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"The case of J.A. Happ and his tenure with the Blue Jays certainly is a curious one.
He was acquired in a maligned trade for what is still deemed too many “prospects” in some corners, even as the players the Astros received continue to prove the Jays right in their evaluation.
He then was the saviour that all Jays fans were pining for this time a year ago, as he put in a great Spring Training while seemingly being destined for Buffalo, as Ricky Romero — the incumbent, the club insisted, until the bitter end — imploded.
Now he’s the man everybody wants out. Alex Anthopoulos has talked up the organization’s youngsters, partly out of self-preservation after doing fuck all to improve the rotation in the off-season, and that’s who fans want to see. Not J.A. Happ and his too many pitches, too few strikeouts, and supposed general mediocrity, especially now that he has begun this spring with two miserable outings (hurt though he may have been)."
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-From the entry "Happ’s Grasp On A Rotation Spot Now Seems As Tenuous As Our Grasp On What He Is As A Pitcher" by Andrew Stoeten
read the rest in the link below
-From the entry "Happ’s Grasp On A Rotation Spot Now Seems As Tenuous As Our Grasp On What He Is As A Pitcher" by Andrew Stoeten
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