Wilbur Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Oof, rough outing for Pearson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 High scoring affair in first ST Game as Phillies with 14-13 win over Blue Jays Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Jordan Montgomery, Blake Snell, and JD Martinez are all still free agents. All 5 are Scott Boras clients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Cody Bellinger 3 years $80million with Cubs https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39596106/cody-bellinger-cubs-agree-3-year-80-million-deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Looks like, for better or worse, this is our team going forward.... I'm going to go with "worse"... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, RupertKBD said: Looks like, for better or worse, this is our team going forward.... I'm going to go with "worse"... too pessimistic, imo. This team didn't play to their potential last season, if they can do that this time around they can be quite good. Particularly Vladdy, he wasn't very good last season, he's in better shape and motivated for a huge payday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 3 minutes ago, Bob Long said: too pessimistic, imo. This team didn't play to their potential last season, if they can do that this time around they can be quite good. Particularly Vladdy, he wasn't very good last season, he's in better shape and motivated for a huge payday. Varsho is the key, IMO. We need a left handed power bat. If he can get back to the hitter he was in Arizona we might be okay....but there are a lot of ifs.... Vladdy, Kirk, Springer.....all had down years last season. They all have to have good years, or the O's, Yankees and Rays will leave us in the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 One other thing that is cause for optimism Jimmy....the pitching staff. If Alek Manoah can get back to his form of two years ago, the rotation looks unbeatable....and there's also Rodriguez in the mix.... ....but that's a lot of "ifs"..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 8 minutes ago, RupertKBD said: Varsho is the key, IMO. We need a left handed power bat. If he can get back to the hitter he was in Arizona we might be okay....but there are a lot of ifs.... Vladdy, Kirk, Springer.....all had down years last season. They all have to have good years, or the O's, Yankees and Rays will leave us in the dust. for sure, I just see reason to think there will be bounce backs, financial motivation being a biggie for a lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 BTW, I loved the bit about making Tim Mayza be Batboy because he finished last in the team's Fantasy Football competition. His number even reflected his score: 4-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce000 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 These Yankee commentators are actually bitching about ball/strike calls on the 2nd spring training game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, runningback33 said: Cody Bellinger 3 years $80million with Cubs https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39596106/cody-bellinger-cubs-agree-3-year-80-million-deal Kinda feel bad for our Jays offseason! Were leveraged by Ohtani to get the best offer from LA. Were in on Bellinger and likely had a better offer on the table then the one he’s finally agreed to but had to pivot from his outrageous demands of a 200+ million long term contract. Filled spots to field a decent roster and adding Bellinger or even Chapman now at this point would waste money spent on other guys you’ve paid to play for you in those spots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 30 minutes ago, Bounce000 said: These Yankee commentators are actually bitching about ball/strike calls on the 2nd spring training game I actually think they're correct. The strike zone has been pretty inconsistent. However, I don't agree that it's favoring the Jays...I thought Mitch White had Soto struck out, before he walked ahead of the Judge bloop double....and that's just one example. That being said, the one he missed on Vogelbach was absolutely brutal.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel D Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/24/2024 at 10:43 AM, Wilbur said: Oof, rough outing for Pearson. How long are we going to wait for this guy? I feel like it has been five years of hearing that he will be the next big thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel D Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I don't know if I am feeling it so much so far. Yeah, we are only two games into Spring Training but it was a downer offseason and it remains to be seen if the Jays can compete with teams that got better over the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 3 minutes ago, Colonel D said: I don't know if I am feeling it so much so far. Yeah, we are only two games into Spring Training but it was a downer offseason and it remains to be seen if the Jays can compete with teams that got better over the winter. Yankees Judge Stanton and the rest of them.................. oh almost forgot they added Juan freaking Soto. good luck competing with them-and the mega team in the west. Imo- baseball needs a hard cap system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 25 minutes ago, Colonel D said: How long are we going to wait for this guy? I feel like it has been five years of hearing that he will be the next big thing. He, at best now, can be a high velocity arm in the bullpen, imo. I don't see him being a starter anymore. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Not a good start for Manoah.....It's just game one of his Spring, but it's certainly not what we all had hoped for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 On 2/25/2024 at 8:31 AM, Bob Long said: too pessimistic, imo. This team didn't play to their potential last season, if they can do that this time around they can be quite good. Particularly Vladdy, he wasn't very good last season, he's in better shape and motivated for a huge payday. The entire coaching staff is back, and the front office has been proven to not be capable of making the necessary adjustments during the season. Bringing in either a manager or GM actually qualified for either position would inspire a lot more confidence than running it back with these incompetent baboons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Oh man.... https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/baseball/son-of-blue-jays-reliever-erik-swanson-hit-by-car-in-critical-condition-in-hospital/ar-BB1iYLdm?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=9faa7bf2edaf4334914dcaa5e58040d7&ei=18 Quote Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson has left the team to be with his family after his son, Toby, suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car on Sunday. The four-year-old boy remained in critical condition at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital after being transported to the St. Petersburg, Fla., facility by medical helicopter, Clearwater Police said Tuesday in a news release. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/27/2024 at 1:13 PM, RupertKBD said: Oh man.... https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/baseball/son-of-blue-jays-reliever-erik-swanson-hit-by-car-in-critical-condition-in-hospital/ar-BB1iYLdm?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=9faa7bf2edaf4334914dcaa5e58040d7&ei=18 Sounds like Swanson's child is out of intensive care. That's great news. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel D Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Chapman to SF. I hate everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningback33 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Chapman deal is 3 years $54 million https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39635747/sources-giants-matt-chapman-agree-54-million-deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I sat through the entirely of yesterday's Spring Training game against the Red Sox. I'll start by pointing out that the Bosox fielded an MLB caliber roster. while Alejandro Kirk was the only starter playing for the Jays....but it was pretty depressing.... Out after out....the only run coming off a solo homer by Kirk. The pitching looked great, even though we didn't really see much from guys who will make the opening day roster.....still, it's hard to muster any enthusiasm, considering the way the offence looks.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_Nuck Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Just now, RupertKBD said: I sat through the entirely of yesterday's Spring Training game against the Red Sox. I'll start by pointing out that the Bosox fielded an MLB caliber roster. while Alejandro Kirk was the only starter playing for the Jays....but it was pretty depressing.... Out after out....the only run coming off a solo homer by Kirk. The pitching looked great, even though we didn't really see much from guys who will make the opening day roster.....still, it's hard to muster any enthusiasm, considering the way the offence looks.... I can’t get with spring training until last week of March. It’s sloppy baseball and no one really cares. The real ones are saving for their 162 game grind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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