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Blue Jays meeting with Tarik Skubal

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Just looked him up, and he's a California guy. We tend to do better with Florida guys. He's from the Bay Area and grew up an A's fan. I was hoping he was a Giants fan which might have instilled some deep-seated hatred of the Dodgers, but probably not.

He also married his high school sweetheart and has two kids, so you just know his wife is going to be pushing for him to re-sign with the Dodgers who will probably get him at a discount.

He did seem to like Detroit, though, and Toronto is a much better version of that shithole.

And who knows, maybe he's the one free agent in baseball history who actually wears the pants in the relationship?

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4 minutes ago, Terminator said:

Just looked him up, and he's a California guy. We tend to do better with Florida guys. He's from the Bay Area and grew up an A's fan. I was hoping he was a Giants fan which might have instilled some deep-seated hatred of the Dodgers, but probably not.

He also married his high school sweetheart and has two kids, so you just know his wife is going to be pushing for him to re-sign with the Dodgers who will probably get him at a discount.

He did seem to like Detroit, though, and Toronto is a much better version of that shithole.

And who knows, maybe he's the one free agent in baseball history who actually wears the pants in the relationship?

Based on everything hes been saying, hes going whoever gives him the best contract.  

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Boras guys usually go where the money is, so if the Jays offer him more than the other teams then they have a shot, but I really don't think there's a chance this happens. I doubt the team has any inclination to significantly outbid the Dodgers and Mets (if that's even possible).

No harm in meeting with a top FA, though. Plus, Ross and Boras are BFF's now so probably talking about other players he reps as well. 

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Come on, Atkins need stop to be scammed again, we all know Skubal want stay in LA, and the Dodgers will sign him 50 millions annually at the end of free agency, with 35 millions annually in deferred money, so they will just send Glasnow elsewhere for a pack of ramen noodle and a cheap bottle of sake😁So all in on Morejon, Suzuki, a top reliever between Bednar, Iglesias or Pagan, and finally a very good 2B/SS who can be Lowe, Marte, Arraez, Abrams, Henderson or De la Cruz, no matter if a trade or free agent. Top quality signing only. So no Bieber, Gausman or greedy signing. hoping u can transform a filled diaper into diamond:lol

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11 hours ago, BTS said:

Looking forward to finishing 2nd with a slightly better offer than the team that signs him 

Toronto will definitely be one of the final two teams haha. 

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58 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

Yall know he’s staying with the Dodgers, right?

Yes, but this time Atkins should focus on his real targets, and quickly sign them. 0 chances Skubal will sign with the Jays, but 200% chances he use the Jays and Mets to get a bigger contract with the Dodgers.

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4 hours ago, Bob_Gratton said:

Yes, but this time Atkins should focus on his real targets, and quickly sign them. 0 chances Skubal will sign with the Jays, but 200% chances he use the Jays and Mets to get a bigger contract with the Dodgers.

I have no issue with the Jays pursuing Skubal, and I think they’d be legitimate contenders for him, especially if he has real interest in coming to Toronto. What I don’t want is for them to let the entire offseason revolve around waiting for his decision. If Skubal drags things out until the end of November, there are still plenty of good arms available and Atkins should be pursuing those options at the same time. That’s been my concern with some of the previous big-name pursuits. With Ohtani, Soto and even Tucker last offseason, it felt like the Jays waited too long on other moves while they were waiting for an answer. Go after Skubal aggressively, absolutely. Just don’t let one player freeze the rest of the offseason.

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I'm not sure Skubal is a Dodgers lock 

They might do the short term high AAV thing and if they get too cute he may turn elsewhere. He is a pitcher and had elbow issues so unless he's a complete idiot he should just take the most total money he is offered on a long term deal.

Very possible Toronto just ends up as the team offering him the most term and money, just like they did for Tucker. 

Who knows. It wouldn't shock me for Toronto to actually get him.

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3 hours ago, Laika said:

I'm not sure Skubal is a Dodgers lock 

They might do the short term high AAV thing and if they get too cute he may turn elsewhere. He is a pitcher and had elbow issues so unless he's a complete idiot he should just take the most total money he is offered on a long term deal.

Very possible Toronto just ends up as the team offering him the most term and money, just like they did for Tucker. 

Who knows. It wouldn't shock me for Toronto to actually get him.

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4 hours ago, jaysblue said:

I have no issue with the Jays pursuing Skubal, and I think they’d be legitimate contenders for him, especially if he has real interest in coming to Toronto. What I don’t want is for them to let the entire offseason revolve around waiting for his decision. If Skubal drags things out until the end of November, there are still plenty of good arms available and Atkins should be pursuing those options at the same time. That’s been my concern with some of the previous big-name pursuits. With Ohtani, Soto and even Tucker last offseason, it felt like the Jays waited too long on other moves while they were waiting for an answer. Go after Skubal aggressively, absolutely. Just don’t let one player freeze the rest of the offseason.

I don't have too, but Skubal should be see like a bonus if we get him, and no lose time and energies to at end earn he choose the Dodgers. So make him a very good long term offer on the table like they did with Cease, but at the same time make very good offers to guys we need like Morejon and the elite 2B we need and the very good OF we need and a top reliever that can save game easily. And shouldn't have much expectations on Santander, and don;t bring back former Jays like France, Scherzer, Bieber, Varsho or Gausmann. If a miracle happen and they sign Skubal and Morejon, we can use Soriano or Yesevage with prospects to make a competitive trade proposal for someone like Abrams or De la Cruz.

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10 hours ago, Laika said:

I'm not sure Skubal is a Dodgers lock 

They might do the short term high AAV thing and if they get too cute he may turn elsewhere. He is a pitcher and had elbow issues so unless he's a complete idiot he should just take the most total money he is offered on a long term deal.

Very possible Toronto just ends up as the team offering him the most term and money, just like they did for Tucker. 

Who knows. It wouldn't shock me for Toronto to actually get him.

Dodgers will prefer have Skubal instead of Glasnow or Snell. And I won`t be surprised they will sign other premium free agents with plenty of deferred money before the next CBA, coz they know Manfred won`t punish them and will say that every contract signed before the next CBA won`t be affected by the new rules. So expect Edman, Glasnow, Teoscar and maybe Freeman to be replaced by all star players this winter

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