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I thought that was interesting too Was surprised they feel like they have the depth to just cut him I guess when Patrick Corbin types only cost $1M, you do just hope someone else takes your $2.6m Dunning off your hands

It's a very team friendly contract. The team is paying for less than 2 wins per year, and his reasonable range of outcomes is 2 WAR to like 4.5 WAR.

Lovelady: Two above average pitches by Stuff+, projects above replacement level, nuked the minors last year if you ignore ERA, is left handed, is literally named Dick Lovelady Barnes: No idea. Can't imagine he lasts long. Probably worse than 2 or 3 of the guys that will be in AAA like Nick Robertson and Tate and Walker. Maybe that's the point, just a pump and dump to perhaps pitch in a couple of blowouts in the first few weeks.

Funny how half of the online article comments are like "why?"

Sweet!

What the f are the Rockies doing selling rock bottom on Nolan Jones???

92-94 He seemed pretty sharp

Projected 110 wRC+ vs 70 wRC+

They can't cut Roden. Just can't. Stick him in CF

Scherzer today? Big test. Watching the stuff and pitch count.

Varsho indeed starting on the IL Jays have some tough calls here. I don't know what I would do. I like all of the Buffalo dudes. Wagner and Roden are the most intriguing. I love Barger's pop. I like Clement as a sneaky good starter. Roden and Straw not being on the 40 man right now could factor in. Lukes has a lot of CF starts in the last week. Interesting that they've given Roden any CF reps at all this spring. Telling? I see zero reason to care about Roden's service time clock.

Orioles sign Kyle Gibson $5.25m with incentives so they didn't even really get a deal World Series!!!!

Toronto doesn't have a lot of spring training sadness on the hitting side. Lots of Spring Training Heroes with an OPS over .900: Roden, Barger, Schneider, Varsho, Bichette, Straw, Clement, Gimenez Kirk doing well on both sides of the ball. Even guys like Lukes/Wagner/Loperfido with .700s OPS numbers have decent K and BB rates. The only real Spring Training Bums are Springer and maybe Clase and Leo Jimenez. Pitching side... is not as rosy. Some concerning springs. Bit of a mixed bag. One guy looks good, the guy beside him has been hit hard.

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Thursday that Henderson (intercostal) is "running out of time" to be ready for Opening Day, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports. muahahaha

Jerj Springer MVP szn

Honestly if Toronto gets like 2 WAR from Manoah during the rest of his team control it would be a positive outcome

C- Kirk 1B - Kirk 2B - Kirk 3B - Kirk SS - Kirk LF - Kirk CF - Kirk RF - Roden DH - Kirk

inb4 "Vladimir Guerrero Jr. turned down more money from the Blue Jays in order to sign with the Yankees"

Blue Jays’ Shapiro On Guerrero Jr.: “I Think We’re Going To Extend Him” March 20th, 2025 at 11:03am CST • By Steve Adams Vladimir Guerrero Jr.‘s self-imposed deadline for an extension — the first full day of spring training — came and went more than a month ago, with no deal coming to fruition. Guerrero has left the door slightly cracked, indicating that while he doesn’t plan to negotiate any further, he’d be amenable to hearing the Jays out if they presented a new offer. That mindset is all the more notable now, given that Jays CEO Mark Shapiro flatly stated this morning that he expects to eventually agree to an extension with the team’s star first baseman (via Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi). Said Shapiro: “…I guess my overarching feeling is one of optimism. I think we’re going to sign him. I think we’re going to extend him. The reason I feel that way is because we have such a clear alignment on the desired outcome. Vlad wants to play his whole career as a Toronto Blue Jay. We want him to end his career in a Blue Jays uniform to be a true legacy player for the Toronto Blue Jays. … Could be before free agency, could be during free agency, but I’m optimistic we will sign him.” ..... Kind of a nothing burger, headline makes it seem like Shapiro said something more impactful. But read between the lines and this is Mark saying "Vlad, we are ready to let you test free agency and we are pretty confident the deal you are asking for won't be there"

Yeah I follow prospects at a deep level and even I only knew a few of the Twins prospects in the game. I don't think they used a single P prospect who would be in their top 30? Most of the Twins position prospects were "actual prospects" though so the Jays P gets some credit for dominating them. Even if guys like Bloss and Yesavage were just too advanced for most of the Twins sticks. I am pretty excited about Kendry Rojas.

Simply trade Demar DeRozan (Barrett) for Kawhi Leonard (insert current comp) again. Easy. Run it back.

Jesus. Minor league deal for Kimbrel.

Imagine if the Raptors go on a tear, sneak into the play-in group, and get Ingram back before the playoffs.

Apparently he thinks his thumb pain was a precursor to his shoulder and triceps injuries in 2024 and 2023. Who knows if true or not. Could be a kinetic chain thing, or he could just be old. There is 2024 reporting on his thumb. It basically says his rehab from his back injury was slowed by a thumb problem. Spanky is Patrick Starfish, confirmed. I don't recall seeing anything specific about his thumb ligament?

I think you are reading into his comments too specifically. He's almost 41. Everything hurts, all the time.