Trading Tulo wouldn't be about making the Jays better this season. It would likely be a calculated hit to the 2016 team to eliminate the risk of an albatross contract years down the road.
Using WS titles as the barometer for success of a GM is stupid. Teams don't operate on a level playing field, and the playoffs are a crapshoot. Whoever said that is probably very dumn.
I wonder if the Rays would move three years of Smyly to address the fact that their offense is f***ing garbage. Probably a moot point, because who would waive 10-5 to go to TB?
http://www.statista.com/statistics/193673/average-ticket-price-in-the-mlb-by-team/
Looks like the team has bottom-half ticket prices and a top-10 payroll. Complaining about Rogers is ridiculous, and has been for three years.
I think that's basically a perfect way to build a team. Develop most of it in-house, avoid huge risks, and use free agency to supplement your core with the odd mid-tier signing when the fit is right. Only here, he'll be able to keep anyone he wants to keep, pursue more expensive/risky international free agents, and maybe make a big FA splash or two.
Yeah. I mean, I'm sure you could flip him off for someone's Tirado, but the trade deadline gave a pretty good indication as to what the market will pay for him. He'll make like 15-16M over the next two years.
That's Cott's.
2014 = 10M increase from 2013
2015 = ~5M increase from 2014
2016 = possibly stagnant for the first time, but a lot of questions remain. If it starts in that range, maybe it goes up?
It's pretty unfathomable. Downgrading from two years of Ross to one year of Dickey is a huge loss. Ben Revere has no real value, and definitely doesn't put a dent in making up the difference.