shiznak

During his end of the season press conference, Atkins said he wants to bump the payroll up to 170-180M, which puts them just outside of the top 5 payroll in baseball. Whether or not Rogers allows them to do that, is a different question. Although, it shouldn't be a tough sell to them, just look at the total attendance record this season, ranked 3rd highest amongst the league. Really, all he has to say is, "if you build a good team, they will come.".

Bob McKenzie's draft ranking, apparently.

Stone is their Tanev, with better offensive sense. Arguably their most consistent defensemen last year, on both ends of the ice. Some nights, he even outshined OEL. Murphy is their Gubrandson, but a better skater. We certain have better depth, but I would say their top 4 is slightly better than ours.

It shows that if you have a camp like Chychrun had, outplaying the veterans. You deserve a spot on the roster, regardless of how bad the team is structured. If Juolevi had the same impact at camp as Chychrun, he probably would've had his 9 game trial, with the big club. 18 goals allowed tells me very little about their defensive core, considering they currently have 2 AHL goalies as their starters and a fringe #1 on the IR. I wouldn't doubt if the roles were reversed, we would probably have the same results as the Coyotes. IMO, their defensive core is on par as ours.

Heard McCutchen's name is out there on the trade market. I wonder if a package of Pillar, Travis, and a prospect might entice them to pull the trigger. Hate to lose Travis, since he's the only Jays who can hit the other way, and work the counts, but it's really frustrating seeing him injured half the time. He just can't stay healthy. He's still a phenomenal talent, and has a ton of upside, so that could be a good sell to the Pirates. Plus, they need a young second basemen, as their depth is pretty thin. Pillar is Pillar, he replaces McCutchen in the outfield, it's a outfielder - outfielder swap.

How long until CDC jump on the "Should have drafted Chychrun" bandwagon? 3 points in 3 games, playing 18+ minutes a night.

****, Cena vs. Styles. This is the dream match that all wrestling fans want to see.

I'll admit I had some doubts with Estrada going into this season. Could he repeat his performance from a year ago? But it's safe to say he's been a solid number 2 guy, for the Jays. Yes, he gives up the long ball, but that's expected from a flyball type pitcher. The most important thing for him is if he is giving up the HRs, when there are runners on base.

You're not going to pay Estrada 13M to be a long man reliever, who only pitches in blow out games.

Two names I would go after in the off-season, are Dexter Fowler and Mark Melancon. Fowler can hit lead off, and Melancon gives you the option of transitioning Osuna into the starting rotation. Re-sign Edwin, Cecil, Benoit, and depending on the money Saunders. Pick up the option on Grilli and call it an off-season. RF - Fowler 2B - Travis 3B - Donaldson 1B/DH - Encarnacion SS - Tulowitzki DH - Saunders C - Martin LF - Carrera CF - Pillar Bench - Navarro, Barney, Smoak, Upton Rotation - Estrada, Happ, Sanchez, Stroman, Liriano Bullpen - (Long-man), Benoit, Grilli, Bigiani, Cecil, Melancon, Osuna

Votto stated he won't waive his NTC, and even if he did. The Jays would want the Reds to eat up half his salary or Williams will probably ask for Sanchez, in return.

I'm still asking myself, "why didn't Gibby sub-in Navarro for Upton, when he hit that single off Miller in the 8th?" Upton would have probably been safe on that play.

I'm surprised Jose made those comment, considering the Jays have a knack of making bad/rookie pitchers look good.

I think a lot of hate for Goldberg (especially from Canadian fans) stems from him ending Bret's career, but even Bret doesn't blame him nor holds any ill will towards him for ending his career. In fact, he and Goldberg are actually good friends.

Kluber is confirmed to start tomorrow. R.I.P Jays.

I remember a lot of people were throwing in the towel last year, when they were down 0-2 to Texas. This series isn't even close to being over. 4 straight wins is doable, especially when 3 of those games are on home turf.

Salazar is injured, and was left off the roster. It will probably be Clevinger as their 4th starter.

The Styles Clash is a fairly safe move, no more dangerous than a superkick or powerbomb. Like I said, it's the opponents fault if it's botched or not. He's been doing this move for 15 years, and only has seriously injured one wrestler, who happens to have wrestled in WWE before (Yoshi Tatsu).

In wrestling, you're taught to tuck your head in when you're taking a bump, but with the Styles Clash it's the complete opposite, you're suppose to extend your head back. Styles has no control, whether he botches it or not, unless if he loses his footing.

Damn, Styles nearly broke Ellsworth's neck, with the Clash.

Styles is 3-1 against Cena. Dude is burying Cena, hard.

The Jays sure love to make important games end in dramatic fashions.

There was also a sense from the fans going into this season that both Edwin and Jose, will most likely walk after the season is over. So, it was pretty much their last chance of having this "super team" of talent playing for a World Series.

Not knowing the seasons Estrada and Price had this year, who would you rather have? A guy who is consistently in the running for the Cy or a guy who had one career year, whose been pitching out of the bullpen throughout his career? Okay, he didn't have a great playoff as a Jay, but without Price is was highly unlikely the Jays would even make the playoffs last year, let alone win the AL division. Don't forget he pitched two crucial games against the Yankees that vaulted the Jays to first place.

Well, at that time we didn't know what we were going to get from Estrada and Happ, who both had career years. Stroman, who never pitched a full season in the big leagues, was going in as their #1. And there were uncertainty with Sanchez's arm, could he handle the workload? They were a ton of question marks, in the rotation, going into this season. At least, with Price they knew what they were going to get. Plus, having Price would've it taken a lot of pressure off the other starters having an Ace, in the rotation. Luckily for the Jays, everything went their way and everything went they other way for Price.