I agree with all of this, but I will need to see how martins defence stacks up to springer in CF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
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I agree with all of this, but I will need to see how martins defence stacks up to springer in CF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
So all this shuffling sends Rowdy to the bench . SMH
I'm not going to lose much sleep over Rowdy and his 39 wRC+ and his .500 OPS riding the pine for a game or two
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Stats don't tell the whole story. Tellez IMO is a major league starterQuote:
Originally Posted by Kenny Powders
Lol at Buck.
"If you're an elite pitcher, you're a baseball player."
In some situations, sure but when talking about dh, they paint a pretty good picture. He may very well be a starter but right now his only job is to hit and he's not doing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by hanton
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oh oh. Ryu hurt
Hopefully not a serious one. But one of those players you always worry about when they get hurt.
I wouldn't be able to listen to him if it wasn't for ShulmanQuote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
Too many holes in this line-up at the moment.
In the minors he always seemed to suck for a year and then figure it out. Rowdy started off slow last year too and finished with good numbers, even if it was a short season. I’ve always been a big Rowdy homer tho so I’m always rooting for him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny Powders
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Originally Posted by hanton
Minor *** strain. Not joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
Glute strain. What a bummer lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mike_noodles
At least it wasn't a groin injury. He had one a few years ago and he missed some time.
Would have been nice to get an indurance run there. Jansen has to pick up the hitting. Im fine if he hits .200 but not .050.
Sure, I hope he succeeds as well, a power lefty is something this team sorely needs. But he will struggle to get playing time when Teo and Springer return and Grichuk continues to play wellQuote:
Originally Posted by statquo
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If there are too many guys hitting well that they can keep Rowdy on the bench, them so be it. Right now that is hard to fathom though. Like half the lineup isn't hitting their bodyweight ffs. Thank god they can pitch.
The story of the Jays continues. Seems like every year the side of the ball ( hitting/pitching) you think is going to br good always seems to struggle, and vice versa. Every time you think the rotation or bullpen is going to struggle, they do great.
If this team ever starts to hit, they are going to be scary. Just to get to their career norms, most of these guys are due some serious hot streaks. If Springer and Teo don't turn this offense around, instead of trading for pitching they may need to trade for some bats that can create runs. If your name isn't Vladdy, Bo or Grichuk you have sucked so far. Semien is starting to come around, but he still has an OPS under .700 and an OBP under .300 on the year.
This is why I will continue to hold out hope as well. Have always seen him as one of those guys that will be a late bloomer, hopefully not on a different team.Quote:
Originally Posted by statquo
I think most of us are waiting for grich to regress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kenny Powders
Yup I made a similar comment a few pages back. Classic jays.Quote:
Originally Posted by bartron_44
Oh I believe it's coming but with Teo and Springer coming back, playing time is going to be cut for a few players and with Grichuk swinging the hot stick, Rowdy seems to be the obvious choice, to me anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChongInc.
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Then they’ll reverse it. Pitching will hit the ******* and hitting will be awesome. And then we’ll be talking the last two months about the potential of the team IF they can put it all together. Sounds about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChongInc.
Seriously the only time if seen the jays perform great on both sides of the ball at the same time was 2015 after the tdl. And that took adding 4? Pitchers who had already proven they were performing that season.Quote:
Originally Posted by mike_noodles
At least none of the specs we sent out turned into anything. ‘Twas a great year to be a jays fan.
Just realized this year's playoffs is back to the regular 2 WC teams plus division winners.
Oof
oh really? I thought they were considering using 2020 format?Quote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
If so then there's not much room or error this season.
Still a long season but not as easy as last year to make it.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Torontoblue...tm_medium=mweb
Anyone know the sauce of this? Few guys on here would love to see this daily me thinks.
With Boston starting strong, competition will be tough in the division. I think the Jays can make it. They need to play well enough into June/July to justify a big trade for a front of the rotation starter. I think that would make everyone more confident (even though the pitching has been really good so far). They also need to get and stay healthier...Quote:
Originally Posted by Raps18-19 Champ
Yeah I’m really keyed into what the bats and defence are doing, and it’s been rough. I personally need the bats to be live if I’m adding pitching for specs. Otherwise we are just assessing our needs for the offseason again imo (which is fine. This team was never ready to be a contender this season).Quote:
Originally Posted by pebloemer
Semien was someone I was excited about but he has been a huge flop so far. Hoping he lights on fire, but it’s hard to build those stats up after a tough start. He won’t hit 300 this season. He won’t hit 40 bombs. He couldn’t lead off, and I doubt he provides protection for Vlad. Aka - he won’t be worth 19mil.
I didn't expect him to meet any of the milestones you listed (he's never hit .300 in a season or 40 bombs, but has finished Top 3 in MVP voting), but I'm happy with the contract. Springer got paid 150 million to be an elite player. Semien just needs to be an everyday MI with an average bat.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChongInc.
I expect the bats will come around. We are still dealing with a small sample size that hasn't taken into account the ebbs and flows that all players experience throughout the season. The defense is what concerns me most though.
Re: Semien -- there's no such thing as a bad one year deal. We all should have had moderate expectations given that he's only really been a good player in one season so far in his career.
It's tough seeing the offense play this badly at the beginning of the year, but things can swing so easily. Remember 2009(?) when we started off like 32-8 with everyone blowing the cover off the ball and Travis Snider looking like he was the future of the outfield? We ended up missing the playoffs by a big margin.
I'm hoping they can turn it around and heat up in May/June to set us up for a playoff run.
Yeah I just really wanted him to be MVSemien. If he was hitting like he did that one season this team would look a lot different. It’s not doom and gloom, but I had high hopes and so far have been disappointed with his production.Quote:
Originally Posted by pebloemer
Definitely not saying it was a bad deal. I would have signed him to it. I’m sure Atkins was dreaming on the kid just as much as I was. It’s my biggest disappointment so far this season.
The thing that makes me the happiest and is way more important - Vlad.
Gurriel and Biggio have been disappointing for me. Still early though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChongInc.
Yea dont really have a problem with Simien. He wasnt my first choice (wanted Wong and Happ for the same money) but it was a 1 year deal on a roster that was probably 3rd in the division for most predictions.
when does it stop being too early :)Quote:
Originally Posted by pebloemer
That’s a legit question? Opinions?Quote:
Originally Posted by hanton
May 31Quote:
Originally Posted by hanton
It's arbitrary of course... baseball is just such a high variance sport. I have a tough time with hot takes 3 weeks into the season.
Yea April and May stats always a writeoff for me.
I usually just use it to see if performance YTD is consistent with expectations I have (ie I expected Vlad to do well but thought Matz would be a 4.00 ERA type guy). Anyone that is opposite of my predictions (ie Matz), I tend to zero in more in June/July.
If some of our hitters are hitting this poorly at the end of May, then I'll start to worry.
Someone said above, but I'm disappointed in Biggio as well. He was one of the guys I wasn't concerned about.
40 games in. At least.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChongInc.