RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 FFS! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/news/report-blue-jays-prospect-bichette-has-broken-hand/ar-BBWdibM?li=AAggNb9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonMexico Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: FFS! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/news/report-blue-jays-prospect-bichette-has-broken-hand/ar-BBWdibM?li=AAggNb9 The injury bug killing the Jays in recent days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 10 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: FFS! https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/news/report-blue-jays-prospect-bichette-has-broken-hand/ar-BBWdibM?li=AAggNb9 Gat dangit!! I wanna see him up sometime too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 In other news welcome back Superman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 ^^^Really hope KP gets a big ovation from the fans. He was a good soldier.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 2 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: ^^^Really hope KP gets a big ovation from the fans. He was a good soldier.... I'm sure he will he was a fan favorite he always tried his hardest, he represented that Canadian flag well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Oh just another Homerun from a young prospect who's obviously not ready for the MLB yet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Oh just another Homerun from a young prospect who's obviously not ready for the MLB yet..... Hitting .379 in AAA, hit .440 in AA last year. I’d say the guy can play as long as he’s defensively sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, Standing_Tall#37 said: Hitting .379 in AAA, hit .440 in AA last year. I’d say the guy can play as long as he’s defensively sound. Any ball that's grounded to him that's not glove side he tends to miss. Definitely has some work to do defensively. Hope he learns on the Jays though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmen81 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 It’s official. Vlad Jr will be called up on Friday and make his debut against the A’s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 VLAD JR SZN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Heck ya, the game will be entertaining. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Standing_Tall#37 said: Hitting .379 in AAA, hit .440 in AA last year. I’d say the guy can play as long as he’s defensively sound. Chances are due to his size he won't stay a 3B but this mini rebuild is the best time to find out, if it doesn't work out at 3B he can than be put at 1B and him and Tellez can be the DH/1B combo for the future. Definitely other options out there for him if it doesn't work out defensively at 3B, so not to worried about that just hope he impresses at 3B and improves and it will be a bonus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 15 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: Chances are due to his size he won't stay a 3B but this mini rebuild is the best time to find out, if it doesn't work out at 3B he can than be put at 1B and him and Tellez can be the DH/1B combo for the future. Definitely other options out there for him if it doesn't work out defensively at 3B, so not to worried about that just hope he impresses at 3B and improves and it will be a bonus. I have to believe that's the plan moving forward. It means that Smoak's days are numbered, but hopefully he can maintain his solid season until the trade deadline rolls around and get us some value from a contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: I have to believe that's the plan moving forward. It means that Smoak's days are numbered, but hopefully he can maintain his solid season until the trade deadline rolls around and get us some value from a contender. I kind of figured that too. If Vlad can’t handle 3rd, smoak will be traded very soon. If Vlad can play it for a couple years, we’ll get a season or two more of Smoak, then he’ll be shipped when he’s about to get a payday. The unfortunate part of moneyball is you get 7 years of any player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) I think his defense is blown way out of proportion. He’s only committed 5 errors in 259 innings at AAA. He has a strong/accurate arm, so if he bobbles the ball, he could still make a close play across the diamond as long as the first basemen doesn’t completely whiffs the ball. Edited April 26, 2019 by shiznak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbox Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 We got some good news today on Bo Bichette. Won't require surgery, projected to only be out until early June. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 9:47 AM, RUPERTKBD said: I have to believe that's the plan moving forward. It means that Smoak's days are numbered, but hopefully he can maintain his solid season until the trade deadline rolls around and get us some value from a contender. I'm pretty sure moving Vlad to 1B is plan B if plan A doesn't work out, but if plan A works out, I still expect Smoak being traded sometime this year unless the injury bug hits the Jays hard, but he will be moved at sometime so far he's playing well so hopefully he continues and can help us with a good return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 19 hours ago, shiznak said: I think his defense is blown way out of proportion. He’s only committed 5 errors in 259 innings at AAA. He has a strong/accurate arm, so if he bobbles the ball, he could still make a close play across the diamond as long as the first basemen doesn’t completely whiffs the ball. I agree. He might make the odd error, but most rookies do. In any event, baseball has shown us time and again, that it makes sense to live with a bit less defense for someone who has big numbers on offense. George Bell and Manny Ramirez come to mind right away. I don't think there's any hurry, but I still believe the ultimate goal is to have Vlad and Rowdy at 1st / DH. Whether Drury is the guy at 3rd remains to be seen, but the Jays have time on that front. Still, I expect Smoak to be moved for futures, especially if he has a big year. An excellent defensive 1B, who can hit for power from both sides of the plate would likely be very attractive to contending teams, especially if they aren't particularly strong at the position already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Starting 3B and batting 5th Vlad Jr. Edited April 26, 2019 by ChuckNORRIS4Cup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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