Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v6 | Thu, Jul 6 | *DOUBLEHEADER* | @ CWS | 5:00pm ET/2:00pm PT & TBA after| Berrios vs Lynn & Kikuchi vs TBA

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This team Nevers hits doubles or homeruns with runners on. Lucky to get one run in an inning because nobody can deliver a big hit. Absolutely need to make upgrades offensively

Not winning games just hitting singles unless you steal a shit ton of bases and bunch them together.
It's a huge problem. I think there's too much focus on going the other way. With the shift gone, it makes more sense to pull the ball and use the power.
 

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Thank god he did hit it out cuz the next 3 batters looked pathetic at the plate.
 

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The last 3 weeks of Biggio, not counting today:

.258/.378/.862
144 wRC+
29.7% K rate
13.5% BB rate
2 HR (now 3)
4 RBI (now 7)
5 R (now 6)

He'll cool off a bit from here, but this is what he should be as a bench bat/sorta utility guy. It seems like the increased aggressiveness is paying off.
 
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A lot of baserunners the last few weeks, but not a lot of big hits. That one is huge.
Yeah they've completely lost the ability to hit the huge home run this year (with men on base).

They were never great driving in people from 2nd/3rd with singles/doubles, but the home run threat was always there. this year nada.
 

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How are those sliding gloves not an unfair advantage, no matter how you slice it they extend the reach of a player's fingers.
 

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Yeah they've completely lost the ability to hit the huge home run this year (with men on base).

They were never great driving in people from 2nd/3rd with singles/doubles, but the home run threat was always there. this year nada.
I continue to believe that hitting with runners in scoring position is mostly random variance. They've underperformed in big situations so far, but it'll turn around and the runs will start coming. I get the frustration, but it's often just the nature of baseball.

Arden clearly doesn't have Hazel's ice-bath-dodging skills. That was as late jump and a low-effort evasion.
Less incentive to get out of the way since he's not nearly as well dressed.
 

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Arden clearly doesn't have Hazel's ice-bath-dodging skills. That was as late jump and a low-effort evasion.
I think that Hazel must have read the riot act to the team the past couple years with Vladdy’s violent Gatorade splashes where she was obliterated a few times.

Hence now he walks slowly giving her time to get out and it’s not a running dunk just a slow pour.

I think Vladdy needs to work on his game a bit so he’s the one getting dunked on.
 

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I think that Hazel must have read the riot act to the team the past couple years with Vladdy’s violent Gatorade splashes where she was obliterated a few times.

Hence now he walks slowly giving her time to get out and it’s not a running dunk just a slow pour.

I think Vladdy needs to work on his game a bit so he’s the one getting dunked on.

It's also ice water (or just water with no ice sometimes) instead of gatorade.

I imagine those dry cleaning bills aren't cheap
 

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It's also ice water (or just water with no ice sometimes) instead of gatorade.

I imagine those dry cleaning bills aren't cheap
Yeah I think it used to be gatorade, at least i remember the orange tubs.

Isn't it Biosteel now?
 

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I continue to believe that hitting with runners in scoring position is mostly random variance. They've underperformed in big situations so far, but it'll turn around and the runs will start coming. I get the frustration, but it's often just the nature of baseball.

And if anything getting as many opportunities as they do to score runners is indicative of their talent. Most “great” offensive teams will be at the top of the leaderboards in LOB/stranded runners. The Jays haven’t capitalized consistently to this point and it will be something they’ll look at upgrading, but I also can quite easily see this correcting itself over the course of the season.
 

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Yeah I think it used to be gatorade, at least i remember the orange tubs.

Isn't it Biosteel now?

i think the tub/dispenser thing that they dump is biosteel branded, but nobody who gets doused ever seems to have their jersey discolored. Makes me think that perhaps they made a "celebration tub" that's just water or ice water so that they can douse whoever and even if Hazel takes some collateral splash from it she won't get her clothes stained in the process.
 
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