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  1. ElNik2013
    I agree. I think Rios was given away for PR reasons as well, but I may be misremembering again. As I said above, I believe the Marlins took Escobar in the trade instead of sending more money to the Blue Jays as I don't see why the Marlins would've been demanding that Escobar be included in the trade.
  2. ElNik2013
    I be joinin' you bro. Didn't this McCown character say not too long ago that he had been told the Jays' payroll had no real limit and they were considering making an exception to their 5-year contracts policy to sign Lester? Sounds like he may have been told to recant this claim and this might be his way of doing so.
  3. ElNik2013
    At the end of the day, the f***ing owners of the team think AA is good enough to be the GM of the team they f***ing own so who gives a f***. Seriously though, AA's probably in the 10-15 range of GM's, maybe slightly better right now although that's not saying much when the D-Backs owners go from Towers to Stewart back-to-back...haha. I'll say this, huge props to him for the farm, without which, he wouldn't have been able to make any of his trades, whether it's The Marlins and Dickey Trades or some of his good ones. Unheralded draft picks like Graveman, Nolin, Pillar and Pompey have made The Show, but I think guys like Cole and Burns ( if they don't lose them in the Rule-V draft), will end up providing some value as well. There are a couple of other lower round picks I'm forgetting. Funny, isn't it? Several of us thought the Happ trade was trash, but hey, looky here, he's turned Happ into Saunders.
  4. ElNik2013
    It was a mess that year, but the team did sell lots of tickets, tv ratings were good and interest in the team was high as well. If they had done nothing, they would've gone into the season with the expectation to lose 90-100 games and none of the prospects traded would've helped much (including D'Arnaud who was injured that season). Just trying to point out that it's not as black/white as some make it out to be.
  5. ElNik2013
    Let's face it, those who thought The Marlins Trade was franchise-crippling were wrong. Let's 2-face it, those who thought AA wouldn't be able to rebuild the farm system after Both Trades were wrong. On the other hand, AA's teams haven't won jack, so there's also that.
  6. ElNik2013
    Also regarding the inclusion of Escobar in The Marlins Trade: If the Marlins were asking for Escobar to be included, why would they turn around and trade him away when they even kept Jeff Mathis? It's more likely that AA was told to get rid of him after the homophobic slur and he asked for time to find a taker and the Marlins accepted to take him instead of sending more $ to the Jays.
  7. ElNik2013
    Some context for the Marlins trade: 1 - Retooling/rebuilding had taken a major setback with the injuries to Drabek, Hutchison and Romero's implosion. 2 - Team finished the season in tatters with the added negative of Escobar's homophobic joke, or whatever you wish to call it. 3 - It had to be embarrassing to the franchise that John Farrell had bolted for a division rival, even if he sucks. 4 - Absent major acquisitions, the team would've gone into the 2013 season not only expecting to lose 90-100 games, but also lower attendance, tv ratings and overall interest in the team. 5 - I don't remember the other points I was gonna bring up. They went into the off season in a sort of desperate mode with the mindset that striking out in making major acquisitions was not gonna be acceptable. Once they struck out on Peavy and Sanchez, the Marlins trade became too tempting to pass up (2 SP, Jose Reyes, a possible 2B solution), as it would be like killing 3 birds with 1 shot.
  8. ElNik2013
    Didn't TB take on Heath Bell's remaining $ just to get Ryan Hanigan? Just saying they could've just traded their own version of Brad Lincoln to RAJ for Kratz and gotten Rasmussen as a throw-in to boot. You're probably right though, in saying that smart teams already have good framers, but this goes to show us that Kratz is valued by some, but not by enough GM's to get you much of a return.
  9. ElNik2013
    Also, if Kratz has this amazing value, why is he still a back-up catcher in KC? You'd think a smart team will trade what it would take to land him.
  10. ElNik2013
    Not that I liked the Marlins trade, but Escobar was offloaded for PR reasons so both of you are incorrect. It was either eat his reamaining salary or find someone to take him and that trade provided the opportunity. Also, funny how no one has given credit to AA for acquiring Escobar in the first place. Anyway, not my debate, but I'd thought I'd point this out.
  11. ElNik2013
    Plus there are plenty of tall pitchers that get hurt and whose stuff isn't helped by their height.
  12. ElNik2013
    Shhiiit, so FA will now give discounts to play in Canada!!!
  13. ElNik2013
    No need for this. The guys that "jumped ship" have been consistent in their criticism of the organization and to their full credit, have praised AA for the moves he's made this off season. We're all in this together!
  14. ElNik2013
    We'll see what Luhnow gets for him.
  15. ElNik2013
    Not saying I'd do it, it's just that Luhnow will probably ask for a lot.
  16. ElNik2013
    Oh, I'd take him at a bargain price, just saying he played his way onto the bench. We'll see what happens.
  17. ElNik2013
    Fowler for Norris?
  18. ElNik2013
    I think his play pissed up the Jays first. Let's face it, for all the upside he has, you just cannot rely on him from year to year. He's like an injury-prone player, except he's inconsistency-prone
  19. ElNik2013
    What's the cost in terms of 'spects? Plus he'll make like 9M next year, that's pretty much all payroll room left.
  20. ElNik2013
    For sure. Better than paying for Cabrera, Markakis plus I don't want them to give up anymore legit prospects.
  21. ElNik2013
    Could be an option as a stopgap till Travis is ready plus spell Reyes at SS.
  22. ElNik2013
    AA has made his 2B move, he'll try and add a stopgap IF that can play some SS.
  23. ElNik2013
    Bluebird Banter looking into whether there's fire where there is Smoak: http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2014/12/1/7184561/what-of-justin-smoak
  24. ElNik2013
    Not quite yet since Sanchez was gonna be shut down anyway last season. I think this is the plan for Castro as well. He'll start in Dunedin or NH and if he's doing well, they'll call him up to finish the year in the MLB bullpen. I do agree with everyone that Sanchez should be a starter in Buffalo to start next year and should only be used out of the BP towards the end of the year. We'll see what happens.
  25. ElNik2013
    Let's also not forget that there was a thread about the Jays getting John Jaso and it turned out that it was Josh Donaldson. We'll see what happens.
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