Like all of you I love baseball, but I am older (52) so I still rely on a lot of old metrics to measure baseball success like ERA and OPS. I post this because I think a lot of us older fans, and newer fans, and maybe casual fans, would like to know how to dive deeper into baseball metrics. So my questions are: 1. What metrics do you use and rely upon consistently? For my, I live my fWAR and OPS. And yes, ERA (don't judge). But I understand that xFIP may be a way better measure of how a pitcher's performance. Anyway, please give your feedback. 2. What websites/tools/resources do you use to view players' statistics, contract details, trade worth, etc.? I used Fangraphs almost exclusively, but I use MLB for scouting reports. I know some folks on here post trade scenarios to determine if they are realistic. What do you use? 3. Players in the minors - what do you use to determine their value and chances for future success? Once again I use Fangraphs to scout for FV (future value), where ~ indicates a player who has a good chance to a least make it as a bench player. But what else is out there? I hope some of you can post your tips and information here. I think a lot of us fans who want to enjoy baseball even more could use this knowledge.

Whoa, this is the perfect move. I like it more than Bryant for sure. It would, I assume, cost way less. Get this guy and Taylor Rogers from the Twins and that is a good trade deadline.

LGJ or Grichuk maybe??? For Roark?

Just brutal. This news really saddens me. He seems like such a fun kid. What does this mean, no more ball in 2021 for sure...but I wonder if he misses some 2022? And just before the ASG??? Just f***ing terrible.