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Ok apparently it’s possible, but would require an injury and an exemption from the commissioner’s office:

Even though the deadline for players to be added to the 40-man roster and remain eligible for the postseason has passed, there are still loopholes that would allow Yesavage to join the team and even pitch in a playoff series. First, he must keep dealing and stay healthy as he has already pushed past his career high in innings and nears his ceiling for the season. Next, the Blue Jays would have to have an injury that would create an opportunity for Yesavage to join the roster. Finally, they would have to apply to the commissioner’s office for an exemption for Yesavage to join the postseason roster, which is mostly a formality and would likely be granted. This set of circumstances is similar to the late-season call-ups of Jackson Jobe last year or David Price in 2008.
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How Trey Yesavage can still be a playoff weapon for Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays top pitching prospect Trey Yesavage can already feel accomplished with what he’s achieved in his first season of professional baseball. After
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Sounds like they can have him on the playoff roster if they want him.
 
axlsalinger said:
it does not make any sense to give a guy like Bo a double-digit year contract. He swings at everything, doesn't walk enough, and isn't a SS defensively for much longer. That type of contact can work when you're young, as it has for Bo, if you have really strong contact skills and hit tool. But the data is pretty clear that this type of approach starts to wane when these guys hit 30. Of course there are outliers, and Bo may be having his best year ever ... if he wants the Adames contract (7/182) or even a little more money, I would sign off on that. Even though it *might* get lean towards those last couple of years, it's still a fair and reasonable (everybody take a drink) sweet spot of shared risk™.

If he's going to demand $300m over 10+ seasons, however ... thank you for your service.
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Bingo , plus the Jays have Parker and Arjun waiting in the wings and enough serviceable depth to buy some time

That extra money can go elsewhere
 
that 9th inning is still pretty amazing.

Varsho 1st pitch intentional bunt single.

Loperfido and Gimenez both get seeing eye grounders just past infielders gloves for their first hits in ages.

Springer gets on with catcher interference.

Kirk cashes the winning run with a routine fly.


the only legit contact in the inning was Schneider's lead off fly out to the warning track, and Ernie's solid single....against a RHP no less.
 
zeke said:
that 9th inning is still pretty amazing.

Varsho 1st pitch intentional bunt single.

Loperfido and Gimenez both get seeing eye grounders just past infielders gloves for their first hits in ages.

Springer gets on with catcher interference.

Kirk cashes the winning run with a routine fly.


the only legit contact in the inning was Schneider's lead off fly out to the warning track, and Ernie's solid single....against a RHP no less.
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Yeah the ultimate BABIP inning
 
Oh wow so they're actually bringing up Yesavage to START. That's fantastic.

Firstly because it's bold, and shows they're not letting some wish washy excuse like "innings/pitch limits" get in the way of trying to win.

Secondly because he actually has been good enough in AAA to think he might be a legit upgrade in the rotation. He might not be, of course, but it's worth a try - and especially cool that they're using him as the guy to give the other starters extra rest in this long stretch with no off days.


The downside is that Yesavage has been hammered in his first outings in both AA and AAA, and it would suck to see him get hammered in TB to start his MLB career. Given the rest of his performances, you'd think those first start jitters would be more of a mental thing at least.
 
zeke said:
Oh wow so they're actually bringing up Yesavage to START. That's fantastic.

Firstly because it's bold, and shows they're not letting some wish washy excuse like "innings/pitch limits" get in the way of trying to win.

Secondly because he actually has been good enough in AAA to think he might be a legit upgrade in the rotation. He might not be, of course, but it's worth a try - and especially cool that they're using him as the guy to give the other starters extra rest in this long stretch with no off days.


The downside is that Yesavage has been hammered in his first outings in both AA and AAA, and it would suck to see him get hammered in TB to start his MLB career. Given the rest of his performances, you'd think those first start jitters would be more of a mental thing at least.
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I wonder if Bassitt needs to miss a turn in the rotation, otherwise we are back to a 6 man, which is probably unsmart
 
zeke said:
yes it does.



no he doesn't.



hits well enough to DH tho.



which data is that.
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Bo Bichette's career walk rate is 5.7%. Here are his yearly walk rates: 6.6%, 3.9%, 5.8%, 5.9%, 4.5%, 6.0%, 6.4%

The average walk rate for MLB hitters is between 8.1 - 8.4%.

The average chase rate (O-Swing %) for MLB hitters is 28-29%. Bo Bichette's career Chase Rate is 36.7%.

By Year: 36.7, 43.4, 38.1, 35.2, 36.4, 37.1, 35.2.

I've heard Eno Sarris talk about hitters and aging data multiple times, and these stats do not get better when any player hits 30, but especially so for free swingers. The #'s almost inevitably get increasingly worse as the player ages going forward into their 30s.

zeke said:
hits well enough to DH tho.
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manny said:
Bichette isn’t getting $300M. He’s not Trea Turner.
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At the time of signing

Turner (30): 3737pa, 7.2b%, 18.0k%, .344babip, .302avg, .185iso, 124wrc+, 5.7war650
Bichette (28): 3292pa, 5.7b%, 19.4k%, .339babip, .294avg, .175iso, 122wrc+, 3.9war650
Adames (29): 3610pa, 9.6b%, 27.3k%, .308babip, .248avg, .196iso, 110wrc+, 3.9war/650

Similar bat as Turner but Trea obviously better defensively. But Turner also 2 years older at the time. And of course its now 3 years of salary inflation later.

Adames a lesser bat than these two, but with Turner-level defense to bring him to comparable value to Bo.

Since signing:

Turner (30-32): 1867pa, 6.2b%, 19.0k%, .331babip, .288avg, .174iso, 118wrc+, 5.1war/650
Adames (29-29): 625pa, 11.2b%, 26.1k%, .270babip, .231avg, .200iso, 110wrc+, 3.7war/650

Neither have had any significant dropoff yet, at the plate or in the field. And Turner is 5yrs older than Bo and still hasn;t seen any significant decline.
 
There are risks to signing Bo, but there are much higher risks to letting him walk.

If you are going to be so willy nilly with money as to spend 20M per on a bench glove like Jimenez, and a 1 trick pony in Santander you dont be a coward loser here.
 
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