Unavoidable Toronto Blue Jay Trades - by Moses

     

      The Toronto Blue Jays are in dire need for some arms for the rotation.  The loss of Hyun Jin Ryu is felt and the starting staff is less one arm as a result.  The need for a starter is great {although we have a few of top-notch arms in Triple A Buffalo - Adrian Hernandez (RHP - age 22), Casey Lawrence (RHP - age 35 and Max Castillo (RHP - age 23)}   

From the Toronto Blue Jays;  Danny Jansen (C - age 27), Zach Collins (C -age 27) and Yusei Kikuchi (LHP - age 31) to the Los Angeles Angels for Noah Syndergaard (RHP - age 29)

From the Toronto Blue Jays;  Raimel Tapia (OF - age 28) and Trent Thornton (RHP - age 28) to the Kansas City Royals for Dylan Coleman (RHP - age 25)

As a result this is how our Toronto Blue Jays look like in print;

Pitching Staff

1.  Alek Manoah (RHP - age 24)

2.  Kevin Gausman (RHP - age 31)

3.  Noah Syndergaard (RHP - age 29)

4.  Jose Berrios (RHP - age 28)

5.  Ross Stripling (RHP - age 32)

6.  Max Castillo (RHP - age 23)

7.  Adam Cimber (RHP - age 31)

8.  Dylan Coleman (RHP - age 25)

9.  David Phelps (RHP - age 35)

10.Yimi Garcia (RHP - age 31)

11.Tim Mayza (LHP - age 30)

12.Matt Gage (LHP - age 29) *

13.Brandon Eisert (LHP - age 24) *

14.Adrian Hernandez (RHP - age 22) *

15.Jordan Romano (RHP - age 29)

 Batting Order vs Lefties

1.  George Springer (CF/DH - age 32 -bats right)

2.  Bo Bichette (SS - age 24 - bats right)

3.  Vlad Guerrero Jr. (1B/DH - age 23 - bats right)

4.  Alejandro Kirk (C/DH - age 23 - bats right)

5.  Teoscar Hernandez (RF - age 29 - bats right)

6.  Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (LF - age 28 - bats right)

7.  Matt Chapman (3B - age 29 - bats right)

8.  Santiago Espinal (2B/3B - age 27 - bats right)

9.  Gabriel Moreno (C - age 22 - bats right) *

Bench

1.  Cavan Biggio (2B/3B/1B/RF) - age 27 - bats left)

2.  Ramal Tapia (OF) - age 28 - bats left  

3.  Jackie Bradley Jr. (OF) - age 33 - bats left

4.  Samad Taylor (2B/OF - age 23 - bats right) *

* add these Triple A players to our current active roster

The Conflict in Ukraine - by Moses

      What we're seeing in the Ukraine is systematic to the tyranny of Mother Russia.  The Stalin's, the Breznov's, the Putin's.  Deserving of everything they get including the near coming assassination attempt on Putin's life.  This war is a disgusting display of ruling an Empire, like the actions of the former Soviet Union, Mother Russia has adopted archaic and murderous intonations in the supposed self keeping of the 'people'.     

The Auston Matthews Line - by Moses

   The Toronto Maple Leaf Can-Am line of Michael Bunting, Auston Matthews, and Mitch Marner is the best line in the game today.  While there are the McDavid, Draisaitl, Bergeron, MacKinnon, and Huberdeau lines to contend with the Matthews line is the hottest in the game as we speak, and there is little reason in seeing them slow down in the near or distant futures.  Bunting is a rookie who is one of the favorites to win the Calder Trophy this year, and Matthews is definitely the best goal scorer in the game today (some would say the passing of the torch from Ovechkin).  With Mitch Marner the Leafs have one of the best play-makers in the game and he bodes well alongside Matthews as a scoring punch in the likes of Oates and Hull, Oates and Neely.  This year's line into next year could translate into 60 goal years for Matthews (who will probably top out at 57 this year alone).  Matthews has proven already that he is a 40+goal machine.  If Marner and Matthews stay together long enough we may see two 100+point years for years to come. 

A Forecast for statistics for the calendar year of 2022/23 of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Player                            GP       G      A      PTS     +/-    PIM

Mitch Marner                82       40     99     139     +51     22

Auston Matthews          80       68     65     133     +53     16

Michael Bunting            80       46     54     100     +48     33

William Nylander          77       32     45      77      +20     30

John Tavares                  75       32     43      75      +22     50

Morgan Rielly                80       20     55      75      +30     28      

The 2021/22 Toronto Maple Leafs - by Moses

Coach - Sheldon Keefe

Goalies                        GP   W   L  OTL  G.A.A  Save%   SO  

1.  Jack Campbell       52   35  10    5       2.57    .917         5

2.  Peter Mrazek         22   13   7     0       3.08    .910         1

3.  Erik Kallgren        10    5     3    1       2.93    .899         1              

Defencemen

1.  Morgan Rielly

2.  Rasmus Sandin

3.  T.J. Brodie

4.  Timothy Liljegren

5.  Travis Dermott

6.  Jake Muzzin

7.  Justin Holl

Scorers                                GP   G     A    PTS   +/-   PIM

1.  Auston Matthews           77   63    56   119   +30    20

2.  Mitch Marner                70   39    65   104    +27   14    

3.  John Tavares                  81   30    48    78     +3    32    

4.  William Nylander          82   33    40    73       0    22

5.  Morgan Rielly               82   10     60    70    +22   50  

6.  Michael Bunting           82   25     43    68    +22   40

7.  Alexander Kerfoot        77   15     40    55   +25   14  

8.  Jason Spezza                70    15     23    38    +3    30  

9.  Ondrej Kase                 65    14    20    34    +7    20      

10.Pierre Engvall              75    12    20    32    +3    18 

11.David Kampf                74    11    18    29    +11   24

12.Ilya Mikheyev              50    14    14    28    +6     6       

13.Wayne Simmonds        75    10    16    26     0     80