Blue Jays GDT: 2023 v9 | Thu, Aug 24 | @ BAL | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Berrios vs Gibson

[RoadWarrior]

No Babe Schneider but still a good lineup

A lineup with Varsho batting in the 6th spot is not a good lineup. It's mediocre at best.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Jays up 5-0 in the 2nd with homeruns from Kiermaier and Belt. The Jays don't have a single yet but have 2 homers, 2 doubles and a triple. I didn't expect this off of Greene.

First start in two months and taking advantage of Coors Lite (Belt HR)

 

[red devil]

Bichette and Belt back to back homeruns

 

[The Nemesis]

A lineup with Varsho batting in the 6th spot is not a good lineup. It's mediocre at best.

Varsho in August.

.265/.321/.531/.852 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 8 runs scored, 131 wRC+

 

[jetsforever]

Belt again!

 

[Suntouchable13]

I remember the takes on Belt here after April lolol. Guy is having a great season

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Love this park. We'll take the wall scrapers!

 

[The Nemesis]

This place is a bandbox.

 

[canucksfan]

How the lineup is constructed today is great. Deep lineup with few weak points

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Much needed offensive outburst

 

[red devil]

 

[Vector]

Hurt his hand in his last AB. Most likely just cautionary in a game this far out of reach.

 

[Vector]

I’m in complete awe of what Ryu has been able to do since coming back. For a guy his age, injury history, and pitching profile you’d think he’d be a shell of what he once was. Instead he looks just like his first season with the Blue Jays. Has only lost a little bit of fastball velocity (89.9 in 2020 vs 89.1 now). Has a feel of for all his pitches.

He went from a guy that I was sure had played his final game as a Blue Jay to someone I wouldn’t mind seeing back next season.

 

[klmdg]

I’m in complete awe of what Ryu has been able to do since coming back. For a guy his age, injury history, and pitching profile you’d think he’d be a shell of what he once was. Instead he looks just like his first season with the Blue Jays. Has only lost a little bit of fastball velocity (89.9 in 2020 vs 89.1 now). Has a feel of for all his pitches.

He went from a guy that I was sure had played his final game as a Blue Jay to someone I wouldn’t mind seeing back next season.

Reminds me of Frank Tanana

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Ryu trolling EDLC with a 67 CB bottom of the zone lol

 

[LaP]

Outside of the first 2-3 innings of his first start Ryan has been pitching very well. Both runs today should not have scored. Will be interesting to see what they do in playoffs. Who go in the bullpen? Do they go with 5 starters?

 

[jetsforever]

5 IP 0 ER for Ryu, ERA down to 1.89 on the short season

 

[LaP]

Cabrera has been very good great trade so far.

 

[jetsforever]

I’m in complete awe of what Ryu has been able to do since coming back. For a guy his age, injury history, and pitching profile you’d think he’d be a shell of what he once was. Instead he looks just like his first season with the Blue Jays. Has only lost a little bit of fastball velocity (89.9 in 2020 vs 89.1 now). Has a feel of for all his pitches.

He went from a guy that I was sure had played his final game as a Blue Jay to someone I wouldn’t mind seeing back next season.

Outside of the first 2-3 innings of his first start Ryan has been pitching very well. Both runs today should not have scored. Will be interesting to see what they do in playoffs. Who go in the bullpen? Do they go with 5 starters?

Remember during that first start back when everyone around here was saying this is the end of his career?

 

[LaP]

Remember during that first start back when everyone around here was saying this is the end of his career?

I personally said this was the end of his career in his first start. Well i said might be the end. It's a forum. It's full of hot takes. Not sure why people are surprised by that. That's kind of the point of a forum

 

[dredeye]

moved my question to the other thread

 

[LaP]

It's funny I was coming to pose the question of who would entertain bringing Ryu back and what would you be willing to pay him and for how long? I don't know that we have a spot for him but it's certainly a question I didn't think id be asking

I don't know what's the contract status of Berrios, Guzman and Bassit is but that's already 3 good pitchers. They can't give up on Manoah yet too much skills i think it's a metter of fitness more than anything. Best prospect is a pitcher who will be 22 next season. Would need to be a 1 year contract imo.

 

[The Nemesis]

regular reminder that saves are dumb as a measure of anything meaningful that you couldn't relate just as well/better with other numbers.

 

[Dr.Funk]

Outside of the first 2-3 innings of his first start Ryan has been pitching very well. Both runs today should not have scored. Will be interesting to see what they do in playoffs. Who go in the bullpen? Do they go with 5 starters?

You use 3 maybe 4 starters in the playoffs.

Gausman, Berrios & Kikuchi are pretty much locks for me and Bassitt is probably my fourth.

 

[Cloned]

It’ll be interesting to see who doesn’t make the playoffs between the Astros, Jays and Mariners.