OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[manny]

I thought this thread was lacking in Moreno highlights and then found out is because he was hit in the head on a backswing. (Still better than Varsho, even concussed)

Diamondbacks express optimism after losing Gabriel Moreno to head injury in Game 2

The Arizona Diamondbacks are cautiously optimistic after catcher Gabriel Moreno was removed from Game 2 with a head injury.

www.azcentral.com

 

[MindzEye]

How about your chances in games where you give up 10 runs?

Score 9 and you have a chance to give up less than 9, and there's a pretty good fucking chance you will.

Score 0 though...

 

[MindzEye]

But all of that is besides my point.

My point is to focus on building a lineup of rakers because everything else of need is easily available for a deadline load up.

 

[axlsalinger]

Looking like every team who lost yesterday will be swept today. Rays lost 7-1, Brewers lost 5-2, and the Marlins are losing 7-0 in the 7th inning.

 

[UWHabs]

But all of that is besides my point.

My point is to focus on building a lineup of rakers because everything else of need is easily available for a deadline load up.

With the extended playoffs, very few teams are out of it by the deadline. And everyone needs and can use pitching. I don't think you want to really count on loading up at the deadline.

The team doesn't need pitching, because they already spent the effort on it the last couple years. And the guys they got, I don't think they necessarily have a lot of extra value. Like we're not getting much back if we floated a guy like Berrios, and if we did, we'd need someone like him anyways. The team also should have Tiedemann by August maybe to come in as a late pick me up.

The question is what they can do to find bats, given how terrible the FA pool is.

 

[JackBurton]

Defense is a key element of why the pitching was so good this year.

Are we expecting the same ERA with the same D though next year?

 

[LeafOfFaith]

Berrios was so fucking awesome today and they pulled him early for Kikuchi.

I still can't believe that's how things played out.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Today is Blue Jays Locker Clean-Out Day, my second favorite day after Leafs Locker Clean-Out Day.

 

[GEEMAN]

Are we expecting the same ERA with the same D though next year?

pitching was lights out this year and healthy , not happening next year

It comes down to 2/3 after a long season and our fucken bat leaders choked again

Same as TB and Brewers , nobody knows WTF happens in the playoffs

 

[CTheBigPicture]

Today is Blue Jays Locker Clean-Out Day, my second favorite day after Leafs Locker Clean-Out Day.

Lol why the Jays' hate? Expos didn't move here you know.

 

[zeke]

9 years later:

- 0 stud assets
- 0 playoffs games won
- bloated aging payroll
- weak system

No doubt whatsoever the FO should be fired into the sun but Rogers won't.

 

[JackBurton]

Lol why the Jays' hate? Expos didn't move here you know.

I grew up an Expos fan myself, but I don't get how Jays can be blamed for Expos issues. But they do get blamed.

 

[Pwner]

it's ok, our National Nightmare is over:

Long-time Toronto Blue Jays coach Luis Rivera retiring

Luis Rivera, a member of the Toronto Blue Jays coaching staff since the 2011 season, is retiring, leaving the club with an opening for a third base and infield coach.

www.sportsnet.ca

 

[Pwner]

Truthfully, replacing Schneider doesn't do anything. He is just a puppet for the Analytics and Front Office Departments.

He can stay, I guess - Blue Jay Lifer.

Pitching is fine - Walker is great!

Anything Hitting wise needs to be fired out of a canon.

Trade Vladdy for Soto and see if you can get Machado as well? Maybe Springer + Vladdy for Soto and Machado? A lot of money though

 

[UWHabs]

I grew up an Expos fan myself, but I don't get how Jays can be blamed for Expos issues. But they do get blamed.

Some people have resentment because the Jays joined in voting to relocate the Expos, and didn't give like a symbolic abstention or something.

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

A year after you pull Gausman too soon you do the same thing...everybody who believed that was the right decision despite watching Berrios pitch should be gone.

 

[Bleedsblue&white]

Beyond that, get a couple hitters, do something with Vlad

 

[leafman101]

When does AA's contract expire?

 

[HabsFan1]

I really wish AA was still around.

 

[CTheBigPicture]

I love analytics but if I have Andrea Bargnani going out of his mind and hitting threes
after three in a particular game, I'd sit top 5 hall of famers to make sure he gets more touches.

Numbers without context can end up disastrous like it did yesterday.