Jays making push for Jay Bruce

[wamco]

1b is is then

[Inklink]

What is Shatkins' infatuation with this guy? Is he like a son in law or something?

[rydermike]

Hey Kevin, I know you're bummed about losing the GG to KK again. We've got a solution, you're going to play two OF positions at the same time next season. Maybe you'll win two Gold Gloves

[GD]

His DRS is fine

[RealAccountant]

What is Shatkins' infatuation with this guy? Is he like a son in law or something?

 

Laughed out loud for real.

[RealAccountant]

I understand getting LHB and all, but we are just destroying our defence and mobility.

 

This is not looking good at all.

[glory]

If the Mets are going to dump him for nothing, then it might be fine value on a one year deal. Maybe he has a Trumbo type of season when he sees dollar signs next winter.

 

But yeah, aim higher.

[burlingtonbandit]

If he's FREE in trade then maybe it's fine. It's just money, maybe they can squeeze some value out of him via platoon w/ Upton.

 

I honestly don't think they are that interested though.

 

These stories on Bruce-Jays have been around for so f***ing long. It's like Toronto is just being used to try to drum up his value, since Toronto is an ostensible fit for him.

 

Well they did pull the trigger to trade for him last year....

[burlingtonbandit]

His DRS is fine

 

? -11 last year. I think he'd be a good target to play 1st base. Just have to get rid of Smoak.

[glory]

There has to be something they see that we don't with Bruce. Batted ball profile, exit velocity.....anyone know? I mean, he's a good enough hitter, but his defence is so bad that it negates a lot of it.

 

If they get an outfielder from the Mets, let's hope it's Granderson.

[burlingtonbandit]

There has to be something they see that we don't with Bruce. Batted ball profile, exit velocity.....anyone know? I mean, he's a good enough hitter, but his defence is so bad that it negates a lot of it.

 

If they get an outfielder from the Mets, let's hope it's Granderson.

 

wRC+ 124 vs RHP and was really good except for August.

[Sorrow]

wRC+ 124 vs RHP and was really good except for August.

 

If you could get Bruce for quite literally just eating his salary for a season he'd make an OK platoon piece in LF with Upton. That ~120 wRC+ against RHP would be a nice add to the middle of our lineup. I think if you do this you need to add someone like Fowler to the team though so that you're one lengthening the lineup, two adding stability to the daily lineup and three creating depth in case Bruce or Pillar gets injured and you need to run Pompey everyday.

[glory]

wRC+ 124 vs RHP and was really good except for August.

 

They also traded for him last winter when he was coming off wRC+ of 98 and 88 in 2015 and 2014 respectively against RHP. I guess it's a good thing that they forecasted an offensive bounce back from him, but they seem to like him a lot more than they should.

 

But yeah, getting him in a dump and platooning him with Upton wouldn't be a terrible option given what's out there.

[43211234]

? -11 last year. I think he'd be a good target to play 1st base. Just have to get rid of Smoak.

 

He had 0 DRS in CF last year.

 

Granted, he played 0.1 innings there but if you extrapolate that over a full season he's a league average center fielder. Certainly not a bad option given the price tag and offence!

[Orgfiller]

Well they did pull the trigger to trade for him last year....

 

For a Michael Saunders who we weren't sure could even jog properly back then. Not exactly saying a lot about how much they valued Bruce.

[burlingtonbandit]

For a Michael Saunders who we weren't sure could even jog properly back then. Not exactly saying a lot about how much they valued Bruce.

 

Certainly seem to like him more than any other teams. They were connected to him at the deadline last year IIRC too.

[Ultimate]

I'm assuming it's because Mets are eating half his salary and Jays aren't getting that nice payroll increase everyone thought they were so they need to settle for replacement level players.

 

Why would the Mets pick up half his salary when they could have just not picked up his option?

[ILikeSoccerandBaseball09]

FO as always loved Bruce even in the AA days.

 

 

 

 

 

Jon Morosi November 2014:Blue Jays are, however, working to add a left-handed bat to their lineup. One name they are talking about: Jay Bruce.

[Spanky__99]

Maybe we trade Morales for Bruce ..then sign EE and Jansen

 

I would be fine with that.

 

This isn't allowed... you can't sign and trade in baseball, lol.

[Spanky__99]

If you could get Bruce for quite literally just eating his salary for a season he'd make an OK platoon piece in LF with Upton. That ~120 wRC+ against RHP would be a nice add to the middle of our lineup. I think if you do this you need to add someone like Fowler to the team though so that you're one lengthening the lineup, two adding stability to the daily lineup and three creating depth in case Bruce or Pillar gets injured and you need to run Pompey everyday.

 

I don't get this outlook by some folk on here... why would the Mets pick up his team option at 13 million, to just give him away, they would've just bought him out at 1 million or whatever it was? They obviously see 13 million reasons of value in him, I just hope the Jays don't.

[Grant77]

We should pursue Granderson as well. He's make for a slightly better addition.

[Pendleton]

I don't get this outlook by some folk on here... why would the Mets pick up his team option at 13 million, to just give him away, they would've just bought him out at 1 million or whatever it was? They obviously see 13 million reasons of value in him, I just hope the Jays don't.

 

I guess if they can get any sort of prospect(s) in return, then picking up the option at 13M would have proven more beneficial than buying him out for 1M.

[jays4life19]

I guess if they can get any sort of prospect(s) in return, then picking up the option at 13M would have proven more beneficial than buying him out for 1M.

 

Sure. But Spanky was responding to a guy who said "If you could get Bruce for quite literally just eating his salary for a season". Thus his comment.

[Pendleton]

Sure. But Spanky was responding to a guy who said "If you could get Bruce for quite literally just eating his salary for a season". Thus his comment.

 

Fair enough. I guess the only motivation for the Mets in that scenario is to save the 1M buyout.

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

It's gotta be his first name, the marketing department is all over it!!! Lol

 

Can't be his play...

[Pendleton]

It's gotta be his first name, the marketing department is all over it!!! Lol

 

Can't be his play...

 

We lost Brett Cecil so we're down a double first name guy. Devon Travis, Russell Martin, Josh Donald's Son...have to keep the trend going.

[Gary]

We lost Brett Cecil so we're down a double first name guy. Devon Travis, Russell Martin, Josh Donald's Son...have to keep the trend going.

 

I have a friend who's first name is Biagini.

[Sorrow]

I don't get this outlook by some folk on here... why would the Mets pick up his team option at 13 million, to just give him away, they would've just bought him out at 1 million or whatever it was? They obviously see 13 million reasons of value in him, I just hope the Jays don't.

 

Sorry if there was any confusion Spanky, I honestly don't expect the Mets to give Bruce away. My use of just eating his salary would be the only way I could really stomach Toronto acquiring Bruce.