No, we're just rather busy. I'm still covering transactions that are of importance. If a trade goes down, I'll cover it, and I wrote about the Stroman promotion. And I'm sure JFaS and NJH and BTS will get around to writing something when they have a moment.
Orioles want a backup catcher for Patton.
Happ and Thole for Troy Patton
Clears salary and a roster spot. Patton to the pen and Stroman to the rotation. Call up Gose. 4th OF solved, 2 catchers, and salary cleared, with Stroman into the rotation.
"He's money in the bank no matter what position he plays! Add in his bat and he is just the remedy for the dead spot at 2B that the Jays have had to deal with over the last few seasons. Best of all, he can be moved over to 3B in favour of the likes of Goins in the latter stages of a close game. The only question left is if he can pitch? The Jays also need a bona fide closer as well!"
Troglodytes everywhere.
I really don't want to go double pitcher in the first.
Hoffman, Holmes, Newcomb, Gordon, Jackson, Conforto, Zimmer are my guys, with Gatewood being a possibility if we wanted to save money (if he would go under slot if we reached).
REPORT: Toronto Maple #Leafs president Brendan Shanahan appears to be cracking the managerial whip early in his tenure with the organization, pushing the pace of the Maple Leafs front office to engage in trade discussions well before the Cup is hoisted in early June. According to #TSN's Darren Dreger, the Maple Leafs front office has been eager to generate trade chatter and have discussed transactions involving Nazem Kadri, Jake Gardiner, and pending unrestricted free agents Dave Bolland and Nikolai Kulemin.
If this happens - and I've never, ever done this before - I'm finding a new team to cheer for until the Maple Leafs clean house. Plain and simple. If we trade three of our best players (don't care about Bolland) for some "rugged" s***** defensive defenseman then I'm done. Period.