Blue Jays GDT: 2022 v10 | Next: Tue, Sept 13 | vs TB |*DOUBLEHEADER| 1pm ET/10am PT & 7pm ET/4pm PT | Springs vs Manoah & TBA vs TBA

[stickty111]

He had an inside the park one this year

I know that. Just surprised he has 4 in his career

 

[The Nemesis]

Looks like the zone's gonna extend 3 inches off the inside edge today.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Not a fan of doing the pen game today. I get that they want their best starters all facing Tampa, but assuming White comes back for 1 of the doubleheader games their 5 starters will pitch in 4 days against Tampa and then they're going to have to do yet another bullpen game Friday against Baltimore which is also an important game. If they just used Berrios today they could do 1 pen game against Tampa and that's it instead of 2 pen games, today against Texas and Friday against Baltimore

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

Short leash probably good thing, they're all over Richards

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

Good thing they got out of that inning could of been bad

 

[Suntouchable13]

What are the thoughts about Matt Chapman? He strikes out way too much. Just drives me nuts at how little contact he makes. But when he does make contact it is hit pretty hard. 3.1 WAR player, 119 OPS+ according to Baseball Reference. Obviously the defence is the best thing about him, IMO.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

he did just call him david wells rather than phelps im not going crazy right

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

Time for the Kuch

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Time for the Kuch

all we can do is hope he succeeds even in a relief role

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

he did just call him david wells rather than phelps im not going crazy right

I did a little rewind and you're right, with no hesitation either straight up David Wells lol.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

I did a little rewind and you're right, with no hesitation either straight up David Wells lol.

yeah i didnt have that option. it was did he did i hear it but thanks for the confirmation

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

Bo running with his fly down there lol

 

[Cloned]

This ump man

 

[The Nemesis]

What are the thoughts about Matt Chapman? He strikes out way too much. Just drives me nuts at how little contact he makes. But when he does make contact it is hit pretty hard. 3.1 WAR player, 119 OPS+ according to Baseball Reference. Obviously the defence is the best thing about him, IMO.

27% strikeout rate isn't that bad. I mean yeah it's bad but it's not like he's out there whiffing like crazy and having nothing to show for it. He is what he appears to be: a loud power bat that gets on base because he also takes a ton of walks and is more than playable at 3rd even before you get into the fact that he is a super-elite defender.

As for contact, yeah he doesn't make a ton but if we look at raw contact % (as in all instances of striking a ball that is swung at, regardless of outcome) he's not even the worst guy on the team. He ranks higher than Teoscar and Springer.

 

[Forgotusername]

These strikeouts are all balls, ump needs to be replaced with a robot ump.

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

MLB really needs to implement a strike zone that relays the pitch to the ump in an ear piece so they can start making the right calls going forward, this is getting ridiculous across the league imo.

 

[The Nemesis]

MLB really needs to implement a strike zone that relays the pitch to the ump in an ear piece so they can start making the right calls going forward, this is getting ridiculous across the league imo.

But if they do that then how are umpires supposed to extract petty revenge for imagined slights by players and managers?

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

I guess the Kikuchi experiment will end in 2 years

 

[GreytWun]

Kikuchi needs to pitch the to any Jay planning on being in the HR Derby

 

[The Nemesis]

I guess the Kikuchi experiment will end in 2 years

Glass-half full: If he implodes totally today they can leave him in and save the bullpen for Tuesday when it matters.

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

But if they do that then how are umpires supposed to extract petty revenge for imagined slights by players and managers?

I'm sure they can call more check swings

Glass-half full: If he implodes totally today they can leave him in and save the bullpen for Tuesday when it matters.

I'd rather see Chapman pitch tbh

 

[mikeyz]

I guess the Kikuchi experiment will end in 2 years

It absolutely boggles my mind why the Jays continue to march this guy out there.

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

It absolutely boggles my mind why the Jays continue to march this guy out there.

Yeah part of me blames Shatkins, but part of me blames Schneider now too, since he didn't want him going down to the minors even though Kikuchi wanted to.

 

[The Nemesis]

Jesus... Slow it down a touch, Teoscar.

 

[Canada4Gold]

This umpire is really bad