Even though I have to say I agree with a lot of this and this, I have to say that I'm kind of tired of the Lyle Overbay show. Yeah I think he's unappreciated, and I really think a career that could have been great got really screwed up by that hand injury a couple of years ago, and no i don't think he should be booed. BUT. The Jays have paid him a lot of money for nothing, and he is not the future, Brett Wallace clearly is. I started out this season thinking he should get as much of a chance as possible to prove as much as possible so that he and the Jays can get as much out of any trade. That time is coming to an end though, and really he just needs to go. If they can't trade him for something useful by the time Wallace passes that Super 2 status or whatever they call it, they should just release him and get on with it, unless he goes monster between now and then.
In other news of the slow footed, Randy Ruiz was released. Oh well it's not like we couldn't have seen this coming. Now he can go to Japan and eat tons of food and, hang with hot japanese chicks and be a hero. Somehow I feel this may be what he always wanted anyways.
Showing posts with label Randy Ruiz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randy Ruiz. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Thoughts before the season starts
I didn't keep my blogging up the last couple of games because basically, i lost interest in the last 3 or 4 games of spring. The only really interesting thing to happen was that Brandon Morrow threw very well, regularly getting the ball up to mid-90's speed and no reported pain. I still need to do a longer post on him, maybe before his first start, but basically I think he's got the potential to be everything that McGowan was supposed to be. If McGowan ever makes it back to be what he looked like he might these 2 together would be deadly.
Final thought on Tallet and Eveland making the rotation over Cecil and Rzep? Well rzep got injured so that cleared things up. Eveland, if you were going to trade for him and then stick him in the bullpen or risk losing him to waivers when he pitched as well as he did, why did you bother trading for him? So it makes sense to give him a shot.
Tallet - well really what i got to say there is i'm betting that this is a move that's done as much for the benefit of the players as that management thinks he can be legit starting pitcher with more upside than any of the other options. Tallet has been a good soldier as long as he's been with the team, and i can bet he's popular with his teammates. He took the ball a lot last season and "ate" innings even when he wasn't very good and could have said he just wanted to stay in the bullpen. I could see that he might have been quietly politicking to get this opportunity. Nobody should fool themselves here, the potential earnings between a guy who's a pretty good reliever and 5th starter could be pretty huge. Especially if he actually is any good and gets traded to a contender. That's probably something that is going to be respected by the players here as well as ones you might be trying to attract. And if he sucks, Cecil can be here in no time.
On the position player side of that long shot coin. I'm fine with Ruiz and McCoy on the team. I think they are both going to get regular chances to show why the entire rest of the league has been right about them for years once Bautista proves he's not going to suddenly bloom into a legit above average everyday player. But who knows, if one of these 3 exceeds expectations that would be a very good thing. We just have to hope that Cito realizes when one of the is showing there is no hope and moves onto the next one.
Finally, congratulations to Adam Lind on his brand new contract. It's amazing, the MLB contract. Both sides can be screwing each other and making out like bandits at the same time. I think this is positive backup to this story from tao of stieb. If the CEO was actually telling the players all this stuff, well then I have to think Rogers would have to be awfully cynical for it not to be true. The only thing is until proven otherwise, I really do believe that Rogers just is that cynical. Let's just say the scale is momentarily tipped the other way. But that's got as much to do with it being the first game of the regular season as anything else.
Some stuff to follow on Lind and Hill that I've been working on for a looong while.
Isn't that Addie guy supposed to be reporting somewhere about now? did he get lost in the Bermuda triangle?
At this point let me also state dissapointment that the Jays do not have a former Giant Bocock on the roster this season. I was looking forward to that.
100 losses and #3 in the draft here we come!
Final thought on Tallet and Eveland making the rotation over Cecil and Rzep? Well rzep got injured so that cleared things up. Eveland, if you were going to trade for him and then stick him in the bullpen or risk losing him to waivers when he pitched as well as he did, why did you bother trading for him? So it makes sense to give him a shot.
Tallet - well really what i got to say there is i'm betting that this is a move that's done as much for the benefit of the players as that management thinks he can be legit starting pitcher with more upside than any of the other options. Tallet has been a good soldier as long as he's been with the team, and i can bet he's popular with his teammates. He took the ball a lot last season and "ate" innings even when he wasn't very good and could have said he just wanted to stay in the bullpen. I could see that he might have been quietly politicking to get this opportunity. Nobody should fool themselves here, the potential earnings between a guy who's a pretty good reliever and 5th starter could be pretty huge. Especially if he actually is any good and gets traded to a contender. That's probably something that is going to be respected by the players here as well as ones you might be trying to attract. And if he sucks, Cecil can be here in no time.
On the position player side of that long shot coin. I'm fine with Ruiz and McCoy on the team. I think they are both going to get regular chances to show why the entire rest of the league has been right about them for years once Bautista proves he's not going to suddenly bloom into a legit above average everyday player. But who knows, if one of these 3 exceeds expectations that would be a very good thing. We just have to hope that Cito realizes when one of the is showing there is no hope and moves onto the next one.
Finally, congratulations to Adam Lind on his brand new contract. It's amazing, the MLB contract. Both sides can be screwing each other and making out like bandits at the same time. I think this is positive backup to this story from tao of stieb. If the CEO was actually telling the players all this stuff, well then I have to think Rogers would have to be awfully cynical for it not to be true. The only thing is until proven otherwise, I really do believe that Rogers just is that cynical. Let's just say the scale is momentarily tipped the other way. But that's got as much to do with it being the first game of the regular season as anything else.
Some stuff to follow on Lind and Hill that I've been working on for a looong while.
Isn't that Addie guy supposed to be reporting somewhere about now? did he get lost in the Bermuda triangle?
At this point let me also state dissapointment that the Jays do not have a former Giant Bocock on the roster this season. I was looking forward to that.
100 losses and #3 in the draft here we come!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Were there games the last couple of days?
I don't know, looking things over seems like they lost both, not surprising as the regulars on the other teams are going to play more and more.
Eveland and Rzep both pitched ok from what i see the last 2 days.
Apparently Overbay has been declared the starter for the beginning of the season, and that means Ruiz is mostly going to have to sit. I don't think I have a big problem with this to start the season. It's going to be a lot more beneficial in the long term if Bautista actually turns out to be a viable everyday MLB player somehow, and he's earned at least a month of the regular season to prove it's possible. if he sucks as bad as i think i will then move snider to right and lind to left and give ruiz a shot at dh, or mix it up any other way. ditto for olerud, give him as much chance as possible to make himself a tradeable commodity.
The problem is if Cito thinks that Bautista batting 260 with a 310OBP is ok at the end of April, Bautista will get to stay as the everyday leadoff man and banish Ruiz to the bench. Better hope Ryan Howard twists his ankle or something.
Eveland and Rzep both pitched ok from what i see the last 2 days.
Apparently Overbay has been declared the starter for the beginning of the season, and that means Ruiz is mostly going to have to sit. I don't think I have a big problem with this to start the season. It's going to be a lot more beneficial in the long term if Bautista actually turns out to be a viable everyday MLB player somehow, and he's earned at least a month of the regular season to prove it's possible. if he sucks as bad as i think i will then move snider to right and lind to left and give ruiz a shot at dh, or mix it up any other way. ditto for olerud, give him as much chance as possible to make himself a tradeable commodity.
The problem is if Cito thinks that Bautista batting 260 with a 310OBP is ok at the end of April, Bautista will get to stay as the everyday leadoff man and banish Ruiz to the bench. Better hope Ryan Howard twists his ankle or something.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Snider and Buck both homer 2x, Hill Hits! (And walks), Romero Ho Hum
The Baltimores have managed to finish ahead of the Jays once since 1998, even the Rays have done better, and they have only existed since 1998. I'm still going to say that I think the Jays are headed for the basement this season, and 100 losses. But I do think that the situation isn't going to last for more than one season, and by 2011 the Orioles and maybe even the Rays will be looking back up at the Jays. Jeremy Guthrie is your #2 starter? Really? He'd be battling Tallet here for 5 spot at best, and nobody thinks Tallet is the Jays 5th best starter. Anyways.
Eveland threw 4 good innings, after Romero. I'm still going to say it'll be a shame if they have to loose him. He's a lot younger than Tallet and probably a lot more likely to be something useful. I don't understand why they traded for him, but it would make a lot less sense to just outright lose him after it. I'll knock my estimation of atos down a peg if they do,
Randy Ruiz is going to open the season on the MLB roster, with Dopirak getting sent down. Look i'm not thrilled but if this is going to happen they might as well make the guy a regular to start the season, however they do it. He's 32, if he's going to prove that everybody else in the world was wrong all these years, he needs 4 or 5 starts a week. If he's just going to sit on the bench and PH and get 1 start a week you might as well just keep Dopirak in the majors and stop pretending that you really think Ruiz has a chance to be something, and making it sound like you care about him. I don't think he's Roy Hobbes by any stretch, but we might as well find out. This gets easier of course if Encarnacion starts the season on the DL.
Eveland threw 4 good innings, after Romero. I'm still going to say it'll be a shame if they have to loose him. He's a lot younger than Tallet and probably a lot more likely to be something useful. I don't understand why they traded for him, but it would make a lot less sense to just outright lose him after it. I'll knock my estimation of atos down a peg if they do,
Randy Ruiz is going to open the season on the MLB roster, with Dopirak getting sent down. Look i'm not thrilled but if this is going to happen they might as well make the guy a regular to start the season, however they do it. He's 32, if he's going to prove that everybody else in the world was wrong all these years, he needs 4 or 5 starts a week. If he's just going to sit on the bench and PH and get 1 start a week you might as well just keep Dopirak in the majors and stop pretending that you really think Ruiz has a chance to be something, and making it sound like you care about him. I don't think he's Roy Hobbes by any stretch, but we might as well find out. This gets easier of course if Encarnacion starts the season on the DL.
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