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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
jaysblue replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
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Yeah I even read that since the Brewers made the Postseason, Cleveland was allowed to pick the PTBNL, which was Michael Brantley. Crazy story also how the Brewers could have had Mike Trout with the No. 25 overall pick: https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/free-agent-compensation-rule-cost-brewers-shot-at-mike-trout
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What do posters think about the CC Sabathia trade in 2008? Shapiro was running things in Cleveland and orchestrated the deal. Only Michael Brantley amounted to anything and he was the last piece in the deal (PTBNL I believe). The Cliff Lee deal in 2009 as well. Carlos Carrasco turned out some real good seasons with them. The rest in that package were garbage.
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I don't have Raptors 905 tickets haha. But yeah I'm okay with adding a premium game in a package.
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GDT: Game 1, Jays @ Serpientes, July 12, 2024 9:40 PM EDT
jaysblue replied to John_Havok's topic in Game Thread Archive
Man, just admit the extension was a bad one. Stop defending Atkins and this front office with every single move they do. -
Wonder what the Tigers odds were going into the bottom of the 9th lol.
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Will definitely be fun! Great for baseball!
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If anyone wants some preseason games for Buffalo or Cleveland this August, shoot me a DM.
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If anyone wants to purchase a package of 5 or 10 Raptors games for this upcoming season, shoot me a DM.
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Yeah hopefully not. Still, they can't afford to punt the offseason and keep the status quo. Need to get creative and make some big moves. Whether it's Atkins or another GM.
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I'm predicting a big August.
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It's not good enough to contend IMO. They still need to make some big additions to compliment that core if they want to reach the Postseason.
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Signing Vladdy to an extension (depending on dollars and years) would be a good PR move and look good for optics. After a disappointing season, would be some positive news at least that the Jays kept their young superstar around. As well, helps Rogers sell seats at the ballpark. Lastly, might help in free agency during the offseason with other FA's wanting to sign here since it shows the Jays are willing to keep around high talent and are willing to spend money to win.
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Read reports that Vladdy was open to an extension here in Toronto, which is positive and means he likely won't be shopped. I still would move Bo if you can get 80-90 cents on the dollar for him. If teams are only offering 20-30 cents on the dollar, better to just hold onto him and hope he has a monster season in his contract year.
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Yeah Crochet likely will be close to reaching his IP threshold. For a Postseason team, sucks that he would be limited down the stretch and into October.
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Yeah would love see one of his starts in person. Hoping I can plan a 2-3 day trip down in August when he's lined up to pitch. Would also be cool to catch Jared Jones pitching in the same series as well.
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If your defense is subpar at shortstop, you at least gotta hit. Turner and Seager at least can hit and provide elite offensive numbers. So you can live with their subpar defense. JP Crawford offensively this season has been horrible. Out of all the teams contending for the Postseason, I only count the Braves and maybe the Red Sox where Bo would be a fit. Given their shortstop situation, they have nothing to lose rolling the dice on Bo. I see the Dodgers at least going back with Betts at short or even if they move him to 2B, they likely go with a glove first guy at short since offensively they have enough bats elsewhere.
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Gotta hope we see another one or two Kikcuhi performances like we did in San Fran the other night. There are definitely a lot of other solid starters available Flaherty, Crochet, Eflin, Littell and Fedde. Out of those five, would rank Flaherty, Crochet and maybe Eflin ahead of Kikuchi. Littell has another 1.5 years of control, so some teams will value that extra year. Fedde has been really good as well and has another year of control, but don't view him as a shutdown SP in a short Postseason series. He helps you more getting to the Postseason than in a short series. Whereas we saw Kikuchi the other night how he can flat out dominate when he's on. The plus with Kikuchi is he's a lefty out of that bunch, and innings won't be an issue for him. Whereas Crochet, who knows if he needs to be on an innings limit down the stretch.
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So do the Pirates haha
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I think Horwitz could be a similar bat to Frank Catalanotto at the MLB level, with a higher OBP and maybe perhaps a bit more power.
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The shortstop trade mark is pretty weak. It's really too bad that Bo wasn't hitting this season close to his career averages or else you definitely could have had a big bidding war for him. The only other shortstops available I think are Paul DeJong and maybe Ha-Seong Kim if the Padres decide to sell haha. Would still roll the dice on Bo over someone like DeJong if I'm a team contending for the Postseason. Kim would be a nice pickup if he's made available. Braves could really use an upgrade over Arcia at shortstop. Red Sox maybe as well over Rafaela but I don't see them trading for Bo. Dodgers could use a shortstop if they decide to move Betts over to 2B once he returns (Roberts hinted at it). But the Dodgers could go with a glove guy at short and add offense to other spots in the lineup, and be alright.
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Did a same game parlay with Pirates winning and Skenes getting 7 K's haha. Would love to make the drive down to Pittsburgh this summer to catch one of his starts!
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Yeah that would really suck. Gotta hope Bo at least finishes 2024 strong so at least he would have some value in the offseason.
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Yeah especially if he's not hitting. For a Postseason team, Bo would be a small reclamation project right now. You hope he turns things around in August and September so there are no concerns with his bat heading into 2025.
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