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NorthYorkJays
The funny thing is that the Buck/Molina pair are HORRENDOUS behind the plate, although Molina does a good job of controlling the running the game. Neither can block a ball with proper fundamanetals.
meanguygary
These guys – Gonzalez, Buck / Molina & Gregg have all been much, much better than I ever could have imagined. I mean, Gonzalez w/ 17 HR’s? My only expectation of him was to play well in the field, which he certainly has…but again, the offense has been a great surprise. Buck’s bat has played a fair bit better than I thought & while he does have some miscues behind the plate, I wouldn’t call him a butcher either. Molina has been solid behind the plate. No issues there. Gregg was the most perplexing aquisition but other than a few blips, he’s been pretty good – so long as he’s not working for the 3rd night in a row.
Great job identifying these guys by AA.
Xave Ruth
Great article, Ben!
andhicks
Now to trade them all for future pieces!
coolstorybro222
Hmm. They still are in one of the toughest divisions out there, but I am suprised they are doing decent.
doytch
“I could care less.” Another reason to hate Kevin Gregg.
Steelslayer
Did you even read the paragraph that preceeded it? Why should the fact that he doesn’t “care less” about trade rumors be a reason to hate him? Moronic thing to say
doytch
Whooooosh. The phrase is “couldn’t care less.”
Spifficus
Well, maybe he could care just a bit less. He did note the mediocre record, so maybe he’s a grain of sand more, or an inch above “couldn’t care less”.
AJCBE
The funny thing is everyone bashes Cito Gaston and no one seems to put together that he’s the one (and Murphy) helping these guys become more successful players.
Chad Brown
Jays fan here and I love Cito. He’s doing a great job, so people complaining obviously just look at stats.
Spifficus
Aren’t the stats saying these guys are much better than normal?
I’m a huge fan of straw-men and scarecrows, but they should hold up to a breeze.
Sniderlover
No, Cito is bashed for his poor management and his horrible decisions during the game. Usually the starters and the bullpen he has trouble with. I would say he is also no good with the bench either but Jays don’t really have good bench players.
Anyways, anyone would be pleased with these guys. Gonzalez has been a stud. Buck has been solid, he had trouble blocking but that’s much improved now and he is calling games better now so that’s good. Gregg has been pretty good if you take out 2-3 games where he completely shat the bed and had crazy wild control. Other than that, he’s been pretty solid.
I know AA was also after Caaps as well in the off-season. He would look even smarter if he signed him but oh well. These were great signings and I am happy with all of them.
HerbertAnchovy
I wouldn’t sing the praises of Murphy. Hitting home runs all the time isn’t the answer. When they’re not hitting home runs, they usually lose. They need to stop focusing on swinging for the fences every single AB. I’d like to see them play more small ball.