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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
There is always an element of luck with no hitters. Statcast says Jays had an expected BA of .112, which is very low for sure, but that translates into an average of 2-3 hits of the course of the game. As for the rest of the season, their BABIP is nearly league last at .204 - that cannot continue for any length of time.
The team is 2-3, starting the year on the road against some tough teams. The sky is not falling. I agree that the batting line-up doesn't look improved from last year, but the negativity around the team already is tiresome. Baseball is weird, so there shouldn't be any big reactions early on.
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I think the big reactions, and speaking for myself here, are because this is exactly what we saw last year. The inability to work good AB's and swinging for the fences once they're down a few runs. As evidence by the 3 blowout losses already. Throw in a putrid start by Varsho to put salt in still fresh wounds. And the fact that Vladdy doesn't have an XBH since his homerun in his 2nd AB of the season. And it all feels to familiar. Definition of insanity or something like that.
The pitching will be good enough to keep them in this. Well save for that 5th spot in the rotation. But we need something, anything, from the bats to show consistency to prove they're ready to contend.