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  1. Jimcanuck
    Hmmmmmm so it wasn't the physical that killed the Mets deal, if Heyman's source is to be believed: SFG - deal dead based on physical NYM - deal dead based on Contract terms disagreement MIN - TBD
  2. Jimcanuck
    Infidel!
  3. Jimcanuck
    I clicked "Better" not because the starting 9 are better than last year (they are roughly the same), but because the bench is much stronger.
  4. Jimcanuck
    Spanky is just trying to lure his old friend (who is no doubt lurking around) back onto the board.
  5. Jimcanuck
    He can battle with Hutch for #7 SP
  6. Jimcanuck
    Another whitey
  7. Jimcanuck
    Would never have tagged the Marlins to sign Cueto. Why would a team with little hope of winning do this. Maybe as a pitching mentor? Anyway, definitely something else is about to happen.
  8. Jimcanuck
    This puts the Jays solidly over the luxury tax Might as well sign Wacha now
  9. Jimcanuck
    So Biggio and Merrifield share 4th OF duties
  10. Jimcanuck
    I'm just trying to figure out his role. Surely he is not a bench guy for $10M. If he's the primary DH that cuts into Kirk's playing time. It's a head scratcher, unless there is a trade in the works, like Kirk to Miami for pitching.
  11. Jimcanuck
    Belt has played 93 games in the OF, 15 games in 2019. Maybe with his repaired knee..... spot duty.
  12. Jimcanuck
    not sure about this deal, seems to be a poor fit? on the other hand, Belt's power numbers have always been depressed playin in SF
  13. Jimcanuck
    Charles Bronfman's money
  14. Jimcanuck
    they might not know now, but they will within 24 hrs of the Jays signing him, along with all the allegations plus the continuing news as the civil action carries on
  15. Jimcanuck
    more to life to baseball, i used the term corporations
  16. Jimcanuck
    Impossible to quantify to a reasonable degree of accuracy, true. But we have seen the impact of bad publicity on corporations in the past, so there some empirical data to help make the assessment. Does signing Bauer reduce the number of Vlad, Bo, Manoah jerseys sold? Does signing Bauer mean X number of fans abandon the team, for life? Only the FO has a full grasp of the various revenue streams from the Toronto Blue Jays and can assess what the impact on each might be. Generally corporations will err on the side of caution (risk averse). Bauer might bring the Jays closer to a WS, but that's not the objective of the Toronto Blue Jays. $$$, this year, and in future years, is.
  17. Jimcanuck
    By value, I am referring to his value to the team. His value as a baseball player is clear, but this is offset by the marketing hit a team that signs him takes. None of us here, I don't think, know how to calculate this. What is the impact on the existing and potential fanbase by signing Bauer?
  18. Jimcanuck
    petekim is the dogg? I thanked his post, trying to encourage him to post more.
  19. Jimcanuck
    Like all things, transgressions occur to varying degrees. Urias got 20 games. Bauer got 190 or something. One is not like the other.
  20. Jimcanuck
    Oh he will be fine. But highly unlikely to the level Eat My Shatkins has suggested.
  21. Jimcanuck
    Nah, my argument is not semantics but the performance uncertainty (2 years out of MLB, and 32 yrs old). Bauer is a bad human, but I personally would not care if he pitches for the Jays.
  22. Jimcanuck
    I don't disagree. A 1A is different from an ace, from my interpretation of the term. An ace calibre pitcher would be a HOF candidate, and Bauer never has been considered a HOF candidate (he's currently at 21.7 WAR - without the suspension he'd be around 25 WAR). My point is he hasn't pitched in MLB since June 2021 and is about to turn 32. When you combine performance uncertainty with the PR hit a team that signs him takes, the business calculus gets a little dicey. Someone likely signs him, though.
  23. Jimcanuck
    Bauer's best season of 5.8 WAR was matched by Patrick Corbin. So let's call Patrick Corbin a potential ace also.
  24. Jimcanuck
    There's no definition of ace out there. I've never considered Bauer to be an ace. A #1 pitcher sure, but not on the ace level of guys like Verlander, Scherzer, Burnes, DeGrom, Cole.
  25. Jimcanuck
    I suppose you could put "potential" for like half the pitchers in MLB None of us know how to evaluate his value. MLB teams are business first. Their objective is not to win the WS, but to make money. NY Mets excepted. So maybe he lands there.
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