Video: Josh Donaldson Hit A Grand Slam In First Start Since Being Set Free From Toronto
Josh Donaldson just hit a 2-out Grand Slam in his rehab start for Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers. 🧐☔️ pic.twitter.com/T4OPTy1cck
— Tim and Friends (@timandfriends) September 3, 2018
Crying shame I tell ya. Crying shame.
I hate seeing this because I love gamers and it’s a reminder of how the greatest gamer to ever wear my beloved Jays uniform, is gone after being trading for a PTBNL (Player to be named later which is cool baseball speak for ZERO).
Aaron Loup was traded for a PTBNL. Suck on that for a while.
Because Jays President Mark Shapiro lives in a hyperbaric chamber, almost nothing is known about this deal other than to get it done the Jays not only took not one notable prospect; they may have paid the majority of JD’s salary just to get rid of the former MVP. Suck on that for longer.
Trading your best player for a bag of nothing and paying his salary is like inviting your friend over to bang your wife and paying for his UBER. It says more about who did the trading than who was traded. I know Donaldson still isn’t healthy, and I get the risk involved in keeping him here, but he’s JFND.
There’s a reason Blue Jays management fail. They are scared shitless and have been since they arrived.
Mark rarely speaks and if he does its never anything bold or definitive. There’s no communication coming from the team to the fans and when they do communicate it’s more political rhetoric than baseball facts or thoughts. When they do something of substance like trade their best player and perennial MVP candidate, you’d expect a lengthy or at the very least well thought out explanation of what that signals and why you traded him for absolutely nada. Zip. Zilch. Jack Shitski.
I don’t think you’ll find a Jays fan who’s unreasonable about the idea of turning the page. But I can 100% guarantee you won’t see a Jays fan that isn’t wondering why The Blue Jays were and are being such pussies about it.
I get the rebuild but trading your greatest asset and getting poorer in the process doesn’t seem like sound baseball management.