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Blue Jays Discussion: The official Danny Jackson Appreciation Society
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It's almost as if making your boss look like an idiot is a bad thing
The Nemesis
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I'm sure that people are going to say this has to do with the recent sideshow (and it probably does to some extent) but it shouldn't distract from the fact that he could be argued to be the worst regular arm in the pen now. Yes, worse than Garcia is doing from one perspective.
The Nemesis
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Standard reminder warning that we're not going down the Bass rabbit hole of socio-political arguments again. Keep it on topic. Referencing what happened with Bass is fine but no soapboxing or editorializing. EDIT: "slapping" was supposed to be soapboxing. I have no idea what autocorrect was thinking there.
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They should still have him catch the first pitch tonight just for fun.
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TheBeastCoast
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Yeah I was hoping for something more exciting then Mitch White.
The team was obviously trying to work through this with Bass so for this to happen now it’s obviously worse behind the scenes.
Bass was effective in May though and it’s hard to see Mitch White as an upgrade.
Bass was effective in May though and it’s hard to see Mitch White as an upgrade.
He isn't but he had to be taken off the 60 day list.
Basically, we cut the bottom guy on our 40 man for a guy we needed to activate or cut. White's ability to pitch multiple innings will be helpful if he can regain his form. If not, he will be DFA for a different chance to upgrade.
Mitch White is not an upgrade..... just wow.
If he's the new 5th starter they might as well run Manoah back out there.
Bass was pitching in zero leverage situations anyways so who cares.
White is also ass but in theory can at least pick up more bulk.
White is also ass but in theory can at least pick up more bulk.
White will get blown away like Manoah did in his last couple of starts.
The dumbest part of this move was keeping White.
White is more likely to turn it around. If he doesn’t there’s more arms in the minors who could replace him.
Eyedea
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They were playing around with White in the minors and I don't think he was able to get into a groove moving from starting to relief. Last two appearances have been much better and he's shown his value in the past as a longman in the pen for the Dodgers. Give the guy a chance rather than hold Bass for a once in a blue moon appearance.
Plus for those that think he's starting, I can't see that happening right now. Bowden has consistently started whereas White went back into relief recently.
Plus for those that think he's starting, I can't see that happening right now. Bowden has consistently started whereas White went back into relief recently.
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I don’t think White will be starting any games right now, or pitching meaningful innings. More like if we are getting blown out, he will get some mop up duty to save bullpen arms. I expect Bowden Francis to start tomorrow, or at least follow an opener.
Eyedea
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Like what arms in the minors? The jays pitching prospect cupboard outside of Tiedemann is bare.
White's minor league ERA in Buffalo this season is 10.07 and in Toronto it was 7.74!
The guy should be released. He throws junk without control. There's little upside here.
The Nemesis
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It is also possible that it's partially a baseball decision. White had to come off the DL and that meant someone had to get the boot. Bass had been garbage and the fact that he was also embroiled in controversy might've been a tiebreaker over guys with less talent but who weren't offering a distraction. I'm not saying it wasn't because of everything that happened but it's easy to see a path where it wasn't the sole or even the driving factor.
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