Submit your questions for this week's mail bag!
Ahoy hoy, everyone! We’ve finally made it. Spring is in swing, and actual games of baseball are inching ever closer. The Jays roster seems to be mostly set, but there are still plenty of questions about what they may yet do to augment it, or how they’re going to get the most of the players they already have in the organization.
Hey, and speaking of questions, I will once again be opening the ol’ mail bag this week, which means that I once again will be needing you all to send me some. Leave your questions for this week’s edition in the comments and I’ll try my best to get to every single one of them!
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With regards to J.P. Arencibia, do you think Mark & Ross would have a player like him in their organization right now? Aside from his debut against the Rays, I’ve never liked the guy, and now that he’s with TL (never say her name!) it just validates my feelings.
Not so much a question as a comment. I am very much enjoying the sense of internal competition the Jays have now. After Ryu, if a SP wants to start, well, pitch better than everyone else and you can, or someone else will. There are 10 arguable starting players for 9 spots in the batting lineup, so if you want to be in there, have a strong approach at the plate with results. If you want to field at a certain position, play it well enough, or someone else will. Want to be a high leverage reliever? Like the starters, pitch the best, because there are options. Want to get paid? Stay on the field and perform, because someone even younger is coming for your job. It's friendly competition, but competition. I haven't always gotten that sense to the same degree with previous teams.