Going way out on that limb there, Phillip.I had a feeling Matz was due for a bad outing
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His ERA is now 4.00.
I'm worried about Jansen. Not sure if he has what it takes to be a Major League hitter
I'm worried about Jansen. Not sure if he has what it takes to be a Major League hitter
I think it's significant that Matz' first bad outing for the Jays was in an Inter-League game against a National League East team he's faced many times. In the mid 80's, I did a study on left handed pitchers who switched leagues, which showed a tremendous improvement in performance in their first season in the other league, with statistics reverting to their previous levels the following season. I submitted the essay to Bill James, for his Baseball Abstract. I received a letter signed by Bill, saying that he did not understand what point I was trying to make, and he also mentioned that I had misspelled the surname of Roger Clemens.I had a feeling Matz was due for a bad outing
No doubt. New pitchers have the upper hand. Catcher knows how to pitch batters but batters do not know the pitcher
second time he pitches a team he will come back to earth
There will be more pitcher go down
that is why you never have enough quality pitchers
My current favourite Jay-Alejandro Kirk!!!!!
What a terrific compact level swing, reminds me of Olerud's.
What a terrific compact level swing, reminds me of Olerud's.
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With lots of talent still in the pipelines and still quite a bit of financial flexability.
Already miles better than Jansen. He's got 3 homeruns in 44 PA's so he's on track for 30 homers.
And yes I know he probaby wont get 30, but he could hit 18 to 25 dingers this season.
Thats good enough for his first full year.
BTW His 2nd HR was off a 95mph fastball, so he can hit the heat
And to think that he has never played above A level before being called up to the majors.
Do you think that he'll get 440 PAs? I think Janssen is the better defender that the Jays will still have much need for.
I've been waiting for Kirk to break out he has a bat. I'd give Jansen another week or so if he doesn't improve Kirk full time catcher and bring up McGuire who's our best defensive catcher. Just can't hit a lick.
Most likely he wont
He is, but at what point does his hitting become so bad that he starts to hurt the team and it cancels out his defense??
His defense and throwing arm are good btw, but they're not great either.
Right now he's hitting .045. Thats inexcusable: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/janseda01.shtml
I like him though, he seems like a real team player, I hope he turns the ship around
I think that the best outcome would be if Kirk becomes better defensively.
