General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)

[Terminator]

[Laika]

I refuse to read to read the news this offseason

[Stangstag]

I refuse to read to read the news this offseason

 

I believe nothing until the official press conference

[Brownie19]

 

This got me thinking how different this competitive window would have looked had the Jays succeeded in trading for Lindor. This was 2021, so chances are trading for Lindor would have meant no Semien, and Bichette likely never plays SS again for this team from 2021-present. Of course it would help to know what the trade actually looked like in terms of which players the Jays were losing.

 

Would we have still signed Springer if we landed (and extended) Lindor? I mean who knows...

[Olerud363]

I refuse to read to read the news this offseason

 

Nov 30 - Jays among final 5 for Soto

Dec 1 - Soto visits Dunnedin (maybe?)

Dec 3 - Soto hires Toronto Realtor (rumor)

Dec 5 - Soto close to decision 90% chance it is Toronto

Dec 5 - Toronto Offer at Ohtani level

Dec 6 - (Rumor) Press conference at Rogers Center

Dec 6 - noon Soto signs 12 year 680 million with Toronto (confirmed Peter Gammons)

Dec 6 - confirmed ESPN, Rogers Sportsnet, TSN, Toronto Star and Time magazine.

Dec 6 - confirmed by Soto's agent and Soto

Dec 6 - BJMB... maybe it's real? Not yet confirmed by Blue Jays?

Dec 6 - confirmed by Blue Jays (but not official press release, just Tweet from Wilner "It is as official as it can be, talked to the one person who would know"

Dec 6 - OK. Press conference now? No press conference? Maybe it is too late

Dec 7 wake up - Soto signs 12 year 695 with Houston Astros

[Omar]

Nov 30 - Jays among final 5 for Soto

Dec 1 - Soto visits Dunnedin (maybe?)

Dec 3 - Soto hires Toronto Realtor (rumor)

Dec 5 - Soto close to decision 90% chance it is Toronto

Dec 5 - Toronto Offer at Ohtani level

Dec 6 - (Rumor) Press conference at Rogers Center

Dec 6 - noon Soto signs 12 year 680 million with Toronto (confirmed Peter Gammons)

Dec 6 - confirmed ESPN, Rogers Sportsnet, TSN, Toronto Star and Time magazine.

Dec 6 - confirmed by Soto's agent and Soto

Dec 6 - BJMB... maybe it's real? Not yet confirmed by Blue Jays?

Dec 6 - confirmed by Blue Jays (but not official press release, just Tweet from Wilner "It is as official as it can be, talked to the one person who would know"

Dec 6 - OK. Press conference now? No press conference? Maybe it is too late

Dec 7 wake up - Soto signs 12 year 695 with Houston Astros

 

You forgot the Soto on a flight right now to Toronto as per Jon Morosi.

[Laika]

Nov 30 - Jays among final 5 for Soto

Dec 1 - Soto visits Dunnedin (maybe?)

Dec 3 - Soto hires Toronto Realtor (rumor)

Dec 5 - Soto close to decision 90% chance it is Toronto

Dec 5 - Toronto Offer at Ohtani level

Dec 6 - (Rumor) Press conference at Rogers Center

Dec 6 - noon Soto signs 12 year 680 million with Toronto (confirmed Peter Gammons)

Dec 6 - confirmed ESPN, Rogers Sportsnet, TSN, Toronto Star and Time magazine.

Dec 6 - confirmed by Soto's agent and Soto

Dec 6 - BJMB... maybe it's real? Not yet confirmed by Blue Jays?

Dec 6 - confirmed by Blue Jays (but not official press release, just Tweet from Wilner "It is as official as it can be, talked to the one person who would know"

Dec 6 - OK. Press conference now? No press conference? Maybe it is too late

Dec 7 wake up - Soto signs 12 year 695 with Houston Astros

 

All very plausible other than "confirmed by Soto"

 

that one needs to be more ambiguous. maybe he changes his profile picture on instagram to a blue square amidst all the hype (then signs w the Cubs)

[Jays24]

 

It's happening!!! Lol

[L54]

Here we go again…

[Laika]

The Blue Jays are getting used again! lol

[L54]

Exciting time to be a Jays fan

 

Finishing second place to every superstar FA is quite an accomplishment

[The_DH]

could also be useful to send New York over the budgetary top.

[L54]

The Blue Jays are getting used again! lol

 

Are you saying the Blue Jays can’t sign him?

 

You know they signed Hyun-Jim Ryu and George Springer right?

[Terminator]

The Blue Jays are getting used again! lol

 

This time will be different

[Terminator]

 

Smart. I'd take a cheap backup that fell into our laps some time in February. But even then, the 3-5 mil spent on a decent backup could just be used to sign a decent middle reliever and we need a half dozen of those.

 

And it's a small sample size, but there is evidence that Heineman is good defensively.

[Laika]

could also be useful to send New York over the budgetary top.

 

Ah yes

 

The glorious Price Enforcement Pennant

[Laika]

 

Smart. I'd take a cheap backup that fell into our laps some time in February. But even then, the 3-5 mil spent on a decent backup could just be used to sign a decent middle reliever and we need a half dozen of those.

 

And it's a small sample size, but there is evidence that Heineman is good defensively.

 

Yeah Kirk is good and deserves to be a starting C at this point

 

Maybe this is the winter he loses 30 lbs lol

[Laika]

Are you saying the Blue Jays can’t sign him?

 

You know they signed Hyun-Jim Ryu and George Springer right?

 

Hyun-Jim Ryu - $80M

Kevin Gausman - $110M

George Springer - $150M

 

It is time for a $190M contract!

 

Willy Adames, come on down

[Stangstag]

Hyun-Jim Ryu - $80M

Kevin Gausman - $110M

George Springer - $150M

 

It is time for a $190M contract!

 

Willy Adames, come on down

 

If we sign Adames I really hope Bichette is moved to 2nd. Idgaf if its his FA year

[Brownie19]

If we sign Adames I really hope Bichette is moved to 2nd. Idgaf if its his FA year

 

We'd need one of them to play 3rd. We have a lot of options at 2nd.

[L54]

 

Smart. I'd take a cheap backup that fell into our laps some time in February. But even then, the 3-5 mil spent on a decent backup could just be used to sign a decent middle reliever and we need a half dozen of those.

 

And it's a small sample size, but there is evidence that Heineman is good defensively.

 

I always thought Tyler H was a really good 3rd catcher

 

Which makes him a below average but not the worst second catcher kind of

 

I would rather use that money elsewhere too I think

[L54]

Ah yes

 

The glorious Price Enforcement Pennant

 

The Bob Probert of MLB front offices

[max silver]

I always thought Tyler H was a really good 3rd catcher

 

Which makes him a below average but not the worst second catcher kind of

 

I would rather use that money elsewhere too I think

 

It's a scary thought how bad the Blue Jays catching situation would be if Kirk were to suffer an injury and miss significant time.

[L54]

It's a scary thought how bad the Blue Jays catching situation would be if Kirk were to suffer an injury and miss significant time.

 

Is Yasmani Grandal going to fix that problem?

[Stangstag]

It's a scary thought how bad the Blue Jays catching situation would be if Kirk were to suffer an injury and miss significant time.

 

Probably a deadline trade patchup if that happens. Most teams don’t have catchers that can actually hit anyways, as long as the backup has good D its not the end of the world.

[Spanky99]

 

That site is terrible and littered with fake news, no bueno.

[Spanky99]

Are you saying the Blue Jays can’t sign him?

 

You know they signed Hyun-Jim Ryu and George Springer right?

 

Ughh...

[DigitalRock]

It's a scary thought how bad the Blue Jays catching situation would be if Kirk were to suffer an injury and miss significant time.

 

Just a few years ago people were saying how good our catching depth was...brutal asset management imo.

[Barrelsandbombs]

[Brownie19]

Just a few years ago people were saying how good our catching depth was...brutal asset management imo.

 

What would you have done differently? Extend Jansen? Trade Jansen for MUCH less and have no current CFer?

 

We've had good catching depth for the past 10 years (since signing Martin). Depth at different positions is going to go in cycles and we do have Kirk for another couple of years.