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2021 Blue Jays General Discussion Thread

Frank E said:
Tough outing for Monoah.
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Ya, he was pretty bad in his first outing..LOL...now if Pearson can get his act together our starting rotation will have improved vastly.  When will Woods Richardson be ready?  Can't wait.
 
Raw Striploin acting like a real pitcher after working on some things with Pete Walker, so he gets his real name back for the time being;  Ross Stripling.  Good work Ross.  Now whatever crack was Montoyo was smoking for game 2 of the double header.  For God sake don't let the relievers walk in 5 in a row anymore,

Ross could have finished out Game 1 probably and saved Dolis or Romano to close out Game 2. 
 
Austin Martin, in his first taste of pro ball at AA, is slashing .278/.408/.412 while splitting time between SS and CF.
 
One of the neat things about being a Jays fan right now is you occasionally get to be all like "Oh yeah, they also have a 23 year old Shortstop on pace for 35 homers" or whatever it is.

They need to fix the Bullpen and need one more high level starter but this line-up when Springer and Kirk get back, and then maybe if Moreno or Martin can get call ups? Woof.
 
Frank E said:
How are we feeling about Pearson at this point...seemed to have a decent game the other day?
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His last start was certainly encouraging, but I think he's still at the very least a few weeks away from serious consideration for a call up. He needs to string together a few quality outings, go longer than 5 innings (which he hasn't done since August 2019), etc. The potential is still there, but at this point, with all the injury issues, the results need to show consistently before he comes back to the Show.

I would probably leave him in AAA until after the ASG, and see where things are after that.
 
Frank E said:
How are we feeling about Pearson at this point...seemed to have a decent game the other day?
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I'd leave him down for a while.  I think part of the problem is mental more so than ability.  His stuff is good enough for the Majors but his control seems to leave him. I think he needs more time to get comfortable at trusting his pitches.
 
Jays have also had a difficult schedule (to go along with not having a permanent home) so far. Only 7 games against the bottom-feeders of the league. No games against Baltimore, Detroit, Minnesota, Seattle, etc. As much as their rotation and bullpen have been an issue, there haven't been a ton of games where the pitching staff didn't get the team an opportunity to win. They have a stretch of softer competition coming up leading into the All Star break, and I'd use that as an opportunity to see if they can get some of the guys on the MLB roster their confidence back - with shorter leashes, obviously. Gotta see if they can right the ship before bringing in younger guys or making significant deals.
 
bustaheims said:
Jays have also had a difficult schedule (to go along with not having a permanent home) so far. Only 7 games against the bottom-feeders of the league. No games against Baltimore, Detroit, Minnesota, Seattle, etc. As much as their rotation and bullpen have been an issue, there haven't been a ton of games where the pitching staff didn't get the team an opportunity to win. They have a stretch of softer competition coming up leading into the All Star break, and I'd use that as an opportunity to see if they can get some of the guys on the MLB roster their confidence back - with shorter leashes, obviously. Gotta see if they can right the ship before bringing in younger guys or making significant deals.
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OK Kyle. 
 
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