I'll start by saying I hope Joey Bats stays!!!!!!
The lad may have had an off-season, but I think he might have another year or two left in him
The lad may have had an off-season, but I think he might have another year or two left in him
There must be more to Revere than we've heardI am with you on Bautista. even if they sign him they still need another corner OF ,a back up catcher , and some bullpen help especially a reliable lefty. thought they would go after Revere but never heard of them even talking to him. Hope they are not going to depend on Upton and Smoak as bats off the bench!
**laughing**IMO #1 priority a strong 2nd catcher!
Martin is getting old, especially for a catcher. Usually (not always), they get shifted to 1st base at his age or DH.If Russ goes down we are screwed !!
He had a shitty AAA season last year: www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=pompey001dalWe may have to hope that he has come of age
Not disagreeing at all. But unless Shapeero brings in someone solid, then all we can do is hope Pompey improved over the winter.He had a shitty AAA season last year: www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=pompey001dal
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not sure he has what it takes to become a standout player
Or someone that can stop the other team from getting hits .. like middle relief ??**laughing**
That's your #1 priority?!?
How about replacing Bautista and Edwin???
Or someone who can steal bases and hit???
Or someone who can get a lot of hits??
I think the attendance totals at the end of the year will show you are not alone.Could be just me but I'm not anywhere near as thrilled for the start of the season as I was a year ago.
It wasn't just a money issue. At least according to sources. He turned down more for cleveland as he saw them winning. His manager also mentioned taxes and Trump as reasons as well.Or someone that can stop the other team from getting hits .. like middle relief ??
I admit I am a little pissed at the new management and Rogers for letting Edwin get away. He was floating out there and you know those 40+ homer / 127 RBI would prefer Toronto if a similar offer was made. The Jays must be a gold mine for Rogers when they are winning. We probably have the largest fan base because we are a National team whose fans are found in farthest regions of away games. We should be more aggressive than Boston, LA, Chicago or Cleveland but I get the feeling that they are budgeting for a winning team not a championship team.
Could be just me but I'm not anywhere near as thrilled for the start of the season as I was a year ago.
There's no doubt this management group came into a tough situation, but regardless, they should have made a decision, either keep going and go all in, or tear it down and build your own team. These guys seem to be somewhere in the middle and because of this, the jays will go back to being .500 team they were for the last 20 years.I think the attendance totals at the end of the year will show you are not alone.
I do not understand the mentality. It could be that Shapeero's ego dictates that it is a team that he built himself, and not use the core that AA had left him. It's probably actually why AA left the team.
Keep going with what? The decline of this team was inevitable and unavoidable after AA left.There's no doubt this management group came into a tough situation, but regardless, they should have made a decision, either keep going and go all in, or tear it down and build your own team. These guys seem to be somewhere in the middle and because of this, the jays will go back to being .500 team they were for the last 20 years.
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