Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)

[BTS]

18 minutes ago, Rafters said:

Looks like Leo getting traded to the Marlins

For Dub Gleed, a AAA infielder who isn't Rule V eligible for almost 2 years, and 250K in bonus pool money. 

Nice to get a bit of value back for Jimenez

 

[Jonn]

Just now, glory said:

 

Marlins love our just miss roster pieces. Jon Berti, Otto Lopez, and now Leo.

[BTS]

That also opens up a 40-man spot.

 

Still need a resolution on Bastardo. 

[mphenhef]

1 minute ago, Jonn said:

Dub Gleed and 250k of international pool money coming back. A tidy piece of business if you ask me.

One might call it a Dub Ya for the front office.

[Slade]

Someone tell me how to feel about Dub Gleed? 

I think the bonus pool money is good, essentially giving us a shot to add another 16 year old Jimenez. 

[Laika]

7 minutes ago, Jonn said:

Marlins love our just miss roster pieces. Jon Berti, Otto Lopez, and now Leo.

Griffin Conine too 

It's getting funny 

[Laika]

School: UC Irvine Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 21.9

Gleed is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound infielder and righthanded hitter who has been a solid contact bat for UC Irvine over the past three seasons. He had a career-best season this spring where he slashed .351/.469/.550 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts and six homers in 34 games. Hamstring injuries plagued his season and caused him to miss time. Gleed is a contact hitter who did a nice job staying within the strike zone this spring and while he has solid raw power he projects to be a below-average hitter with below-average power in games in pro ball. Primarily a third baseman this spring, Gleed has played all over the infield (as well as DH when he was injured) and scouts are mixed on whether he fits best at third, second or left, where his below-average speed could limit him. His contact skills could make him a day three sort of prospect

[Angrioter]

3 minutes ago, Laika said:

School: UC Irvine Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 21.9

Gleed is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound infielder and righthanded hitter who has been a solid contact bat for UC Irvine over the past three seasons. He had a career-best season this spring where he slashed .351/.469/.550 with nearly as many walks as strikeouts and six homers in 34 games. Hamstring injuries plagued his season and caused him to miss time. Gleed is a contact hitter who did a nice job staying within the strike zone this spring and while he has solid raw power he projects to be a below-average hitter with below-average power in games in pro ball. Primarily a third baseman this spring, Gleed has played all over the infield (as well as DH when he was injured) and scouts are mixed on whether he fits best at third, second or left, where his below-average speed could limit him. His contact skills could make him a day three sort of prospect

OK. He looks like garbage. 

 

250K is a good haul 

[John_Havok]

19 minutes ago, BTS said:

For Dub Gleed, a AAA infielder who isn't Rule V eligible for almost 2 years, and 250K in bonus pool money. 

Nice to get a bit of value back for Jimenez

 

He fits that Jays archetype too. High contact, lower power, can play multiple IF positions. 

He jumped multiple levels last season (im not counting the 1 game at AAA) and settled at AA with a 124 wRC+ as a 22 year old. 

Guy didnt even rate in their top 60 according to fangraphs last year.

[Angrioter]

2 minutes ago, John_Havok said:

He fits that Jays archetype too. High contact, lower power, can play multiple IF positions. 

He jumped multiple levels last season (im not counting the 1 game at AAA) and settled at AA with a 124 wRC+ as a 22 year old. 

Guy didnt even rate in their top 60 according to fangraphs last year 

Can't run, can't hit the ball out of the park and can't catch the ball... 

 

[John_Havok]

1 minute ago, Angrioter said:

Can't run, can't hit the ball out of the park and can't catch the ball... 

 

But what can he do?

*points at Pete*

Pete: He gets on base.

[Laika]

He's probably nothing of course BUT Dub has a cool name and honestly he seems kind of like a Caleb Durbin lite to me. Worse speed and defense but I don't see why a 6 foot guy with some homers can't be coached into like 45 pop 

[Laika]

[Vancouverite]

On 3/27/2026 at 11:13 AM, Laika said:

Nah it could be the opposite.

"we like Kasevich if we need a long-term solution, and we will try to add some other MiLB deal shitbag to cover an emergency, short term bench role" 

How far away is JoJo Parker realistically?

 

Would be something if he absoloutely destroys the minors and he can come up here sooner than later

[Brownie19]

48 minutes ago, Vancouverite said:

How far away is JoJo Parker realistically?

 

Would be something if he absoloutely destroys the minors and he can come up here sooner than later

Parker is a 19 year old who just finished High School.  He's at least 2 years away, possibly longer.  Apparently he's also added 20 lbs since being drafted.  Highly doubtful he plays MI at the ML level.

[Olerud363.354]

1 hour ago, Vancouverite said:

How far away is JoJo Parker realistically?

He hasn't played yet but I assume this is intentional.  Like until very recently these guys would show up in some short season league after getting drafted and beat the s*** out of it.   Seems like something changed just recently, and these guys are kind of sent to the high performance center instead of games after getting drafted. 

At the same age Vlad and Bo and were about 2 years away.   

I think __IF__ he is going to be good he's 2 years away.    There's a high chance he'll fail because most do.  The great talents often show up fast and the beat the s*** out of every league they are in... if they don't show up fast it often means they aren't good. (always exceptions either way). 

Kevin Ahrens still hasn't made it.  

 

[Olerud363.354]

One hill I'll die on, and said about Nimmala (and got a lot of push back on the old board) is that if a guy is a someone they should destroy the first league they are sent to.  Like they should hit like prime Mike Trout if he was sent to Colorado for 6 weeks.  

If they don't it already puts a ceiling on them.   I don't believe the scouts can tell 100% what they have (like Bo wasn't a first round guy) and high school and college stats can't quite capture it.  However the first 6 weeks in the Appalachian league in Buff-Fudge no where tell you a lot. 

[John_Havok]

20 minutes ago, Olerud363.354 said:

One hill I'll die on, and said about Nimmala (and got a lot of push back on the old board) is that if a guy is a someone they should destroy the first league they are sent to.  Like they should hit like prime Mike Trout if he was sent to Colorado for 6 weeks.  

If they don't it already puts a ceiling on them.   I don't believe the scouts can tell 100% what they have (like Bo wasn't a first round guy) and high school and college stats can't quite capture it.  However the first 6 weeks in the Appalachian league in Buff-Fudge no where tell you a lot. 

There were plenty of scouts who thought Bo had 1st round talent, they just didn't buy his approach of "swing at everything even vaguely close to the strike zone" and weird swing at the time would play in pro ball. 

[Laika]

58 minutes ago, Olerud363.354 said:

One hill I'll die on, and said about Nimmala (and got a lot of push back on the old board) is that if a guy is a someone they should destroy the first league they are sent to.  Like they should hit like prime Mike Trout if he was sent to Colorado for 6 weeks.  

If they don't it already puts a ceiling on them.   I don't believe the scouts can tell 100% what they have (like Bo wasn't a first round guy) and high school and college stats can't quite capture it.  However the first 6 weeks in the Appalachian league in Buff-Fudge no where tell you a lot. 

It is obviously true, there are just so many caveats. Generally true though. Caveats: 

• A player could struggle or at least "not destroy" a level because of some kind of injury or other problem that we aren't aware of;
• Some players do get stuck in flawed mechanics or approaches, and that could send the wrong signal 

I mean Aaron Judge had a .777 OPS at 23 in his first taste of AA and AAA, with 144 Ks in 124 games. So he decidedly did NOT destroy but that obviously did NOT put a ceiling on him. That's not the low minors but there are similar examples. Bobby Witt had a 83 wRC+ in rookie ball at 19. Ceiling on Witt? 

That being said I do agree!  If you are hunting for superstars, you want that small sample size signal of destroying the low minors as an 18 year old, or whatever. That's a common signal that most true superstars would share. Most, not all. 

[JaysForever]

I know it is early, but swapping Okamoto for Bo seems to have been a great piece of work, especially when you factor in the money.

[ComeTogether]

All 50 Ks

 

 

[Spanky__99]

2 hours ago, JaysForever said:

I know it is early, but swapping Okamoto for Bo seems to have been a great piece of work, especially when you factor in the money.

Well yeah, no-one was paying that but the Mets. We're 3 games in, man.

[thatoneguy]

Okamoto going 420 feet oppo taco on a 96 mph heater with an EV near 110 mph yesterday made me moist.

[Laika]

2 minutes ago, thatoneguy said:

Okamoto going 420 feet oppo taco on a 96 mph heater with an EV near 110 mph yesterday made me moist.

Harder than any baseball Alex Bregman has ever hit 

And I am pretty sure he was a pull air guy in Japan? 

I see no reason to expect less than 30 homers 

[Terminator]

 

[mphenhef]

Corresponding move?  I wonder if it will be Ponce to the IL or Little optioned?  I'm hopeful it is the latter.  He needs to figure himself out where he won't be costing us games.

[Laika]

1 hour ago, mphenhef said:

Corresponding move?  I wonder if it will be Ponce to the IL or Little optioned?  I'm hopeful it is the latter.  He needs to figure himself out where he won't be costing us games.

Should be both + someone else coming up with Estrada, IMO

[Brownie19]

4 minutes ago, Laika said:

Should be both + someone else coming up with Estrada, IMO

100%

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, Laika said:

Should be both + someone else coming up with Estrada, IMO

Chase Lee

[Orgfiller]

Probably didn't need to tell anyone this who watched the game, but Cody Ponce shoved. The whiff rate lol - 15 swings and misses on 47 total pitches is absurd.

Please be not seriously injured king 🙏