ElNik2013
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I hope the Jays don't lose Andy Burns in the R-V draft. I think he could bring value as a utility IF and even play some OF who has hit LHP well in the minors (I think).
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As I said earlier, Jays have made their 2B move (Travis) and they're just looking for stop gaps until Travis forces his way up. It'll likely be a platoon type of situation, but I don't expect the Jays to invest much on 2B.
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We're all hoping Pompey is a top of the order hitter, just not yet and not when you can put J, J and J 1,2 and 3.
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Why wouldn't another team have offered something better than Estrada if Lind was sought-after by several teams? Estrada was likely the best AA could get. -
I think AA has made his 2B move. I think he'll try to add to the OF with a guy that can play CF. If he goes out and gets a 2B, then he would've been better off keeping Gose to compete with Pompey and Pillar for playing time instead of having Travis at AAA while basically handing the CF job to Pompey. We'll see, no one saw the Jays signing Martin, except Blair of course, to many a poster's chagrin, so who knows how this thing will shake out.
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Makes me revisit the Gose for Travis trade. I'm hoping Travis won't need too much time at AAA and that they don't lose Andy Burns in the rule 5 draft.
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So Pompey is pretty much the starting CF. Seems to me like they should get another guy capable of playing a good CF.
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On the other hand, he may not have pursued Donaldson and/or Martin to the extent he did if Lind was still around. Also, Martin's salary for 2015 is about the same as Lind's so i think they're trying to improve the team without adding much in salary and so far, so good.
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So Donaldson has now been traded for 2 B.C. boys (Harden and Lawrie). Just add this to the useless information dept.
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Especially since McCarthy and Lowrie are FA. Edit: Just realized you meant sign McCarthy and Lowrie and trade for Reddick.
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You're not the only one. I've said it makes more sense to spend some more money instead of trading prospects when the system has just recovered from the Marlins and Mets trades. Nolin and Graveman weren't high ceiling guys, but they provided starting pitching depth for the MLB team and could've ended up as relievers as well. I hated to see Barreto go, but I can see how a prospect like him needed to be included in the deal. This was by no means a fleecing, IMO, as I think Oakland got valuable starting pitching depth plus a good 3b in Lawrie with some nice upside and still just 25. No doubt the farm took a hit, especially with Barreto gone. On the other hand, with a full season from guys like Hoffman, Pentecost, SRF, Osuna and Clinton Hollon, the system should get a boost next year. We'll see what happens.
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Gotta give AA credit on drafting both Nolin and Graveman in the 6th and 8th rounds respectively. Here's hoping Cole doesn't get rule-V drafted and makes it to AAA next year.
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I don't see a fleecing here. A's are getting 4 young players, including 3 at the MLB level plus an really good 18-year old prospect that just destroyed a league with players 2 or 3 years older than him. I really think Lawrie will end up close to his full potential. Maybe getting traded for the 2nd time will serve as a calm-down call. Jays took a hit in rotation depth by trading Nolin and Graveman. I think we can now expect Estrada and Happ to stay.
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Fair enough. I don't think anyone is saying that "the playoffs will be easy to make", it's just that it's a real positive to get guys like Martin and Donaldson. Also, take the Vegas odds with a grain of salt since the Jays were favored to win their division in 2013. Remember, it's a month into the off season and I think we can expect a couple of more moves to round out the roster.
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It'll be for an OF and/or BP help. I think Travis will get a full shot at winning the 2B job and I think that's ok since I think an argument could be made that he could've been promoted to AAA this past season.
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Also, if/when this "window" closes, Donaldson could be dealt before for a prospect or 2 barring a catastrophic decline.
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Name me a team with no holes. The key thing here is that a month into the off season, the Jays have improved the team without adding a ton of payroll. I think they've put themselves in a position where they can focus on addressing the remaining holes without feeling the pressure of having to add over 5 winz to the roster. We'll see if they end up trading Navarro and what they end up getting for him, if anything.
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I saw a couple, but I meant more on the comments section of articles reporting about the signing.. I saw some suggest Martin was signed 'cause he was Canadian and such.
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One of the most positive aspects of the 2 moves by the Jays is that they've upgraded at 2 positions where conventional wisdom would claim they didn't need to upgrade. This is reflected in the reaction by a lot of fans who actually criticized AA for signing Martin by saying things like "the Jays already had Navarro at C, they should've spent that money on Melky". In terms of what the Jays gave up, I really like Lawrie and think he'll be a good player for the A's. I certainly wish him well. Like many others, I also hated to see Barretto go, however, lower level prospects don't hold a lot of value. I also think the A's will get some good value out of Nolin and Graveman, just like the Jays did since they were 6th and 8th round draft picks and have now been used in a package for one of the top players in the game.
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Red Sox: Hoarding prospects doesn't work. Just buy a team.
ElNik2013 replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
And if they hadn't bee able to sign the FA, you would've still been bitching at how they "tried, but trying isn't enough, winners get it done" or something to that effect. Greinke was never gonna sign with the Jays. Only chance they had would've been by overpaying massively. The Jays reportedly met with Anibal Sanchez, but were told it would take a 7 year deal and that he wasn't ready to sign quickly. Pay attention, probably every player that has a no-trade clause in his contract has the Jays on their no-trade list. Anyway... -
Red Sox: Hoarding prospects doesn't work. Just buy a team.
ElNik2013 replied to G-Snarls's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
You say that again brother, I didn't get it the first time. -
What does this mean for Melky Cabrera if HanRam will play LF for Red Sox? I would think he can forget about getting 5 years.
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What is Jaso making?
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Where's Ramirez gonna play? We should remember that Papi Ortiz will f***ing decline, (won't he!?), and that would open up the DH spot for a guy like Ramirez or little Pandi. I wonder what it would take to get Jackie Bradley Jr. Probably would have to be a 3-teamer, but he's probably the odd-man out with all the OF they have.
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Blue Jays will make offer to Sandoval in next 24 hours :(
ElNik2013 replied to Angrioter's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
They think a Panda will attract more zoo-goers than a Headley.
