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Hearing Ruben Amaro talk about Taijuan Walker and say that all he cares about in evaluating Walker is wins is disheartening. It's 2024, how do we not understand how this works yet?
 
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The Nemesis said:
Hearing Ruben Amaro talk about Taijuan Walker and say that all he cares about in evaluating Walker is wins is disheartening. It's 2024, how do we not understand how this works yet?
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He spent years making it clear he felt that way as a major league GM. I don't see any reason to think he would be any smarter now.
 
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:laugh:

Amaro: "Kid named Sasaki is coming out (of Japan) and he's gonna be... *chuckles*"

PBP guy: "He's a pitcher?"

Amaro: "Uhhhhh........"

:facepalm: How can you sound like you're so sure of and invested in a player when you can't even say what position he plays?
 
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Finally hitting with RISP, but the fundamental base running is still intact from last year. Guerrero. LOL
 

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I haven't been able to catch much of today's game, but I finally sat down to watch a bit in the 9th just in time to see the kids put up 8 runs.

That was some impressive opposite-field power from Robertson.
 
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I remember watching Robertson play for the Canadians when they were still short-season. He's got big power and he's athletic but he seemed kind of "stiff" at the plate and that made sense with the strikeout totals.
 

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Joey Votto on why he signed with Blue Jays: 'I think I can still bang'

Votto, who grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, agreed to a minor-league deal because he feels like he can still be productive.
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The newest Toronto Blue Jay, Joey Votto, reports to spring camp Saturday and he believes his surgically repaired shoulder is healthy enough for him to contribute to his hometown team.

“I feel excellent. I am pain-free. It is a joy,” Votto said to The Athletic in a text message Friday afternoon. “I think I can still bang.”

Votto, 40, agreed to a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays on Friday. He said he will report to camp Saturday. Votto said he expects to start the season in the minor leagues and earn his way onto the big-league roster.

“I am grateful that I am in tryout mode right now,” Votto wrote. “This reminds me of when I was 18, flying down to Sarasota, Florida, to showcase and develop my skills as a new Cincinnati Red.”

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Votto said “it appears” that there were major-league deals available to him, but he agreed to the deal with the Blue Jays on Friday. He said it was only “a few days ago” that he felt the deal could happen with the Blue Jays.

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While making the Blue Jays could be a fulfillment of that dream, it wasn’t his first choice. He said he wanted to return to the Reds.

“Early in the offseason, I wanted to sign a similar non-roster deal with the Reds to finish my career in one uniform,” Votto wrote. “I recognize that is an odd objective, but I meant what I said about retiring if I am no longer a competitive player.”
 
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Turned on the game today at the start of the 9th, so I'm now convinced we're going to be the best team ever :sarcasm:
 
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