DeuceCypherUno
knowledge God
Bautista is bugging. Bur if he can get the deal he wants, more power to him.
Dark days Are here : 2016 Toronto blue jays season thread
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Would you cave in and give Bautista and Edwin those big contracts? Do remember he has to think long term with pitching and your MVP JD after two years.
Troy and Josh are gonna be the main guys. We don't need 4 power hitters.
thatrapsfan
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Typical Toronto sports fans
Brehs gonna be reminsicing about the good old days when they had a star they let go if Jose walks.
Tulo isnt a main guy anymore,Tulo is 4th among the big 4 on this team...
Obviously now. We aren't signing both Edwin and Jose. May not even sign either.
So they are negotiating with Edwin
I wouldn't mind paying him 16-18 mill a year
Colabello gonna have a big year
I wouldn't mind paying him 16-18 mill a year
Colabello gonna have a big year
22. Toronto Blue Jays
Current Team Value: $900 million
Revenue 2015: $241 million
Operating Income 2015: $1.2million
241 mill revenue but only spend 140 mill on the roster
The Toronto blue jays yall
Current Team Value: $900 million
Revenue 2015: $241 million
Operating Income 2015: $1.2million
241 mill revenue but only spend 140 mill on the roster
The Toronto blue jays yall
Sanchez, a 23-year-old, hard-throwing right-hander, has split time in his brief major-league career between the starting rotation and the bullpen. He has tremendous potential as a starter, but a limited track record, whereas he’s already proved dominant in relief.
He has been the best pitcher at Jays’ camp this spring — posting a 1.35 ERA in 20 innings — and worked all off-season with the singular goal of pitching as a starter, packing on 20 extra pounds to increase his durability.
But with veteran Gavin Floyd — in camp on a one-year deal — also performing well, Gibbons and the Jays’ front office faced the temptation of returning Sanchez to the bullpen, which would give the Jays a quartet of relievers arguably as good as any in the big leagues. They also had to consider what another year in the bullpen might do to Sanchez’s long-term development and ability to transition back to a starting role, as well as what kind of workload he’ll be able to handle this season having never thrown more than 133 innings in his professional career.
Floyd, Sanchez’s closest competitor for a rotation spot, will pitch in middle relief out of the bullpen.
Gibbons, for one, always wanted Sanchez as a starter, in part because he believed it was now or never for the righty. But there were dissenting opinions in the front office.
“We all put our heads together and came up with this decision,” Gibbons said. “It wasn’t like this was totally mine, but it turned out the way I wanted it.”
Gibbons said if the Jays hadn’t traded for potential closer Drew Storen and veteran swingman Jesse Chavez, they likely would have had to use Sanchez in relief. Plus, Sanchez’s performance this spring made the decision easier. “If he hadn’t pitched so well down here in the starting role, he wouldn’t be here.”
Gibbons said the Jays will be monitoring Sanchez’s workload and it is unlikely he will pitch the entire season in the rotation. He refused to divulge the organization’s exact plan for Sanchez in terms of pitch counts or innings limits — “That’d give you guys too much red meat” — but he suggested that he could transition into a bullpen role later in the season to control his innings and wouldn’t be shut down for workload issues before the end of the season.
“It’s not one of those things where he’s not going to pitch this year, like happened in another place a few years ago.”
Gibbons was likely referring to how the Washington Nationals dealt with their young starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who was the team’s best pitcher in 2012 when the organization decided to shut him down in September when he reached a predetermined innings limit.
Sanchez has in the past struggled to control his mid-to-high 90s sinking fastball — his 10.6 per cent walk rate since 2014 is among the highest in the big leagues — but Gibbons said he has noticed a big improvement in that regard this spring. In 20 innings this spring he has struck out 19 batters while walking only three.
“I think the big thing that I’ve seen is he’s really able to control that arm a little bit more now,” Gibbons said. “He’s in the strike zone more often. Which is usually typical for guys who throw that hard. It takes them a little longer to harness that a little bit. He’s starting to do that.”
Drew Hutchison, a mainstay of the starting rotation the last two seasons, was cut from big-league camp Monday morning and will start the season in Triple-A Buffalo.
He has been the best pitcher at Jays’ camp this spring — posting a 1.35 ERA in 20 innings — and worked all off-season with the singular goal of pitching as a starter, packing on 20 extra pounds to increase his durability.
But with veteran Gavin Floyd — in camp on a one-year deal — also performing well, Gibbons and the Jays’ front office faced the temptation of returning Sanchez to the bullpen, which would give the Jays a quartet of relievers arguably as good as any in the big leagues. They also had to consider what another year in the bullpen might do to Sanchez’s long-term development and ability to transition back to a starting role, as well as what kind of workload he’ll be able to handle this season having never thrown more than 133 innings in his professional career.
Floyd, Sanchez’s closest competitor for a rotation spot, will pitch in middle relief out of the bullpen.
Gibbons, for one, always wanted Sanchez as a starter, in part because he believed it was now or never for the righty. But there were dissenting opinions in the front office.
“We all put our heads together and came up with this decision,” Gibbons said. “It wasn’t like this was totally mine, but it turned out the way I wanted it.”
Gibbons said if the Jays hadn’t traded for potential closer Drew Storen and veteran swingman Jesse Chavez, they likely would have had to use Sanchez in relief. Plus, Sanchez’s performance this spring made the decision easier. “If he hadn’t pitched so well down here in the starting role, he wouldn’t be here.”
Gibbons said the Jays will be monitoring Sanchez’s workload and it is unlikely he will pitch the entire season in the rotation. He refused to divulge the organization’s exact plan for Sanchez in terms of pitch counts or innings limits — “That’d give you guys too much red meat” — but he suggested that he could transition into a bullpen role later in the season to control his innings and wouldn’t be shut down for workload issues before the end of the season.
“It’s not one of those things where he’s not going to pitch this year, like happened in another place a few years ago.”
Gibbons was likely referring to how the Washington Nationals dealt with their young starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who was the team’s best pitcher in 2012 when the organization decided to shut him down in September when he reached a predetermined innings limit.
Sanchez has in the past struggled to control his mid-to-high 90s sinking fastball — his 10.6 per cent walk rate since 2014 is among the highest in the big leagues — but Gibbons said he has noticed a big improvement in that regard this spring. In 20 innings this spring he has struck out 19 batters while walking only three.
“I think the big thing that I’ve seen is he’s really able to control that arm a little bit more now,” Gibbons said. “He’s in the strike zone more often. Which is usually typical for guys who throw that hard. It takes them a little longer to harness that a little bit. He’s starting to do that.”
Drew Hutchison, a mainstay of the starting rotation the last two seasons, was cut from big-league camp Monday morning and will start the season in Triple-A Buffalo.
Won't even make the playoffs again.
Blow it up
Blow it up