Blue Jays GDT: Next: @NYY | Fri, Apr 25 | 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT | Berrios vs Carrasco

[PanniniClaus]

That is intentional by EE. Get a faceoff and try and run a set.

 

[The Iceman]

Santander left a STAGGERING 14 men on base Saturday/Sunday.

Why not ease him down the lineup until he starts hitting?

 

[MK78]

Santander left a STAGGERING 14 men on base Saturday/Sunday.

Why not ease him down the lineup until he starts hitting?

Who else do you move up? Nobody down the lineup is hitting with any consistency. I don't think moving Springer ahead of Santander is a good idea. George is hitting better probably because he's got a lot less pressure on him now.

These sluggers gotta start slugging.

 

[LaP]

I wish Vlad and Bo would hit more HR but at the same time they are getting on base a lot. Vlad is 12th in MLB for OBP and Bo is 56th. I mean they could be better but at the same time i would not be surprised if Vlad OPS climb in the 900 in the upcoming 2-3 weeks. Gimenez ain't the option in the top 4 not sure why they are losing time with that. I like the player personally but he's a guy who should bat 1 or two ranks behind.

 

[LaP]

Santander left a STAGGERING 14 men on base Saturday/Sunday.

Why not ease him down the lineup until he starts hitting?

The left on base stats for the Jays is crazy. Dunno if TeamRankings is a reliable site but according to them :

Santander is 1st in all MLB with 55 runners left on base
Gimenez is 3rd in all MLB with 51 runners left on base
Bo is 31st with 40 runners left on base
Kirk is 35th with 39 runners left on base
Springer 60th with 34 runners left on base
Roden is 73rd with 33 runners left on base

 

[Suntouchable13]

Kevin Barker just said it, just making contact is not good enough. Look for a pitch you can drive. Enough is enough.

 

[MK78]

I wish Vlad and Bo would hit more HR but at the same time they are getting on base a lot

Getting on base a lot via singles isn't producing a lot of runs, even though the bottom of the order has been getting on base all season so far. The lack of big home runs is what has lost this team many games so far.

Time to change the approach maybe?

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[canucksfan]

I would have sat Roden and put Barger in there. I said it yesterday, but giving Barger a long look is worth it. They need power and he can bring it,

 

[LaP]

Getting on base a lot via singles isn't producing a lot of runs, even though the bottom of the order has been getting on base all season so far. The lack of big home runs is what has lost this team many games so far.

Time to change the approach maybe?

Again not sure how accurate TeamRankings is (it's the only site i could find with LOB stats) but according to this site Vlad did not leave a lot of runners on base (anyway far less than the other Jays). I'd say if there's nobody on or just one guy on with less than 2 outs then getting on base should be the focus.

 

[LaP]

I'll give management that at least this year it looks like they are open to the idea of trying things before it's too late instead of doing like the previous seasons.

 

[PanniniClaus]

Let's Go!!

 

[MK78]

Hit some DINGERS for Gausman!

 

[Blitzkrug]

It trips me out how much Ben Schulman sounds, and looks like his dad.

Poor kid is even losing the hairline battle the same way dad did lmao.

 

[MK78]

Nice throw by Roden to throw out Altuve!

 

[Anthrax442]

What a throw

 

[Suntouchable13]

Paredes is only 26? Mother f'er looks at least 40

 

[MK78]

Old man Springer single & steal.

and steals 3rd!

 

[MK78]

LOL, and they leave Springer stranded at 3rd...

 

[The Nemesis]

The absolute abandonment of Kirk's contact skills needs to be studied. He went from being a strong bat-to-ball guy to abjectly terrible for no real reason (it's not "he's fat" becuase he was always fat.)

 

[Tw1ster]

Man on third with no outs can’t score? That’s so Blue Jays

 

[Suntouchable13]

AL pitchers are going to feast this year. The American League sucks!

 

[Blitzkrug]

The absolute abandonment of Kirk's contact skills needs to be studied. He went from being a strong bat-to-ball guy to abjectly terrible for no real reason (it's not "he's fat" becuase he was always fat.)

 

[The Nemesis]

Kirk: "I got a 141 2/3% chance of firing a grounder to short, and that spells disaster for the Jays at sacrifice!"

 

[The Nemesis]

broadcast advertises a Barbie night and if you look on the backstop above the "reliant" ad on the 1B side of the camera the Astros are also advertising a Barbie night.

theme promo nights were fun when they were unique, not when MLB's marketing department signs a big deal and then shops the same event around the league for multiple teams.