Eyedea
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It’s understandable to be upset about the deal, but I’m not sure why it bears repeating even after he has decent outings.
Blue Jays Discussion: The trade deadline has passed. Time to see what this can do (most acquisitions expected to be present Thursday in Minnesota)
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It’s understandable to be upset about the deal, but I’m not sure why it bears repeating even after he has decent outings.
Just to add, he could be a solid middle of the rotation starter in his final two years on his contract.
The stuff is fine. Not talking about a Tanner Roark.
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Tampa is going to catch the Yankees, aren’t they? I’d love to see it.
trellaine201
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What do you think Ross Striplings next contract will look like? Have to think some team will pay him alot?
trellaine201
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personally i think he's done enough this season that he might reject a qualifying offer if given
ChuckNorris4Cup
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I didn't realize that's how much he got, I thought for some reason he got $16M for 3 years, so when I saw how much he really got it shocked me, still shocks me because he's no good, and just because he has 1 decent outing, doesn't mean you can't question him still. So any player who struggles now and has 1 good game you can't question them again until they have a bad game again, interesting didn't know that.
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Not a great comparator as Estrada pitched more as a starter but they have similar styles. Estrada got $26M over 2 years after 2015 for his aged 32-33 seasons.
Estrada pitched just under 600 innings in his 4 years leading up to free agency and put up 7.2 WAR.
Matz put up 7.8 WAR in roughly 730 innings in his career and got $44M over 4 years for his aged 31-34 seasons.
Stripling is 30 and out up 7.2 WAR for his career which is 638 innings.
Really depends if he wants to stay, i could see him getting under $25-30M with the Jays. But he could get a Matz type deal. Personally id offer him the QO and hope he declines and we get a pick. With Kikuchi on the books i think your "4th starter" behind Gausman, Manoah and Berrios has to be better than most 4th starters, With Ryu coming off the books after 2023, i would aim extremely high for a starter considering you have no position player free agents this season.
Im throwing money at Verlander, de Grom, or Rodon. And if you dont think Kikuchi can bounce back, grab Bassitt, Eovaldi, Syndergaard, Heaney or Taillon. White is your new Stripling out of the pen.
Got no issue with getting Verlander and say Heaney knowing you are likely losing Teo, Gurriel and Whit next offseason. Blair says he doesnt see Teo on the Jays next season if he doesnt take an extension. Got to extend Chapman, move Springer to RF and get a CF and LF. Maybe the LFer and 2B is a platoon between Espinal/Biggio/Otto Lopez. Joey Gallo may not be a bad buy low this offseason.
I would be trying Lopez in CF and or move Orelvis to the OF. Need some OFers in 2023.
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If you say his name once, he appears. If you say it 3 times, he gets hurt.
Think Stripling will go the way of Estrada. Qualify him and end up giving him a 2 year deal at a bit of a discount from the QO (something like 2/34).
LaP
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Let's say the beginning of the season was more surprising than what is happening right now. It's a good team but no way it's a 650-700 team.
LaP
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Everyone acquired has been so so at best outside of Bass who has been excellent. Bass is what the Jays needed in the bullpen. Still would feel more comfortable with an extra quality starting pitcher personally. I mean the Richards/Kikuchi duo was scary in a battle to be in the playoffs.
Eyedea
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No, but even after a good outing he’s still being criticized? I’m used to people on this board being quiet after highly criticized players do something good. We all know he’s been bad, unreliable, and worthy of release.
GoonieFace
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Listen, Buck said he would sign him right now 2 years/$16 million, $8 mil per year lol, do it.
Suntouchable13
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I wish both Gausman and Berrios come through tomorrow and show why they are both 100M+ front of the rotation starters. I hope our talent comes through in general. We are more talented than the Os. They shouldn't be stealing our playoff spot.
Eyedea
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As rough as the offence was in this Pirates series, they still swept them and showed adversity. The last three series the Dodgers have lost were Mets (Aug 30-Sep 01), Nats (Jul 25-27), and Rockies (Jun 27-29). Obviously the stretches between that is why the Dodgers have been so successful, but even two of the worst teams in baseball took series wins over LAD. Even the Pirates swept them earlier in the season. The hot O’s just got shutdown by Adrian Martinez… This series easily could’ve gone sour, instead they made up a game on the Os (and potentially Rays) which is big.
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You're right. There are no gimmies. Even Seattle's supposedly weak sched to finish the season doesn't mean a thing. Still have to play well enough to win.
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Albert needs 5 bombs in 28 games to get the big 700
Gotta wonder if the Cards start trotting him out more with the Brewers basically on life support and then basically locked into their seed (Dodgers ran away with home field, Mets are like 6 games up)
Gotta wonder if the Cards start trotting him out more with the Brewers basically on life support and then basically locked into their seed (Dodgers ran away with home field, Mets are like 6 games up)
Rizzo should be back in a couple of days which will help.
Stanton's contract is getting awful.
i'd argue its equally tough to recover from the mental issues as it is form non-stuff issues
Jays are 5-1 since being swept by the Angels. Very nice to see. Gotta keep it going.
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Matz, stripling and Ray are probably reasons as to why they thought they could do some tweaks with Kikuchi with a level of success. Unfortunately, this year it hasn’t worked out. Hopefully, next year they can finish the tweaks and get him confident
Seattle sweeps the Guardians, thus leaving them and Minnesota tied and the White Sox 2 games back.
The baseball fan in me is rooting for Cleveland to pull through but the Jays fan in me want them to crash and burn since i don't want a postseason matchup with them.
I want Minnesota
The baseball fan in me is rooting for Cleveland to pull through but the Jays fan in me want them to crash and burn since i don't want a postseason matchup with them.
I want Minnesota
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