I'm trying to think of a word that sums up this season. It's been weird and sort of unsatisfying throughout even though we've been north of .500 the whole year. Sure there's the great performances and stories of Kirk and Manoah, but really it's been pretty forgettable to date. Lacklustre? Moribund? I've been finding it hard to get to the Callin sessions, but perhaps you and Nick can discuss this. What word best describes this season so far?
We have to hope that there are no more injuries, Berrios gets better and that we get someone good through a trade ( that will cost us) - and that’s just the starters. 3 years for Kikuchi was a big gamble for a ‘project’ that only had one half season of decent performance. Kudos to his agent.
I have no idea, but I thought that at the rate pitchers are getting injured/surgery that Ryu may have been a candidate for insurance after his troubles in the second half of last year.
Not likely. MLB doesn’t force teams to insure contracts, so it’s up to them to find insurance on the open market, and the premiums can be astronomically high. I don’t believe the Jays insure contracts, but I’m not sure as they don’t disclose that kind of stuff, generally. If they don’t they’re far from alone.
I'm trying to think of a word that sums up this season. It's been weird and sort of unsatisfying throughout even though we've been north of .500 the whole year. Sure there's the great performances and stories of Kirk and Manoah, but really it's been pretty forgettable to date. Lacklustre? Moribund? I've been finding it hard to get to the Callin sessions, but perhaps you and Nick can discuss this. What word best describes this season so far?
We have to hope that there are no more injuries, Berrios gets better and that we get someone good through a trade ( that will cost us) - and that’s just the starters. 3 years for Kikuchi was a big gamble for a ‘project’ that only had one half season of decent performance. Kudos to his agent.
Agreed.
I have no idea, but I thought that at the rate pitchers are getting injured/surgery that Ryu may have been a candidate for insurance after his troubles in the second half of last year.
Is Ryu's salary not covered by insurance?
Not likely. MLB doesn’t force teams to insure contracts, so it’s up to them to find insurance on the open market, and the premiums can be astronomically high. I don’t believe the Jays insure contracts, but I’m not sure as they don’t disclose that kind of stuff, generally. If they don’t they’re far from alone.