Blue Jays: 2015 edition
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You are basing your observation on just one post... my "issues" with him go back to many posts... just check back for the past 10 weeks or so and see how he responds to reasonable complaints about his stupidity, and not just from me!Huh??! Why do you get so upset over AK-47's posts??!
But you are right in one respect: I let him get under my skin and that is foolish on my part -- it's just that I have always had great difficulty tolerating fools!
And I don't agree that I am grumpy most of the time...
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And this is why you need a good ACE. They get shelled last night, and before Baltimore can get any momentum going, in comes price pitching a gem
And who do the Jays have readily at hand to replace Price and Buehrle who both could very well be gone?
shack,
Don't write Price and Buehrle off yet. With the new president Shapiro, and Rogers Communications noting the increase in its live attendance and television audience, the resources may be there for resigning Mr Price and possibly Mr Buehrle. Let's just wait and see.
Don't write Price and Buehrle off yet. With the new president Shapiro, and Rogers Communications noting the increase in its live attendance and television audience, the resources may be there for resigning Mr Price and possibly Mr Buehrle. Let's just wait and see.
I get the feeling that Buerle will not be returning. I think age is finally catching up with him. And the price tag would be too large either way.
I would rather the resources go to Estrada probably in the 10 million range and Price at whatever they can work out with him.
We will have Strolman, Sanchez, Hutch, possibly Dickey at 10 million option. Add in those two and we have a five man rotation and one in back up.
I wouldn't be surprised if Buehrle retires, he's already talked about it. As much as I'd love to see Price stay a Blue Jay he will be the most sought after pitcher in FA and no doubt the Yanks, Mets, and Dodgers will be offering contracts even the Jays can't match.
Rogers has more money than those teams if they decide to make the offer. The problem is, they are a public corporation and Price or any pitcher commanding a large contract like that doesn't generate the revenue to cover the deal. Beancounters vs baseball people, and all that.
Don't forget Osuna. I know everyone is all happy with him a closer, and that's great this year, but the plan isn't for him to remain in the pen, just like sanchez.
He appears to have the mental make up for it. And could have a very long career al a someone who used to pitch for the Yankees. We shall see in the off season.
Its possible, but that they'd rather get 230 innings out of a pitcher than 70-80, so he will for sure get his look as starter at some point.
He's proven he can close so now let's experiment with him as a starter and they can easily pick up another good closer like all the others they've had in the last 20 years.
Exactly. And if he fails as a starter it is not automatic that he can get back to being a good closer. Like Joba, switching back and forth can really fuck a pitcher up.
Gotta love the TERB GM's. Always tweaking, trying to improve upon what already seems to work, especially with a closer that we have begged for for so long. By not having a dominant closer for so long the Jays have proven in the past how important a real closer is. Giving that up after one year is ludicrous.
Also I believe I remember hearing Osuna himself say he might like to make a career out of being a closer, having a hand in more games.
