General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2023)

[Dick_Pole]

Lol true, something to consider. The area around Dodger stadium is a wasteland and the traffic is brutal.

 

I wonder if Ohtani is racist? Toronto has to have one of the lowest ratios of....umm, "urban" people in the downtown core of all the MLB cities. Though we have a ton of homeless and drug addicts of all types hanging around so that might offset. Not sure if Ohtani will ever make his way to Allen Gardens though.

[Jimcanuck]

And from the Rogers Centre condo complexes, the airport is an easy train shuttle away. We need Kikuchi to get Ohtani up here to show him the easy living

[Marew]

Dodger's also don't have a Japanese player on their team?

 

He has said he wanted to be on a team who doesn’t already have Japanese player because he wanted to spread out awareness of the Japanese to many team

[L54]

He has said he wanted to be on a team who doesn’t already have Japanese player because he wanted to spread out awareness of the Japanese to many team

 

Didn’t he say the exact opposite and wants to play with a Japanese player?

[Laika]

Ah yes. Spread the gospel of Japanese across North America.

[Laika]

my pitch to Ohtani:

 

 

[Frenchsoup]

Let's assume we get Ohtani... what do we do after that?

[wilko]

Let's assume we get Ohtani... what do we do after that?

 

Turn into the Angels. Ohtani brought a curse over from Japan that makes teams terrible that he plays for.

[Jimcanuck]

If Jay's have money for Ohtani, if the don't get him should have the money for a winning Yamamoto bid.

 

Gausman

Yamamoto

Berrios

Bassitt

Kikuchi

 

Internal options for 3B. Just need a good LF bat

[Marew]

Didn’t he say the exact opposite and wants to play with a Japanese player?

 

From when he first signed, was said he didn’t want to take attention away from Japanese star. Maybe different now. May miss Japanese speaking

[L54]

From when he first signed, was said he didn’t want to take attention away from Japanese star. Maybe different now. May miss Japanese speaking

 

I thought someone had reported within the last week he wanted to play somewhere with Japanese players. Not sure though

[Frenchsoup]

I don't want to go with a rookie at 3b.

[Stangstag]

I don't want to go with a rookie at 3b.

 

Im sure there’s a trade that could be made somewhere. Or just sign someone like Longo

[Eat My Shatkins]

If Jay's have money for Ohtani, if the don't get him should have the money for a winning Yamamoto bid.

 

Gausman

Yamamoto

Berrios

Bassitt

Kikuchi

 

Internal options for 3B. Just need a good LF bat

 

This is kind of the way I see it playing out. Miss Ohtani because he was always going to be a Dodger, but then scoop Yamamoto, and use a chip like Tiedemann to land Soto.

Edited December 1, 2023 by Eat My Shatkins

[Jimcanuck]

This is kind of the way I see it playing out. Miss Ohtani because he was always going to be a Dodger, but then scoop Yamamoto, and use a chip like Tuesemann to land Soto.

 

Well that would be massive. All in.

[BigCecil]

Interesting interview on Blair & Barker pod with Big Papi today on Vlad 40 ish minute mark.

 

Obviously he is friends with them but it was a somewhat reassuring perspective at least. Just talking about his tools and age. His desire to hit better. Saying that struggles young can be a good thing. Predicts a big year in 2024.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Interesting interview on Blair & Barker pod with Big Papi today on Vlad 40 ish minute mark.

 

Obviously he is friends with them but it was a somewhat reassuring perspective at least. Just talking about his tools and age. His desire to hit better. Saying that struggles young can be a good thing. Predicts a big year in 2024.

 

Hitting in between Soto and Ohtani is going to really help Vlad return to form lol

[BigCecil]

Hitting in between Soto and Ohtani is going to really help Vlad return to form lol

 

Dare to dream!!!

[Spanky__99]

Didn’t he say the exact opposite and wants to play with a Japanese player?

 

Yamamoto mentioned it.

[gruber92]

This is kind of the way I see it playing out. Miss Ohtani because he was always going to be a Dodger, but then scoop Yamamoto, and use a chip like Tiedemann to land Soto.

 

You would actually trade Tiedemann for one year of Soto?

[Frenchsoup]

How much is Soto making next year, because he seems pretty expensive

[Eat My Shatkins]

You would actually trade Tiedemann for one year of Soto?

 

Hopefully they could extend Soto, but either way, after landing Yamamoto Id be OK with it.

[Frenchsoup]

Boras, they won't

[Frenchsoup]

Hearing Yamma going to cost 200- 250 mill. Pretty pricey, I like watching Ryu pitch. 1 year 13 mill

[Spanky__99]

You would actually trade Tiedemann for one year of Soto?

 

Jays wouldn't, lol.

[Frenchsoup]

Bieber open to an extension, would be a big get if we could land him. Manoah and Pearson on the table.

[Daniel Labude]

How much is Soto making next year, because he seems pretty expensive

 

Like 25M

[Rafters]

Im sure this was posted in here somewhere .. maybe loosing a few of those sympathy pounds from the baby last year

[Stangstag]

Jays wouldn't, lol.

 

Idk man they just might

[glory]

Latest from Rosenthal (re: Soto)

 

The Blue Jays are one of several teams talking to the Padres about Soto, sources said. Soto, 25, would be an ideal fit for the Jays if they fail to land the game’s top free agent, Shohei Ohtani. And if the Padres wait, other teams that miss out on Ohtani could enter the fray.

 

The Padres are seeking a big, multi-player return for Soto, including major-league-ready or near major-league-ready pitching, according to an official with one of the clubs interested. It also is possible the Padres will accept lower-level prospects if they believe those pitchers are sufficiently talented. But Nick Martinez already has left for the Reds as a free agent, and Blake Snell, Michael Wacha, Seth Lugo and Josh Hader are also likely to depart on the open market, leaving the Padres with immediate needs.

 

From the Yankees, the Padres’ targets include Clarke Schmidt, who had a 4.64 ERA in 159 innings last season, and Michael King, who is a sell-high candidate after producing a 1.88 ERA in eight starts at the end of the season. The Yankees currently view King as part of their 2024 rotation, but he also is proven as a quality multi-inning reliever.

 

From the Blue Jays, the Padres could seek a package including one or more pitchers from a group that includes top prospect Ricky Tiedemann, Bowden Francis and Alek Manoah. The Jays, like other clubs, would be concerned about paying Soto $30 million-plus for one season, then likely losing him as a free agent. But they are under pressure to win.

 

The Padres, in their discussions with the Yankees, have proposed attaching Trent Grisham to Soto, a source said. Such a deal would allow the Yankees to address their needs in both center field and left field. But Grisham, projected to earn nearly $5 million in arbitration, batted just .198 with a .666 OPS last season.