Mehar wrote:Randle McMurphy wrote:Mehar wrote:Honestly, who cares what FanGraphs says? I judge this team based on how they have been performing in recent weeks, and not the "projections" of some computer analysis on what this team will do the rest of the way. You judge them on how they play on the field, and the results have been remarkable which nobody could have predicted.
A fair point but experience would also tell you runs like this don’t last forever (even for truly elite teams). Odds are they’ll go back to earth sooner or later and at least they’ll have some wins in the bank when they do.
It is easy to play the "What If Game"? However, what if the Jays continue to play at an elite level the rest of the way, and not 30-29 like how FanGraphs says? Back in 2015, I thought eventually the luck would run out of the Kansas City Royals who were playing above their heads. I thought on paper the Jays were going to beat them in the ALCS and go to the World Series. It did not happen unfortunately for us, and the Royals won the World Series. There is a thing called "Chemistry" and this team is showing it. Reminding me so much of the 2015 Royals. I am a believer in this team now. If it ain't broke, do not fix it. I will continue rolling with these same group of guys the rest of the year.
These guys who have played so well to make it the best team in the AL. Whatever happens, happens at the end. At the trade deadline, I would just rather trade some of your guys in Buffalo like Clase, Roden, Martinez, Leo Jimenez, etc, to get whatever upgrade in the bullpen you can get. I am considering Sandlin and Garcia as my trade deadline acquisitions also, along with Gimenez. If they want to sign a Right Handed bat for the bench, just go get a guy like J.D. Martinez who is looking to come back still and play the rest of the eyar. He is not the elite slugger he was in the past, but he can still hit for power. I am not going to trade Nimmala or Yesavage for some rental who might or might not make a difference in the end. I am now in the believer in sticking with what I got, and not changing the chemistry of this team which has resulted in their elite record the past month. No reason why this team cannot duplicate what the Royals did 10 years ago, and go to the World Series and be another team of destiny.
I’m struggling to decide where I stand on the team beyond enjoying them, but it might behoove us to recognize that the Jays have already surpassed their Pyth wins by more than the 2015 Royals did for the entire season, and they are raised as the poster child for a team’s ability to Chemistry their way to above-projection wins. Maybe this team will become the new poster child, but I don’t think smart money would be betting on it.
