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Blue Jays Discussion: Blue Jays fire manager Montoyo, Schneider takes over
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Thornton has actually been better this year in the small sample size
Edit: In case anyone is wondering, his strikeouts have been lower, his walks need to get under control but he's been inducing more contact in the air than he ever has and a lot of it has been at poor exit angles.
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DFAing Borucki opens up a 40 man spot, would have preferred they went for Hernandez instead of Thornton but I would guess they feel they need some length. Mayza should be back in the near future so I don't think it'll be a long term stay.
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No Chad Dallas really surprised me. Him and Juenger's lines have been fairly similar, granted Juenger is doing it 1 level higher, and Dallas is allowing quite a few more baserunners. I think they're both relievers eventually, but Dallas feels like sonmeone who should be in the 20's to me.
I also felt like I was high on Tanner Morris and then see you have him at 12. I was reluctant to move him for essentially unranked to that high with less than 2 months of this level of play. But it seems like comparatively I'm not as high as I thought.
Just looking at the roster, we technically have to send a pitcher (cough, Vasquez, cough) down and call up a position player. The 14-12 rule ended Sunday.
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Do we have a single lefty in the pen besides Vasquez with Borucki gone and Mayza on the IL? Perhaps Merryweather goes down?
Merged post: First time I'm seeing this but apparently it was extended through June 19th already.
I do think that is a big part of it for sure. Sad no matter what the reasons
Merryweather's peripherals are better than his output. Things will turn around.
Vasquez's only become decent when you adjust HR down to league average (and still a 4.30 xFIP)
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I'm okay with being the high guy on Morris because he's a lefty that can hit and shows great plate discipline. He's a little older and might not be all that good at any position defensively but I see Biggio type potential with the hope that he doesn't falter like Biggio has recently.
Dallas is wait and see. He's in his age 22 season at A+ and doesn't really show any intriguing peripherals aside from the K rate.
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Yeah, it's hard to tell sometimes especially given how often it happens around here. Things have improved a lot though since I started ignoring all the key names responsible for the childish behaviour.
Biggio is starting to look more like a 1B/LF sort of deal where he doesn't look too bad. Thing is we have much better players for this spot even if he manages to recover his form, and there are plenty of interesting names in the mix for LF going forward. Heck, some of those extra SS/3B's littering the system could always go out there. Looks like it's time for Biggio to move on.
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Again incorrect. 10% is a huge difference. Tapia batting leadoff puts the team at an immediate disadvantage for the entirety of that game. Montoyo has done this countless time. Most of the time managerial decisions impact the game lightly at best like you say. However, in the case of managers like Montoyo the team must win in spite of his inability to draw up a proper lineup. He is an absolute tire fire of a manager and hopefully the problem will be relieved of his duties sooner than later.
That's disgusting. I do not like him as a manager but going after someones family because you don't like how their husband/father manages is beyond pathetic. That's the stuff that discourages other from coming here.
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Interesting article ESPN did on Juan Soto and what teams benefit the most by aquiring him.
Our championship odds increase the most of any team with him.
www.espn.com
Our championship odds increase the most of any team with him.
Juan Soto on the Dodgers -- or the Giants?! Every team's outlook if Nats pull off a trade
Could the Nats really deal away today's Ted Williams? It's no sure bet, but it would change the season's trajectory. Here's which team's title odds get the biggest boost.
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I thought he'd be a good back starter long man for us when he first came in. Hopefully, he finds his groove again somewhere
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MLB be warned, the Blue Jays' bats are waking up
TORONTO -- One by one, the Blue Jays are appearing. We haven’t quite reached the point of “Avengers, assemble,” but the stars are finally aligning for a lineup that’s required more patience than it should have. This has been slow, steady and stumbled at times, but with Tuesday’s 6-5 win
Bats are heating up and they are only 5.5 games back of the Yanks. Garcia looks much better. If Merryweather or someone else can elevate their game the bullpen looks fairly solid. Mayza is still out too.
Here's a chuckle for the morning:
www.fangraphs.com
The 23-24 White Sox are still the favorites to win the Central over the Twins.
The Twins (who lead the Central by 5 games) are slight underdogs for the division but only have 16% odds on the WC. That gives you an idea of how much weaker the Central is than the East or West.
MLB Playoff Odds | FanGraphs Baseball
Playoff odds tell how likely an MLB team will win the division, wild card berth or win the World Series. FanGraphs simulates each season 10,000 times to generate the probabilities.
The 23-24 White Sox are still the favorites to win the Central over the Twins.
The Twins (who lead the Central by 5 games) are slight underdogs for the division but only have 16% odds on the WC. That gives you an idea of how much weaker the Central is than the East or West.
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Here's a chuckle for the morning:
MLB Playoff Odds | FanGraphs Baseball
Playoff odds tell how likely an MLB team will win the division, wild card berth or win the World Series. FanGraphs simulates each season 10,000 times to generate the probabilities.
The 23-24 White Sox are still the favorites to win the Central over the Twins.
The Twins (who lead the Central by 5 games) are slight underdogs for the division but only have 16% odds on the WC. That gives you an idea of how much weaker the Central is than the East or West.
I hate the AL East so much
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Let's all marvel at "El Capitan" Alejandro Kirk. Not only is he hitting better than even most of us who were high on him could have expected (.304/.382/.432), but his defense has been above league average for the position, (which not a single prospect guy could have predicted), including a 33% caught stealing rate (TIED FOR 6TH AMONG STARTING CATCHERS!!!). He's second on the team in total WAR and is going to make one of Jansen or Moreno expendable soon (hopefully Jansen). 
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Interesting article ESPN did on Juan Soto and what teams benefit the most by aquiring him.
Our championship odds increase the most of any team with him.
Juan Soto on the Dodgers -- or the Giants?! Every team's outlook if Nats pull off a trade
Could the Nats really deal away today's Ted Williams? It's no sure bet, but it would change the season's trajectory. Here's which team's title odds get the biggest boost.
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please god let it happen.
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