Marcus the Ace

chrisanna · Post #1 » by **chrisanna** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:16 am

He's doin it... looking like a young pedro with all that movement. i believe in Marcus Stroman!

Santoki · Post #2 » by **Santoki** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:17 am

A star is born!

I hope.

Dan2087 · Post #3 » by **Dan2087** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:21 am

I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

chrisanna · Post #4 » by **chrisanna** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:22 am

Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

me too. oh...and here's your and 1.

satyr9 · Post #5 » by **satyr9** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:26 am

He's 1991 Juan Guzman.

chrisanna · Post #6 » by **chrisanna** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:28 am

i propse a 'lets go stro' chant once we make the playoffs.

Post #7 » by **Schad** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:29 am

Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Even when Ricky was good, he didn't perform spectacularly in advanced metrics, which suggested that he was getting lucky (or aided by the Jays infield defense).

Stroman's FIP/xFIP, however, are fantastic. Too early to say that he's an ace, but there's nothing in his numbers that indicate that regression might be coming.

14DAYS · Post #8 » by **14DAYS** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:33 am

Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

rarefind · Post #9 » by **rarefind** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:37 am

Time to buy his jersey. Scary to think, even in his limited time in the bigs where this team could potentially be without him.

torontoaces04 · Post #10 » by **torontoaces04** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:37 am

14DAYS wrote:
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

Living it up in Buffalo, laughing straight to the bank every two weeks!

Regulator · Post #11 » by **Regulator** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:42 am

Love this kid. He has all the tools.

Avenger · Post #12 » by **Avenger** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:43 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Even when Ricky was good, he didn't perform spectacularly in advanced metrics, which suggested that he was getting lucky (or aided by the Jays infield defense).

Stroman's FIP/xFIP, however, are fantastic. Too early to say that he's an ace, but there's nothing in his numbers that indicate that regression might be coming.

He's actually gotten better, in his first few starts he was struggling against lefties and showing some platoon splits. Right now he's locking down lefties as well to the point where his numbers against lefties and righties are identical.

14DAYS · Post #13 » by **14DAYS** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:44 am

torontoaces04 wrote:
14DAYS wrote:
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

Living it up in Buffalo, laughing straight to the bank every two weeks!

I forgot they gave him a 30 million dollar contract. :noway:

Post #14 » by **Schad** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:45 am

Avenger wrote:He's actually gotten better, in his first few starts he was struggling against lefties and showing some platoon splits. Right now he's locking down lefties as well to the point where his numbers against lefties and righties are identical.

Lefties are so damned mindful of him burying that slider on their back foot that he just throws fastballs by them on the outer half. It's pretty great.

Graham's Cracker · Post #15 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:14 am

14DAYS wrote:
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

Last time I saw him, he was on crutches entertaining some Jays when they were in LA.

Post #16 » by **Schad** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:18 am

That picture confirms a longstanding suspicion on mine: if Adam Lind couldn't hit baseballs, he'd be three rent payments behind on a trailer somewhere in Alabama.

Also: I know you're making the rookie minimum Drew, but that's no excuse for not trying the blazer on at the second-hand store before buying it.

J-Roc · Post #17 » by **J-Roc** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:33 am

satyr9 wrote:He's 1991 Juan Guzman.

I prefer the Pedro Martinez comparison. Either way needs jerry curls.

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dagger · Post #18 » by **dagger** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:42 am

torontoaces04 wrote:
14DAYS wrote:
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

Living it up in Buffalo, laughing straight to the bank every two weeks!

More like laughing straight to the bank in Los Angeles, rehabbing.

Black Watch · Post #19 » by **Black Watch** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:20 am

Schadenfreude wrote:Also: I know you're making the rookie minimum Drew, but that's no excuse for not trying the blazer on at the second-hand store before buying it.

What if he bought it at Frenchy's?

Post #20 » by **Schad** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:30 am

Black Watch wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:Also: I know you're making the rookie minimum Drew, but that's no excuse for not trying the blazer on at the second-hand store before buying it.

What if he bought it at Frenchy's?

I actually had Frenchy's in there initially, before concluding that most of you godless central Canadians might not know what that is.