Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement

[mphenhef]

On 1/5/2026 at 11:40 AM, Brownie19 said:

If Straw was a FA right now, nobody would give him $7.4M.  You can look at $/WAR all you want, but he's overpaid.

Luckily - payroll no longer seems to be a concerns, so we can live with it.  I'd be happily surprised if he can replicate his 2025 success.  

The CF free agents on the market right now are:

Bader

Bellinger - debatable he is a CF

Garrett Hampson

Chas McCormick

 

Pretty slim pickings after Bader so in that hypothetical, Straw might command something.

Lane Thomas got 5.5 million coming off two negative bwar seasons and a negative fWar season.

[Joltin Joe]

Must be good clutch hotter. Has 33 RBI first two months season 

[JaysFan99]

10 hours ago, Joltin Joe said:

Must be good clutch hotter. Has 33 RBI first two months season 

I don’t know about that. He just has the most at bats with RISP. He’s 13-60 (.217 AVG)

[Joltin Joe]

Might make good DH but man, his glove? Needs to make those routine plays