Jays 2026 Thread
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I can't wait for Captain Kirk's return, he reminds me of Devon White running the bases.
I would love to be a fly on the wall and listen to how ownership really feels about committing all of that money to Guerrero. His feet drive me crazy with the toe tap and all of that nonsense… It seems like all you have to do is mix it up and you get him out. At this point, I would be surprised if he even gets to 15 home runs for the year. They should just send him down to reconstruct his entire stance. Get him leaning back more to create more of a home run trajectory. Send him down… Why not anything has to be better than this.
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I think Vladdy comes alive in June July August. He was awesome in playoffs too
I agree, but it would be nice if he showed up for work on time.
Edging up to that .500 mark. Once they get all the injuries sorted out I think a run will happen.
Hoffman has been pretty stellar when pitching in the 7th and 8th. It's clear he has a mental block of some sort when he is the last guy, with no other pitcher (or inning) to protect him.
Manager has to keep Hoffman in areas that he can succeed. There are many relievers that can be as effective in all leverage including closing. Rogers and Fisher might be those guys if you want to bring in Varland in the 8th. But not Hoffman.
Releasing him and paying $20M doesn't make sense when there is a role he has been OK in., But keep him in that damn role.
Manager has to keep Hoffman in areas that he can succeed. There are many relievers that can be as effective in all leverage including closing. Rogers and Fisher might be those guys if you want to bring in Varland in the 8th. But not Hoffman.
Releasing him and paying $20M doesn't make sense when there is a role he has been OK in., But keep him in that damn role.
I had money on the Jays to win and the under 7.5...Why would you close with that disaster of a closer!
Varland has been lights out this year.
Today's appearance was a low leverage situation irrespective of the inning, and he failed badly.....again
Wondered why he did not get Varland ready during the meltdown
Yes tomorrow is a bullpen day but you got to win today. I can see avoiding the use of Varland but not when Hoffman melts. Hoffmam is a middle inning reliever against the bottom of order. The announcers never tell you what they really think but the truth is Hoffman has lost it. One good inning against bottom of order means nothing.
Yes tomorrow is a bullpen day but you got to win today. I can see avoiding the use of Varland but not when Hoffman melts. Hoffmam is a middle inning reliever against the bottom of order. The announcers never tell you what they really think but the truth is Hoffman has lost it. One good inning against bottom of order means nothing.
Varland pitched the 8th (and Rogers the 7th)
It was 2-1 in top of 8th, and 2-3-4 were coming up for the Orioles. Their thought was bring in Varland for the toughest guys, so they warmed him up and brought him in the 8th.
Oh never watched the eighth
Sure that was smart move actually
The big problem with bullpen is the jays offence. They do not have days where the lead is so big they can rest bullpen unless the Jays are losing big but that does not happen either
They need Varland and Rogers every day
I AM TIRED OF WATCHING HOFFMAN BLOW LEADS. His glory days are over
Technically low leverage, yes.
But still the 9th, where he can get in trouble quickly if a few runners get on base. So his possible mental block can easily come into play. He has had a few games like that, where he loses his control out of nowhere and control does him in instead of typically the long ball. I remember Dodger game last August.
