G-Snarls

Did you hear that? That was the sound of Cano's market value dropping from 300M to 200M.

CBS Sports: ATLANTA -- Dodgers owner Magic Johnson suggested he has confidence the team will lock up likely Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw to a new contract this winter but there won't be room even in their vast budget for star second baseman Robinson Cano, too. Other sources suggest the Dodgers and Kershaw were talking about a deal for $200-million-plus sometime in the summer before talks broke off. The deal was said to have been for at least seven years, and possibly eight, and may have included an opt-out provision a few years into it.

Boring, boring games Oh well, lots of baseball still to be played I just hope the WS isn't a sleeper again this year

He's only leaving if they get seriously outbid, or if he decides he wants a change of scenery He's likely still with Atlanta next year

Thread had been locked Not sure why Fixed

Has the been a post season game yet not decided by at least 4-5 runs?!?!

All your catcher are belong to us, indeed

20 years later and I STILL hate the Braves We're taking McCann, *******s!

Radio broadcasters talking about these beast run producers on the Dodgers? Edwin could own all of them.

This is the first time Braves have seen Kershaw the entire season. Huge advantage for him. Plus he's the best starter in baseball. So it could be a massacre.

In the wild, a blue jay would tear a cardinal to pieces. So why don't we have the tough gritty players, huh?

Yep. Near 3M? When we can get a proven GOOD catcher for 6-7M a year? Nuh uh.

7-0 What a s*** show Jeez Morneau moves like lead at 1B

Jon Jay scoring like a #TrueCardinal

Holy s***!!!

Yeah. When you look this bad this early in such a critical game, you gotta yank him sooner.

Wow, Burnett laying an egg here tonight...

Plan for JP: Plan A: Try hard to trade him to a rebuilding club that could be patient with him, a team with a borderline catcher that he can share time with. Accept a B prospect in return. Wipe your hands and chuckle to yourself in an evil manner. Sign Ruiz. Failing that Plan B: Non-tender him. Offer him a minor league contract, start him in Buffalo next year and have him work work work on his defense and hitting approach. Curse yourself and the Mariners for the fact that you're still stuck with him in the organization. Sign Ruiz.

#WorstCaseScenario Or, if you prefer: - http://i.qkme.me/7a6f.jpg

I just hope AA doesn't let him go to arbitration hoping he can keep him for a lot less than that, then loses the case #WorstCaseScenario cause then you're totally stuck

ftfy

I thought of you when I read the news. They're suggesting infield/bench coach.

Let me be the first to say that the thought of paying JP Arencibia 2.8 million dollars next year makes me sick Trade or non-tender please

I love these articles on MLBTR - Matt Swartz has developed a very accurate model that MLBTR uses to project arbitration salaries, as explained in this series of posts. We've heard from many MLB teams and agencies that reference the projections in their work. The Blue Jays are next in our series. Estimated service time is in parentheses, and estimated 2014 salary follows. Colby Rasmus (5.000): $6.5MM With big-time power and a solid .276 batting average, Rasmus finally showed the star potential that compelled the Blue Jays to trade for him in 2011, though an oblique strain knocked him out for a month. His career-worst strikeout 29.5% rate portends a return to his low average days, but Rasmus will remain a major asset in center field. 2014 will be his contract year, and he won't turn 28 until August. With free agency so close, it will be difficult to extend Rasmus for less than B.J. Upton money. J.P. Arencibia (3.059): $2.8MM Arencibia continued to hit home runs, many of them in April. However, his .227 on-base percentage was the worst for a player with at least 400 plate appearances since Rob Picciolo's .218 mark as a rookie shortstop for the A's in 1977. FanGraphs suggests Arencibia was below replacement level overall this year, but it still seems someone would pick him up via trade prior to the December 2nd non-tender deadline. Esmil Rogers (3.135): $1MM Rogers moved into the Jays' rotation in June, posting a 4.89 ERA in 20 starts. The hard-throwing 28-year-old righty is cheap enough to retain as a swingman. Brett Cecil (3.152): $900K In his first full season in the bullpen, Cecil posted a 2.82 ERA in 60 2/3 innings and made the All-Star team. His season ended a little early with an elbow injury. The Jays have been willing to do small multiyear deals with players like this in the past, so if the injury is minor that could be possible with Cecil. Assuming Rasmus, Arencibia, Rogers, and Cecil are tendered contracts, the Blue Jays are looking at an estimated $11.2MM for four arbitration eligible players.