Blue Jays Discussion: We're back, baby. Blue Jays clinch 2020 playoff spot

[phillipmike]

And just like that Charlie Montoyo will win AL Manager of the year.

 

[xxOCZMSxx]

FYI mods - it’s “clinch”, not “clench”. Very different things.

 

[Morgs]

And just like that Charlie Montoyo will win AL Manager of the year.

 

[Cloned]

And just like that Charlie Montoyo will win AL Manager of the year.

 

[canucksfan]

Shitty thing about playing the Rays is I hate the Trop. Such an awful stadium.

 

[stickty111]

And just like that Charlie Montoyo will win AL Manager of the year.

Lol

 

[The Nemesis]

FYI mods - it’s “clinch”, not “clench”. Very different things.

My bad. Dumb Autocorrect strikes again.

 

[phillipmike]

 

[stickty111]

If this is Vladdy getting going, thats a game changer.

 

[phillipmike]

My bad. Dumb Autocorrect strikes again.

Well we were all clenching at the end.

Clenched, then clinched.

 

[Cloned]

Well we were all clenching at the end.

Clenched, then clinched.

Wait till you have Bass and Dolis pitching in a playoff game...

 

[xxOCZMSxx]

Shitty thing about playing the Rays is I hate the Trop. Such an awful stadium.

There’s a bubble for playoffs in four cities. World series is in the new Arlington stadium

 

[canucksfan]

There’s a bubble for playoffs in four cities. World series is in the new Arlington stadium

Just saw a tweet the the first series is being played at the home team stadium.

 

[phillipmike]

Grichuk going to go off on Baltimore this weekend.

 

[stickty111]

So everyone? Whats your best lineup for Tuesday.

 

[xxOCZMSxx]

Just saw a tweet the the first series is being played at the home team stadium.

Aw shit - you’re right. Bubble starts second round

 

[phillipmike]

 

[stickty111]

Everyone please watch this.

 

[Morgs]

So everyone? Whats your best lineup for Tuesday.

Vs. Snell I'm assuming.

Biggio - 5
Bichette - 6
Hernandez - 9
Gurriel Jr. - 7
Guerrero Jr. - 3
Grichuk - 8
Kirk - DH
Villar - 4
Jansen - 2

 

[Cloned]

So everyone? Whats your best lineup for Tuesday.

I think the best lineup to face Snell is probably today's lineup with Panik instead of Villar.

Where it gets interesting is if the Jays make it past 2 games and Tellez comes back healthy against a right-handed SP.

 

[xxOCZMSxx]

Vs. Snell I'm assuming.

Biggio - 5
Bichette - 6
Hernandez - 9
Gurriel Jr. - 7
Guerrero Jr. - 3
Grichuk - 8
Kirk - DH
Villar - 4
Jansen - 2

I actually don’t hate this lineup. Finally Panik and Shaw are where they belong...on the bench. Would be nice to have rowdy back as well if possible.

 

[TMLeafer]

Lmao Joseph.

Nice clincher tonight!

Ryu was solid.

 

[Cloned]

People keeping saying "the Jays wouldn't have been a playoff team over 162 games."

Eh...I'm not really sure that's the case if 8 teams would have made it anyways.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

So you’re prepared to drop six or seven years on Kirk? Unless you’re buying out FA years, the benefits of an early contract are much less.
If he costs a bit more down the road, that means that he’s playing well and that’s good.
There’s no cap, so the need to lock up young talent is much less IMO.

That's exactly the point of doing it.

Why would you give a guy guaranteed money without getting anything in return?

No need to lock up young talent? Lol

It's called cost certainty, and literally every team in baseball tries to do it if they can. The Rays signed Evan Longoria before he even played a single game. The end result was one of the most valuable contracts in baseball for years, buying out free agent years in his prime for cheap.

The White Sox have done the same with Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert. The Phillies with Scott Kingery, the Mariners with Evan White.

That's how smart teams generate surplus value. You need multiple surplus value contracts on your team to win unless you're the Dodgers. Cleveland has a bunch of preemptive contract extensions like that, as do the Braves, and previously the Astros. You must be new to baseball if you don't realize this is standard operating procedure.

 

[Clark4Ever]

If this is Vladdy getting going, thats a game changer.

That was the best all around game he's played in the big leagues.