Gausman Traded to Cubs

[hanton]

that's f'n wild, that we'd hand CF to Bateman - he's #34 in the Jays system

[Brownie19]

Not an exciting return, but Popkins has helped a number of slap hitters increase their bat speed and power.  Jays obviously like guys with a good approach and bat to ball skills - and think they can help them find their power.

I don't think keeping him for nothing made sense, but some toolsy guy like Alcantara would have been fun (although his 30% k rate is gross)

[DownSouthBlueJay]

Just what the blue jays needed more noodle bats

[Spanky__99]

1 minute ago, Stangstag said:

Definitely could be a factor. People seem to completely forget about the human aspect of these transactions.

I think he'll come back, he loves it here. He can Air BNB in Chicago with his fam and come back to the T.Dot in November 😉

[Steeljays17]

Is Gausman scheduled to pitch this Thursday? 

[hanton]

here's more....

 

[HomeRunHomer]

bench bat with speed. 🤮

[Spanky__99]

6 minutes ago, Steeljays17 said:

Is Gausman scheduled to pitch this Thursday? 

Yes.

[Terminator]

Southisene is the worst “prospect” I’ve ever encountered lmao

Physically incapable of hitting a homer, he’s a midget, debate on whether he’s actually even a SS, etc 

And this is the headline piece for a Jays legend

kill me 

 

[Laika]

Pair of solid 1 WAR players here 

A shorter version of IKF and a quality CF for the Bisons for years 

[Laika]

Everything Ross Atkins does both kind of makes sense and sucks ass at the same time 

He probably sleeps with an eye mask on and the Calm app in his ears 

[Terminator]

Our two best players in 2030:

-Alejandro Kirk weighing in at 5’3’’ 290 pounds

-Southisene coming in at 5’4’’ 135 pounds

 

 

[Jays24]

There was a report that Gausman sold his Toronto home... he ain't coming back lol

[Jonn]

Apparently the Cubs are picking up the full remainder Gausman's contract. They probably could have gotten more in a return. But are seemingly going to try to prioritize reducing the tax bill at this point. Jays are 23 million over the 40 million target point where you lose 10 slots in the draft. I doubt they will be able to get under that. But shedding Gausman's remaining 7 million helps.

[Omar]

This org has a penchant for AAAA players.  

Looks like they're going to get snake oil for Varsho if this is any indication. 

What happened to the "sellers market" talk?

Effing abysmal!🫩

 

Oh, and we play the Cubs soon. Get ready for Gasmans splitter to mystify our whole lineup. The timing lines up perfectly for him to start against us.

[Terminator]

Fangraphs has updated Roster Resource and listed Southisene as our 33rd best prospect and Bateman as our 34th best prospect

Ross Atkins doesn't rebuild, he reloads

[Brownie19]

6 minutes ago, Omar said:

This org has a penchant for AAAA players.  

Looks like they're going to get snake oil for Varsho if this is any indication. 

What happened to the "sellers market" talk?

Effing abysmal!🫩

Just an awful year to be "out of it".  We have all kinds of useless AAAA guys we could have unloaded for top talent if we were making a push for a title.

[keggy]

Clearly getting the Cubs to eat that entire salary was the bigger priority. This could make sense if they manage to get under the penalties that have major draft implications.

[Laika]

Can't stop puking 

[Laika]

Found a video where Ty starts his hitting drill with a tee set up near his shoulder height and explains that he tries to get on top of the ball and hit it on the ground the other way 

He will love it here 

[Spanky__99]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

Unfortunately, the front office has been going after guys like this for years now. A complete shift in mentality for what kind of offensive profile they tend to value highly.

Tapia, Gimenez, Clement, Straw, Wagner, Roden, Clase, Lukes, Loperfido, and Vlad. Sure im missing some others too

 

I see what you did there? lol

[Terminator]

We traded franchise legend Kevin Gausman for a 5’5’’ second baseman with zero professional home runs to his name

[metafour]

This was reported by Fangraphs in their Jays prospect writeup:

Quote

"The Jays are really good at building strength. Their guys get stronger and tend to do so quickly. This is a good home for interesting players with below-average (or worse) present power or velocity, and Toronto seems to take at least some players with that in mind. Jake Cook and Blaine Bullard may or may not develop more pop, but they couldn’t be in a better spot to try."
 

 

They have been spamming these high contact, high patience, high plate control with low present power hitters hard lately, so clearly there is an organizational philosophy going on that these two follow. They may be trying to load up on as many of these guys as they can and seeing if one of them pops with added strength/power.

Dub Gleed and Jay Harry are both guys who have seen their ISO's rise after being acquired in trades. Gleed all of a sudden looks interesting in AA, and he hit for barely any power while in Miami's system.

This is less than I thought they'd get, but Bateman has a chance to be the starting CF next season, and he looks like a sure major leaguer even if its as a 4th OF. At worst you are replacing Myles Straw on the roster with him.

Southisene is less interesting due to the severe lack of power and likely projects as a solid bench middle infielder..

I'm not sure if its been reported yet, but if the Cubs are picking up the remainder of Gausman's salary then the lower return makes more sense.

[Terminator]

We won’t even be able to get a Swiss Chalet gift card for Daulton Varsho at this rate 

[james jones]

13 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Fangraphs has updated Roster Resource and listed Southisene as our 33rd best prospect and Bateman as our 34th best prospect

Ross Atkins doesn't rebuild, he reloads

Well, I didn't know we had 32 more promising prospects in our organization that are better than a player we traded who might have the highest value among rentals.

[james jones]

Atp I wouldn't be surprised if other rentals we have would be traded for just cash considerations 

[Laika]

9 minutes ago, Terminator said:

We traded franchise legend Kevin Gausman for a 5’5’’ second baseman with zero professional home runs to his name

Trivia time 

How many pro PA did IKF have before his first homer?

[james jones]

It would be better keeping Bieber given the return for Gausman. We'd  be lucky to get a bag of chip.

[Terminator]

 

[Brownie19]

25 minutes ago, Terminator said:

We won’t even be able to get a Swiss Chalet gift card for Daulton Varsho at this rate 

15% discount on the 2 can dine for $19.99 quarter chicken meal deal.