Jays and others still pursuing Jeff Samardzija

[G-Snarls]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/20/levine-samardzijas-future-cloudy-as-blue-jays-others-pursue-him/

 

By Bruce Levine-

 

MESA, Ariz. (CBS) – Although Jeff Samardzija was making his second-to-last spring training start Thursday in his preparation for Opening Day, his days as a Cub could be numbered.

 

At least 15 scouts, and likely closer to 25, were on hand to watch the 29-year-old right-hander work against Seattle. The Toronto Blue Jays had three scouts in attendance, including their director of professional scouting, top scout and former Cubs general manager Ed Lynch.

 

The Cubs and Samardjia are no closer to a deal on a long-term contract now than they were the last time they had substantive talks in December at the winter meetings in Orlando. Samardzija is working on a one-year deal that was reached just before going to arbitration.

Edited March 20, 2014 by G-Snarls

[Abomination]

Link

 

Lol, screwed up the title, didn't include the link. Mods are supposed to clean up other people's brain farts damn it!

[G-Snarls]

Possible this is one of the deals that AA knew he had the option to do the last few months and has been waiting to see if he has to?

[G-Snarls]

Just a few more scouting reports from drunk old guys with radar guns should do it. You can't trust the mountains of major league data when it comes to making decisions on players.

 

Yes. Sportsnet just released this shot of the Jays head scout in action:

 

http://www.the-editing-room.com/img/Trouble-with-the-Curve-4.jpg

[G-Snarls]

Lol, screwed up the title, didn't include the link. Mods are supposed to clean up other people's brain farts damn it!

 

Ouch

 

Hahahahaha

[Abomination]

Possible this is one of the deals that AA knew he had the option to do the last few months and has been waiting to see if he has to?

 

Could be. I think we need to keep our young pitching though, so I hope we don't do it. Once we get rid of the turf, we shouldn't have to overpay for bats. We'll never get FA pitching at face value, so we're better off developing it ourselves.

[G-Snarls]

Could be. I think we need to keep our young pitching though, so I hope we don't do it. Once we get rid of the turf, we shouldn't have to overpay for bats. We'll never get FA pitching at face value, so we're better off developing it ourselves.

 

Totally. Bargain 1 year SP guys looking to build their value for future contracts don't want to pitch in the RC launching pad against the Yankees Red Sox Orioles and Rays all the time. ERA, HR and W-L records suffer.

[G-Snarls]

My hope is that teams realize that park factors exist and that agents realize this. So the player doesn't care what park he plays in.

 

Keep hoping. I guarantee most pitchers, especially during impending FA years care quite a lot.

[over500]

Yes. Sportsnet just released this shot of the Jays head scout in action:

 

http://www.the-editing-room.com/img/Trouble-with-the-Curve-4.jpg

 

I haven't watched the movie, I got a feeling that it's a movie about a dinosaur, scouting players based on abilities to play the game the right way and possibly proving saber dogs wrong. Am I anywhere close?

[G-Snarls]

You nailed it. It's unwatchable.

 

I can handle most movies when Amy Adams in on screen

[Stangstag]

I can handle most movies when Amy Adams in on screen

 

You must love American Hustle

[flafson]

I actually enjoyed that movie.

About this story, we know AA has 14mil to spend and it could also mean that AA knows we have a SP problem.

[G-Snarls]

You must love American Hustle

 

s*** haven't seen. Need to.

[flafson]

You must love American Hustle

 

That movie was so hard to watch, i stopped mid way. I never stop watching movies.

Although, if it wasn't for her, i'd stop a lot earlier.

[G-Snarls]

BTS calling for flafson's banning in 3.. 2.. 1..

[over500]

That movie was so hard to watch, i stopped mid way. I never stop watching movies.

Although, if it wasn't for her, i'd stop a lot earlier.

That's intredasting. I don't think I've seen anyone who didn't like it. I haven't watched it myself either.

[G-Snarls]

Guys if Shark and Tuiasosopo both end up on the team Buck will injure himself and have a stroke trying to pronounce them on the air

[G-Snarls]

It's that bad?

 

It's cliche. And I thought Timberlake was bad in it. But I didn't mind it.

[flafson]

Why did you stop? Only reason I can think of was you couldn't understand them?

 

Was very very boring.

[kgm1]

Just a few more scouting reports from drunk old guys with radar guns should do it. You can't trust the mountains of major league data when it comes to making decisions on players.

 

You would want a scout to have a look at him right now , make sure he throwing like he always has . Just makes sense when you have all these guys sitting around . Supposedly we have the most scouts so He might as well give them something to do .

[G-Snarls]

You would want a scout to have a look at him right now , make sure he throwing like he always has . Just makes sense when you have all these guys sitting around .

 

You're right

 

Though this IS the team that had the money set aside yet declined to sign Aroldis Chapman after watching one bullpen session

[kgm1]

You're right

 

Though this IS the team that had the money set aside yet declined to sign Aroldis Chapman after watching one bullpen session

 

Didn't they have the second best offer ?

[8D]

They really love this guy. You know, I think it's pretty clear now the Jays only go for the guys they really believe in.

The guys they think can really make a huge impact on the team. Learned from all the past mistakes with other players.

[G-Snarls]

Didn't they have the second best offer ?

 

Oh was that the deal? I must have mis interpreted a Beeston quote on the subject.

[G-Snarls]

They really love this guy. You know, I think it's pretty clear now the Jays only go for the guys they really believe in.

The guys they think can really make a huge impact on the team. Learned from all the past mistakes with other players.

 

Exactly. Like Happ! Josh Johnson!

 

Oh wait...

[8D]

Exactly. Like Happ! Josh Johnson!

 

Oh wait...

 

"Learned from all the past mistakes with other players."

 

 

And for the record, I really thought JJ was gonna be a monster with the Jays.

[G-Snarls]

Yes.

 

Beeston on Rogers support:

 

When we need to go in the inetrnational market to sign a player. They signed off on (Aroldis) Chapman, OK. It was us that made the decision not to get Chapman. We didn't see him well in a workout, but they signed off on Chapman.

[G-Snarls]

"Learned from all the past mistakes with other players."

 

 

And for the record, I really thought JJ was gonna be a monster with the Jays.

 

Oh yeah me too. I was absolutely shocked what a disaster he was. There were lots of fails last year but he was the biggest.

[Terminator]

Was very very boring.

 

The first half isn't great, really picks up the second half.

[BlueJaysGirl]

Good to know, I really want to see this.

 

It's pretty good. A little cheesy and cliché, but what baseball movies not starring all young people aren't?

 

When you watch it, imagine the bad assistant GM and any of the Jays scouts evaluating players for the draft with how Atlanta's first round pick is implied to turn out. Like the Braves would s*** the bed.