I was guilty of thinking that Ben Johnson was good but not as special as he was made out to be. A product of being around high end talent and Dan Campbell.
I was wrong.
Ben is an elite play caller and we miss him.
Very true. Lost in all the drama is how poor of a managerial decision that was by John Schneider to bunt IKF with no outs and a runner on 2nd. Giving away one of your last outs to move a runner that was already in scoring position was so foolish. It lowered his expected run percentage for the inning. Tom Wopat could’ve made a better call.
Also not discussed is the Curse of Don Mattingly. The baseball gods once again showing their contempt for his nickname. 40 years and going strong.
I agree on JJ. Doing that will involve him improvising many plays with his feet. He will also have to make veteran decisions when to hold the ball and take a sack versus hero balling it into coverage. I don’t think he’s capable at this stage of his career.
The cap doesn’t really exist for smart teams that draft well. It’s a huge problem for the ones that don’t and are forced to overpay for available talent in free agency.
Schneider says the Jays plan on continuing to intentionally walk Ohtani the rest of the series.
Should Dave Roberts take the base runner at the top of the order or does he move Ohtani back to 3 or 4 and hope create some very difficult situations for the Jays.
All that buyout money could’ve gone to buying players. Not sure where they turn but this is a giant pile of wasted money.
Side note, he’d be a great fit at MSU.