tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post9013415234666111170..comments2023-06-29T05:04:36.275-07:00Comments on House of the Bluebird: The Anthopoulos MethodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745310082030693421noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-64717768017722419872012-02-18T05:53:50.470-08:002012-02-18T05:53:50.470-08:00Why do people keep saying the jays aren't one ...Why do people keep saying the jays aren't one player away? They never set out to sign one player. They set out to get atleast 6! A catcher , a starting pitcher , a big bat and 3 bullpen arms. And they chose to go the cheap route on all those areas. To be fair I wouldn't have paid the asking price for a SP this off season especially with the B class talent going for A+ prices in trades. And they tried to sign a free agent bat but were snubbed because of turf/DH Issues. But with our solid looking bullpen we are a slugging first baseman and a top of the rotation starter away from getting a playoff shot ! And once your in the show anything can happen. Cardinals were a wild card team don't forget.Budyzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-29786721347091722222012-02-16T17:47:17.896-08:002012-02-16T17:47:17.896-08:00Fact Check:
"During Ricciardi's tenure 75...Fact Check:<br />"During Ricciardi's tenure 75% of the players drafted in the first five rounds were college players and only two in the eight years were from high school."<br /><br />- Travis Snider (2006-1)<br />- Kevin Ahrens (2007)<br />- Justin Jackson (2007-1s)<br />- John Tolisano (2007-2)<br />- Eric Eiland (2007-2)<br />- Kenny Wilson (2008-2)<br />- Tyler Pastornicky (2008-5)<br />- Jake Eliopoulos (2009-2, unsigned)<br />- Jake Barrett (2009-3, unsigned)<br />- Jake Marisnick (2009-3s)<br /><br />That's 10, not 2.BlueWindow88noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-46319942923310963842012-02-16T17:47:16.900-08:002012-02-16T17:47:16.900-08:00Yes sorry what I meant to say in that sentence was...Yes sorry what I meant to say in that sentence was "During Ricciardi's tenure 75% of the players drafted in the first five rounds were college players and only two *drafted in the first round* in the eight years were from high school"<br /><br />i.e.<br />Travis Snider and Kevin AhrensMatt_HBBhttp://houseofthebluebird.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-3161821607358335192012-02-16T17:47:15.856-08:002012-02-16T17:47:15.856-08:00Yes AA is doing a good job but the team still need...Yes AA is doing a good job but the team still needs a solid bat and at least 1 or more starters before they can contend. I think AA has developed a serious farm system that will pay dividends in the future but it may be two or three years away and we may not have a potent Jose Bautista by that time. The time to strike was this year. they should have signed CJ Wilson. The acquisition of seriously powerful and dependable starter would have made it easier for them to have signed other free agents regardless of the dreadful artificial turfWyre4wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-28542332554958450572012-02-16T17:47:14.869-08:002012-02-16T17:47:14.869-08:00Its a nice thought to think that the Jays could ha...Its a nice thought to think that the Jays could have gone all out for 2012, but are they really one player away?<br /><br />I'd guess they finish at least 10 games out of a playoff spot and no one player has been worth 10 wins since Barry Bonds in 2004 and I doubt CJ Wilson or even Pujols or Fielder would be able to push the Jays to the playoffsMatt_HBBhttp://houseofthebluebird.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8963275550388939753.post-79059430602504077312012-02-10T15:08:00.974-08:002012-02-10T15:08:00.974-08:00Great post! If Drabek can straighten himself out a...Great post! If Drabek can straighten himself out and D'Arnaud & Gose play to potential that Halladay trade will be the corner piece of our next title. <br />I'm excited about what we have in the minors and we as opposed to when we were pining over Mark Whitten, Alex Gonzales and GlennAllen hill, these new prospects seem more like Doc, Carp, Carlo and Shawn Green<br />Exciting timesKeithhttp://keith.comnoreply@blogger.com