Smokey

A. That's inaccurate. B. $ had little bearing on the decision. C. In case you haven't realized this yet, AA has put his balls on the line in order to make a playoff push and no reasonable person would assume that at a time like this he's focused on giving DV an opportunity to play everyday.

Damn, that was painful to read... By the way, how does this theory explain why Navarro's still on the team?

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Yeah, you s***** motherf***ers need to be nicer to TL. Do you not realize that another 'rassler has just passed away and he's having a hard time coping with the loss?? What a bunch of *******s!

I find Gruber pretty entertaining actually. King on the other hand...

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Says the fan of the team that owns the longest playoff drought in all pro sports.

Take it easy buddy. Now it all comes down to the actual results on the field. If the Jays start piling on the wins, not many people will be complaining down the line. I actually really like this team now even though a lot assets were unnecessary wasted in the process.

Exactly this.

He clearly wasn't as desperate then and personally I can't blame him too much. People seem to forget that this is the 3rd year since declaring the team all-in. People who expected him to stand pat clearly had their heads up their asses. At least he's targeting the right players though...

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Fixed that for you, little guy.

Wow just woke up and my mind is blown... Can't say I'm disappointed to see Reyes go but I'm still waiting for the doughboy to make a mid season move that actually addresses a need. I know a win is a win is a win but I'd have at least used the prospects to upgrade the rotation first. It kinda smells like this FO is planning on going out with a bang and the prospect lovers should be scared.

Normally I'd be calling you a delusional homer for saying stuff like this but I actually have to agree with you here. I'm pretty shocked how many people are suggesting that selling is the way to go considering we're chasing teams that aren't much better. I told you a while back not to read too much into RD when it comes to this team and I still stand by that... Having said that, I think it's a disgrace that this team isn't at least a few games above .500.

Why does improving their chance at making the playoffs have to be a "stupid move" (as long as it's not a significant overpay)? Are you not confident in the doughboy being able to pull off a decent mid season move to address a glaring hole?

Last month I was hearing things like "this is a .600 pythag team and the playoffs are a lock" and now suddenly it will require a "hail mary" attempt for them to get in. In reality not much has changed since then besides the number of games remaining. The 40% chance of making the playoffs could be significantly improved with an addition of an arm or two and there's simply no excuse for sitting on your hands at a time like this. Btw, if AA was a good GM the fanbase wouldn't be this despaired 6 years after him taking charge.

You're right. It doesn't matter that AA is on the last year of his contract with a team that has a 40% chance of making the playoffs... This is clearly the time to sell.

Ya, rentals are terrible no matter how much they cost! AA better not trade any of his precious prospectz because they'll be very valuable to him in 2019 when he's flipping burgers!

It's not that I don't care about what you think, it's just the fact that what you think doesn't align with reality. Despite their record this team isn't that far from contention and the GM has already flat out admitted that SP is a need that he plans on addressing. At this point, standing pat would be a direct indication that he's completely impotent.

I honestly don't know how you can follow this FO so closely and still have no awareness of the actual situation they're facing. You say you are not desperate? No offence but who the f*** cares? This FO clearly is. Even a stooge like Wilner can admit at this point that making the playoffs this year is pretty crucial for AA if he wants to stick around.

Do you realize that it hasn't even been a month since you posted this??

Exactly! I've yet to hear a compelling argument regarding him being capable of taking the team to the next level because he's pretty much proven that he can't! By his own admission we've been all-in for 3 years now and during that time he's handed starting jobs to guys like JPA, Bonifacio, Goins, Dustin McGowan and not to mention the 6 rookies from this year... And pretty much all those decisions were made without a contingency in place in case they fail. He's lucky that Pillar has emerged as a semi decent everyday player or else we would be looking at Bautista as the only major league OF on the team. But ya, he's made the Donaldson trade and he's not the worst GM so let's keep him around for another 6 years... If you've actually watched him in action over the past 3 years and still think that the circumstances out of his control have led to the losing record, then I don't know what to tell you. Deadpool is dead wrong! I actually think he gets far too much credit for his drafting/development because of who he has replaced. JPR was never given the same flexibility that AA enjoys, having a much bigger budget and the opportunity to grab higher ceiling high-school kids. Besides, what good are prospects if you don't hold on to the best ones and instead use them mostly as currency to acquire aging veterans. I also think he gets too much credit for his "shrewd trades" since he has been under very little pressure to make most of those moves. He does deserve some credit of course but it's hard to dismiss the fact that he was mostly dealing from a position of strength making deals that he didn't have to make. Even the Donaldson trade wasn't a move he had to make since he was already very comfortable with Lawrie at 3B. The only somewhat shrewd move he's made that has actually addressed a direct need was the Travis trade and even that came at the expense of sacrificing OF depth. The rest of the moves, like the Lawrie for marcum trade, are not moves most GMs can afford to make since it temporarily weakens their big league roster. And those insane extensions aren't something a GM can build a career on since after a few, the agents catch up to the fact that he's a tightwad and will refuse to negotiate with him exclusively in the future. It's definitely not something he'd want to build a reputation on and besides, what good are those extensions if he ends up trading assets for someone like Reyes and strap himself financially away?

There's no question that losing Stroman hurt the team's chances but IMO they should have never leaned so heavily on a 23 year old with a total of 130 major league innings under his belt. Expecting so much out of him when he still had so much to prove was a fools errand. Yet again AA goes into the season essentially hoping that everything works out and when it doesn't, we're left with a bunch of 'what ifs' which really can't be labeled as anything but excuses!

Wait you are being serious. Insert mind blown gif...

You can't be serious....