Jump to content
Cease is on the hill against the Rays, join our game thread! ×
Jays Centre
  • Create Account
Click here to read DiamondCentric's list of top trade candidates at the MLB trade deadline, updated (almost) daily!

Qualifying offer for Janssen

TDotttt2005

By TDotttt2005
in Toronto Blue Jays Talk

 Share

Recommended Posts

Nox Draft Eligible

Nox

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
nothing but solid over the last few years

 

Except that now and the future we don't expect him to be very good. That's what the money goes towards, not past performance.

  • Replies 94
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

kgm1 First Round Pick

kgm1

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Any GM who gave Janssen and Rasmus QO,s would be laughed out of baseball. Realistically this team should be blown up this offseason which we all know won't happen unless a new president comes in and really cuts the budget.
Atothe Vancouver Canadians

Atothe

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted
Rustney Castillo? He could move to CF vs lefties with Reimold in left, and Gose could play center with Castillo in left vs righties.

 

I wish

GeorgiaPeach First Round Pick

GeorgiaPeach

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
You can't do that with every player. Some players you really have to keep around past age 26 or 27. There's no way any team could keep replacing 2-3 players evrey year with quality young and cheap replacements. The pipeline would never be that strong. At best you might be able to do that with 1 guy every year.

 

True.

 

But having guys hang around till retirement or late 30's for a team that needs every advantage it can get to contend isn't bright.

 

It's a fan appeaser.

 

Alex's job 24/7 is managing a baseball organization. He should have plans and contingency plans all over the place.

GeorgiaPeach First Round Pick

GeorgiaPeach

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Gose in CF, and get a 4th OF who can play CF and preferably hit RH so Gose doesn't have to hit the toughest lefties. Craig Gentry's skill set would be perfect.

 

Drew Stubbs?

GeorgiaPeach First Round Pick

GeorgiaPeach

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
And more reliable than most of the other crap out there too. Casey gets a lot of flak but he's been nothing but solid over the last few years barring a few injury woes and the odd bit of rust sprinkled in. He'd be good to re-sign on a 2yr contract in the ballpark of 16-18M.

 

Eventually players breakdown and it's better to not be on the hook.

ElNik2013 FCL Blue Jays

ElNik2013

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted
I'll say it again ! If Rasmus is on this team next year I will be very pissed . He should have been moved last offseason when his value peaked and we had no money and needed pitching

 

 

Same applies to Janssen, Santos, Delabar, Cecil...

jays76 First Round Pick

jays76

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
Eventually players breakdown and it's better to not be on the hook.

 

True and I would never advocate an overpay for the sake of holding on to him but if we could get 2 years at a reasonable price I'd do it considering the available options and the market. Yeah his velocity sucks but that's never been his game anyways and I'm sure he's got at least 2 decent years left in the tank.

reedjohnsonfan Dunedin Blue Jays

reedjohnsonfan

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
True and I would never advocate an overpay for the sake of holding on to him but if we could get 2 years at a reasonable price I'd do it considering the available options and the market. Yeah his velocity sucks but that's never been his game anyways and I'm sure he's got at least 2 decent years left in the tank.

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/02/2015-mlb-free-agents.html

 

There's some decent old guys there that could close for another 1-2 years. Janssen's not a must keep.

jays76 First Round Pick

jays76

Verified Member
Posted
Posted
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/02/2015-mlb-free-agents.html

 

There's some decent old guys there that could close for another 1-2 years. Janssen's not a must keep.

 

Who do you like? Most of those guys didn't look appealing to me at all. Great list to browse though, I couldn't help but notice how many starters & set up men will be on the market. Also made me realize how thin the options are for 2B although there were a handful of SS options where we could push Reyes to 2B. Also couldn't believe Denorfia & Gomes are 4 years older than Melky, even Tony Gwynn jr is 2 years older than him. Sign that man stat!

GD MVP

GD

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted

Interesting tidbits in a Blair article.

 

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/teams/toronto-blue-jays/aaron-sanchez-toronto-blue-jays-alex-anthopoulos-john-gibbons/

Janssen is eligible for free agency and has a hankering to return home to California. The list of long-term, free-agent deals for closers that have exploded in a team’s face is lengthy. Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos won’t commit long-term to Janssen – nor should he, since Janssen is short stuff-wise and has a razor-thin margin for error – despite the Blue Jays internal options not being very exciting. The Jays like Aaron Loup, their deceptive left-hander, in his current role. The organization doesn’t think Brett Cecil or Dustin McGowan have it inside them to close. Sergio Santos’ $6 million option won’t be picked up and while Brandon Morrow will get a short relief stint once (if?) his rehabilitation is over, his $10 million option for next season won’t be exercised.

 

I like what I see.

GD MVP

GD

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted
It's kind of like not sticking a fork in the socket.

 

Yeah, I'm pretty glad that Anthopoulos is managing to not colossally f*** this up.

Dick_Pole FCL Blue Jays

Dick_Pole

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted
I have been a supporter of Janssen returning at a reasonable contract, but not a QO. Good thing he is at least making this decision easier on the team this past month or so.
BTS GOAT

BTS

Community Moderator
Posted
Posted
I have been a supporter of Janssen returning at a reasonable contract, but not a QO. Good thing he is at least making this decision easier on the team this past month or so.

 

At his current level, a reasonable salary is like 600K + a bonus or two. Velo down to 89 and he's not fooling anybody.

Angrioter MVP

Angrioter

Old-Timey Member
Posted
Posted
At his current level, a reasonable salary is like 600K + a bonus or two. Velo down to 89 and he's not fooling anybody.

 

He's like Josh Towers but in the bullpen

BTS GOAT

BTS

Community Moderator
Posted
Posted
So did this all start with that stomach flu where he lost like 10 pounds? Was that the turning point?

 

It would be interesting to see his velo pre- and post-flu. Because he's at 89 on the season now, but he might actually be sitting 87 or 88 right now.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
The Jays Centre Caretaker Fund
The Jays Centre Caretaker Fund

You all care about this site. The next step is caring for it. We’re asking you to caretake this site so it can remain the premier Blue Jays community on the internet.

Become a Caretaker

  • Member Statistics

    21,010
    Total Members
    48,845
    Most Online
    Taylor Leonard
    Newest Member
    Taylor Leonard
    Joined
×
×
  • Create New...