Eat My Shatkins

I could see them trying it maybe. Bloss should be back mid season although he looked like ass ever since joining the Jays org. Hopefully it was just him falling apart because of his injury and he comes back strong. Tiedemann will also be interesting to follow, not sure when he's slated to return. Unlike Bastardo though, he can stay in AAA and start games there, although I won't be surprised if he ends up as a reliever eventually. Hopefully wrong on that. Stanifer is a guy I see factoring in the MLB sometime in 2026 as well. Not really sure what to think of guys like Lazaro Estrada or Adam Macko. Probably AAA depth until they wash out of the org.

I don't have to focus on the WS right now, I'm not playing in it. And while I wait for it start so I can watch, I'll respond I guess. That rotation COULD be good, but... Bieber technically isn't signed yet Gausman is another year older, but should be good still Berrios was circling the drain all season and is now on the IL, hopefully comes back strong but hardly a sure thing Yesavage clearly looks legit, but still a rookie and may back slide Lauer, had a nice season but still one year removed from the KBO Francis, see Berrios but waaaaaay worse Too many question marks, the Jays should pull out all the stops to land two mid to front end starters IMO. That's going to eat up $45-55 million probably? As for the pen.... 1. Hoffman 2. Varland 3. Fisher 4. Fluharty 5. Little 6. Rodriguez 7. Bruihl 8. Nance 9. Burr 10. Garcia 11. Sandlin 12. Bastardo (probably) 13. Borucki 14. Tate I mean, a literal plethora of useful relievers under control. Plus they've got 4 relievers that finished in AA this year that they are sending to the AFL I believe. No sense dumping several million on a reliever in FA. Spend it where it counts in the rotation and replacing Bo's bat if he doesn't resign.

And Kasevich coming up may factor in as well. Hopeflly he has a strong showing in the AFL

The Jays don't need to pour money into major bullpen additions. They need to pour money into the rotation more than anything. Every reliever they have is under control for next season except for Seranthony Dominguez. Plus Sandlin, Burr and hopefully Yimi should all factor in as well. And who knows what else they will have cooking in the upper minors for relief arms. Plus guys a guy like Bastardo should factor in the bullpen as they need to keep him on the MLB roster or give him back to the Red Sox.

Ross the boss is right. The waves of talent are arriving and will continue to splash onto the Blue Jays shores for years to come and they will have the ability to spend to maintain it. Will be like the Brewers or Rays but with money. Or like the Dodgers Northeast.

All jokes aside, what the Jays have done so far this year probably isn't hurting their chances at bringing in some big name FAs. Between Vladdy signing lomg term, basically having 90% of the team under control, having a deep playoff run and for FA pitchers the chance to have the best D in the league behind them can't hurt either.

If they can sign Bieber, Cease and Tucker repeating will be easy to do.

This got me thinking, the Jays have had a huge home run at home in every playoff round now that either eventually won them the clinching game, or immediately ended the game. Joe for the World series (1993) Walk off Springer for the ALCS (2025) 7th inning to take the lead Joey Bats for the ALDS (2015) 7th inning to take the lead EE for the Wild Card round (2016) Walk off What a treat for the home fans to watch that. I wonder if anyone was in attendance for all 4?

Haha, I do....just a little. I like to needle the incessant whiners whenever I get a chance.

What happened to the dude on here who was freaking out non stop about the Jays FO only acquiring Varland and Dominguez for the BP at the TDL and sticking with Hoffman as the closer? Haven't seen him on here in so long i forgot what his handle even is.

How about that Atkins eh? That mofo really knows how to general manage a baseball team, doesn't he? What a ride. I think this team can take the Dodgers down. They'll be ready.

Do the Dodgers plan to stretch Sasaki back out to a starter next year? If that starting 4 of Snell, Yamamoto, Ohtani and Glasnow stays healthy, do the Dodgers win 110 games next season? Thinking about the last two off seasons and how the Jays got things back on track in 2025 despite missing out on all those guys the Dodgers piled up, just imagine this Jays team with two ace pitchers, a closer with nasty stuff and a 100mph FB, oh and a hall of fame bat who also happens to be one of those aces I just mentioned. Too bad all those Japanese guys love LA more than Canada.

I was also wondering how Bryce Miller is able to walk around like he does with that horseshoe firmly lodged in his anal region. I mean he's no schlub pitcher or anything, but holy f*** how many Jays hard hit balls went right at a defender in his last two starts? Also, f*** you Brian Woo. If you're going to lose the handle on one of your pitches, can't it just hit Springer somewhere meaty?? Does it have to be right on his f***ing knee cap FFS?

Imagine being an Angels fan.. Gifted a unicorn like that, had him for 6 seasons and couldn't even make the playoffs with him (and Trout too). Then you watch him head across town and go straight to winning World Series.

All right. I vented, I'm done crying in my soup. Fact is, the Jays are still in this fight and worked their asses off all year to have home advantage for moments like these. Two wins in a row is EFF ALL for this team. They swept those pesky Rays at home to clinch 1st in the AL. They got this! Yesavage was "built for this"

f*** me i still can't believe it. The Mariners were completely scuffling at the plate for 3 straight games and for some reason our manager decided to give them a free rally in a 1 run game and give all the momentum back at a crucial tipping point of the series. My mind is blown. I bet even Little couldn't believe he was getting the ball. This team is resilient, but holy moly they must be struggling to keep their heads up right now.

Not even I can defend JS decision to go with Little in that spot. Crazy ass call dude. Now the Jays are finally and truly faced with a "must win game". Two of them in fact.

This deep run the Jays are on, a team that is roughly 90% under control and coming back again, a stellar defense, and the ability to spend big money likely makes the Jays an enticing team for starting pitchers to sign with. Bieber with a front row seat right now too. Gives up 2 runs in the 1st, next thing he knows he's up 12-2 mid game in the ALCS. He's gotta be liking that. I could see the Jays signing a top of the rotation type, and then trading for a reclamation project type of guy that they can get for pennies on the dollar and then help fix him. Someone like Alcantara maybe.

It sucks that Bo got injured but it's certainly given us a good look into a future without him. If he walks, the situation is far from dire. In fact, at this point I'd probably let him walk and look to pour the free agent dollars into starting pitching. I don't think I'd even chase any FA outfielder either. The team looks pretty set both now and in the future all over the diamond and bullpen. Just need some stud starters like Bieber and Cease.

I hope this is what happens. I think Bieber will have some very good years ahead.

This is baseball. 7 games is short.

Going to be hard to beat a team that has 4 legit ace pitchers now that Snell, Ohtani and Glasnow are healthy and on point.

Everybody talks about the randomness of baseball in small sample sizes. Well, the playoffs are a small sample size. To top it off, all the teams in the playoffs are good teams, proven over a huge sample size of a 162 game regular season. The best team doesn't always win in the playoffs, and you need to be more than just good to win, you also need some good fortune as well. The most important thing is to bulld a team that is good enough to make the playoffs multiple times in a 5 to 10 year period, and eventually you should break through and win it all because at some point luck will break your way.

Ok....

Agreed, but the whiners have to pin it on somebody and the Jays will once again be a crappy team that got lucky all year. Also, Shatkins and Schneider will need to be immediately catapulted into the sun. In truth though, the bones of this team will still be in tact. If they can't turn this series around, build the rotation back up in the off season, tweak the rest of the roster a little, and try to make the playoffs for the 5th time in 7 years and hope they take another step in the post season.