GermanJay
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2/3Wagner 1-3 tonight and 4-7 overall.
The dream is over.
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2/3Wagner 1-3 tonight and 4-7 overall.
The dream is over.
Man JP had some early goose bumps here started with some serious power then disappeared.Wagner may have 5 hits in his first 2 games, but he didn't have 4 hits in his first game like the legend JP Arencibia.
Though on the other hand this 2-2 start tonight means that he's not going to pull an Arencibia and peak in game #1.
Man JP had some early goose bumps here started with some serious power then disappeared.
Well @Swervin81 you got front row tickets to the ump show!
Clown behavior by the ump. He walks up to Springer then stares at him as Springer walks away looking like he's waiting for the cue to toss him.
I would say the ump said a little extra.. I'd count on it
That is absolutely horrific. Most obvious replay call ever.
Whenever I think about complaining about hockey refs, I always stop and think about the fact that most of them don't seem to be contemptuous assholes like baseball umps. They might make bad calls, but umpires seem to make spitefully bad calls on purpose with big "f*** you, I'm the king around here." energy.
Man JP had some early goose bumps here started with some serious power then disappeared.
I had a big deja vu moment when I read your comment. I remember these exact types comments being made when Davis Schneider was called up last year. The Arencibia jokes arrived quickly during Davis' early career hot streak, and a common type of response I saw to these jokes was "I know the sample size is tiny and things get real when teams get a book on a player like this…but this *looks* more impressive than what Arencibia did."Looks like a young Jeff McNeil or some such although stockier and more explosive.
And I know the sample size is tiny and things get real when teams get a book on a player like this … but this *looks* more impressive than what Schneider did last year.
Springer to LF, Santander to RF. Simple.I can't really answer this question until we know who the FO running the 2025 offseason is. If we are going to be unfortunately forced to watch another season of Shatkins team building, they definitely would not sign Santander to play LF. He's a butcher there, and RF is his primary and best position on the field. It always has been.
A lot of Jays fans seem to think that because we were in on Teo in the offseason, and the Dodgers are okay with using Teo as a butcher in LF, that means the Jays were going to do it too. This is just my opinion, but based on Shatkins becoming obsessed with defense after the 2022 choke to Seattle and removing the 2 starting butcher corner OFs that same offseason (Gurriel and Teo), I think they tried to sign Teoscar to be the DH this season and only valued bringing his bat back.
If Shatkins didn't even trust Teoscar in RF anymore which is his primary and least bad position on the field, why are so many Jays fans assuming that because they were interested in bringing Teo back, they were also going to plug him in LF just because the Dodgers did? In the same season that they inexplicably ran back KK at CF despite having Varsho?
Teo at LF was never going to happen with this defense-obsessed FO. The only way something like signing Santander to play LF is a possibility is if Ed Rogers saves us and fires Shatkins into the sun. The targets that I brought up for the top of the rotation and 3B are Shatkins-friendly, if we are unfortunately going to be stuck with them.
Not that it matters anymore in terms of winning games, but how is wasting reps on starting Horwitz vs a LHP starter useful when his splits have always said he sucks vs LHP? Wagner has much more even minor league splits in comparison plus he has started his career on a hot streak. Not only that, Horwitz is at DH tonight so he's not even playing in the field. Doesn't make sense to me even from a developmental perspective, to waste reps on Horwitz's bat vs LHP.
I'll believe it when I see it. Springer has never started a game at LF in his major league career.Springer to LF, Santander to RF. Simple.
Not bringing back Teo (or replacing him with a proper bat) was a mistake and I think management recognizes that and will course correct.
I'm not disagreeing with this, I'm just saying Wagner is more deserving of those reps at the moment.The only way to get better is to get reps. Horwitz looks great and they have a window now to give him reps and experience to see if he can be more than just a platoon guy.
I'm not disagreeing with this, I'm just saying Wagner is more deserving of those reps at the moment.
It's not the most ideal thing in the world to have a 35 year old move over to a new position but Springer is a tremendous athlete and he's played 400 or 500 games in CF. He should be able to handle LF if they sign a RF.I'll believe it when I see it. Springer has never started a game at LF in his major league career.
I'm not disagreeing with this, I'm just saying Wagner is more deserving of those reps at the moment.
I'm gonna correct you slightly here, and say 2 months of excellent play from Horwitz when starting against RHP only. Again, if you compare Horwitz and Wagner's minor league track records (and a bit of major league experience in Horwitz's case), Wagner should have more even splits compared to Horwitz.Wagner’s first 2 games have been fun but 2 months of excellent play from Horwitz is certainly more deserving at this point.
And I’m sure Wagner will get a start against LHP at some point soon if he continues to perform.
I'm gonna correct you slightly here, and say 2 months of excellent play from Horwitz when starting against RHP only. Again, if you compare Horwitz and Wagner's minor league track records (and a bit of major league experience in Horwitz's case), Wagner should have more even splits compared to Horwitz.
I still don't see how his MLB play against righties should dictate how much playing time he gets against lefties. He's always struggled against lefties in the minors and he has a 38 wRC+ against them in the majors this year. He's been excellent overall this year, and he's definitely earned the opportunity to hit every day... against righties.Horwitz’s MLB play has earned these opportunities regardless of what their minor league splits are.
Trasho with a 3 run dinger!