Gómez: Toronto Blue Jays Have Offers Out to Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman

[Jays24]

If we land one of Alonso/Bregman, we become true contenders in the AL.  

If we land both of them, we become THE favorites in the AL.  

That's how much there's riding on this.

[Bone R]

2 hours ago, Jimcanuck said:

I'm hearing that numerous MLB players have asked to be traded to Toronto.

Can I get some names? 

[Bone R]

Matt Chapman recently got 6 years $151M. I'd gladly give Bregman more money 

[Jays24]

2 minutes ago, Bone R said:

Can I get some names? 

Ohtani, Sasaki and Soto all changed their minds lol

[Terminator]

27 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

If we land one of Alonso/Bregman, we become true contenders in the AL.  

If we land both of them, we become THE favorites in the AL.  

That's how much there's riding on this.

The Yankees will fear us

[Jays24]

2 minutes ago, Terminator said:

The Yankees will fear us

We'll have Steinbrenner complaining about our ownership spending too much. 

[G-Snarls]

 

 

[G-Snarls]

There are sooooo many questionable people on X posting that they have sources saying Alonso is going to the Jays

[Jays24]

17 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

There are sooooo many questionable people on X posting that they have sources saying Alonso is going to the Jays

Post the least questionable ones from the bunch... I'm craving some rumors like a cracked addict lol

[L54]

49 minutes ago, G-Snarls said:

There are sooooo many questionable people on X posting that they have sources saying Alonso is going to the Jays

It’s brutal right now 

It’s like a war zone of a bunch of wanna be guys who are getting third hand information thinking they’re the only ones privy to it 

Trust no one!

[L54]

Like at this point I could create a burner X account and say my sources are telling me the Blue Jays are aggressively pursuing both Bregman and Alonso and but nothing is imminent just yet 

And I’d fit right in with the rest of them 

[Jays24]

2 minutes ago, L54 said:

It’s brutal right now 

It’s like a war zone of a bunch of wanna be guys who are getting third hand information thinking they’re the only ones privy to it 

Trust no one!

[Spanky99]

Hector Gomez was right twice so far this offseason, can't see why he can't get a trifecta here, I also loved that he clowned on Shi and BNS. 

[Jays24]

1 minute ago, Spanky99 said:

Hector Gomez was right twice so far this offseason, can't see why he can't get a trifecta here, I also loved that he clowned on Shi and BNS. 

Big part of me believes that Shi and BNS purposely put reports out there to help the Jays front office gain some leverage in negotiations.  All we heard was how desperate they were and ready to spend their way out of this mess.  They've been putting cold water on almost everything to the point I feel it must be deliberate.  Who knows lol. 

[Spanky99]

7 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Big part of me believes that Shi and BNS purposely put reports out there to help the Jays front office gain some leverage in negotiations.  All we heard was how desperate they were and ready to spend their way out of this mess.  They've been putting cold water on almost everything to the point I feel it must be deliberate.  Who knows lol. 

K.....

 

[max silver]

3 hours ago, gruber9292 said:

It's unreal on how Shatkins backed themselves into a corner and Rogers still has not much of a choice but to spend in order to recoup the reno investment. Shapiro really massaged the crap out of the Rogers board along with braindead Ed. 

Do you even like the Blue Jays? Even in the midst of an epic offseason you are still grousing and acting like a giant turd. I get the feeling you are incapable of being happy about the team no matter what they do.

[jaysblue]

3 minutes ago, max silver said:

Do you even like the Blue Jays? Even in the midst of an epic offseason you are still grousing and acting like a giant turd. I get the feeling you are incapable of being happy about the team no matter what they do.

Will be "epic" if they land both Alonso + Bregman and lock up Vladdy. Heck, even one of Alonso or Bregman with Vlad locked up, would call it "epic."

Right now, it's been a solid B+ offseason for them. Wouldn't say it has been "epic."

[Stangstag]

4 minutes ago, max silver said:

Do you even like the Blue Jays? Even in the midst of an epic offseason you are still grousing and acting like a giant turd. I get the feeling you are incapable of being happy about the team no matter what they do.

Exactly what i was thinking lol. I don’t understand the dudes that come here and comment just to complain about nothing.

Imagine complaining that the team is spending too much money. Wasn’t the big complaint in the early 2010s was that ownership was cheap?

Can we just be happy the team is rolling out a top 5 payroll?? Like jesus people 

[max silver]

2 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

Will be "epic" if they land both Alonso + Bregman and lock up Vladdy. Heck, even one of Alonso or Bregman with Vlad locked up, would call it "epic."

Right now, it's been a solid B+ offseason for them. Wouldn't say it has been "epic."

It's maybe not quite an epic offseason yet, but it's getting awfully close. I'd already hand out an A- rating based on how much talent has already been infused into the roster.

[Stangstag]

5 minutes ago, max silver said:

It's maybe not quite an epic offseason yet, but it's getting awfully close. I'd already hand out an A- rating based on how much talent has already been infused into the roster.

People are sleeping hard on Gimenez

[Stangstag]

The perception that this offseason is just ok is 100% due to coming 2nd for Soto and Sasaki.

We brought in Gimenez, Santander, Hoffman, and Scherzer. That’s already a pretty great offseason, and with 1 more addition (which is likely) its an excellent one.

[Delete_My_Account_Thanks]

44 minutes ago, max silver said:

Do you even like the Blue Jays? Even in the midst of an epic offseason you are still grousing and acting like a giant turd. I get the feeling you are incapable of being happy about the team no matter what they do.

Why do you keep doing this to posters?  Your self righteous act is getting old.  People can like the Blue Jays but not like Atkins.  The only reason the Jays will be competing this year is because ownership is willing to spend whatever it takes.  That's great news, but in my opinion other GMs would give Rogers more bang for their buck.  Go ahead and disagree, that's fine.

But stop ridiculing people for not agreeing with you.

[max silver]

13 minutes ago, Vladdywagon said:

Why do you keep doing this to posters?  People can like the Blue Jays but not like Atkins.  The only reason the Jays will be competing this year is because ownership is willing to spend whatever it takes.  That's great news, but in my opinion other GMs would give Rogers more band for their buck.  Go ahead and disagree, that's fine.

But stop ridiculing people for not agreeing with you.

You haven't been here very long and as such you don't the posting history of certain individuals on the previous board prior to the move. This dude has done nothing but complain for the last few years including some really odd posts such as literally wanting to take a deuce on Ross Atkins face. I have no issues with discussing baseball opinions but I also expect opinions to be backed up with some sort of actual reasoning and not be exclusively filled with nothing but hyperbole and nonsense that's easily refuted with basic facts. That extends to you when you make silly statements about how the current front office is the worst in the history of Toronto sports. Make serious statements and you'll be taken seriously, make statements that belong in the Sportsnet comment section and you'll be treated accordingly.

[glory]

24 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

Exactly what i was thinking lol. I don’t understand the dudes that come here and comment just to complain about nothing.

Imagine complaining that the team is spending too much money. Wasn’t the big complaint in the early 2010s was that ownership was cheap?

Can we just be happy the team is rolling out a top 5 payroll?? Like jesus people 

Yeah I don't get the complaining about the high payroll. Who cares if the Jays have a $290M payroll as long as they make the playoffs even as a WC team? The 2014 team was in a WC spot at the trade deadline and sat on their hands because Rogers didn't want to increase payroll even slightly. Those days weren't fun. Rogers realizes that spending excessively is the only way to contend in 2025. They had too many holes to fill and not enough internal help. The fact that they are doing it is a great thing, for short term and the future. Maybe it works and we see post season play in 2025. If it doesn't then they'll trade a bunch of guys in July to get below the thresholds. 

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2 minutes ago, glory said:

Yeah I don't get the complaining about the high payroll. Who cares if the Jays have a $290M payroll as long as they make the playoffs even as a WC team? The 2014 team was in a WC spot at the trade deadline and sat on their hands because Rogers didn't want to increase payroll even slightly. Those days weren't fun. Rogers realizes that spending excessively is the only way to contend in 2025. They had too many holes to fill and not enough internal help. The fact that they are doing it is a great thing, for short term and the future. Maybe it works and we see post season play in 2025. If it doesn't then they'll trade a bunch of guys in July to get below the thresholds. 

Who's actually complaining about high payroll?  Maybe I've missed something?

[Jays24]

12 minutes ago, Vladdywagon said:

Who's actually complaining about high payroll?  Maybe I've missed something?

People are making up their own arguments.  The only thing I've seen is people say the credit should be going to Rogers for spending so much rather than Shatkins. 

Personally, I don't give a s*** since we're benefiting as Jays fans either way.  It shouldn't be taken that seriously but some folks love defending this front office like it's their family members lol.  

[Spanky99]

deanmike's pist!

[jaysblue]

4 hours ago, Vladdywagon said:

Have you been to Home Plate On the Trail diner across from the ballpark?  I go there every time before a ST game.  I've seen Buck, Tabby, and Hazel there on several occasions.

We usually stay in Clearwater Beach next door to Dunedin.  Wish I was going this year now, spring training is so close!

It's also right on the Pinella's Trail.

I've been to Clear Sky Draught Haus, Woodwright Brewery, Corks Coffee and Wine, Carvor's Fish House, Rumba Island Bar & Grill, Jack Pallino's Pizza, Reboot Arcade & Bar.

Further up, The Ozona Pig, Molly Goodhead's. 

[Funky]

Got tickets to Florida.  Daughter playing ball down there for two weeks.  Gonna be able to catch some ST games in Dunedin again. Now I have more to cheer for with Tony Taters. Ross find him one more bomb buddy.
 

Lots of smoke out there. Bergman is a perfect fit.  Don’t like the years but at this point don’t care. if Rogers is willing to spend money we can cover up the odd contract or mistake. 

Alonso would be fun but would rather have Vladdy on a long term and address 3B  

Our new vacuum cleaner at 2B will help solidify the infield defence if Vladdy and Bo stay  

Bullpen looks 5X better than last year   

 

thank you Mr. Rogers for stepping up.  just do it one more time.  

 

 

 

[jaysblue]

1 hour ago, max silver said:

It's maybe not quite an epic offseason yet, but it's getting awfully close. I'd already hand out an A- rating based on how much talent has already been infused into the roster.

B+ or A- who cares, not much of a difference lol. 

I don't think there is anything "epic" about being given a huge payroll and signing FA's where Toronto likely is the only team competing for their services (e.g. Hoffman, Santander & Mad Max). I give kudos to ownership more than Atkins for these recent moves. 

As for Gimenez, sure nice trade to pull off, but don't make it seem like Atkins stole him away from Cleveland lol. Gimenez came with a $19.37M AAV who is locked up until 2029. There is a reason why Cleveland wanted to let him go and clear his salary. Lucky the Jays had the payroll, or else Atkins can't make that move. 

Overall, it has been a solid offseason even if the Jays do nothing going forward. Definitely more pleased with it in comparison to last offseason.