Comments on: Bill James’ 2012 projections: Jays position players

By: Barber on the Blue Jays

Barber on the Blue Jays — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:52:23 +0000

[...] may recall Bill James offense happy projection for Lind’s 2012 [...]

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:22:38 +0000

[...] may recall Bill James offense happy projection for Lind’s 2012 [...]

By: Mylegacy

Mylegacy — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:11:55 +0000

@Eagles11 I also think the bullpen will be much stronger in 2012 than many fear. We’ve EIGHT very solid in-house arms competing for the non-closer role: Janssen, Cecil, Litsch, Villanueva, Perez, Carreno, Mills and Beck. The first 6 are near shoo ins for the job.

By: Mylegacy

Mylegacy — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:11:55 +0000

By: gnor

gnor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:52:47 +0000

James’ formulas can only predict what a player will do by looking at what he has done in the past. For instance, last year, he had Joey Bats hitting around .250 with 35 HR. There is no provision for a player climbing up the learning curve, hence the conservative outlook on young players. Let’s hope they all exceed BJ’s predictions!

By: gnor

gnor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:52:47 +0000

By: gnor

gnor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:58:46 +0000

@scottbarber@Eagles11

Villanueva was one of our most effective pitchers last year, and I would not be surprised if he won a spot in the rotation. So you have:

Starters:

Romero, Morrow, Alvarez, Villanueva, McGowan

Pen:

Closer X, Janssen, Carreno, Perez, Litsch, Cecil, Drabek

Doesn’t look too bad.

By: gnor

gnor — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:58:46 +0000

@scottbarber@Eagles11

Villanueva was one of our most effective pitchers last year, and I would not be surprised if he won a spot in the rotation. So you have:

Starters:

Romero, Morrow, Alvarez, Villanueva, McGowan

Pen:

Closer X, Janssen, Carreno, Perez, Litsch, Cecil, Drabek

Doesn’t look too bad.

By: scottbarber

scottbarber — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:30:08 +0000

@Eagles11 I think the Jays bullpen will be much stronger next year, just with the guys they already have alone.. I expect AA to do something similar to last year, and go with mid-tier relief FA’s. I also think Francisco will be coming back.

As for Cecil, I don’t think he’ll be moved, yet. Why trade him when his value is so low?

By: scottbarber

scottbarber — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:26:21 +0000

@Eagles11 AA has said he’s looking for a starter- and the Jays are said to be “interested” in virtually every pitcher on the market- for what it’s worth. I have no idea what direction they’ll go in. If I was AA, I would probably stand pat and continue to wait for pitchers in the system to develop.