I'm a fan of a relatively stable batting lineup (assuming good performance), but this year's has been all over the place, which I really think is due to the poor roster construction in general. I sometimes shake my head at some of the lineups we've seen, but then think 'what do I know?', but some decisions just seem poor. Your suggestions seem very logical and I'm with you - as much as the Babe was a great story, he shouldn't be batting leadoff and I'm not convinced that his bat is going to lead us to the promised land in general.
This is a well-thought-out piece, Griff. My question is (and you may have already posted on this): how do you assess the Jays' front office? Shapiro and company have had a good stretch of time to live up to their rep for building teams that go somewhere. True, the Jays have made the playoffs three times. Also true - they have won nothing. They appear to be on the verge of dealing their young, highly touted superstars and starting over.
Do you think its time for a change at the top, and does Rogers have the gumption to do it?
Thanks Terry. I honestly do not believe they will ever believe it’s time to start over. They spent $36M on renovations designed to attract the high rollers and we are confident that high rollers who are not fanatical baseball fans will not spend their money on a “start over”. The other part of the question, if they do try a reload with different playing personnel it should be with a different GM.
I'm a fan of a relatively stable batting lineup (assuming good performance), but this year's has been all over the place, which I really think is due to the poor roster construction in general. I sometimes shake my head at some of the lineups we've seen, but then think 'what do I know?', but some decisions just seem poor. Your suggestions seem very logical and I'm with you - as much as the Babe was a great story, he shouldn't be batting leadoff and I'm not convinced that his bat is going to lead us to the promised land in general.
To your point, with the current 13 position players, MGR Schneider’s most often used lineup has been 3 of 67 games.
I wonder how that compares to other teams. He's running out of permutations and combinations.
This is a well-thought-out piece, Griff. My question is (and you may have already posted on this): how do you assess the Jays' front office? Shapiro and company have had a good stretch of time to live up to their rep for building teams that go somewhere. True, the Jays have made the playoffs three times. Also true - they have won nothing. They appear to be on the verge of dealing their young, highly touted superstars and starting over.
Do you think its time for a change at the top, and does Rogers have the gumption to do it?
Thanks Terry. I honestly do not believe they will ever believe it’s time to start over. They spent $36M on renovations designed to attract the high rollers and we are confident that high rollers who are not fanatical baseball fans will not spend their money on a “start over”. The other part of the question, if they do try a reload with different playing personnel it should be with a different GM.