Jays get Josh Donaldson for Lawrie, Graveman, Nolin and Barreto

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

 

tl;dr: Billy Beane is stupid.

[o2cui2i]

I'm pretty sure that there are players who will be glad they dont have to deal with rage boy in the dugout and clubhouse.

[King]

Deiferson Barreto

 

Yup, chunky kid

[HERPDERP]

I was supposed to be playing Dragon Age tonight. Now I can't, too excited and have to read/listen to all reactions.

[Caper]

Barreto COULD be the best of them all. But for an 18 year old... that's a huge IF.

[Caper]

Jeff Blair on right now!! I bet he had to look Josh Donaldson too.

[fatcowxlive]

Barreto COULD be the best of them all. But for an 18 year old... that's a huge IF.

 

You're right, the chances of banking on an 18 year old reaching 6+ WAR seasons at a valuable position like 3B and not flopping is very slim

[Orgfiller]

Barreto COULD be the best of them all. But for an 18 year old... that's a huge IF.

 

Lol no. Unless you assume that every prospect has the ceiling of a superstar.

[Statman]

Not only is AA winning dat WAR, he is improving dat team chemistry without having Lind, Gose and Lawrie in the clubhouse.

[o2cui2i]

You're right, the chances of banking on an 18 year old reaching 6+ WAR seasons at a valuable position like 3B and not flopping is very slim

 

welcome back kid... glad you made it through your therapy. hope things are better... lol

[saskjayfan]

Beane said the key to this deal is Barreto.

 

barreto may very well turn out 4 years from now, but the Yankees have a 200+ million dollar payroll for a crappy lineup. In 4 years they may have a 200+ million dollar payroll of good players. We got 4 years of Donaldson for 3 years of Lawrie. Nolin and Graveman may turn out, but with Norris, Sanchez, stroman, Hoffman and hutch we could afford to give up pitching. The A's are going to have a much harder time competing this year. They gave up the farm to go for it last year and it didn't work out. They had to rebuild the farm and now we are making a push to go for it this year. We're still a couple pieces away. Should be interesting to see what moves we make next.

[TheHurl]

See, lawrie would go out for the season in his first leap. That's my problem with him

 

You haven't watched Donaldson play a lot have you. He's just as max effort as Lawrie. He's just so much slower that you don't notice it. He was hurt in September and the A's had to lasso him a bit so not to aggravate the injury.

[King]

lol

 

Ian Hunter ‏@BlueJayHunter 2m2 minutes ago

For what it's worth, Ricky Romero is the only surviving member of Team Unit on the Blue Jays roster.

[fatcowxlive]

welcome back kid... glad you made it through your therapy. hope things are better... lol

 

Glad to be back lol

 

You haven't watched Donaldson play a lot have you. He's just as max effort as Lawrie. He's just so much slower that you don't notice it. He was hurt in September and the A's had to lasso him a bit so not to aggravate the injury.

 

Huh? I've watched Donaldson a lot (A's are my 2nd favorite team) my post is saying that Lawrie will probably have a big injury after leaping for a ball in Oakland's huge foul territory.

 

Basically I'm saying Lawrie = Glass

[Angrioter]

Billy Beane said Brett Lawrie is just 23 at his press meeting. He's turning 25.

[fatcowxlive]

Billy Beane said Brett Lawrie is just 23 at his press meeting. He's turning 25.

 

..... wat

 

Watch him freak out knowing he's been going on an old scouting report or something LOL

[xposbrad]

Billy Beane said Brett Lawrie is just 23 at his press meeting. He's turning 25.

 

That's why he's one of the greatest GMs in the game, he can actually make players younger.

[Caper]

Funny Navarro wasn't in this deal.

[Dylan]

Just came out of the movies. Wtf just happened!

[fatcowxlive]

Funny Navarro wasn't in this deal.

 

He doesn't HAVE to be dealt, it's nice having solid backup

 

Although I would like to see him dealt in a package for an OF/2B or just for a reliever or something

[fatcowxlive]

Just came out of the movies. Wtf just happened!

 

Billie Bean got bent over by AA

[The Cats Ass]

Howard got 10 as the highest ever. Trout will obviously shatter that.

 

Here are the criteria for determining arbitration payouts as laid down by MLB's collective bargaining agreement:

 

The quality of the player's most recent season

The length and consistency of the player's career contribution

The record of the player's past compensation

Comparative baseball salaries

The existence of any physical or mental defects

The recent performance record of the player's club

 

$7.5 seems to make sense. I don't think it will be an issue. I see a 5 year deal being announced.

 

A 5 year deal would be good. Do you know Trout sign a long term deal...?

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis 6s6 seconds ago

AA "spoke to Donaldson 20 minutes ago and he's excited" #BlueJays

[King]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 16s16 seconds ago

Alex Anthopoulos is addressing the media now. Just talked to Donaldson, told him he reminded him of Bautista. #Bluejays #Jays

[gbill2004]

@BtBScore: Top 4 projected 3B for 2015 (fWAR):

1. Josh Donaldson - 5.5

2. Evan Longoria - 5.4

3. Adrian Beltre - 5.3

4. Manny Machado - 5.2

[GD]

Glad to be back lol

 

You're back?

[GeorgiaPeach]

Thanks boss. It's probably not a joke people should throw around.

 

Depends who's around

[fatcowxlive]

You're back?

 

I've been back baby!

[Deadpool]

@BtBScore: Top 4 projected 3B for 2015 (fWAR):

1. Josh Donaldson - 5.5

2. Evan Longoria - 5.4

3. Adrian Beltre - 5.3

4. Manny Machado - 5.2

 

Where's Sandoval and his 80bajilliondollar contract on that list?

[Deadpool]

Also, f***... Did not see this coming and the typical "I liked the players we have up" caveat notwithstanding, f*** I love this deal.