OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[manny]

Vladdy really scuffling right now, but he always figures it out. Springer showing signs of coming back to life lately.

Alejandro Kirk is a mystery (kinda like Manoah). Always good since he came up, but suddenly can't hit at all. BB/K rates totally normal but advanced stats are shit so far. Still think he'll come around sooner rather than later.

Unfortunately, Kirk is continuing to hit exactly like he did in the second half last year. He hit .246/.340/.320 last year after the all star break. He has 15 XBH in his last 500 PA.

Kirk came to camp in decent shape last year and it seems possible that as his fitness dropped off, so did his performance. Or maybe pitchers have adjusted, but either way, Kirk needs to make some changes.

 

[Wayward DP]

do we think it's a coincidence that two of the erm... larger... members of the team are two of the ones struggling unexpectedly in the post-pitch clock era?

 

[leafman101]

Stop fat shaming professional athletes you intolerant fuck.

 

[Wayward DP]

I'll take that as a yes

 

[manny]

Wow. If only there was some demonstrable connection between physical fitness and athletic success.

 

[JackBurton]

Well this signing is working-out...


https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2023/05/controversial-toronto-blue-jays-player-anti-lgbtq/

 

[zeke]

 

[Volcanologist]

Well this signing is working-out...


https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2023/05/controversial-toronto-blue-jays-player-anti-lgbtq/

Checks out this guy hasn’t hit a Target in months

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

You can’t win MVP if your team misses the playoffs by 3+ games

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

No doubt Shatkins fucked up the offence in the off season in their need for "balance".

All of their trades made me cringe at the time.

Could have kept the same team and added KK, Belt for just money if that is what they wanted to do.

They are so damn incompetent. Now they have to try and fix the mess they created themselves for "reasons".

 

[JackBurton]

I hated losing Moreno. Kirk is so out of shape who knows how he'll hold up

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

I hated losing Moreno. Kirk is so out of shape who knows how he'll hold up

Kirk, Orelvis/Teidemann for Reynolds might’ve been better or just adding FA’s and waiting till deadline. Either way team stinks and Manoah, pen and offence have been bad

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[MindzEye]

I hated losing Moreno. Kirk is so out of shape who knows how he'll hold up

Moreno shouldn't have been traded for anything less than star/superstar. Yes, that obviously wouldn't be a 1 for 1, but those are the deals you almost never regret regardless of what Moreno becomes.

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

I hated losing Moreno. Kirk is so out of shape who knows how he'll hold up

I know there has to be a team with the slowest guy in baseball, it just doesn't have to be us.

Even when he is hitting I have a fundamental problem with a baseball player not being able to do baseball things, whether it's throwing or running, catching the ball whatever...in Kirk's case, once he is on base he is a liability so I never cared about his bat enough to keep him.

 

[axlsalinger]

i mean the bottom line is that Kirk was a beast with the stick until this year. Below are his Statcast numbers for 2022 and 2023. All you need to know is that red is good and blue is not.

 

[anne25]

Good game tonight. Reasonable pitching by Kikuchi, leaves with a lead and the Jays relievers didn’t blow it. If Pearson keeps pitching like he did tonight he has the makings of the future closer.

 

[Jeremy]

Good game tonight. Reasonable pitching by Kikuchi, leaves with a lead and the Jays relievers didn’t blow it. If Pearson keeps pitching like he did tonight he has the makings of the future closer.

Or setup man behind Romano.

 

[CTheBigPicture]

 

[Volcanologist]

the moose is getting ready to jump. art imitates life.