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shushkewich95

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Feb 13, 2022, 12:16:11 PM2/13/22
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Hey Gang,

Thought I would set up a new thread as the other one is about to expire. Currently, we have 31 articles and are just over 500K views which is fantastic to see! I know topics are tough to come by now, but let's keep on plugging away and see if we can crack the 100 article month and finish first amongst the FanSided MLB rankings.

I have attached some topic ideas below similar to the previous threads to help get the juices going. As always, feel free to submit your own ideas.

Research required (most likely fit for slideshows):
- Highest drafted (late rounds) Blue Jays prospects to make the active roster (drafted by a certain GM, history, feel free to expand)
- Looking at the 2021 drafted prospects and how they finished out the campaign
- Former prospects who are currently MiLB free agents
- 3/5 of the worst contracts/trades given out by AA or Ross Atkins
- Projecting the 2022 opening day roster
- 3/5 players on the roster bubble for 2022
- Ranking the free agents the Blue Jays should go after once the CBA is in place
- Trade packages for Randal Grichuk
- 3/5/7 minor league free agents to consider bringing to Spring Training
- All players currently without a contract and arbitration-eligible (under old CBA)
-3/5/7 players the club should avoid in free agency 
- 3/5/7 players you wish the club would have signed and were rumoured in the mix for
- 3/5/7 biggest trade chips on the Blue Jays
- Where the current 40 man roster all came from (drafted, traded, signed, etc)
- How certain players evolved through the Blue Jays system (similar to Matt H's article on Bo Bichette)
- Who should round out the Blue Jays bench?


Opinion Pieces (varied opinions can lead to topics being covered more than once):

- Who will reach the Majors first, Zach Logue or Bowden Francis?
- Who should back up Vladdy at first base this season?
- Blockbuster trade scenarios using the Baseball Trade Evaluator
- Should George Springer continue being the leadoff hitter?
- Predicting how many games a healthy George Springer will play in this season
- How the lockout is impacting the Blue Jays (players cannot train at Dunedin, signing players, trading)
- How a healthy David Phelps could bring change to the Blue Jays relief corps
- Could the Blue Jays have brought back Robbie Ray or Marcus Semien?
- How an increased salary cap in a new CBA could impact the Blue Jays
- Will Alejandro Kirk steal the starting role? Impact with Moreno coming up?
- Could the club use Jordan Groshans as trade bait with Orelvis Martinez coming up the system?
- Could Kevin Smith find himself being the starting third baseman?


As always, Chris and I are here if you need anything.

Tyson

henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 14, 2022, 2:21:55 PM2/14/22
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Hi,
I was thinking about doing a list of some potential guys to fill out the rotation and how the Jays could acquire them. Guys like Marquez, Gray/Castillo, Kikuchi. Let me know what you think.

Henry.

Chris Henderson

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Feb 14, 2022, 3:17:15 PM2/14/22
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Sounds good Henry. The only thing I'd say is to make sure you see if you can find any updated info on each situation. For example, I feel like I recall the Rockies saying Marquez isn't going anywhere, but that could have changed more recently. 

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Henry Wright

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Feb 14, 2022, 3:18:20 PM2/14/22
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Sounds good, thanks

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henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 15, 2022, 3:45:35 PM2/15/22
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Just submitted for review

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Feb 15, 2022, 5:13:04 PM2/15/22
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Just submitted my article for review.

Zachary Rotman

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Feb 16, 2022, 12:54:01 PM2/16/22
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Can I write about whether George Springer should still be the leadoff hitter?

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Chris Henderson

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Feb 16, 2022, 1:38:18 PM2/16/22
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Sure go for it Zach. Just be aware that it’s a topic that many Jays fans feel passionate about, for whatever reason haha. 

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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 16, 2022, 1:39:58 PM2/16/22
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I would highly encourage you to look up his previous stats hitting lead off before joining the Jays especially the analytics side. Some people love Springer in that spot and will fight to keep him there as Chris mentioned lol 
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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 16, 2022, 2:48:21 PM2/16/22
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I submitted it for review!

Chris Henderson

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Feb 16, 2022, 7:24:28 PM2/16/22
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Hey team, 


Just wanted to take a quick second to thank you all for a job well done lately on the stuff I've been reading and editing. I don't say that kinda thing enough, but there have been some quality articles submitted, and some clear efforts to follow the formatting and whatnot. It's all very much appreciated, and like I said, I don't say it as much as I should. 

Hope you're all doing well, and as always, reach out if we can help at all. 


Cheers!


Chris

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David Corcoran

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Feb 16, 2022, 8:41:51 PM2/16/22
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Was looking at doing two articles over the next few days.  Blue Jays prospects that had better careers once they became free agents and left, and then the same but traded.
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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 16, 2022, 9:14:33 PM2/16/22
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Go fornit
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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 16, 2022, 9:14:42 PM2/16/22
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Go for it!
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henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 16, 2022, 9:18:32 PM2/16/22
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Hey,
I was hoping to write the possibility of Kirk stealing the starting role next season.

Evan Gignac

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Feb 16, 2022, 9:28:45 PM2/16/22
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Evening everyone,

Kind of a prevalent topic right now, but I was wondering if I could write a piece on how mental health is important in sports and just kind of making an effort of ending the stigma against talking about it. I would frame it in Blue Jays lens as I would mention players who’ve had challenges relayed to  mental health in the past and have worked to overcome it. If you have any advice on how to work this that’d be great! Thanks guys

Chris Henderson

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Feb 16, 2022, 9:53:10 PM2/16/22
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Feel free to run with that Henry. I'd maybe call it "winning" rather than stealing, but that's ultimately up to you. 

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henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 18, 2022, 7:07:19 PM2/18/22
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Just submitted for review.

Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 18, 2022, 9:22:19 PM2/18/22
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Thanks Henry!
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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 19, 2022, 8:25:09 AM2/19/22
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Hey,

Can I write an article suggesting 3-5 third base options for the 2022 season? Not sure if that’s been written or not

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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 19, 2022, 8:26:49 AM2/19/22
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Hey Zach, it’s unfortunately a topic that has been written on quite a bit.

You open to trying second base instead? Not nearly as much covered on that
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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 19, 2022, 8:30:16 AM2/19/22
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I can do that!

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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 19, 2022, 8:38:30 AM2/19/22
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Yours!
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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 19, 2022, 2:45:35 PM2/19/22
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Submitted!

Evan Gignac

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Feb 21, 2022, 10:05:53 PM2/21/22
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Hope everyone had a good family day, my article is in

Bevan Hamilton

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Feb 21, 2022, 10:23:07 PM2/21/22
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I'd like to try and write one this week on how the 2021 draft picks finished out the year if that's good 

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Chris Henderson

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Feb 21, 2022, 10:38:08 PM2/21/22
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Sounds good Bevan, go for it. And thanks Evan, and same to all of you and yours! 

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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 22, 2022, 11:30:21 AM2/22/22
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Can I take could the Jays use Jordan Groshans as trade bait?

Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 22, 2022, 12:06:20 PM2/22/22
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Sure can but be warned that Jordan has been known to not hold back on social media before lol
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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 22, 2022, 12:17:34 PM2/22/22
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Afternoon everyone,

Last week brought in just under 350K views and we finished second in the MLB division, 1000 back behind another site.

This is awesome to see and one of the clear takeaways is that the slideshows are bringing in some huge views. Congrats to both Zach and Henry, as both of you had articles that ranked in the top ten for views across MLB Fansided last week. Well done! 

I would like to touch on slideshow format just a bit, as they are one of our more popular content models at the moment. FanSided will not let Chris or I submit a slideshow for publication unless it meets the following criteria:

  1.  Three or more slides
  2. First slide = 300+ words; Every other slide: 250+ words
  3. Pictures centred and medium sized at the start of each slide (right after the next slide shortcode)
These are important to remember as Chris and I will have to bounce back articles for more words, as we generally like the contributors to be adding to the article rather than one of us add filler. There are websites like Word counter or Microsoft word that can be a great double check for you before submitting, as this makes sure there are no delays in posting. Sometimes if your intro is on the smaller side, feel free to add your first player/arguement in with your intro slide and then move onto the next slide featuring number two player/arguement.

I will send an updated player/idea sheet later tonight if you’re looking for ideas and always Chris and I are here if you need anything.

Tyson


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henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 22, 2022, 3:11:39 PM2/22/22
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I was hoping to do a list of 5 or so under the radar free agents the Jays should look at. I was thinking of guys like Jake Diekman, Jed Lowrie, Niko Goodrum, Alex Colome, and Tim Locastro. Let me know what you think.

David Corcoran

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Feb 22, 2022, 4:22:44 PM2/22/22
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Article is in on top players the Blue Jays have lost for nothing (waivers, release, Rule 5).

Dave
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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 22, 2022, 4:35:13 PM2/22/22
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Go for it Henry. If you think of more players, feel free to add on.

And thanks David!
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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 22, 2022, 4:44:54 PM2/22/22
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My article is in as well!

Nick Prasad

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Feb 23, 2022, 10:40:38 AM2/23/22
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International prospect article submitted 

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Zachary Rotman

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Feb 25, 2022, 1:06:56 PM2/25/22
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Hey! Can I take projecting the 2022 opening day roster?

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henry....@ryerson.ca

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Feb 25, 2022, 3:17:54 PM2/25/22
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Just submitted my latest article for review

Brent Cardy

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Feb 25, 2022, 10:47:19 PM2/25/22
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Has Jays Journal ever done a March Madness type of article?

I'm thinking you take the biggest moments in Blue Jays history and bracket them up. I don't think there is 64 but i'm sure as a group we can come up with 16 and pair them off with each other.

I'm thinking of match ups like:

Bautista vs Encarnacion- who had the bigger home run?

Vlad Guerrero's 2021 season vs Carlos Delgado's 2000 season

Am I out to lunch? What do you guys think? 

Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 25, 2022, 10:49:32 PM2/25/22
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Zach - sure can but be warned you might get a bunch of “we don’t even know when opening day is” comments

Brent - think we’d need a bit more context with this one, only because it seems like it would be a wicked project but would be one that needs to be planned out. 
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Frank Pirillo

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Feb 25, 2022, 11:05:49 PM2/25/22
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Evening everyone,

Was thinking of doing an article on the Jays payroll flexibility.  Build it around how we could start seeing unfamiliar territory, and in right scenario possibly hitting $200 mil for first time within the next couple seasons.


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Tyson Shushkewich

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Feb 25, 2022, 11:06:58 PM2/25/22
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 Go for it. Sources will be your friend on this one
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Jason Lee

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Feb 26, 2022, 8:28:08 PM2/26/22
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Hey guys,

Noticed we didn't have anything recent on Hyun-Jin Ryu in Korea so wrote a quick update article on his Spring Training progress with the Hanwha Eagles. Let me know if there are any problems!

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Frank Pirillo

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Good morning,
Article submitted for review.



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