Blue Jays GDT: 2021 v2 |Next: Wed, Apr 21| @ Bos |7pm ET/4pm PT | Thornton vs Richards

[canucksfan]

I don't think Ross Stripling is the answer to our prayers.

Maybe Ray holds up, Maybe Matz holds up, Maybe Pearson can string together some quality starts. It was just very reckless to enter what should have been a window year with this much uncertainty.

How would you have solved it? Bauer didn't really have any interest in coming to Toronto.

 

[Cloned]

I've lost patience with Jansen. A lot of people say he's just waiting to break out, but the eye test just doesn't match that at all.

And management is reaping what they sow with the lack of quality starting pitching acquisitions in the offseason.

 

[stickty111]

I've lost patience with Jansen. A lot of people say he's just waiting to break out, but the eye test just doesn't match that at all.

And management is reaping what they sow with the lack of quality starting pitching acquisitions in the offseason.

The Jansen is unlucky stuff eventually wears out 3 years later. Maybe he just isn't a good hitter luck or not?

 

[The Nemesis]

Joe Panik is the hero we need. And the hero we deserve.

 

[Cloned]

Joe Panik is the hero we need. And the hero we deserve.

Say what you want about Panik but at least the guy knows his own limitations and doesn't overswing on pitches down the middle.

 

[Cloned]

The Jansen is unlucky stuff eventually wears out 3 years later. Maybe he just isn't a good hitter luck or not?

Yeah, at some point the BABIP argument doesn't match the continued poor performance.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Are you not supposed to look where you are pitching? The Royals pitcher wasn't even looking on that wild pitch.

 

[Suntouchable13]

That stadium is bringing up a lot of bad memories, lol.

 

[MS]

Yeah, at some point the BABIP argument doesn't match the continued poor performance.

It’s weird because when he was first called up - after raking in the minors - he looked as advertised. Lots of hard contact, looked like a future stud.

But since it’s just progressively more and more soft contact. And it isn’t like an Arencibia thing where he can’t hit a breaking ball - the approach seems fine, he takes a fair few walks, but it’s like he’s lost all his strength and pop.

 

[Hoverhand]

if Palacios gets on, you gotta pinch hit Jansen for Kirk right?

 

[canucksfan]

It’s weird because when he was first called up - after raking in the minors - he looked as advertised. Lots of hard contact, looked like a future stud.

But since it’s just progressively more and more soft contact. And it isn’t like an Arencibia thing where he can’t hit a breaking ball - the approach seems fine, he takes a fair few walks, but it’s like he’s lost all his strength and pop.

He's a bigger guy to so you would think he can hit the ball fairly hard.

 

[Hoverhand]

How would you have solved it? Bauer didn't really have any interest in coming to Toronto.

Trade market, we had the surplus of infield prospects to make one of Darvish, Gray, or Hendricks happen.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

No matter what happens this inning Roark is coming back so .......

 

[Suntouchable13]

Why couldn't Ben Revere do what Palacios just did in game 6 over there?

 

[canucksfan]

Trade market, we had the surplus of infield prospects to make one of Darvish, Gray, or Hendricks happen.

That's what I would have done as well. I wish we knew what teams were offering. I wouldn't have parted with Manoah or SWR if teams were asking.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Wow didn't think he was going to get there

 

[Cloned]

It’s weird because when he was first called up - after raking in the minors - he looked as advertised. Lots of hard contact, looked like a future stud.

But since it’s just progressively more and more soft contact. And it isn’t like an Arencibia thing where he can’t hit a breaking ball - the approach seems fine, he takes a fair few walks, but it’s like he’s lost all his strength and pop.

He seems to be having issues hitting fastballs as well.

 

[MS]

Roark’s pitches are so slow that the Royals hitters are consistently unable to wait for them to arrive and end up pulling them 450 feet just foul.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

Roark....... yikes

 

[shaner8989]

Why is this pos still on the team

 

[Canada4Gold]

He seems to be having issues hitting fastballs as well.

It's been even more frustrating for me to watch this year. He's 2nd in the league in pitches seen per plate appearance for players with at least 25 plate appearances. Every count gets to 3-2 and then he strikes out or pops up. 3 ball counts should be your best look at a good pitch to hit.

 

[Cloned]

It's been even more frustrating for me to watch this year. He's 2nd in the league in pitches seen per plate appearance for players with at least 25 plate appearances. Every count gets to 3-2 and then he strikes out or pops up. 3 ball counts should be your best look at a good pitch to hit.

Probably needs a complete retooling of his swing in a offseason at this point. It's been getting progressively worse year over year.

Also when is the last time Roark had back to back 3 up/3 down innings? lol.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Vladdy, that ball had a family.

 

[canucksfan]

Vladdy is putting on a hitting clinic so far this year.

 

[kb]

Vladdy, that ball had a family.

Not anymore.