Ha Seong Kim

[G-Snarls]

Could Lourdes be our 3rd base solution if we sign Springer?

 

Meh

 

Hopefully not

[Jimcanuck]

Could Lourdes be our 3rd base solution if we sign Springer?

 

He'd be better than Vlad.

[G-Snarls]

He'd be better than Vlad.

 

That's not *enough* better

 

Get Didi or Turner (if we don't trade for a better SS and move Bo to 3B)

[Jimcanuck]

That's not *enough* better

 

Get Didi or Turner (if we don't trade for a better SS and move Bo to 3B)

 

Or sign Springer, move Gurriel to 3B, Davis 4th OF, and allocate the money for Didi or Turner to pitching.

[Spanky__99]

Or sign Springer, move Gurriel to 3B, Davis 4th OF, and allocate the money for Didi or Turner to pitching.

 

Has he ever played 3B before??? lol... this is ridiculous.

[Jimcanuck]

Has he ever played 3B before??? lol... this is ridiculous.

 

Just being devil's advocate.

 

Gurriel was the Jays primary SS for a year and has a good arm.

[Spanky__99]

Just being devil's advocate.

 

Gurriel was the Jays primary SS for a year and has a good arm.

 

Yeah, true. Not that far fetched, but highly unlikely.

[Jimcanuck]

Yeah, true. Not that far fetched, but highly unlikely.

 

If Gurriel doesn't work out at 3B, there's always Vladdy lol

[Key22]

Is there a reason we don't offer contracts with vesting options based on plate appearances or other incentives. It seems AA was more open to those.

 

Example: DJL was predicted to land a 4/67m deal via MLB traderumours.

 

So the Jays have to overpay.

 

Why not the following offer?

 

4 years $88m

Vesting options

2 years $32m if 2100 plate appearances.

Or

1yr $16m team option if vesting option not met.

 

2m buyout

 

Age concerns are mitigated and if he is not able to play second 16m for a dh or 1b is not terrible.

[G-Snarls]

Is there a reason we don't offer contracts with vesting options based on plate appearances or other incentives. It seems AA was more open to those.

 

Example: DJL was predicted to land a 4/67m deal via MLB traderumours.

 

So the Jays have to overpay.

 

Why not the following offer?

 

4 years $88m

Vesting options

2 years $32m if 2100 plate appearances.

Or

1yr $16m team option if vesting option not met.

 

2m buyout

 

Age concerns are mitigated and if he is not able to play second 16m for a dh or 1b is not terrible.

 

AA had a strict policy against incentive filled contracts and against deals over 5 years

 

I don't think the current front office does

[Laika]

 

If this is true, seems like they just got outbid on the dollars or the Kim fam just picked SD

[Spanky__99]

 

If this is true, seems like they just got outbid on the dollars or the Kim fam just picked SD

 

Makes sense, then.

[G-Snarls]

Can't blame him for picking rhe Padres if the offers were equal

 

Shrug

Edited January 2, 2021 by G-Snarls

[Laika]

Looks like Kim got a bit more money than initially reported. 28M guaranteed with an extra 4M in incentives. Posting fee is 5.25M and is in addition to his deal. Then they have a mutual option at the end for some reason.

 

I think the initial report was 25M but it's more like 37.25M with the fee, if he hits the incentives.