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  1. moonslav59
    You were not alone.
  2. moonslav59
    Our pen has had a few hiccups along the way, but by and large, they have been the most consistent plus area of the team, next to maybe the OF. Our overall pitching is ranked 17th in fWAR at 12.2 (0.3 from 16th NYM and 0.9 from 15th MIN.) We are ranked 13th in ERA- at 95. (1 from 12th and 2 from 9th) Who would have thought this, knowing about how injured and or poorly Whitlock, Houck and Kluber have been, all year. The pen places... T3rd in ERA-- at 84 T5th in fWAR at 4.0 6th in IP
  3. moonslav59
    Put him in the minors and see what happens. He does not have to be on our 40 man. He will be Rule 5, again, this winter. I doubt anyone takes him.
  4. moonslav59
    No coincidence, you come back when the team is struggling and all but disappeared when Bloom was looking pretty good. If you are so embarrassed by watching the Sox, go be an Astros fan. This team has been exciting to watch- the most exciting since 2018, except for the second half of 2021. You can keep choosing doom and gloom, so you can gloat that you disliked Bloom from day one and were right for thinking he'd suck as a GM. You are a fan only of yourself.
  5. moonslav59
    You may be right, but I'm thinking JH & Co. are going to take "the plunge," at some point. It may not be in the form of spending big on pitching (very risky,) but rather by finally pulling the trigger on a trade for a solid and controlled pitcher with strong potential to be an ace, or one who already is. We will part with some top everyday player prospects to boost the pitching. They spent big on Devers, and his prime years are now, so they may see the window as starting in 2024. Off season trades do not demand the same returns as deadline deals often fueled by desperate GMs jacking up the returns.
  6. moonslav59
    It seems obvious Sox management has placed winning "now," as in from mid 2019 to 2023, as a much lower priority than 2024 or 2025 and beyond. I'm not so sure this was a choice made at the GM level.
  7. moonslav59
    Indeed, his numbers from 2021 to 2022 were pretty impressive: Very good D. A decent .340 OBP. A better than average 2B OPS of .766. 24 HRs and 50 xbhs per 650 PAs is pretty damn good. Bloom made a trade that should help us, now and through 2 more arb years. He gave up a decent pitching prospect from the lower levels of the farm. It may work: it may not. I'm thinking it looks pretty good.
  8. moonslav59
    I did expect and hope we added a SP'er at the deadline- even two. I think we could have afforded to part with a decent but not top prospect or two to get a rental or even splurge and get someone like Civale. It's obvious the team management has placed the extended future plan as the top priority, and I'm not so sure that was a mistake, despite my differing opinion. I think they viewed the imminent return of 2-3 pitchers and the recent return of Schreiber as being "enough" of a boost for the staff and the return of Reyes and then Story, plus the swap of Urias for Arroyo on the 40, as enough of a boost to the offense and defense. I said this should be Bloom's "make or break" season, and I'm going to let it play out, before I jump all over him. (It looks like he will be back, next year, regardless of this season's results, so he will likely get another "make or break" season or teo.)
  9. moonslav59
    Other teams have guys like Lugo and Paulino in their systems that do not need to be protected for Rule 5, this winter. I doubt anyone would have traded for them, let alone given us anything of real value. I doubt we protect Fernandez. I'm not sure about Bastardo and Gambrell. Probably the only realistic trades that could have been made would have been to trade Perales or Wikelman- maybe Drohan, if we wanted a decent return, and maybe that's why Bloom made no major trades. Shortened Rule 5 List: Lock: Wikelman Gonzalez & Luis Perales Likely: Shane Drohan Possible: Angel Bastardo, Grant Gambrell Maybe: Ryan Fernandez, Eddinson Paulino, Stephen Scott
  10. moonslav59
    Very big game. We need the pen to carry us, once again.
  11. moonslav59
    How is hoping just 2 out of 4 returning very good players return being overly optimistic? One could argue 3 out of 4 is the odds on favorite number to return. Story and Sale are already playing. Whitlock and Houck are throwing pen sessions.
  12. moonslav59
    So, in today's game, when Hicks gets the day off and Jansen closes, will you flip your post and bash TOR's GM?
  13. moonslav59
    Yes. I'd rather we add 2 SP'ers over the winter, but said it would likely be only one, and that puts Houck into the rotation, unless someone unlikely takes his place. (Sale?) I think it makes a lot of sense to continue to build up pen strength, and having Whitlock and Houck added to a pen bringing back Jansen, Martin, Wink, Schreiber and others. No more Jacques and Llovera types.
  14. moonslav59
    If none of those guys comeback, we are still in it. If 1-2 comeback, we are very much in it. If 3-4 comeback, I would not bet against us making the playoffs.
  15. moonslav59
    Yup, We are very much "in it," but we made it much tougher with tonight's loss.
  16. moonslav59
    Wink and Jansen suck?
  17. moonslav59
    That was a huge loss. Backs are against the wall.
  18. moonslav59
    Woo won 5-1 as Barraclough goes 7-0 with a 2.57 ERA 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 1K Rafaela, Dalbec and Crook homered Hamilton 2-4 w 2B POR is down 4-3 in the 9th. Gambrell (4IP, 6H, 4ER, 2BB, 3K) Meidroth and Hickey homered Yorke 2-4 GRE won game one 5-3 Anthony 1-3 Paulino 2-3 (2B) They are blowing game two... Anthony 2-4
  19. moonslav59
    Moderate with a chance to be big.
  20. moonslav59
    Pretty sure there were no offers for Arroyo.
  21. moonslav59
    I get the feeling 4 runs will not be enough for a Jays win.
  22. moonslav59
    Why do our 1Bmen look okay on D in the minors but suck with the big club? I'm waiting for the first poster to say, "We should have traded Paxton."
  23. moonslav59
    Never implied anything sinister. Just showing the big picture, which shows the Jays are pretty close to the same team as last year.
  24. moonslav59
    IMO, we need 2-3 new starters, and Sale, Whitlock and Houck are the "back-up plans." Whitlock and Houck should be in the pen, all year, with their roles clearly defined starting in November. Sale can remain a possible big plus, but counting on him and planning on him to get more than 1 GS would be a mistake. I'll settle for 2 new solid SP'ers, but it will likely be one. SP1 _____ SP2 Bello SP3 _____ SP4 Crawford SP5 Pivetta SP6 Sale, Walter, Drohan, Mata... Closer Jansen RP2 Martin RP3 Winckowski RP4 Schreiber RP5 Murphy RP6 Bernardino RP7 Joely or Bleier RP8 Robertson, Mills, Kelly... C Wong, McGuire 1B Casas 2B Urias, EValdez SS Story,Chang 3B Devers LF ______, Refsnyder CF Duran, Rafaela RF Verdugo, Abreu DH Masataka, Dalbec
  25. moonslav59
    Yes, True: Manoah went from 168 ERA+ to 71 (77 IP) but, why mention only him? These outweigh that decline: Berrios 72> 125 Kikuchi 73> 113 Gausman 113> 129 SP tOPS+ Against 103>103 RP tOPS+ Against 96>95 Looks pretty even. The Jays roster looked very similar to 2022's on opening day. They seemingly added as much as they lost. Their OPS+ went from 118 to 107. Their ERA+ went from 98 to 109. Looks like they just about evened each other out.
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