04-01-2017, 04:44 PM
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#1381
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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They also stated they are looking for alternatives to Melvin Upton Jr. in outfield.
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04-01-2017, 06:09 PM
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#1382
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First Line Centre
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Would've rather kept Upton than Goins. Goins is redundant with Barney on the roster - unless Pearce is going to play LF more.
Coghlan/Upton platoon would be best case scenario
Zeke can rot in AAA
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04-01-2017, 09:54 PM
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#1383
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Franchise Player
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So Liriano has been dealing the goods in spring training.
Only 4 walks all spring, ERA under 2, whip under 1.
Can't wait to see what this rotation does this year.
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04-01-2017, 11:42 PM
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#1384
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
So Liriano has been dealing the goods in spring training.
Only 4 walks all spring, ERA under 2, whip under 1.
Can't wait to see what this rotation does this year.
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Getting some respect from Jon Heyman as well.
Quote:
Jon Heyman@JonHeyman
this team's a real threat. very good rotation.
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04-02-2017, 10:05 AM
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#1385
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Who plays LF? Why not keep him to come off the bench?
Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi
#BlueJays release Melvin Upton Jr. and DFA Mike Bolsinger. Ryan Goins and Ryan Tepera make the club.
Last edited by jschick88; 04-02-2017 at 10:09 AM.
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04-02-2017, 10:08 AM
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#1386
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I believe in the Pony Power
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So what does the outfield look like then?
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04-02-2017, 10:15 AM
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#1387
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Calgary
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Only thing I can thing of is that Pearce plays LF and Smoak plays 1B fulltime. Don't like it if this is the plan. Maybe another move coming, I hope.
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04-02-2017, 10:18 AM
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#1388
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Franchise Player
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Hmm. Maybe Upton was being a malcontent in the club house?
I mean he's no great player or anything, but I figured he'd have his uses to the club.
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04-02-2017, 10:26 AM
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#1389
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
So what does the outfield look like then?
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My guess, to start:
RF - Bautista
CF - Pillar
LF - Pearce vs RHP / Zeke vs. LHP
Also, when Zeke is in vs LHP, Pearce goes to 1B because he CRUSHES LHP, where as Smoak is worse against LHP than RHP.
Eventually:
RF - Bautista
CF - Pillar
LF - Coghlan vs RHP / Zeke vs LHP
Pearce playing more and more 1B
Zeke is a left bat, but he hits LHP better than RHP
Last edited by Roof-Daddy; 04-02-2017 at 10:29 AM.
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04-02-2017, 10:28 AM
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#1390
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I believe in the Jays.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kitsilano
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The thought of Smoak getting full time duty at first base is agonizing.
Surely having Upton in LF and Pearce at 1B is the better option no?
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04-02-2017, 10:32 AM
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#1391
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I believe in the Jays.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kitsilano
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Osuna on 10 day DL.
Cervical spasm apparently, which is an injury I have never heard of.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...n-jr-released/
Last edited by flames_fan_down_under; 04-02-2017 at 10:35 AM.
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04-02-2017, 10:45 AM
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#1392
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jschick88
Only thing I can thing of is that Pearce plays LF and Smoak plays 1B fulltime. Don't like it if this is the plan. Maybe another move coming, I hope.
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I think that's exactly what's going to happen. Unfortunately.
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04-02-2017, 10:56 AM
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#1393
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Oh god. That was my one fear going into this season. I told myself they wouldn't let that happen, but here we are.
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04-02-2017, 11:15 AM
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#1394
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Blue Jays@BlueJays
Our 2017 #OpeningDay roster!
(Osuna, Schultz, Sparkman, and Pompey will start the year on the DL)
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04-02-2017, 11:17 AM
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#1395
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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I don't know why but I'm so happy to see Jason Grilli on that roster.
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04-02-2017, 11:21 AM
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#1396
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Franchise Player
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goins and smoak still on the roster. That's just gross.
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04-02-2017, 11:45 AM
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#1397
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The Pas, MB
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My mom will be very happy to hear Upton Jr. got released. She referred to him simply as "Useless".
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04-02-2017, 12:02 PM
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#1398
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I have no problem with Goins on the roster whatsoever, coming off the bench. He's a defensive specialist who can give Travis time off if the Jays have the lead later into the game. Where I have a problem right now is Upton, and fully knowing the guy is crap after last season's playoff performance, they didn't package him up and get somebody of some value in the offseason. Now he's further proven that he's not good enough and they get nothing for him. That's bad asset management.
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04-02-2017, 12:13 PM
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#1399
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Franchise Player
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No team in the league wanted upton . SD had to pay most of his salary for the Jays to take him for free
He then hit .200
I would be surprised if he isn't out of the league now
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04-02-2017, 12:13 PM
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#1400
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Pretty scary to think that if Bautista didn't come back then Upton Jr. was kind of earmarked as his replacement.
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