Blue Jays Discussion: MVP: Most Valuable Pillar

[TF97]

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[dredeye]

Bring on the season and the stickied thread

 

[TootooTrain]

Bring on the season

 

[TF97]

 

[mikebel111*]

wait what if we don't go 162-0, does that mean Jose is cancer and cares about only home runs, Gibby is worst manager of all time, Donaldson trade is a joke and Lawrie will be elite player?

Anything I missed?

 

[BertCorbeau]

wait what if we don't go 162-0, does that mean Jose is cancer and cares about only home runs, Gibby is worst manager of all time, Donaldson trade is a joke and Lawrie will be elite player?

Anything I missed?

None of this would be if we had a real GM

 

[Canada4Gold]

This ones for you

 

[weems]

Castro's upside is insane.

I cant believe how foolish he made that first batter look.

 

[LeafsMonster]

Kawasaki's dance moves are GOAT

 

[Canada4Gold]

Switch pitcher Pat Venditte didn't make the A's opening day roster. Way to ruin all the fun Billy Beane.

 

[TF97]

Dustin McGowan to the Phillies, he also immediately becomes one of their better pitchers

 

[Canada4Gold]

do we know what the minor league rosters will look like to start the year yet?

 

[TF97]

This ones for you

Lets just make this the official Jonathan Diaz gif thread!

But the only thing better than Jonathan Diaz gifs is the rally crab...

 

[Erdinger]

It's snowing outside in midtown Toronto. Just when you think the winter over and MLB is starting

 

[Swervin81]

It's snowing outside in midtown Toronto. Just when you think the winter over and MLB is starting

Snowing here as well.

 

[TF97]

I still have about 20 cm of snow in my yard from that ******* of a storm a week or two ago

 

[Erdinger]

I still have about 20 cm of snow in my yard from that ******* of a storm a week or two ago

You guys have had a cruel winter

 

[The Nemesis]

It's sunny and 12 degrees here.

 

[Anthrax442]

I've been out of the loop for the past couple of weeks. Not planning to get my hopes up any time soon. I had enough of Jays/ Leafs crapping in my heart.

 

[The Nemesis]

do we know what the minor league rosters will look like to start the year yet?

Buffalo (AAA):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t422

New Hampshire (AA):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=463

Dunedin (Hi-A):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=424

Langsing (A):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=499

Vancouver (Short-A):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=435

Bluefield (Lo-A):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=517

Gulf Coast (GCL):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=1390

Dominican Summer (DSL):
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=milb&cid=604

I make no guarantees that all of those rosters are up to date. The DSL, GCL, Lo-A Bluefield, and Short-Season Vancouver teams in particular may not be right since they don't get going for another couple months.

 

[King Mapes]

I still have about 20 cm of snow in my yard from that ******* of a storm a week or two ago

I still got like 30. You did have 70. Atleast it's better than that

 

[hockeywiz542]

According to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun, the Toronto Blue Jays' final roster is not really contender worthy.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/04/04/blue-jays-final-roster-not-really-contender-worthy

Word is that the Jays hope to sneak Hendricks through waivers — like maybe the other 29 e-mails will go down at the same time — recalling Goins to give the Jays a four-man bench.

Right now the bench consists of Danny Valenica, Steve Tolleson and Navarro.

Remember all that winter-talk about taking care of shortstop Jose Reyes this season?

Giving him more rest?

If the Jays need a shortstop to give Reyes a night off their man is ...?

Tolleson.

If the Jays need a shortstop after one at-bat which was the case when Reyes was injured last year at Tropicana Field leading off the game ...?

The answer is Tolleson.

Tolleson has made five starts at short — none since 2010.

Right now the Jays fourth outfielder is ...?

Tolleson.

That’s him they are pointing to move from second base.

“No, deeper.

“Deeper still.”

In 163 games in the majors, Tolleson, an infielder by birth, has played 76 innings in the outfield.

Tolleson was an infielder with the South Carolina Gamecocks, an infielder his first three years with the Minnesota Twins and did not step into the outfield, except for a relay, until double-A New Britain in 2008. After that, playing in the San Diego Padres, Oakland A’s, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and the Jays organization his high-water mark was 32 games at New Britain and triple-A Rochester. Of his 889 games in the minors he’s played in 13.7% of the games in the outfield.

This is not to pick on Tolleson. He’s a fine young man, a fine utility infielder to play either second or third.

This opening day roster has flaws and not the kind you expect to see from a contender.

Check out some other rosters of teams hoping to win a wild-card berth.

See how many have six rookies, and it’s a balanced attack the Jays have — two in the every day lineup in second baseman Travis and centre fielder Pompey, two in the bullpen in Miguel Castro and Roberto Osuna and two in the rotation with Norris and Sanchez.

See how many teams have seven players under the age of 25 expected to play key roles: Castro and Osuna are 20, Norris is 21, Sanchez and Pompey are 22 while Drew Hutchison and Travis are 24.

Hutchison has the least amount career starts since Todd Stottlemyre started opening day in 1990.

Castro has pitched 30 innings above class-A Vancouver, Osuna has worked 64 1/3 innings the past two seasons above Vancouver.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[TF97]

I still got like 30. You did have 70. Atleast it's better than that

I'm not sure what's more surprising... the fact that it hasn't snowed in about a week or the fact that the Mooseheads are winning their series 3-2

 

[The Nemesis]

Elliot's logic (or lack thereof) is laughable.