Toronto WILL NOT be signing Brantley

[Jimcanuck]

All good until the playoffs then you're facing a Cole, Sherzer, Strasburg, deGrom, Bieber, Snell, Buehler, Kershaw, etc. almost every game. It's awfully nice to have a heavy 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation in the post season so you have a chance to win a low scoring game...

 

Well this is true.

 

Generally good pitchers come available for trade right up to the deadline. Until then, maybe Pearson is delivering SP2 quality innings (limited innings admittedly), or SWR is elevated and delivers like Guzman in 1991.

 

Options for an SP2 do not end when the season starts. Having said that, I doubt Brantley is the last domino.

[jerb]

 

Mark Feinsand

@Feinsand

 

Per source, the deal between the Blue Jays and Michael Brantley is not done. The Blue Jays remain very interested and in the mix - along with other clubs - but there has not been an agreement between the two sides.

[King]

f***ing Hazel.

[King]

 

Absolutely Embarrassing

[Krylian]

Look at Hazel breaking the news.

 

.....Ya. Look at her indeed.

 

That's a fireable offense.

[jerb]

 

Hazel Mae

@thehazelmae

 

Blue Jays official refutes my earlier tweet on source re: 3 yr deal. “The team remains interested in Michael Brantley but there is no deal currently in place.”

[King]

 

Hazel Mae

@thehazelmae

 

Blue Jays official refutes my earlier tweet on source re: 3 yr deal. “The team remains interested in Michael Brantley but there is no deal currently in place.”

What a clown.

[G-Snarls]

Goddammit

 

My right thumb is still sore from refreshing Twitter last night!!! I thought I could give it the day off but nooooo

[connorp]

That Joey V guy was in on it too and he had some cred after Springer lol

He’ll still prob sign

[specialiste]

In itself those (Brantley and Springer) are 2 very good acquisitions. However, I hope this will not end up with Gurriel Jr being shipped out for a pitcher. You just don't replace a very good young player with an older one going into the final years of his carreer. Let Grichuck be the bait, add one-sided Tellez and a prospect in order to bring the starter or the solid 3rd baseman we need. Brantley won't be able to play the artificial Rogers Center surface every day, he'll end up sonner or later at DH, and we already have 3 potential DH (Vlad, Tellez, Kirk). I expect a significant trade for a 3rd baseman and a starter before long simply because Atkins can't let the Jays go into spring training with 5 regular outfielders, no 3rd baseman and 2 holes in the starting rotation. If no trades are coming, will Gurriel play 3rd? What will become with Hernandez? Things are just getting interesting.

[dineke]

Ken Rosenthal got it wrong too? WTF is happening?

[Slade]

[LGBJ29]

 

this is kinda weird considering rosenthal said there was an agreement an hour ago

[Deadpool]

[connorp]

Ken Rosenthal got it wrong too? WTF is happening?

 

Yeah I was wondering if he confirmed it just because Hazel said it?

[Deadpool]

Guess a few of us saw that, huh?

[glory]

Hazel wasn't the only one to report it though, practically everyone important confirmed it (Ken, Passan, Heyman, Sherman). So either they all blindly followed Hazel or they heard the same thing. Either way, hope this gets done.

[King]

Guess a few of us saw that, huh?

Evidently they have me blocked.

[connorp]

Someone edit the thread title lol

[King]

Ken doesn't blindly follow anyone for anything. Not Hazel f***ing Mae. I don't think he would report on this without having heard something himself.

[Krylian]

Guess that it's just the physical that isn't done yet.

[Krylian]

If for whatever reason this falls apart, the comments about Atkins and Shapiro will be hilarious.

[jerb]

 

Ken Rosenthal

@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Now hearing same as @Feinsand and @JeffPassan: No agreement yet between Blue Jays and Brantley. Two sides remain in discussions. Apologies for being among those who reported deal prematurely.

[Orgfiller]

Guess that it's just the physical that isn't done yet.

 

If a deal was in place they would just say "there is an agreement pending a physical". Looks like someone got bad info and they're the same source for all of these people.

[Abomination]

Ken doesn't blindly follow anyone for anything. Not Hazel f***ing Mae. I don't think he would report on this without having heard something himself.

 

Even MLB had an article up on it. Maybe there was a last minute dispute in the language on the deal or something, and they're just rewriting it.

[Jimcanuck]

Was this all triggered by the Atlanta guy?

[Krylian]

If a deal was in place they would just say "there is an agreement pending a physical". Looks like someone got bad info and they're the same source for all of these people.

 

Where's that f***ing Gray 'Darvish' dude?

[Krylian]

Was this all triggered by the Atlanta guy?

 

AA probably slipped him a $20 to tweet that just to f*** with us.

[Brownie19]

Atkins is probably being an Alpha Boss - forcing Brantley to accept the 3rd year as a club option for the right to play on this amazing beisbol team.

[connorp]

Even MLB had an article up on it. Maybe there was a last minute dispute in the language on the deal or something, and they're just rewriting it.

 

They always put “(source)” next to the titles at least