Crazy that the Jays weakest position coming into the season was LF and 3B. So far Barger has a .785 ops at 3B and Lukes has a .788 ops who can play corner outfield. This offense could be really good if Santander is Santander.
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The Jays really need to hit this upcoming draft, trade deadline, and IFA signing period out of the park. Get a good haul for Bo and Bassitt, and make some smart picks.
It's nice that Yesavage and Nimmala have raised their stock, but we've also had guys like Bloss, Orelvis, Bonilla, and Tiedemann whose stocks have taken a small hit.
Stock up:
Nimmala
Yesavage
Stephen
Pinango
Shaw
King
Stock down:
Orelvis
Bonilla
Bloss
Tiedemann
Barriera
Stock neutral:
Roden
Kasevich
Wagner
Rojas
It's nice that Yesavage and Nimmala have raised their stock, but we've also had guys like Bloss, Orelvis, Bonilla, and Tiedemann whose stocks have taken a small hit.
Stock up:
Nimmala
Yesavage
Stephen
Pinango
Shaw
King
Stock down:
Orelvis
Bonilla
Bloss
Tiedemann
Barriera
Stock neutral:
Roden
Kasevich
Wagner
Rojas
One thing I found interesting about the Fangraphs list is that they're already really low on Orelvis (40+), Barriera (40+), and Bonilla (only mentioned in the "Other Prospects" section), so I don't see them dropping much based on their performance this year. For Tiedemann, nothing has changed since the offseason, so his rating shouldn't change either.
Bloss is likely a significant drop since they were quite high on him, and he was bad and is now done for the year.
I really hope a few of these pitchers coming off injuries can perform well and boost their stock. Those injuries just kept coming last year and wrecked the farm system. Even just a few of them coming back and looking strong could be huge.
Depends where they stand closer to the deadline. At the very least, they need to see if Santander can get his shit together first.
This is a good summary. While Tiedemann and Barriera stock is down overall, I don't think it's moved at all since the start of the season because they've both been injured.
Stanifer and Watts-Brown have moved up.
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Is it possible to move Gimenez somehow? He is not needed with Clement playing great, and Barger emerging.
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The medical suggested Hoffman wouldn’t last. Jays were so desperate they ignored it. Why Ross hasn’t been canned yet is beyond belief.
College players are the safe picks. That’s especially true for the Jays as high schoolers can choose to re-enter the draft and not sign.
I would say Orelvis is a bust at this point. Without chemical help he can’t perform.
Choosing a high schooler isn't any more risky for the Jays than anyone else.
It’s a risk period. For a number of reasons. Probably too risky for an organization that needs more draft hits.
If they draft a high schooler that high it will be because they already know what it'll take to sign him.
Ya. The Jays' track record for signing high school picks is excellent under this management group. The only ones who don't sign are those who are very late picks and players who are 100% committed to college.
Obviously if they agree to sign in advance it’s a huge help but high schoolers in general are higher risk to bust because they’re untested against serious competition.
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Unless Eli Willits of one of the college lefties make it to our pick, I'd prefer us to cut an underslot deal with someone so we can overpay on a faller at pick 81.
Take a lower ranked, "safer" college guy with less leverage at 8 like Ike Irish, Brendan Summerhill, or Devin Taylor, who are ranked 19, 21, and 24 by MLB.com, sign them for 4.5 million, and use the saved 2.3 million to sign someone like Tate
Southisene, Landon Harmon, Johnny Slawinski, or Taitn Gray for overslot.
Take a lower ranked, "safer" college guy with less leverage at 8 like Ike Irish, Brendan Summerhill, or Devin Taylor, who are ranked 19, 21, and 24 by MLB.com, sign them for 4.5 million, and use the saved 2.3 million to sign someone like Tate
Southisene, Landon Harmon, Johnny Slawinski, or Taitn Gray for overslot.
Prior to the latest win the Jays hitters were 8th in fwar & 13th in WRC+
They really came along this last weeks. Were still in the last third with 53 homeruns (the 4 yesterday help to further advance in this category).
For May they are in Top 5 for homeruns, 2nd fwar and 2nd in wRC+. They are definitely trending in the right direction. Hopefully they can build on that (esp Bichette, Vladdy and Santander who still can be a lot better than their season numbers show)
They really came along this last weeks. Were still in the last third with 53 homeruns (the 4 yesterday help to further advance in this category).
For May they are in Top 5 for homeruns, 2nd fwar and 2nd in wRC+. They are definitely trending in the right direction. Hopefully they can build on that (esp Bichette, Vladdy and Santander who still can be a lot better than their season numbers show)
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Need the jays to find a way to combine Clement and Barger into one player so we can create the greatest 3B possible
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The Rockies are now 9-50 and are on pace for 25 wins this season
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