Blue Jays GDT: 2022 v8 | Next: Fri, Aug 12 | vs Cle | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Quantrill vs Berrios

[Blitzkrug]

How do they not at least get the force at 3rd?

My f***ing god this team. All thanks to Kikuchi being a mental midget.

 

[mikeyz]

Kikuchi is a f***ing shit.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I never want to see Kikuchi start another game again.

Absolute f***ing trash.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Just dfa him. Guaranteed loss anytime he starts

 

[mikeyz]

How do they not at least get the force at 3rd?

My f***ing god this team. All thanks to Kikuchi being a mental midget.

This is not a playoff team.

 

[stickty111]

Overrated young "star" with a mentally weak pitcher is a bad combo.
This team was never good enough, but hey maybe they win the world series of potential

 

[Cloned]

How do they not at least get the force at 3rd?

My f***ing god this team. All thanks to Kikuchi being a mental midget.

Honestly, they’ve looked lethargic and lacklustre since the deadline. I think they were expecting bigger moves to bolster the roster and Atkins underdelivered badly. I’m not saying they’re moping, but they’re playing like crap.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Overrated young "star" with a mentally weak pitcher is a bad combo.
This team was never good enough, but hey maybe they win the world series of potential

Bo made a good play on the throw to home honestly. That one isn't on him. That was Mateo just getting a superb jump.

I find the failure to get an out at third more offensive.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Honestly, they’ve looked lethargic and lacklustre since the deadline. I think they were expecting bigger moves to bolster the roster and Atkins underdelivered badly. I’m not saying they’re moping, but they’re playing like crap.

Team didn't really deserve bigger upgrades. No point wasting prospect capital on a team that just isn't good enough this season

 

[Cloned]

Team didn't really deserve bigger upgrades. No point wasting prospect capital on a team that just isn't good enough this season

With that kind of attitude, they’ll never be good enough.

 

[canucksfan]

 

[stickty111]

Honestly, they’ve looked lethargic and lacklustre since the deadline. I think they were expecting bigger moves to bolster the roster and Atkins underdelivered badly. I’m not saying they’re moping, but they’re playing like crap.

That was always the concern. Team wouldn't react well to the deadline. This is all on management. It's crazy their deadline still gets defended

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

With that kind of attitude, they’ll never be good enough.

Team is one piece away. There wasn't many players available that would fix the issues on this team. Why give up top prospect for a short term fix if the short term asset isn't going to turn you into a world series contender

 

[stickty111]

Team didn't really deserve bigger upgrades. No point wasting prospect capital on a team that just isn't good enough this season

If thats true, than how come we kept getting fed that they are?

 

[canucksfan]

That was always the concern. Team wouldn't react well to the deadline. This is all on management. It's crazy their deadline still gets defended

Out of curiosity what did you expect them to do?

 

[Blitzkrug]

If this team is serious about the postseason then Kikuchi absolutely can't start again.

Take him out of the rotation and hope to god Berrios can rebound from that disaster against Cleveland and call up somebody from AAA

 

[SeaOfBlue]

If this team is serious about the postseason then Kikuchi absolutely can't start again.

Take him out of the rotation and hope to god Berrios can rebound from that disaster against Cleveland and call up somebody from AAA

Won't Stripling be ready by the next start?

Seems like you just take out Kikuchi instead of White.

 

[Cloned]

Team is one piece away. There wasn't many players available that would fix the issues on this team. Why give up top prospect for a short term fix if the short term asset isn't going to turn you into a world series contender

Sometimes you need to make ballsy trades involving good assets. Gillick did that a lot.

People like to bring up the Berrios trade as ballsy, but they traded two prospects whose hype was fading. It wasn’t really that asset risky.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

If thats true, than how come we kept getting fed that they are?

They haven't been all year. Only thing feeding them was off season hype

Too many players having down years for this team to be considered a contender

 

[stickty111]

Out of curiosity what did you expect them to do?

I didn't want them to do what the Padres did. Impactful moves to the BP were fine. Bass is okay but can't be your only and best move. Pop again shouldn't be one of your main moves.
Really overall a half measured approach that just isn't good enough.
I don't blame the players for not handling it well if thats what has happened

They haven't been all year. Only thing feeding them was off season hype

Too many players having down years for this team to be considered a contender

Thats fair. Now what is this season is what these players are? Decent chance of that

 

[Blitzkrug]

Won't Stripling be ready by the next start?

Seems like you just take out Kikuchi instead of White.

Yeah Stripling should be good to go for his next scheduled start.

Should be a rotation of Manoah/Gausman/Stripling/White/Berrios going forward.

Starting Kikuchi is malpractice at this point. At least Berrios has shown he can be good this year.

 

[ER89]

Kid: Mom can we get a a pikachu stuffed toy?
Mom: we have one at home.
The toy at home: Le kikuchi

 

[canucksfan]

I didn't want them to do what the Padres did. Impactful moves to the BP were fine. Bass is okay but can't be your only and best move. Pop again shouldn't be one of your main moves.
Really overall a half measured approach that just isn't good enough.
I don't blame the players for not handling it well if thats what has happened

There needed to be more than just impactful moves to the BP.

The Jays didn't have the farm system to trade for elite players unless of course, the team wanted to gut it completely.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Sometimes you need to make ballsy trades involving good assets. Gillick did that a lot.

People like to bring up the Berrios trade as ballsy, but they traded two prospects whose hype was fading. It wasn’t really that asset risky.

Off season is a better time to make ballsy trades.

No trade would've been able to fix this team. 2/5s of the rotation are mental midgets, springer can't stay healthy, Bo hasn't been right all season, a bunch of guys with hot starts have cooled down the past month, oh and the bullpen is capable of becoming a tire fire at a moment's notice. What trade is magically going to fix this?

 

[Cloned]

Imagine being one of the hottest teams in baseball leading up to the deadline with a 5 game lead on the top wildcard spot, having put up 25+ runs on a team just a few nights ago, and your general manager goes out and gets you two relief pitchers, a stretch guy and a utility bat hitting at .650 OPS on the season.

Definitely inspiring.