It's interesting to think back on the pitching prospects we've salivated over in recent years: Sanchez, Syndegaard, Norris, Nicolino, Hoffman and the latest bunch. But how many panned out either with us or other orgs? Sanchez had one good year as a starter. Syndegaard is awesome but now injured. It just seems we haven't had much 'luck' developing top of the line starters who are reasonably durable. Stroman seemed like a finished product when he arrived, but who else? Who was the last decent starter to come out of our system?
Bauer thinks he's quirky and charming like Greinke but he's just kind of an idiot. Greinke is a treasure.
Despite how messy the Stroman divorce was, I always wonder if Stroman the businessman looks at the Jays and Canada as a giant endorsement opportunity to take advantage of. Like, he was partnered with a cargo jet company while he was here. I know he's a competitive dude but I think "chance to win" and "chance to make all the money" is like a 1A/1B situation with the order debatable. So I can't rule him out completely.
I'm just hoping that one day we won't look back on Nate Pearson as being another Dustin McGowan or Brandon Morrow - all the talent in the world but couldn't stay healthy - and instead look back on a more Doc-like career path...
It's interesting to think back on the pitching prospects we've salivated over in recent years: Sanchez, Syndegaard, Norris, Nicolino, Hoffman and the latest bunch. But how many panned out either with us or other orgs? Sanchez had one good year as a starter. Syndegaard is awesome but now injured. It just seems we haven't had much 'luck' developing top of the line starters who are reasonably durable. Stroman seemed like a finished product when he arrived, but who else? Who was the last decent starter to come out of our system?
Bauer thinks he's quirky and charming like Greinke but he's just kind of an idiot. Greinke is a treasure.
Despite how messy the Stroman divorce was, I always wonder if Stroman the businessman looks at the Jays and Canada as a giant endorsement opportunity to take advantage of. Like, he was partnered with a cargo jet company while he was here. I know he's a competitive dude but I think "chance to win" and "chance to make all the money" is like a 1A/1B situation with the order debatable. So I can't rule him out completely.
I'm just hoping that one day we won't look back on Nate Pearson as being another Dustin McGowan or Brandon Morrow - all the talent in the world but couldn't stay healthy - and instead look back on a more Doc-like career path...
I legit gasped when you used those names in the same sentence as Pearson. Let’s not do that just yet!