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Blue Jays Message Board Free Agent Prediction Contest 2015
Abomination replied to NorthOf49's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
You should probably clarify that for next year. Imo, the contracts should be counted as the max possible amount the player can get. -
IMO Sanchez easily, but then I also think that Sanchez will be fine in the rotation next year, unlike a lot of others. I would still be in favor of Johan though, and move Sanchez to the pen for a year. We really need the help in the pen.
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This is pretty funny: http://www.cnn.com/videos/sports/2015/01/14/worldsport-hockey-player-hits-himself.cnn?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion&iref=obnetwork
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Then for some reason he thought we'd want to share in it.
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If they're paying him over 200M for 7 years (with significant deferrals, which could make it a LOT worse) as the latest report suggests, then I'd take issue with the smart part...
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Holy crap at 24 goals from jays_fever
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I wish we could get someone in advertising to give us some answers about exactly how it works. It's an important distinction for sure.
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I'd imagine the tv viewership would be through the roof for Sportsnet. That would have to add a ton.
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This is pretty much my feeling as well.
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Halladay getting injured (and more importantly his illness) and retiring was sad for us... He almost certainly would have been a Jay (on the field) right now, and with the shape he kept himself in, probably still elite.
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The Jays have stated in the past that they won't negotiate after the numbers are exchanged, if I'm not mistaken, unless it's a multiyear deal.
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Unlikely, but even if he was, no arbitrator in his right mind is going to give a raise from 700k to 5.4M, for a 31 year old based on a single 1/2 season of PA.
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Actually, looking closer at the projected salaries (based on mlbtr for whatever it's worth), Gonzalez and Britton seem like definite low ball offers, but the rest don't seem all that unreasonable. Pearce especially is out of his mind imo. I don't see any chance in hell that an arbitrator would give him that, based on essentially 1/2 a season.
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This seems like a fantastic way to piss off 1/4 of your team.
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I feel like the Jays submission might be a little low given recent salary inflation (and yes I know that they are going to come in a bit lower than what they would settle for normally). This is one instance where I think we may have been better off coming in a little higher than the projections (4.75 maybe), and pretty much assure ourselves of winning. Assuming we go to arbitration and don't have a multi-year deal signed instead, this feels like a case Donaldson might actually win imo.
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Locking up his 4 arbitration years rather than going year-to-year might not be such a bad idea. Gives him financial guarantee, and protects us a bit from him getting insane amounts the last year or two if he continues to be one of the best in baseball.
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Yeah, but less than projected. How does AA manage to keep getting all these guys to sign for less anyway?
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Source: BlueJays sign OF Andy Dirks to a minor league deal
Abomination replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
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Yeah, I agree. I'm just not sure I'd consider him near elite. He's good, and I'd love to have him, but not as good as people are making him out to be imo.
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Is Clippard really near-elite though? He has an xFIP the last 3 years of 4.14, 4.02, 3.28, and a career xFIP of 3.91. SIERA likes him a little more, but I'm still not sure I'd consider them to be THAT great. Add in to that the fact he'll get $8M+ in arbitration next year (I think MLBTR predicts over $9M)...
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Ouch! Pretty telling about character, when you have an above average player on a good contract, who is apparently THAT toxic.
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We may be best off keeping Navarro ourselves, provided he doesn't cause any drama. I'm not completely convinced that'll be the case though.
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You have to figure Clippard is moving somewhere (I don't see him taking the closer role from Doolittle, and paying a setup man $8 mil or so for a small market team seems silly). A catcher on a short term deal would make some sense, since they can move Vogt around as needed (like the outfield now), and they may not be too eager to rely 100% on Phegley yet. I suspect Beane already has a good idea of where Clippard can be moved, or he wouldn't do the trade. Of course, he also traded for Johnson last year, so who knows.
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I wonder if this sets up a Clippard / Navarro trade? I'm not sure how much it makes sense for the A's not to flip Clippard somewhere.
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That would be a fantastic fit.