Blue Jays GDT: 2022 v6 | Next: Fri, Jul 8 | @ Sea | 10:00pm ET/7:00pm PT | Stripling vs Kirby (APPLE TV ONLY)

[trellaine201]

Can he be sent down on a “conditional” process? Work out whatever isn’t working which is pitching? Like Halliday did.

 

[dredeye]

My point is that I find it hard to see the team as "trending in the wrong direction for far too long" when they were so recently on a three week stretch of playing like one of the best teams in baseball.

So of those fifteen wins out of twenty games you want to know a crazy stat? Two were against teams above five hundred. So sorry I'm not blown away by that.

 

[dredeye]

Does Kikuchi possibly need to go full Jansen with glasses?

apparently his numbers are much better when Jansen catches him.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Somehow, I don't think telling Kikuchi to "just be Mark Buerhle lol" is a viable way to fix his issues.

 

[The Nemesis]

Somehow, I don't think telling Kikuchi to "just be Mark Buerhle lol" is a viable way to fix his issues.

"Hey Yusei, have you tried, I don't know, not sucking?"

 

[canucksfan]

Walker must be going nuts trying to coach this guy

 

[Scotianhab]

We need another starter no way does Kikuchi make it all year. They’ll DL him for some made up reason.

 

[thinkblue]

Ugly

 

[Blitzkrug]

Is there anybody in the minors that can make the jump as a 5th guy?

 

[mikeyz]

It's time for Kikuchi to get DFA'd.

This experiment is over. He f***ing sucks.

 

[trellaine201]

Turned the game back on lol. Sure looking like a bad signing. How many more years?

 

[Blitzkrug]

Hirua is an easy out, Bo screws up an easy out and then Kikuchi, being the mental midget that he is completely implodes.

Don't get me wrong, that was a bad play by Bo but for f***s sake man, it was only one runner.

 

[stickty111]

The Kikuchi signing has been a disaater for the front office.

 

[canucksfan]

The Kikuchi signing has been a disaater for the front office.

Horrendous.

 

[stickty111]

Horrendous.

When Tabler who is the most positive on any Jays player is also resorting to "you need to move him somewhere like the BP", you know the player is terrible.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Well this pitching matchup is as lopsided as it gets, so can't say I'm surprised.

Just hoping the offense can get a couple off Burnes before he leaves

 

[Blitzkrug]

Leave him in until his arm falls off. Screw this guy constantly giving the bullpen problems every start.

You're not likely to score 4+ on Burnes anyway so the hell with it.

 

[Maestro84]

Yikes Lourdes got hit on the funny bone...not fun. So many HBPs recently what's going on here.

Thankfully it looks like there's no injury there

 

[DFF]

Time to DFA Kikuchi
What a terrible pitcher

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Just hoping the offense can get a couple off Burnes before he leaves

They did it!

 

[rdogg]

How many more years are the Blue Jays stuck with Kikuchi?

What a horrible signing.

 

[kb]

Bo knows!

 

[The Nemesis]

"Is George Springer able to come off the bench and pinch hit for Tapia" asks Dan.

It's cute that he believes that's a possibility.

 

[Blitzkrug]

They obviously want to take it easy with Springer despite him looking pretty okay on the bench.

I imagine he starts tomorrow given as Pat pointed out, his parents are in town.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Kikuchi was awful, but the bullpen did a nice job.