Jays Trade Happ for Saunders

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now11 seconds ago

AA "i think Saunders has always been a productive player with his defense and speed. We're not expecting him to carry offense. #BlueJays

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now

AA: Saunders played 139 games in '12, 132 in '13, solid OPS those years in that ballpark. Offensive upside coming to Toronto. #Bluejays

[Westfan]

Possibly Texas, long shots Cubs/Dodgers maybe Pitt, but the Jays probably have to eat half his contract to the latter clubs.

Daniels has said a catcher and starter is his main focus for the off season but do they have a reliever worth taking?

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now5 seconds ago

AA "he did hit 19 HRs in 2012 and had good OPS last 2 years. If we get the Saunders from 2012 and 2013 we'll be bery happy" #BlueJays

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now8 seconds ago

AA: Medical staff reviewed Saunders' records, they're very comfortable with his health. #Bluejays #Jays

[King]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now11 seconds ago

AA: We liked Happ, were excited to have him as part of the team, didn't plan on moving him. Complete pro. #Bluejays #Jays

[Atothe]

AA using ops

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now5 seconds ago

AA "trading Happ wan't easy. Thought he made tremendous strides last year. I would not be surprised if Happ had an outstanding yr in Sea"

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now8 seconds ago

AA "Saunders was extremely excited to join the club. #BlueJays

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now9 seconds ago

AA: Talked to Saunders, he was "extremely excited". Said he'd been following #Bluejays off-season moves. #Jays

 

Saunders <3

[baubau]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now8 seconds ago

AA: Medical staff reviewed Saunders' records, they're very comfortable with his health. #Bluejays #Jays

 

Yes, but have they asked Saunders' mom for her diagnosis?

[ScientificReason]

Holy crap . . What an offseason so far. I take back everything I said AA. Wow. Lineup should be sick. Need another arm though now especially

[Frenchsoup]

AA has been pretty much perfect this off season.

[King]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now16 seconds ago

AA: Open to moving Navarro if we can find a spot where he'd be an everyday guy and deal makes sense for us. Still fits on #Bluejays though.

 

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now

AA "we're open to moving Navarro if he can get an everyday job but we still think he's a valuable player" #BlueJays

[King]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now

AA: People in our analytics dept. think there's a lot of offensive upside in Smoak. #Bluejays #Jays

 

Nice.

[Atothe]

Yes, but have they asked Saunders' mom for her diagnosis?

 

she wasn't available for consultation

[King]

Medlen hnnnnnnnnnnhhjalex do it

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now4 seconds ago

AA: Made some phone calls today off the non-tender list. Some names we're intrigued by on that list. #Bluejays #Jays

[Atothe]

We have 6 ML quality starters with Sanchez potentially another. Two more in the pipeline (Castro, Osuna) and 2 swingmen in the pen (Hendriks, Redmond). Pitching was a position of depth and we just traded from it. We are set now.

 

Still would love McCarthy on a one or two year reasonable deal

[King]

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Question, what do you think of Matt Boyd? Do you think he could be a decent depth starter at the end of next season, and by 2016?

[burlingtonbandit]

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now

AA: People in our analytics dept. think there's a lot of offensive upside in Smoak. #Bluejays #Jays

 

Nice.

 

Whoever they hired in their analytics dept. is doing a great f***ing job. Credit to AA for listening to them as some GMs don't always do that.

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis 7s7 seconds ago

AA "I think we've tried to stay flexible (moneywise). We're going to continue to be creative to make our team beter. #BlueJays

[Spanky99]

Daniels has said a catcher and starter is his main focus for the off season but do they have a reliever worth taking?

 

Sure, I'm surprised they non-tendered Ogando, that was a fit. Meh, we'll see.

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now5 seconds ago

AA "we plan to stretch Sanchez out to be a starter but I have no idea what the next few weeks will bring to our roster" #BlueJays

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now

AA: Plan on stretching Sanchez out to compete for a starting job, but don't know what other changes might come over off-season. #Bluejays

[imsorry4beatinU]

Saunders --> http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8879974/v20979095/42712-saunders-slams-mariners-to-dramatic-win/?query=Michael%2Bsaunders%2Btoronto

 

I was there! My one of 3 games I've been to at Rogers Centre visiting from Ottawa.

[King]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now12 seconds ago

At this point, AA says Sanchez will compete for a spot in the rotation, but it sure sounds like he isn't done looking for SP upgrades.

[reedjohnsonfan]

Sounds like Melky is for sure gone now. Not that it was likely he'd return, but AA says Saunders will be the LFer.

[TwistedLogic]

Medlen hnnnnnnnnnnhhjalex do it

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now4 seconds ago

AA: Made some phone calls today off the non-tender list. Some names we're intrigued by on that list. #Bluejays #Jays

 

If they f***ing sign Medlen now

 

http://i.imgur.com/BcAfnux.gif

 

 

 

But in the meantime...

 

-hostile chanting- CRAIN! CRAIN! CRAIN! CRAIN! CRAIN! CRAIN!

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[Atothe]

the fact that AA is listening to them is beyond encouraging

[burlingtonbandit]

Barry Davis ‏@SNBarryDavis now12 seconds ago

At this point, AA says Sanchez will compete for a spot in the rotation, but it sure sounds like he isn't done looking for SP upgrades.

 

As it should be..Anyone else just have that weird happy feeling right now?

[King]

Media conference might be over.

[ScientificReason]

AA must be working on a deal for a starter now right, especially with the money they have saved.

[King]

As it should be..Anyone else just have that weird happy feeling right now?

 

Nothing weird about it. Most of us were expecting the worst coming into this offseason and its been incredible.

[Ziggyy108]

Medlen hnnnnnnnnnnhhjalex do it

 

Mike Wilner ‏@Wilnerness590 now4 seconds ago

AA: Made some phone calls today off the non-tender list. Some names we're intrigued by on that list. #Bluejays #Jays

 

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