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Blue Jays claim Justin Smoak off waivers.

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burlingtonbandit New Hampshire Fisher Cats

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Gross. He has been terrible for a while.

 

Edit: Apparently he has a 3.65 million option next year and if that declines still will head to arb. If they play to keep him he is probably just a waste of money for a team that has a lot of holes and not much $.

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Switch-hitting 1B, might be insurance so they can move Lind now. Though cheaper than Lind he isn't better value but maybe his value + (whatever the Lind return is) adds up to something good. I don't love the move but it sets up intriguing possibilities.
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Smoak was a big time prospect at one time. Not sure he amounts to anything, but definitely worth taking a flier on. Also, he'd be cheaper than Adam Lind next season.
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Still, as waivers claims go, not too bad. Have a bad feeling though that AA will replace Melky and Lind with Pillar and Smoak and then call it day.
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They will no doubt decline his option and go to arbitration. He's been terrible though. Might be better off with Francisco.
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As a waiver claim its interesting..... Get him out of the death trap for hitters that is Safco and get him into our bandbox... Never know.... Through the minors it has looked like he could take some walks. Hopefully another big time hitter that can flourish in Toronto lol.
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Having him on the 25-man would be gross (assuming he has no options). That's a long ways away though.
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Having him on the 25-man would be gross (assuming he has no options). That's a long ways away though.

 

OH god, its 6-months away and i'm already getting irked by AA talking about keeping this guy on the roster because hes out of options.

Abomination Buffalo Bisons

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Smoak's career road splits are quite a lot better than his home ones (mostly due to a babip more in line with what you'd expect to see). It's possible he's doing something different in Safeco, or for some reason just doesn't see the ball well there.
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I can see Smoak working out here, he has power and he will take a walk, seems like an AL east type of hitter. EE to DH fulltime and some combo of Smoak/Valencia/Mayberry could work at 1b at replacement level with upside while also adding depth at other positions.

 

Clearly this opens the door for a Lind trade, and the return for him could fill a roster hole elsewhere (i.e 2b/SS or even the bullpen). Overall the team could be improved pending the return on Lind.

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