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f*** that hurts! Bills needed that win.

Bills were 2.50 the other day. Put down $50. This definitely is a huge statement game if they could pull it off!

If the Jays signed Ohtani, they would have to target alternatives to cover up other holes/areas on the roster rather signing some of the top options available at 3B, LF or DH or look to the trade market. For example, you probably can't target a top FA third baseman like Chapman or Candelario. Instead you have to target maybe someone like Eduardo Escobar or trade for someone like Yoan Moncada (with White Sox eating most of his salary). Depending on where the Jays play Ohtani (DH or left field), you probably don't target bats like Hoskins, Soler, Teo Hernandez or JD Martinez afterwards. Instead maybe you go after someone like Gallo, Brantley, or Heyward who you could platoon with someone or bring back KK or Belt. If Rogers gives Atkins the green light to spend and go all in with Ohtani, then yeah trade for Soto as well why not haha. Bring in some other top FA's to build around Ohtani as well. But I'm sure Atkins won't have an unlimited payroll so they would have to bargain hunt in other areas. Would the Jays be better off heading into 2024 with Ohtani, a lesser corner OF/DH bat like Gallo, Brantley or Heyward and 3B bat like Moncada or better with signing some FA's like Hoskins, Soler and Candelario? From a baseball perspective and a marketing perspective.

I own Cavan Biggio in one of my dynasty leagues and he has multi-position eligibility so hope he has a breakout in 2024!

Trade for Moncada as well to play 3B.

Yeah Ohtani from a business perspective pays much better dividends than signing 3 random solid players (e.g. Hoskins, Teo Hernandez, Chapman etc.).

We're even now.

What aren't you buying? I posted this on November 9th suggesting that Goldy would be a nice target since he is one year removed from a 7 WAR season, only has one year remaining at $26M and wouldn't cost as much in a trade as Soto or Alonso. You're really confusing to figure out dude. I don't know what you're trying to prove, but just quit man!

I have? Geez, I just suggested them as some end of roster fillers and low risk discounted signings, nothing more. You're making it seem like I want Atkins to make Votto, Donaldson and Meadows his primary targets of the offseason lol. You really need to chill and stop twisting words in order to pick arguments so you can sound all superior.

This one is for Max, who says I prefer the team to go "dumpster diving" and sign "washed up guys." Posted this on November 9th.

Lmao you can't detect sarcasm or a joke.

I probably would rank the Jays somewhere in the 10-15 range.

Lurking the boards at 2:30AM again on a weekend to pick arguments with others! Again, you always do a fantastic job Max at changing my words around and misrepresenting anything I've said on this message board in order for you to pick an argument and to sound superior. Where did I once not give Ross Atkins any credit for the successful moves that he made? Please go back and read my posts. There was a bit of luck involved in the KK and Belt signings. They were both coming off injury plagued seasons. Low risk/high reward type of signings who panned out. Have nothing against signing both of those players at the time, even if one or both never worked out. I bet for example if Atkins decided to sign my favourite player Austin Meadows as a low risk/high reward signing and he comes close to repeating his monster 2019 season, you would be claiming Atkins was a genius lol. As for the Ryu, Springer and Gausman signings, the Blue Jays offered the most years and money which is why they all signed here. Ryu was 33 when he signed here and no other team was offering him a 4 year contract at $80M especially when he had durability issues. It's not rocket science. Brownie was making it sound like Atkins was the first GM who was able to lure any big FA's to Toronto haha.

Atkins has made solid moves and signings for sure during his tenure here. Never said he didn't. Blue Jays traded for Robbie Ray correct? Not sign him as a FA? But regardless excellent pickup on an arm who had previous success a couple years earlier. Always was a Robbie Ray fan during his days in Arizona. Nobody is arguing about Semien obviously. KK and Belt were questionable given their age and injury track record, but they turned out great and stayed healthy. Both could have went the other way and flopped, which some don't realize. Kikuchi looks good if he could prove his 2023 wasn't a fluke and do it again next season. Nobody is arguing about the deals he didn't make. Definitely not caving into signing Jose Bautista to a 5 year $125M contract extension after 2016. Not extending Vlad to a big money extension looks like the right move now for sure. Would be interesting to see which posters on here wanted Bautista and/or Vladdy signed to crazy extensions. I remember some of the numbers being floated around with Vlad even after his 2022 season and it was crazy. Atkins has been really solid here during his tenure in Toronto overall. Could he do better? Of course. I wouldn't put him that high on a pedestal yet however as some other shills on here already do.

Votto is still my No. 1 choice since he's Canadian, a former MVP and would sell a lot of Blue Jays jerseys. Rogers could definitely market him better and since we all care about how Shapiro operates the team from a business perspective and prints money, Votto is easily the guy. Josh Donaldson would be a close second IMO, and you know I'm a big Austin Meadows fan.

Used a top waiver on him. Not sure which priority I had but near the top.

Yeah and it was after his monster 2009 season as well. He was awful from 2010-2012, but was solid in 2013 and 2014 when strictly used in a platoon against RHP only. AA turned him into Estrada who from 2015-2017 was a reliable arm in the rotation.

Haha thinking of proposing it. Already traded for Williams.

Pfaadt or Kerry Carpenter? 20-team dynasty league.

I've mentioned his name a couple of week ago. He would be a perfect fit in this lineup if the Cardinals were selling. Only one-year left at $25M I think, so no long term risk at all and wouldn't cost as much as someone like Juan Soto.

She was a bombshell!

At the end of the day, just want to see the Blue Jays win a World Series, as we all do. AA came close in 2015 and the team in 2016 was close as well. Hope we could see one of these Atkins teams come close over the next two years. I wish that 2021 team made the Playoffs. Think they could have done some damage.

That trade hardly gets mentioned on here, but definitely one of AA's best trades. Estrada pitched in some big games here and was a reliable arm for those three seasons!

Yeah like I understand signing guys to the most money and years might sometimes not always work. But Brownie is making it seem like Atkins discovered electricity by signing Ryu and Springer to big FA contracts.

If Atkins signed those extensions to Lind, Romero, and Morrow, he would have got a free pass by the shills on here. Just "bad luck" or "underperformance" or "well it was a great extension at the time."