Blue Jays Discussion: It's the off-season. Stuff might happen. Or it might not.

[ShaneFalco]

That’s some Jaden Smith type stuff.

Stroman has proved time and time again that trading him was absolutely the right move. Let’s hope Kay and SWR do the same.

He's a narcissist and toxic

 

[Clark4Ever]

He's a narcissist and toxic

We can't relate to him because we're not tuned into his frequency, lol.

 

[landy92mack29]

I'm sure his 0 games played would've helped us make the playoffs better than what Grichuk did this year also

 

[Kurtz]

Considering this is literally the exact opposite of everything everyone in baseball has said about Shapiro over the last 20+ years... I'll go ahead and call bullshit on your "good source".

So in Moneyball they talk about this kind of a relationship. Beane wanted his manager to essentially be a pretty face who executed the strategic decisions made by the analysts. It appears that this is exactly the case with Montoya as well, and I guess I'm fine seeing how this experiment plays out - but we still need the manager to have some autonomy over the process to be able to react on the fly. Like last night when Shoemaker was dealing, we need our manager to be able to adjust the gameplan and leave him in there longer than what the analysts plan called for.

Bullpen arms and pitching in general can be really volatile - on any given night a guy might just not have it. So our analysts can plan a perfect pitching progression based on aggregate pitching data, but the spreadsheets cannot show you how a guy will look on any particular day. That's where we need the manager to step in.


Also, Stroman has officially turned into Kanye West.

 

[Forgotusername]

Are we sacrificing a live chicken or a bucket of KFC?

 

[Clark4Ever]

It was fun while it lasted.

 

[phillipmike]

Wow Minny lost. 2-0. Is that 18 straight playoff losses now? And swept 6 straight times.

 

[Tony Romo]

Future jay pitched pretty well for the Reds today

 

[AllDay28]

Lmfao @ people thinking the #8 team was gonna beat the #1 and then getting mad about this postseason. Like wake up and get back to reality.

 

[hoglund]

Lmfao @ people thinking the #8 team was gonna beat the #1 and then getting mad about this postseason. Like wake up and get back to reality.

A lot are mad because they were only 1 win from being seeded 5th and could be playing Cleveland.

 

[Rude Dog]

Considering this is literally the exact opposite of everything everyone in baseball has said about Shapiro over the last 20+ years... I'll go ahead and call bullshit on your "good source".

just passing along what I have been told. Believe what you want. After hearing what I have and watching the day to day decisions made by Montoya ...I believe it.

 

[Cloned]

A lot are mad because they were only 1 win from being seeded 5th and could be playing Cleveland.

If we couldn't hit Snell and Glasnow, we wouldn't have hit Bieber and Plesac either.

 

[jetsforever]

Wow Minny lost. 2-0. Is that 18 straight playoff losses now? And swept 6 straight times.

It's insane, like even when they're good they still get swept.

 

[canucksfan]

The off-season is going to be very important. With the right moves, this team could battling for the division lead.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I really really hope we see them play back at the Dome next year.

 

[stickty111]

Better suited here

Overall a great season. The series wasn't good but some of the kids took huge steps, and there is a still a lot more growing to do. There are clear needs that need to be filled, but the direction is positive. One of the best prospect pools in baseball and a clear core that should be good for years. Future is bright.

With that being said, Fire Montoyo.

 

[Cloned]

Better suited here

Overall a great season. The series wasn't good but some of the kids took huge steps, and there is a still a lot more growing to do. There are clear needs that need to be filled, but the direction is positive. One of the best prospect pools in baseball and a clear core that should be good for years. Future is bright.

With that being said, Fire Montoyo.

That should be the thread subtitle.

 

[LeafChief]

So what should we expect next years lineup to look like? Who are some of our FA's that we will not be bringing back? Who are some of the UFA's out there that would make sense for our team?

 

[Tony Romo]

Better suited here

Overall a great season. The series wasn't good but some of the kids took huge steps, and there is a still a lot more growing to do. There are clear needs that need to be filled, but the direction is positive. One of the best prospect pools in baseball and a clear core that should be good for years. Future is bright.

With that being said, Fire Montoyo.

Also Fire Steve Simmons. literally asks Bo " what is it like to get your butt kicked?" "you played terrible, how does that feel?" brother

 

[Suntouchable13]

This whole thing of starters not going deep will not work over a 162 games. You can not have only 1 start going 7 IP in 60 games. 1 start! That's awful.

 

[stickty111]

Also Fire Steve Simmons. literally asks Bo " what is it like to get your butt kicked?" "you played terrible, how does that feel?" brother

What an imbecile.

 

[Cloned]

This whole thing of starters not going deep will not work over a 162 games. You can not have only 1 start going 7 IP in 60 games. 1 start! That's awful.

The ironic thing is that that one start actually might have caused the pitcher to have dead arm in a pivotal playoff game because he hadn’t been stretched out that way all season long.

 

[Tony Romo]

Is it safe to assume big Nate will be our 4th or 5th starting pitcher next season?

 

[Clark4Ever]

Better suited here

Overall a great season. The series wasn't good but some of the kids took huge steps, and there is a still a lot more growing to do. There are clear needs that need to be filled, but the direction is positive. One of the best prospect pools in baseball and a clear core that should be good for years. Future is bright.

With that being said, Fire Montoyo.

Agreed on all counts.

 

[Morgs]

Is it safe to assume big Nate will be our 4th or 5th starting pitcher next season?

It's safe to assume he will be in the starting rotation barring an injury (plz no).