Jays release Tulo

[G-Snarls]

For real

[G-Snarls]

[Carlos Danger]

Whoaa just saw this!

 

Well that is one way to go...

[BTS]

wow!

[Sammy225]

Yup.....Thanks AA

[DigitalRock]

Good, had to be done imo.

[G-Snarls]

Tough pill to swallow but it's for the best

[Orgfiller]

Does that officially close the book on the Marlins trade?

[Ray]

I'm actually really surprised they just ate that $34M.

[Angrioter]

In AA we trust!!

[Spanky99]

So the Jays just paid him to walk, interesting.

[Sammy225]

So the Jays just paid him to walk, interesting.

 

40m dollar sunk cost anyway. You can pay him 40M to take up a spot on the roster or pay him to walk...... With a young team it makes more sense to just get out of the contract and make room for someone else that can help the team.

[G-Snarls]

I'm actually really surprised they just ate that $34M.

 

38M I'm seeing

 

Damn that's a lot of cash. Plus what they've already paid him this year to NOT play

[Sorrow]

Roster spot is more valuable than someone who likely isn't an MLB caliber player anymore.

[Spanky99]

I'm actually really surprised they just ate that $34M.

 

38 with the option buyout, no?

[Spanky99]

40m dollar sunk cost anyway. You can pay him 40M to take up a spot on the roster or pay him to walk...... With a young team it makes more sense to just get out of the contract and make room for someone else that can help the team.

 

38M yup, I understand.

[Carlos Danger]

In AA we trust!!

 

We would have never had 2015, 2016 without Tulo. What do the fans care, they want the team to spend money, they did. It worked, the back end was part of the deal, can't get something for nothing. We could have had Reyes and been paying a shitload and never have gotten to the ALDS.

[TheHurl]

Making the upcoming Machado signing even more expensive

[BTS]

Does that officially close the book on the Marlins trade?

 

Buehrle - retired

Johnson - walked via FA

Reyes - moved in Tulo trade, Tulo was just released

Bonifacio - traded for cash considerations

Buck - included in Dickey trade

 

So, yes, the book is closed.

[Spanky99]

Making the upcoming Machado signing even more expensive

 

Don't forget Kikuchi...

[tercet]

I'm sorry but can someone please explain why this move is good/makes sense?

 

All it does is open a spot for Gurribabip, and he is not good at baseball, he is infact bad at baseball, with a very small chance of maybe being ok.

 

It only makes sense if Tulo is too injured/probably will never play again.

 

A 34 year old Tulo (if he is healthy enough to play) will outperform Gurribabip 75%~ of the time in 2019.

[The Cats Ass]

Do we still have to pay his buyout since he was released before his final year?

[BTS]

We would have never had 2015, 2016 without Tulo. What do the fans care, they want the team to spend money, they did. It worked, the back end was part of the deal, can't get something for nothing. We could have had Reyes and been paying a shitload and never have gotten to the ALDS.

 

The Blue Jays won the AL East by 6 games in 2015. Tulo played 41 games that year in the regular season and was basically a defensive specialist. He was also terrible in the playoffs that year (and in the 2016 playoffs). Tulo didn't move the needle whatsoever for this team. His acquisition was a massive mistake.

[BTS]

I'm sorry but can someone please explain why this move is good/makes sense?

 

All it does is open a spot for Gurribabip, and he is not good at baseball, he is infact bad at baseball, with a very small chance of maybe being ok.

 

It only makes sense if Tulo is too injured/probably will never play again.

 

A 34 year old Tulo (if he is healthy enough to play) will outperform Gurribabip 75%~ of the time in 2019.

 

I'm assuming they think he's too broken to play a viable shortstop, and don't think he'll be content as a bench player.

[Carp12]

If they’re willing to eat that money then surely they would/could release Morales

[tercet]

I'm assuming they think he's too broken to play a viable shortstop, and don't think he'll be content as a bench player.

 

That is the only thing that makes sense, but instead Atkins bullshits everyone non-stop about Gurribabip being a viable SS (he isn't, nor is he a 2B,).

[G-Snarls]

 

[Carlos Danger]

The Blue Jays won the AL East by 6 games in 2015. Tulo played 41 games that year in the regular season and was basically a defensive specialist. He was also terrible in the playoffs that year (and in the 2016 playoffs). Tulo didn't move the needle whatsoever for this team. His acquisition was a massive mistake.

 

Absolutely wrong, I am sorry, but with all due respect you are very, very wrong on this. NO WAY the Jays win the AL East or the ALDS without Tulo.

[Terminator]

Yeesh, what a horrible situation. So much dead money. Atkins must REALLY think he's cooked. Otherwise it would have made more sense to bring him back as a backup IF to see if we could get a dead cat bounce.

[glory]

Does the $38m count against 2019 payroll? Not sure how that works. If it's off the 2020 books, then that is huge. Even more payroll room next year.