Jays 2026 Thread

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FYI:

Alek Manoah is on the 15 day IL for the Angels, retroactive to March 22. He had terrible spring training numbers, (9.39 ERA, 23 hits, 14 walks and 5 home runs allowed in 15.1 innings, 2.41 WHIP, .371 batting average by opponents).
 

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It's such a pleasure watching Devo Kirk amble around the basepath like a gazelle again. The Jays have to give him more rest days this season, he was the starting catcher for Mexico at the WBC.

 

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Still love her. She's hot, does her job well, and knows her stuff.
I love her, she is an absolute pro and is a baseball savant. As I worked there for a decade until 2015, I'll tell you she looks VERY different without the 4 lbs of makeup on her face.
 
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All those successful picks were from 1977-1984. I don't know if the Rule 5 Draft was stronger back then, but now its the ultimate crapshoot where the hit rate is low.

The most successful Rule 5 pick since 1984 (Manny Lee) are Joe Biagini (2015) and Aquilino Lopez (2013) who were good relievers for a year or two and then ultimately faded.. Those are the top two out of 20.

Miles is ahead of more than half the recent picks by actually sticking with the team. It would be better if he had a little more length for mop up duty to go multiple innings (which is ideal for a 13th pitcher), but given his injury past I doubt he goes more than one inning that often. But the Jays must see something in this pitches for him to make the team.
A look at successful Rule 5 draft picks from Blue Jays’ past

The dunce who wrote the article forgot to mention Willie Upshaw and George Bell.
 

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Is it worth it to have Brooklyn Guy promoting the Jays to mouth breathers? He coughs when Hoffman comes in to pitch.

 

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Is Kazuma Okamoto the Toshiro Mifune of the Blue Jays? He's impressed me with his coolness so far, he isn't awed by being in the Majors...Bo who?

He seems like someone you'd enjoy having a beer and shioyaki with.

I too am impressed by KO also'

Pierre Poilevre Jr is 1 for 14 for a .111 BA,, LOL
 

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I hope they stay in first place all year. Reminds me of the golden years nice clean, polished professional victories.

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Fuck'n Little, time to release this Mo'Fo!!!

Hope Ponce isn't out for year, had a great spring and looked good before the injury

Oka hits 2nd HR of year off 99mph fastball, no more doubts of him hitting MLB fastballs.
 
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In Monday night's game, Sugano wasn't eligible to be credited with the Win, because he didn't pitch at least five full innings.

The official scorer could have given the win to Jaden Hill, who was the pitcher of record after the fifth inning, when his team had a lead which they did not relinquish. There are probably many relief pitchers in the past who have been given wins after the scenario described above.

If that had been the case, Dollander would have been credited with a Save, because even though he entered the game with an 8 run lead, he did finish the game, and he pitched at least three innings.

This situation came up more often when closers, (usually referred to as 'firemen'), often entered games in the 7th or 8th inning with runners on base, and they protected a slim lead. The one-inning guy who gets 40+ saves mainly by pitching the ninth inning and not blowing a 3 run lead started in the early 1980's. Perhaps the 'relief ace' who best exemplifies that role from that time period is Jeff Reardon.

I think the official scorer would have credited Hill with the win and Dollander with the save if Hill had pitched the 6th inning, and Dollander had pitched the 7th to 9th.
 
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