Blue Jays Discussion: Everyone's hurt, but some are starting to make returns

[Canada4Gold]

8 K's through 4

Pearson had 8 K's in 3.2 and SWR had 8 K's in 4 as well. 3 studs

 

[phillipmike]

 

[Canada4Gold]

Tack on 2 more K's, that's 10 in 5 innings

 

[Canada4Gold]

I know it's a day to drool over SWR and Manoah but I've been waiting for a Monsion apperance in Dunedin as he put up great numbers in the GCL 2 years ago. He gets put in in a mess of a 4th inning with a runner on, the first guy reaches on an error and then he strikes out 3 guys in a row.

6 K's in 2.2 IP for Monsion. Gave up 3 hits and a run in the last inning he pitched

 

[Canada4Gold]

Of note for NH, Martin has started at CF in all 3 games. Groshans was at SS for the first 2, interesting though Groshans in DHing the 2nd game today and Martin's still in CF, not at SS. They had suggested that Martin/Groshans would split the games at SS with Martin in CF when Groshans was SS and Groshans at 3rd when Martin was SS. Just curious that 3 games in Martin has CF in all 3 and now someone else is playing SS to give Groshans a break.

 

[Discoverer]

Tack on 2 more K's, that's 10 in 5 innings

On 71 pitches. Crazy.

Pearson to the Jays soon, maybe even for his next start, Manoah not far behind, SWR some time after the All Star break.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

That sucks. He's already missed time now he's another year behind.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

How many innings can Manoah throw this season? I assume they tried to get him a season's worth of innings at the alternate site?

 

[Hoverhand]

So... Logan Warmoth is a thing again?

I was skeptical of his hot spring training but that is 2 bombs in 3 games so far.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Just a casual 12 K's in 6 innings. I would assume he's done for the night but who knows

 

[Canada4Gold]

Manoah was so good tonight it was making me want the Buffalo hitter to get out quickly so I could see some more Manoah K's. That's pretty rare

 

[Canada4Gold]

It's only been 3 games but Zach Britton is raking for Dunedin as a catcher. OPS over 1.200

 

[Canada4Gold]

Assuming Kirk and Pearson still count who is even your 8th best Jays prospect at this point? I had Manoah there 3 months ago but that can't be true anymore, but everyone is so good. I guess it's Orelvis Martinez? But even that feels wrong too. I believe some sites have Moreno down that low but that feels way too low for me, he's going to be very good.

 

[Discoverer]

Assuming Kirk and Pearson still count who is even your 8th best Jays prospect at this point? I had Manoah there 3 months ago but that can't be true anymore, but everyone is so good. I guess it's Orelvis Martinez? But even that feels wrong too. I believe some sites have Moreno down that low but that feels way too low for me, he's going to be very good.

Haha good point... they have 8 guys who definitely belong higher than 8th on a team prospect list, but someone needs to be there. I don't have a clue who it would be for me.

Pretty crazy group of prospects they have right now, particularly at the top and especially considering the amazing young talent they've graduated the last couple years.

 

[Blitzkrug]

...I was completely unaware the Jays played this afternoon. Here i sat down with a snack at 9:30 ready to watch a game that happened hours ago

I guess that's what i get for forgetting my phone at home when i left for work.

 

[The Nemesis]

...I was completely unaware the Jays played this afternoon. Here i sat down with a snack at 9:30 ready to watch a game that happened hours ago

I guess that's what i get for forgetting my phone at home when i left for work.

spoiler alert:

 

[The Nemesis]

Oddly uncomfortable (or at least kinda sad) information coming to light about the Albert Pujols release:

Pujols wasn't consulted about or party to the decision to release him. The Angels pretty much decided they had to do it because Pujols was adamant he was going to continue to play 1B regularly and balked at the idea of being a bench player. So given the choice between making a rather ice cold decision to cut a former megastar or watch as he held them hostage to his demands in spite of not being a tenable every day player (or even a tenable part-time player at this point) they chose the former and let him go. Then they held a remote presser with the front office staff to discuss the move, for which Pujols was not present.

I mean, on the one hand yeah that's kind of a dick move. But on the other hand Pujols didn't really leave them with any choice in the matter.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Ideally i'd like to see him sign with the Cards, get at least one AB in so the fans that loved him more than anyone else can give him a proper sendoff. Because he's just not a major leaguer anymore sadly.

Shitty run or not, Pujols was still one of the best players of his generation. Solid defensively, could hit for power and was absolutely money when the chips were down.


I guess that depends on if he's willing to accept he's done, which seems unlikely

 

[Discoverer]

Oddly uncomfortable (or at least kinda sad) information coming to light about the Albert Pujols release:

Pujols wasn't consulted about or party to the decision to release him. The Angels pretty much decided they had to do it because Pujols was adamant he was going to continue to play 1B regularly and balked at the idea of being a bench player. So given the choice between making a rather ice cold decision to cut a former megastar or watch as he held them hostage to his demands in spite of not being a tenable every day player (or even a tenable part-time player at this point) they chose the former and let him go. Then they held a remote presser with the front office staff to discuss the move, for which Pujols was not present.

I mean, on the one hand yeah that's kind of a dick move. But on the other hand Pujols didn't really leave them with any choice in the matter.

My first thought when I heard about it was that I was surprised they didn't mutually agree that he was going to "retire" (but still get paid what he's owed, of course). Because it was a release instead, I assumed he wanted to keep playing and hoped to latch on somewhere else.

 

[Deebo]

I knew Pujols had been bad for a few years but not "literally last in the majors among qualified batters in fWAR over the last 6 years" bad.

 

[dredeye]

I knew Pujols had been bad for a few years but not "literally last in the majors among qualified batters in fWAR over the last 6 years" bad.

I didn’t realize that either. For a bat only player that’s horrendous. The money he made to be awful is incredible.

 

[Discoverer]

I didn’t realize that either. For a bat only player that’s horrendous. The money he made to be awful is incredible.

It nicely balances out the peanuts he made to be an inner-circle Hall of Famer in St Louis. Sure sucks for Anaheim, though!

 

[BertCorbeau]

I'm more shocked that Pujols is in the last year of a 10 year deal ... with the team that signed him to it.

Has it really been that long?

 

[ShaneFalco]

I may be like a 10 year old but I always read it as poo-holes
I'll show myself out

 

[CatchyTune]

Fun fact: Randal Grichuk has the 2nd most RBI in the entire MLB, with 26 in 30 games