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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I know it doesn't fit your narrative TAO but not all bullpen losses can just be chalked up to them blowing it and being terrible. What about instances of poor late game hitting? Poor defense? Extra inning games? Did they have some problems? Of course, but there is more to blame that the bullpen. And I don't mean your typical blame Rogers bull####
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When you have a lead in the 7, 8, or 9 ninth inning quite a bit and you blow that to the point you have 20 losses before the Allstar break, the blame is on the bullpen. Sure the Jays weren't hitting great, but they still had leads that our bullpen pissed away. The fact that no lead was safe for the Jays also likely contributed to the offence trying to do a little too much in my opinion.
Starting a third consecutive year with a #### show in the pen is ludicrous. It needs to be addressed. I'm not a Cecil fan, but given the lack of quality LH arms available out there and the fact the Jays dont have a single MLB caliber one on their roster, I think the Jays should have been all in on that.
People can sit here and complain about how much money and term they get all they want, but that's what it costs. If they Jays aren't willing to offer competitive deals to players, than what is the point of having the roster they have?