On the high point of the Jays' season so far, the brilliant Alejandro Kirk, thinking about long-term payroll re: Ray and Semien extensions, Hall of Fame talk, the week ahead, and more!
The wins are great. I'm not going to argue with winning. Our reliance on home runs and lack of RISP is still troubling though. Jays are the #1 team in the majors in HR/PA. Yes, we can smash. But the Clutch metric explains a lot of the reason why the team has less wins than expected all season. We often don't hit when it counts most. Mariners are #1 in Clutch. Depending on where you consult the Jays are last or 2nd last to the Orioles. It was nice to see some small ball scoring runs in these last couple of games and I hope it continues. Last night's game should have been a blowout with the Yanks giving up 11 walks. Would love to see some scoring with RISP tonight to consolidate the sweep!
The crazy thing is that we might pull off a wildcard and then be knocked out in one game. Months of excitement down the drain. They need to make it best out of 3.
Who would have thought these two deals would pan out like this? At the time, I was mostly just upset they didn't get Brantley and Odorizzi (hilarious in retrospect). I agree - I think it's hard to say if Shapiro/Atkins will be willing to lose so much flexibility this quickly by signing them both. Presumably you can't keep Semien & Ray AND Berrios, Teo, Vlad and Bo. I guess they'll have to really do some major long term payroll planning this offseason. Who do you leave out? I kind of wonder if they will prioritize Ray over Semien since they have more young bats coming up than arms.
The wins are great. I'm not going to argue with winning. Our reliance on home runs and lack of RISP is still troubling though. Jays are the #1 team in the majors in HR/PA. Yes, we can smash. But the Clutch metric explains a lot of the reason why the team has less wins than expected all season. We often don't hit when it counts most. Mariners are #1 in Clutch. Depending on where you consult the Jays are last or 2nd last to the Orioles. It was nice to see some small ball scoring runs in these last couple of games and I hope it continues. Last night's game should have been a blowout with the Yanks giving up 11 walks. Would love to see some scoring with RISP tonight to consolidate the sweep!
When's the last time we swept the Yankees? 2016? https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-sweep-yankees-with-shutout-c181565392 ? (and that a 3 not 4 game sweep)
The crazy thing is that we might pull off a wildcard and then be knocked out in one game. Months of excitement down the drain. They need to make it best out of 3.
Who would have thought these two deals would pan out like this? At the time, I was mostly just upset they didn't get Brantley and Odorizzi (hilarious in retrospect). I agree - I think it's hard to say if Shapiro/Atkins will be willing to lose so much flexibility this quickly by signing them both. Presumably you can't keep Semien & Ray AND Berrios, Teo, Vlad and Bo. I guess they'll have to really do some major long term payroll planning this offseason. Who do you leave out? I kind of wonder if they will prioritize Ray over Semien since they have more young bats coming up than arms.