magits

I know its not perfect but nice to see. Baby steps.

We gonna see vlad?

I guess we were just spoiled by AA. Shapiro should have stuck to stadium renovations and ticket pricing.

This guy comes in, nudges out AA, talks so much about having more money to spend than in Cleveland and then has an off-season like this?? Trades one of our best relievers for Jesse Chavez? Signs ace J.A. Happ? Pays Justin friggin Smoak 3.9 Million???? This guy is bringing his penny pinching ways from Cleveland to Toronto. I can't think of a more underwhelming off-season. Shapiro has literally added 20 million in payroll without adding anyone of impact. Nice.

I've been saying this stuff for years.

The signing of Macro Estrada was great news for the Jays. But they still have two holes to fill in their starting rotation. Where is Felix Doubront? This guy was a reliable starter for a championship Red Sox team a few years ago and still possesses mlb stuff. In 2015 with the Jays he had a 3.35 FIP. The last mention I can find of him was in this July 2015 post on mlbtraderumors: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/felix-doubront Otherwise rotoworld suggests he is on a minor league contract right now with the cubs. It can't take much to trade for him and with him being at league minimum that would allow the Jays enough money to go for Greinke. Maybe the Cubs would be willing to do a Revere for Doubront type scenario if the Cubs threw in a couple million to compensate. 1. Greinke 2. Stroman 3. Doubront 4. Dickey 5. Estrada

Wow u should b a lawyer

How does Cosby's case have anything to do with Twitter lol. Chances are when you have that number of women coming out against you, you're probably going to be guilty (see jian ghomeshi) And the arguments that men have the right to defend themselves is stupid. There's an obvious power differential. If a mentally handicapped kid threw a punch at you is it acceptable to beat the s*** out of him?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/nexen-heros-accept-12-85mm-posting-fee-for-byung-ho-park.html He was claimed for 12.85 Million. Here are his stats in the KBO: Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2013 26 -2.5 Nexen KBO Fgn 128 556 450 91 143 17 0 37 117 10 2 92 96 .318 .437 .602 1.039 271 7 8 0 6 4 2014 27 -1.9 Nexen KBO Fgn 128 571 459 126 139 16 2 52 124 8 3 96 142 .303 .433 .686 1.119 315 13 12 0 4 3 2015 28 Nexen KBO Fgn 140 622 528 129 181 35 1 53 146 10 3 78 161 .343 .436 .714 1.150 377 10 12 0 4 6 Quite a bit better than Jung Ho-Kang actually who was the steal of the offseason last year for Pittsburgh. Keep in mind the KBO is a very hitter friendly environment and that Eric Thames is crushing there. According to MLBtraderumors it's not the Indians, Tigers, Orioles, Red Sox, or Padres. To me, the following teams appear unlikely: NL East: Mets: Duda Nationals: Zimmerman Marlins: Bour Braves: Freeman Phillies: Howard NL Central: Cubs: Rizzo Cincinatti: Votto NL West: Dodgers: Gonzalez Giants: Belt Arizona: Goldschmidt AL East: Yankees: Texiera Rays: too poor AL Central: Royals: Morales WSox: Abreu Twins: Mauer AL West: Angels: Pujols Rangers: Fielder This leaves the Jays, Oakland, Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and the Astros. Oakland seems like the most likely to me and it smells like a low risk high reward type of move Beane would make. Pittsburgh and St. Louis also make a lot of sense. Could the Jays be a fit? They could keep Edwin at DH permanently and have Park man first - but where does that leave Colabello? Interesting to ponder...

Two sides of the same coin IMO.

Good trades are the result of relationship building/persistence with other GM's. And yeah contract negotiations would be another strength, although his best contract negotiations were when he had leverage (Bautista after one year, Edwin after one year). I guess the Martin contract was good although he may not be worth his price tag in a few years.

IMO Alex's Greatest strengths are: 1. Drafting (scouting) 2. Relationship building. All of his greatest trades have been accomplished by him being doggedly persistent, constantly checking in, phoning, and squeezing the most out of other GM's. It's a skill that is very valuable. I really think Shapiro and Anthopolous is a dream combination.

But he's good a good xfip!

Go Trudeau!!!