R. Mancini

Well nice win tonight. I am a little tipsy as i had a few drinks tonight so forgive me if i make any mistakes. I think i am sober enough to write this blog.

The Jays have IMO the strongest rotation in the American league. How many teams have 5 strong in the rotation. Halladay is the epitomy of an ace. McGowan is a little inconsistant but has the stuff of a future ace. Marcum is just incredible, he mixes his pitches well, Litsch is just somehow good, he doesnt have to much STUFF but he is decent, and Burnett looks like the best pitcher in Baseball somedays but then he could look average sometimes.

The Bull pen is almost lights out and Ryan has been incredible since coming back.

The offense is where it all goes horribly wrong.
Stewart- Has been good lately but is not hitting for tyhe average i was hoping for. He has also shown almost no power.

Hill- He is just doing terrible. He has shown NO power lately and isnt hitting for average.

Rios- He is our best player and my personal favourite. BUT that home run derby really screwed him up. Hes only got 4 HRs since (I THINK). Also i got a problem with the way he swings. He shouldnt bend his knees so much it takes away from his power swing. I realize it makes the strike zone smaller but, it cant be comfortable.

Wells- Was doing alright but is now injured.

Rolen- Has been doing pretty alright, id like to see some more power but he is doing what i expected.

Overbay- Has been a complete dissapointment since we got him but has been hitting lately. But he doesnt do offensively what a 1b is supposed to do.

Scutaro- My new favourite player, not only is he Italian but he is clutch and doing well for a utility player.

Zaun- My least favourite player, he should be the 1st to go at the end of the year.




My Idea's for improvement.

New Catcher- We needan upgrade both offensively and defensively. I saw the minor leaguer JP Arencibia(Last years 1st round pick) is hitting for power and average and should be ready not next year but probably the next. So i would love for him to be our starter either next year or the year after but if not i think we should go after a vet catcher that is offensively capable. Or go out and try to get Jarrod Saltalamacchia. He is a great young catcher who is being wasted on the bench.

New 1B- Overbay is good devfensively but not offensively. We could move Matt Stairs to 1b and find a new DH or just find a 1B. That Travis Snider is ripping up the minor leagues and he is probably a DH or 1B in the majors and will probably be ready by next year and should be given a shot at LF or 1b. OR we could go get Adam Dunn who has been shopped for a while and move him to 1B or DH. Instantly adds a power lefty to the lineup. Or we could try for Ken Griffey, he is also being shopped.

Future SS- We have no good SS in the minors and the way Ricciardi drafts we probably will never have one. So the way i look at itwe need to go out and grab olther peoples prospects. The Marlins just signed Hanley Ramirez longterm whhich was who i wanted, since he would have been a FA i think. I think we could get a good SS prospect from a team like the Mets who have Reyes for a long time, relatively easy. Whatever it is we need a young Shortstop.

So trades or Cuts.

Overbay and David Purcey for Adam Dunn and a mid level pitching prospect. 1B solved

Zaun, Ricky Romero and some mid level pitching prospect for Jarrod Saltalamacchia. C and then we could either move him or Arencibia to 1B sooner or later. (Because Dunn is short term.)

Robinson Diaz and Adam Lind for some 5 tool type short stop. We could also add in Accardo for a really goodprospect. I think Accardo is good value with what he did last year to some team that needs a closer. Maybe a NL east team (Because they all got sick SS so they must have no need for the good SS in their minors.



Well thats just my idea, i think this will improve the team a ton not only short term but longterm