Same as the previous off season where the complainers whined about the bullpen all off season and that stupid Atkins wasn't doing anything to improve it and then the bullpen ended up being a strength.
Won't stop the complainers from complaining next off season though.
I can't f***ing believe how bad Kirk is at hitting now.
This guy was a hitting machine all the way up the MiLB ladder and into the majors. How in the f*** do you fall off a cliff like that in your early/mid twenties?
I haven't heard a peep about him since he stepped on that bat weeks ago. He hasn't played yet anywhere that I can see so I'm going to say yes he is still hurt.
Except it's not a .500 team. They are on pace 88 wins and it should be 94 wins if the core player this FO was "gifted" from AA could catch a routine throw or hit a baseball more than 15 feet before it touches grass.
I wonder if Votto would have a sub
.700 OPS right now and if he can catch a baseball?
He'll, I wonder if Horwitz would or can....
At least Gausman is looking more like Gausman.
Sometimes I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but I'd be all for "selling high" on Biggio right now with the dudes we have chomping at the bit in Buffalo. Barger or Orelvis replacing Biggio would make me very happy
Well, I'm talking about non-tendering him if he puts up another 1 fWAR season this year. Horwitz could probably give the Jays 1 fWAR for 1/25th the cost, so it's something that would need to be considered.
If he puts up 3.4 fWAR that's a different story.
Vladdy is in his prime now and has dwindled down to being a 1 fWAR first baseman with a $20 million price tag.
If he has another 1 fWAR season this year the Jays are seriously going to have to consider DFA'ing him instead of arbitration.
That's how bad it's gotten.
I want to see Orelvis, Barger and Horwitz too, but you just pulled the Jays current #2, #4 and #5 fWAR earners out of the line up to do it. (1.6 fWAR to date for IKF, Biggio and Clement)
"I can't believe they brought KK back"
"I can't believe they signed IKF"
Same f***s continue to piss and moan in every Jays game thread after WINS due in large part to pitching and defense lmao
There is one dumbass here that wanted to "shoot Varsho into the sun" every time he posted about him.
A 2.1 fWAR OFer (in a bad year) making like $2 million.
If Varsho keeps this up he's going to be the Jays WAR leader this year possibly. Good thing we didn't shoot him into the sun I guess.
I remember last season seemingly all the Jays MiLB hitters got off to a terrible start collectively and it was depressing.
Not the case this season.
AA has 9 hitters with 109 wRC+ or better so far
AAA has 10 hitters with 100 wRC+ or better so far (this doesn't include Serven or Jansen)
Still early but Jace Bohrofen has started hot in A+
Currently rocking a 150 wRC+ in 50 PAs
No homers yet though
He had a 148 wRC+ in CPX and a 189 wRC+ in low A last year. The guy looks like a stud