2023 Toronto Blue Jays Season Thread

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I'm pretty happy with the return, personally.

I also think the makeup, on the bench, is better - a little TOO fun in the past.

The funny thing is you have other teams copying the hr jacket and those dumb gimmicks. So glad they stopped that rubbish.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by bluejays

Anyone surprised at Teo striking out? He was a streaky machine. When not striking out he was hitting home runs. Not much else. His HR's came in bunches but when he wasn't it was constant bad misses outside the zone. I didn't (and still don't think) that our return was enough but Swanson so far has been really good. He hasn't been that long reliever advertised, but the time he's spent he's been lights out.

Swanson is one of the best relievers in the game this season

We also used the $ savings to sign KK, so that needs to be considered as part of the deal

[Roof-Daddy]

The Jays also got a prospect starting pitcher in that deal. Adam Macko

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy

Best record to start a season in Jays history...

...3rd place in the ####ing division and 4.5 games back from 1st.

LOL

This is hilarious. It's even more absurd when you look at every other division in baseball.

[flames_fan_down_under]

Originally Posted by jayswin

this is hilarious. It's even more absurd when you look at every other division in baseball.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1652335204923588609

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by transplant99

No.

He's VERY good.

Main reason why Teo is a Mariner.

And don't forget Macko who was also in the deal, injured last year but this lefty kid has a lot of upside and is clocking upper 90's for Vancouver even with the rough start.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

https://twitter.com/user/status/1652335204923588609

If this continues I wonder if they’d change the playoff format to the best teams from the league make the playoffs. If the same teams make it, year after year, so be it. That will build even more rivalry. But it really sucks that the best teams will be left out in favour of regional representation.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by bluejays

If this continues I wonder if they’d change the playoff format to the best teams from the league make the playoffs. If the same teams make it, year after year, so be it. That will build even more rivalry. But it really sucks that the best teams will be left out in favour of regional representation.

there are 3 wildcards now so its not that different

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

there are 3 wildcards now so its not that different

Even including that the format still wouldn't reward the best teams. Maybe this could be an exceptional year but it seems to be a long time coming.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by bluejays

Even including that the format still wouldn't reward the best teams. Maybe this could be an exceptional year but it seems to be a long time coming.

True. One solution would be to use divisions only for scheduling and have a single table for ranking playoffs.

Or if the division winner has a worse record they lose homefield

[Cheese]

#BlueJays have reacquired veteran catcher Tyler Heineman from Pittsburgh in exchange for minor league utilityman Vinny Capra.
Heineman added to the 40, optioned to Triple-A.
Jordan Luplow removed from 40 to make room.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by bluejays

Anyone surprised at Teo striking out? He was a streaky machine. When not striking out he was hitting home runs. Not much else. His HR's came in bunches but when he wasn't it was constant bad misses outside the zone. I didn't (and still don't think) that our return was enough but Swanson so far has been really good. He hasn't been that long reliever advertised, but the time he's spent he's been lights out.

They traded one year of Teoscar for 3 years of control on Swanson. Asset management view it might have been an even up trade.

[Hockey]

Cmon Ump. Those were strikes

[KelVarnsen]

Ump squeezing Bassitt big time

[Hockey]

Kelenic should've been a strike out but instead walks. Raleigh should've been a strike out but instead gets a walk

[Hockey]

Gotta be effin kidding me

[transplant99]

oof

[Inferno]

That never happens with Robo-umps.

[transplant99]

All the same....cant hang a change up right over the middle thigh high.

Ugly inning all around.

[Samonadreau]

Time to do something here. Bats have been cold in this series and 4-0 isnt too much to come back from.

2 on 1 out. C'mon Chapman