Blue Jays GDT: 2022 v1 | Wed, Apr 13 | @ NYY | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Berrios vs Cole

[CabanaBoy5]

Could have swept them orrrr could have been swept. It’s only one series but some members of this staff should be shot to the moon….yes looking at you Merryweather, Saucedo, Thornton. Ryu and Berrios…it’s early. Allowed 23 runs and still won the series.

 

[TGB]

Tapia hasn't impressed me a whole lot, unless you count his negative launch angle

Didn't you hear? It's all about Pinto!

But really, still too early to say. Most guys are still in spring training mode.

Negative: pretty much everything else lol.

This is why I said the Jays still haven't addressed all of their problems. You still have Montoya throwing out fringe players in clutch situations.

 

[GoonieFace]

Didn't you hear? It's all about Pinto!

But really, still too early to say. Most guys are still in spring training mode.



This is why I said the Jays still haven't addressed all of their problems. You still have Montoya throwing out fringe players in clutch situations.

It’s 3 games into the season LOL. Give it a rest

 

[Puckstuff]

It’s 3 games into the season LOL. Give it a rest

I mean he's not wrong. For me the bullpen needs to be better and that goes back to last year not just 3 games. The starters going only 8.2 innings in 3 games (an average of less then 3 innings per game) really put Saucedo and Thornton into meaningful innings earlier then one would have liked which sort of exposes our lack of quality depth. They acquired 1 good bullpen arm in the offseason and they needed to do more imo. Luckily we have 5 or 6 good arms in the pen (Romano, Garcia, Mayza, Cimber, Richards, Phelps) so if our starters are going deep (5-6 innings per game) our bullpen should be able to handle things. Our team is built around our good rotation so if those guys are going good, we should be good. But if they don't go deep, we're kind of screwed when we rely on our depth guys (until minor leaguers start coming up and replacing guys like Saucedo). Constrast that to the Rays who rely more heavily on their bullpen and have like 10+ good arms in the system for their bullpen and they are essentially resistant proof to their starters sucking. It's the biggest difference between us and them but there aren't many teams built like the Rays. Finding another 2-3 arms for the bullpen during the regular season is the teams biggest need. Second would be an upgrade on Tapia but with Zimmer and Tapia as bench guys it's not really an issue for me unless Montoyo over plays them.

 

[Scotianhab]

I’d say 7 arms because Stripling as the long relief and spot start guy isint bad at all. Saucedo can gtfo though.

 

[Puckstuff]

I’d say 7 arms because Stripling as the long relief and spot start guy isint bad at all. Saucedo can gtfo though.

I'm ok with Stripling in long relief and Thornton would be ok to have around if he's like our 13th best option not our 9th or 10th best option, it would be more ideal.

 

[justloveleafs]

Went all in on Rangers today. It was code. Based.

How is it done? Real easy.

Stayin safe. Good Night.

 

[Welsh Maple Leaf]

Way too early but what do you expect with the moaning culture on here.

Pitching will improve.

 

[francis246]

Way too early but what do you expect with the moaning culture on here.

Pitching will improve.

The pullpen has been bad for the past two/three years. Constant blown leads can’t get saves. Love this team but we need relief pitching bad

 

[theaub]

If your starters can't get 10 outs the bullpen is going to look very bad.

No coincidence that the one semi-respectable start also ended with a solid bullpen performance.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Puckstuff]

If your starters can't get 10 outs the bullpen is going to look very bad.

No coincidence that the one semi-respectable start also ended with a solid bullpen performance.

Unless you have an elite bullpen like Tampa

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[red devil]

 

[ShaneFalco]

So Collins dh'ing?

 

[Leaftors]

So Collins dh'ing?

Yes

 

[tp71]

Could have swept them orrrr could have been swept. It’s only one series but some members of this staff should be shot to the moon….yes looking at you Merryweather, Saucedo, Thornton. Ryu and Berrios…it’s early. Allowed 23 runs and still won the series.

What did Thornton do wrong? He's given up 1 run in 4 IP. Like he's not great, but he was far far from shoot him to the moon bad...

 

[Deebo]

Lots of empty seats.

 

[habamillions]

" teo hits it to deep right center toward the alley" caught in shallow right. Never change buck

 

[The Nemesis]

" teo hits it to deep right center toward the alley" caught in shallow right. Never change buck

He has changed slightly. Normally those Buck calls are caught on the warning track. This was caught before the warning track.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

i love this psychopath

 

[The Nemesis]

"Bo's really improved his defence!"

...as he makes an awful throw and and had to get bailed out by Vladdy.

 

[Forgotusername]

Vladdy is getting good at tagging the runner. Though they need to work on that so he doesn't have to do it so often.

 

[trellaine201]

Lucky we have Vlady at 1B. Nice grab and tag.

 

[Blitzkrug]

The mere presence of Matt Chapman's intensity means everyone gets a +10 to all defense attributes.

...except for Bo for some reason.