So, just looking at some stats on Ray and I'm not very happy with the Jays utilization of him yesterday.
First, the guy has a 6+ ERA this year against the Yankees and a 2+ ERA against the rest of MLB
Second, his numbers balloon ridiculously the third time through the order. (.900+ OPS)
I know he is your straight up ace, but with those numbers they honestly should have considered not even using him against the Yankees at all. But they did, so fair enough, he's the ace, I get it. However, at that point they should not have kept him in the third time through the order.
I mean come on, it's right there in black and white. He gets to the third time through the order and the Jays are up 2-1 in the 6th, they leave him in and he gets rocked for three fricken home runs and 4 runs. Leaves down 5-2.
It's just idiotic IMO. They were playing with fire right from the get go, but they were able to not get burned and made it through 5 innings with the lead. Took it too far and got scorched.
This isn't hindsight either, it's right there at the top of this post. A whole season worth of data. This team needs to be managed better.
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