Well, things are quiet so with the rule 5 draft, winter trades, free agents all over the place lets take a look at how others rate the Jays system as of now (Batters Box top 30 will be coming once the crew has a chance to do it right - best to do it right rather than rushed)
Yep, the big one is out. Jeter the only new guy to be an obvious pick. Jays on the ballot are
Roger Clemens,
Scott Rolen,
Jeff Kent,
Omar Vizquel.
Clearly, New Thread is needed.
The ballot for the current Veteran's committee is set - Modern Era
The rotation sucked this year. How badly? Quite.
Well, the post-season is over and now it is time for free agents, trades, arbitration, and non-stop wondering 'could player xyz help the Jays' followed by 'Rogers is too cheap to sign him' talk.
The good news is the Red Sox and Yankees aren't in it! Instead, the American League champion Houston Astros take on the National League pennant-winning Washington Nationals.
And then there were four. Who to cheer for? The big bad Yankees, the traditional enemy? The new bullies, the Astros, including Roberto Osuna? The sheriffs of playing the game the right way, the Cardinals? Or the ex-Expos, the Nationals?
If you haven’t already, grab yourself a cup of coffee and settle in to read Magpie’s thorough and excellent Blue Jays report card. Once you’ve relived the 2019 Jays season once again, it’s time to turn your attention to the thrill of playoff baseball.
That old designated thinker Friedrich Nietzsche once quipped:
Was mich nicht umbringt macht mich stärker.
which, freely translated, means "what does not kill me, makes me stronger."
The blue bus
Is calling us
Playing out the string...
The Jays close out their road schedule this weekend against the division champs.
The Jays head out on the final road trip of the season, having kept
their unspoken commitment to losing more than 90 games for the first
time in more than 20 years. As a very, very great man once said, "it's
too late to stop now."
The Yankees haven't quite clinched the division - technically, they haven't even clinched a post-season berth - but we're in Magic Number territory and there's a pretty good chance they'll make all these things official this weekend.