Proposed Toronto Blue Jays Trades and the 2020 Roster (including the recent Free Agent signing of Tanner Roark) - by Moses

Proposed Trade

1.  From the Toronto Blue Jays;  Trent Thornton, Teoscar Hernandez, and 2020 3rd Round Draft Pick to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Robbie Ray and Kevin Ginkel

2.  From the Toronto Blue Jays;  Yennsy Diaz and Patrick Kivlehan to the Milwaukee Brewers for Eric Thames and Angel Perdomo

3.  From the Toronto Blue Jays;  Andy Burns to the Chicago White Sox for Ryan Goins

As a result of the trades and the recent Free-Agent signing of Tanner Roark, here is the team for next year;

Manager - Charlie Montoyo

Pitching Staff

1.  Robbie Ray (LHP)
2.  Tanner Roark (RHP)
3.  Matt Shoemaker (RHP) !
4.  Anthony Kay (LHP)
5.  Nate Pearson (RHP) *
6.  T.J. Zeuch (RHP)
7.  Ryan Borucki (LHP) !
8.  Thomas Pannone (LHP)
9.  Angel Perdomo (LHP) *
10.Sam Gaviglio (RHP)
11.Kevin Ginkel (RHP)
12.Ken Giles (RHP)  

Batting Order vs Righties

1.  Bo Bichette (SS) bats right
2.  Cavan Biggio (2B) bats left
3.  Eric Thames (DH/1B) bats left
4.  Vlad Guerrero Jr. (3B) bats right
5.  Rowdy Tellez (1B) bats left
6.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) bats right
7.  Randal Grichuk (RF) bats right
8.  Reese McGuire (C) bats left
9.  Anthony Alford (CF) bats right

Batting Order vs Lefties

1.  Bo Bichette (SS) bats right
2.  Cavan Biggio (2B) bats left
3.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF) bats right
4.  Vlad Guerrero Jr. (3B) bats right
5.  Randal Grichuk (RF) bats right
6.  Rowdy Tellez (1B) bats left
7.  Danny Jansen (C) bats right
8.  Jonathan Davis (DH/OF) bats right
9.  Anthony Alford (CF) bats right

Bench

1.  Ryan Goins (2B/SS/3B) bats left
2.  Richard Urena (2B/SS/3B) bats both *
3.  Derek Fisher (OF) bats left

!  - on injured reserve
* - in Minors last year 

Defining What is Right and What is Wrong - by Moses

  Here's the conundrum;  There is one G-d for argument's sake.  There are Seven Billion people on earth, therefore there are seven billion different ideas of what is right and wrong.  When someone argues a point in check another person has the right to agree, to disagree, be indifferent, or agree to disagree.  When we're young we study in school to get an education.  When we reach our late twenties we have pretty much formulated our independence through schooling (and street smarts that we've entertained).  The problem that most people have is that most people see things in 'black' and 'white'.  What happens when it's a grey area and the polarized view leads most people into believing that either or is okay.  The problem with too linear an approach is that it makes it harder on the psyche to entertain a polarized viewpoint.  The reality is that every issue has pros and cons that can't be stringently expressed with just one statement.  When someone tells me that something is right, or something is wrong, and I disagree to the statement, I remind them that it will still be okay to agree to disagree.  'You gotta do this or gotta do that' really shouldn't be said unless it's by the parent to the child, or by the Employer to the Employee.

  The problem America is having today is regarding 'White' privilege and 'Black' privilege.
'White' privilege;  Authoritative measures in place to ensure the safety of the 'White' man.  
'Black' privilege;  Coverage on the streets by people if your 'Black' and full exposure if you're 'White'.  
  When Colin Kaepernick wouldn't stand to the National Anthem in a Football game in 2016, he said afterwards that his conscience wouldn't allow him to honor his Nation based on the practices within America today towards 'Blacks'.  Funny, now he's been ostracized by the Football Community (kept from a job) and the media as being un-American for his actions.  Wasn't it Muhammad Ali who refused to go to Vietnam because, and I quote 'Ain't no Viet-Cong ever called me a Nigger'.  When it happened, Ali lost his belt and was almost railroaded out of the fight game. 
  It seems to me that when a 'White' man speaks up on a matter he expects to be heard.  When a 'Black' man speaks up he's railroaded. 

  Bill Cosby is another example of misguided justice.  Here is a man that every American loved for years and was thought of as a Great man.  When accusations towards rape from years' past surfaced, the legal system failed him and now he's being ostracized by America for allegations on his personal life from years past.  What confuses me is why statute of limitations wasn't employed in these allegations as the events are from 20 years past.  America would rather try to humble men as opposed to honoring the legal system when it's a legal matter.  There was no need to destroy Cosby's character in the media or in the Courthouse for that matter as a man is innocent until proven guilty.

  'Black' privilege;  Say you're in Compton, California.  You're 'Black' and living in a predominantly 'Black' neighborhood.  You're taught to have your neighbors back at all times in the hood.  Say a 'White' guy drives into the area and goes into a convenient store there.  Do the people in that area have his back?  Should America dismiss this as cultural indifference? 

   This procreation of bad blood from both sides of the fence causes many disturbances.  In fact some would say, even today, that should these negative sentiments be put forth as truths, could cause a ripple effect in the psyche of children across America and lead people to believe that have to fight battles that they don't really need to fight.  Likewise that feed the frenzy of the KKK, Neo Nazi's within America, and the Radical Muslim view of Shariya Law.     

  What is wrong with being indiscriminate of race, color, and creed?  Like I said earlier in the article;  There are seven billion different ideas of what is right and wrong.  How the hell are you supposed to singularly define what is right and wrong?    

  We may have to re-examine what Multi-Culturalism entails.

  By the way, how many African Americans own Professional Sports Franchises in North America today?

Player Forecasts for the 2019/20 Toronto Maple Leafs - by Moses

         Player                          GP    Goals   Assists    Points    +/-

1.  Auston Matthews (C)          82        50         50         100      +32
2.  John Tavares (C)                 77        38         50           88      +24
3.  Mitch Marner (RW)           62        23         63           86      +25
4.  Morgan Rielly (D)               82        20         57           77      +18
5.  William Nylander (RW)     82        30         45           75      +30
6.  Kasperi Kapanen (RW)     75         26        37            63      +12
7.  Andreas Johnsson (LW)     82        25        35            60      +22
8.  Ilya Mikheyev (RW)           82        27        30            57      +12
9.  Tyson Barrie (D)                 82        12        42            54      +17
10.Jason Spezza (C)                70        16         37            53      +7
11.Jake Muzzin (D)                 82        10         35            45      +15  

Toronto Maple Leafs Trade and Aftermath - by Moses

From the Toronto Maple Leafs; Alexander Kerfoot (Forward) to the New Jersey Devils for Wayne Simmonds (RW/LW)

As a result, here is this years' Toronto Maple Leafs;

Head Coach - Sheldon Keefe

Goalies

1.  Frederik Andersen
2.  Michael Hutchinson
3.  Kasimir Kaskisuo *

Defencemen

1.  Morgan Rielly
2.  Tyson Barrie
3.  Jake Muzzin
4.  Cody Ceci
5.  Justin Holl
6.  Travis Dermott
7.  Rasmus Sandin *
8.  Timothy Liljegren *

Forward Lines

                LW                                      C                                        RW

1.  Wayne Simmonds            Auston Matthews              William Nylander
2.  Zach Hyman                       John Tavares                      Mitch Marner 
3.  Andreas Johnsson               Jason Spezza                   Kasperi Kapanen
4.  Dmytro Timashov              Pierre Engvall                    Ilya Mikheyev 

Bench

1.  Frederik Gauthier (Forward)
2.  Nick Shore (C)
3.  Nic Petan (Forward) 
4.  Trevor Moore (LW) !


*  -  currently in Minors
!   - on injured reserve