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OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

Pillar has got to start taking some pitches again. When he was really rolling he was being selective and even taking some walks. He is back into his swing happy mode. He is really pressing.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Not sure you should move Travis the way he's been going.
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You shouldn't be batting someone who's hitting like Travis 8th. Dude is hitting .360 with a 1.010 OPS in May.

Travis
JD
JB
Morales
Smoak
Pillar
Tulo
Martin
Carrera

is the correct choice of lineup at the moment.
 
MindzEye said:
Can we really call 175 PA's a "breakout"?
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Probably not enough of a sample size, but he's making hard contact as he always has, but making contact at a much higher rate than last year. Maybe it's because he's using the middle of the field more, so he's not so pull happy? Maybe it's because he's hitting 94% of the pitches he swings at in the zone, instead of 82% last year. I mean the dude's K rate is down 14% from last year, so he's doing something right. The numbers are really encouraging, and there's no BABIP magic going on. This might be legit. Or not. Baseball is fun.
 
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy said:
Leave Travis alone right now. I would try Zeke. He had a brilliant night and looked refreshed after a couple of days off.
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Zeke is literally the worst hitter by a country mile in the lineup. He was 3/42 prior to today and while refreshed, he is still trash

The spot should go to Travis if Pillar continues to struggle.

Also, the notion of keeping a hitter 8th cause he's on fire and a different spot in the order could cool him, is stupid.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
Zeke is literally the worst hitter by a country mile in the lineup. He was 3/42 prior to today and while refreshed, he is still trash

The spot should go to Travis if Pillar continues to struggle.

Also, the notion of keeping a hitter 8th cause he's on fire and a different spot in the order could cool him, is stupid.
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Zeke has a 100 wRC+

Stop pretending you know things
 
Updated Past Calendar Year wRC+:

2B Travis 108
RF Bautista 115
3B Donaldson 160
DH Morales 128
C Martin 121
SS Tulowitzki 111
1B Smoak 105
LF Pearce 101
CF Pillar 96

UT Coghlan 81
OF Carrera 82
IF Goins 72
IF Barney 68
C Maile 29


Past 2 Calendar Years

2B Travis 111
RF Bautista 134
3B Donaldson 152
DH Morales 116
LF Pearce 114
1B Smoak 108
C Martin 104
SS Tulowitzki 103
CF Pillar 97

UT Coghlan 95
OF Carrera 90
IF Barney 82
IF Goins 69
C Maile 26
 
Leone optioned and Happ activated.

Not sure why Twitter is so concerned about which players get sent down for the returning guys. It's pretty obvious what happens next, no?

Boslinger for Liriano
Coghlan for Pearce
Sanchez for Barnes (Biagini to pen)
 
barnes goes nowhere. he's our 2nd bet reliever. and coghlan > goins.

grilli and howell better keep improving or one of them loses a job.
 
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