2015 Toronto Blue Jays thread
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GhostofPotvin29
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Frank E said:
Best part is that he suffered it stepping on a sprinkler head.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/26/toronto-blue-jays-michael-saunders-injures-knee-in-freak-accident-out-until-all-star-break/
This of course a season after Maicer Izturis played 11 games and then was out the remainder of the season after tripping on the dugout stairs.
Potvin29 said:
And then there's this:
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GhostofPotvin29
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CarltonTheBear said:
Crater? Come talk to us when it turns into a black hole.
Crucialness Key
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Frank E said:
Just use Lupul's picture, same diff.
L K
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Potvin29 said:
And then there's this:
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I know that a sprinkler head doesn't necessarily equate to this supposed crate in the outfield but you would think that if players have complained about the field in the past that the team would look into it BEFORE you lose one of your outfielders for half the season. I really am not optimistic about this team. They don't have the pitching to win long-term and I having 2/3 outfield positions with a combined <300 career at bats isn't exactly screaming confidence. I liked the addition of Andy Dirks but it doesn't look like he will be healthy enough to even start the year in the minors let alone win a spot out of camp (he's only on the Minors camp invite right now).
GhostofPotvin29
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Crucialness Key said:
This isn't really fair.
Saunders' injury history:
So from 2012 to now he's missed 65 games due to injury, plus 5 starts where he was still able to pinch hit.
He had missed around 20 games (hard to pinpoint exactly when his rehab assignment began) last July/August due to his oblique injury but had appeared in 10 games in the minors as part of his rehab assignment when he contracted Fifth's Disease from his newborn daughter. He lost 12 pounds from that and wasn't activated from the DL until September 8 as a result of the infection.
GhostofPotvin29
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L K said:
They're saying he's going to start baseball activities in 7-10 days and hopes to join the Major League camp later in the spring.
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Potvin29 said:
Good to hear. The last I read was that he had a setback and wasn't going to be ready for camp until the Minors break camp. Hopefully he can work his way back into game shape but I still wouldn't bank on him being ready for the start of the season. At least ready to provide meaningful contribution.
GhostofPotvin29
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L K said:
Agreed, I don't think he'll be ready for start of the season.
Peter D.
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Crummy start to spring training.
The decision to let both Melky and Colby walk instantly shows the huge hole on the outfield depth chart. I could live with Pompey or Pillar taking up one of the outfield spots. I hold my reservations seeing both of them out there for anything more than a couple of weeks. At least for a team that aims to contend.
The decision to let both Melky and Colby walk instantly shows the huge hole on the outfield depth chart. I could live with Pompey or Pillar taking up one of the outfield spots. I hold my reservations seeing both of them out there for anything more than a couple of weeks. At least for a team that aims to contend.
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