Blue Jays Discussion: Off-Season V: Baseball's back and so are blockbusters (Jays send 4 prospects to A's for 3B Matt Chapman)

[djdev]

jansen really developing nicely defensively

 

[Discoverer]

Kirk's gonna force them to carry three catchers.

 

[Ale Brew]

Kirk's gonna force them to carry three catchers.

And Moreno will force them to carry three after the JRam deal.

 

[Woodman19]

Kirk's gonna force them to carry three catchers.

In the absence of another acquisition its a good problem to have since Kirk can DH regularly and spell enough rest for Janssen to stay completely fresh.

 

[Leafblooded]

All this movement yet we still can't get rid of Grichuk huh

 

[djdev]

chapman is so good man lol, short hop and got rid of that ball so damn fast with a perfect throw.

 

[Griffin76]

Chapman needs to change his glove. Or at least the color.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Kirk won't make it to opening day in a Jays uniform.

They're going to use spring training to edge Cleveland into thinking he's a more valuable piece than he is (not saying he's a bum, but I also don't think he's valuable enough to be a centerpiece in a J-Ram trade)

After the deal is done, Ross Atkins will be spotted standing naked in front of a mirror beating his chest going "Ross is the greatest" for at least 5 minutes.

Buck Martinez will then use this to point out how valuable Randall Grichuk is for some reason.

 

[Morgs]

While we're talking about catchers I'd like to remind anyone who forgot how good Jano was post April:

156 PA - .948 OPS, 11HR, 151 wRC+, .289 BABIP.

Of Catchers with 150 PA last season only one (Grandal) had a better wRC+ than that over the season, and only 7 guys had a wRC+ over 120. He ended the season with a 105 wRC+ (Kirk had a 106). Those 156 PA are probably not his new normal, but he's always been a well-above average hitter since his glasses, besides the horrible BABIP luck he's had basically since becoming a major leaguer.

 

[Da Cool Rula]

chapman is so good man lol, short hop and got rid of that ball so damn fast with a perfect throw.

Phenomenal range. Healthy for sure.

 

[djdev]

Phenomenal range. Healthy for sure.

ye, its gonna help so much with SS too.

 

[Griffin76]

They were scared of him. I like it.

 

[Griffin76]

Kirk the speed demon haulin' ass down the line, staying out of the DP.

 

[Discoverer]

While we're talking about catchers I'd like to remind anyone who forgot how good Jano was post April:

156 PA - .948 OPS, 11HR, 151 wRC+, .289 BABIP.

Of Catchers with 150 PA last season only one (Grandal) had a better wRC+ than that over the season, and only 7 guys had a wRC+ over 120. He ended the season with a 105 wRC+ (Kirk had a 106). Those 156 PA are probably not his new normal, but he's always been a well-above average hitter since his glasses, besides the horrible BABIP luck he's had basically since becoming a major leaguer.

Yep, I remain sold on Jansen becoming a star. He's shown he's capable of doing pretty much everything you want of a catcher, so now it's a matter of putting it all together.

 

[The Nemesis]

Yep, I remain sold on Jansen becoming a star. He's shown he's capable of doing pretty much everything you want of a catcher, so now it's a matter of putting it all together.

I agree, but he's also just about 27. We're rapidly approaching "he is what he is" territory if we aren't already there already, barring some sort of crazy Bautista-esque explosion to prominence.

Sometimes I forget how old he is. I feel like he should only be 24-25 and more in line with the other kids on the team.

 

[djdev]

chapman talking alot about helping out bo at ss, gonna be so good for him.

 

[The Nemesis]

Has everybody heard about the bird?

 

[Canada4Gold]

Buck in mid season form. He had no idea that was gone

 

[djdev]

lol this team gonna hit more HRs than singles

 

[kb]

Has everybody heard about the bird?

The Bird is the word.

 

[Discoverer]

I agree, but he's also just about 27. We're rapidly approaching "he is what he is" territory if we aren't already there already, barring some sort of crazy Bautista-esque explosion to prominence.

Sometimes I forget how old he is. I feel like he should only be 24-25 and more in line with the other kids on the team.

Yeah, but I don't think it's that abnormal for a catcher to break out around this age.

 

[The Nemesis]

Alright everyone, drink for the Jeter reference. Doesn't matter that it's the middle of the afternoon in a spring training game. If anything those facts should make this unnecessary Jeter reference worth multiple drinks

 

[Blitzkrug]

Alright everyone, drink for the Jeter reference. Doesn't matter that it's the middle of the afternoon in a spring training game. If anything those facts should make this unnecessary Jeter reference worth multiple drinks

Yeah Jeets

 

[The Nemesis]

Welp, Charlie's gonna get fined.

 

[Discoverer]

Alright everyone, drink for the Jeter reference. Doesn't matter that it's the middle of the afternoon in a spring training game. If anything those facts should make this unnecessary Jeter reference worth multiple drinks

This was some of Buck's most impressive shoehorning yet.

"Here's Chavez Young who's from the Bahamas. There was another guy from the Bahamas named Antoan Richardson who's really well known because he scored the run on Derek Jeter's 3000th hit."

It takes a hell of an obsession to make that connection.