John_Havok

Taking a 7th ranked guy at 4 isnt way off board. I mean like... taking some guy from the 2nd or 3rd round ranks with their 1st pick. Edit... Seattle almost went there.. taking 25 rank at 15.

I wonder who the first team to go way off board will be .... Tampa?

probably the mlb network. but you can follow it online https://www.mlb.com/draft/2024

there's multiple 17 year old HS in the draft too.

I love the Griffin pick for Pittsburgh.

#12 ranked Christian Moore to the Angels.

Bazzana must be the first Aussie to go 1-1 right?

And there goes Wetherholt... 7 picks in and all top 7 ranked from mlb.com have been taken.

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Well so far looks like MLB draft rankings are pretty solid. 6 picks made and they're all from the top 7 ranked MLB.com guys. Only #4 JJ Wetherholt hasnt gone yet.

Bazzana goes 1-1

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Not sure who's suggesting that tbh, whomever is ..is dumn

Wasn't DFA...just placed on revocable waivers. Seems nitpicky, but it's a big difference

Attaboy KK, build that trade value....lol

Cubs have checked in Jansen according to mlb trade rumors. It's a Nightengale rumor so... afew thousand grains of salt needed. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/cubs-reportedly-interested-in-danny-jansen.html

Can Pop just go by way of Mayza ...please?

Yeah, I mean at absolute worst the Jays get a comp pick... i think lot depends on how well he plays the rest of the season on the future. I think a ton also depends on the Atkins situation and whether his employment survives much longer.

Is a core for 2025 that bad if it consists of Gausman, Berrios, Bassitt, Springer, Varsho, Vlad, Bo, Romano and the Buffalo contingent?

Was reading yesterday, of the Top 20 mlb player jersey sales this season from MLBshop.com Vlad is 14th, Bo is 19th. I also found an article...can't find it now though, that reported the gap in the extensions for both Bo and Vlad were not as wide as previously thought and both could be done in the offseason.

It's fine if one of the other pen arms blows things but not a guy who's supposed be traded soon...dude hasn't been anywhere near the zone consistently.

Well, speaking in terms of known quantities, it is far more likely the Jays compete in 2025 with Bo, than not with Bo. I arrive at that conclusion simply because the sheer # of variables in play in order to compare to what value Bo would be projected to give. Whether or not that's the right thing for the Jays long-term is certainly debatable of course. Bo is not a "must trade" player. He's a "could trade if the right deal came along" player. Also saying years competing was based solely on unsustainable pitching is kind of stilly. They planned on having great pitching and got great pitching, probably better than they planned for. This season, they planned on having great pitching and are only getting it from 1 guy. Variance on the others. Would it be truly surprising if this same group of pitchers ran it back in 2025 and were somewhere between 2023 and 2024 results? Probably not. Variance is a thing The pen got decimated for sure, can't control that. Not even sure how the Jays should have planned for it, pens are hugely volatile. One year you're the primary setup guy, the next your kid gets hit by a car in spring training and you can't throw strikes anymore. Injuries suck, but ... what can ya do? Pitchers get hurt. They had enough pen arms to take a few injuries, but not enough to take on this many injuries along with a couple guys completely forgetting how to pitch. No pen in baseball would be any better with their top 3 arms from the previous year out with injury or sucking, along with further injury to the depth. When the guy who was 7th out of the pen last year is now pitching the 8th in close games, there's not much you can really do about it.

The Phillies announced Friday that they’ve released veteran infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield Merrifield, who has struggled to a .199/.277/.295 batting line in 174 plate appearances this season, is still owed about $3.01MM of his salary plus that $1MM buyout. He’ll now be able to sign with any team, and a new club would only owe him the prorated league minimum for any time spent on the MLB roster or injured list.