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Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:16 am
by chrisanna
He's doin it... looking like a young pedro with all that movement. i believe in Marcus Stroman!

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:17 am
by Santoki
A star is born!

I hope.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:21 am
by Dan2087
I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:22 am
by chrisanna
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

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

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:26 am
by satyr9
He's 1991 Juan Guzman.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:28 am
by chrisanna
i propse a 'lets go stro' chant once we make the playoffs.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:29 am
by Schad
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.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:33 am
by 14DAYS
Dan2087 wrote:I just hope he isn't Ricky Romero

Where is ricky anyway?

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:37 am
by rarefind
Time to buy his jersey. Scary to think, even in his limited time in the bigs where this team could potentially be without him.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:37 am
by torontoaces04
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!

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:42 am
by Regulator
Love this kid. He has all the tools.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:43 am
by Avenger
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.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:44 am
by 14DAYS
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:

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 1:45 am
by Schad
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.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:14 am
by Graham's Cracker
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.

Image

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:18 am
by Schad
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.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:33 am
by J-Roc
satyr9 wrote:He's 1991 Juan Guzman.


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

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Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:42 am
by dagger
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.

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:20 am
by Black Watch
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?

Re: Marcus the Ace

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:30 am
by Schad
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.