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Remember when the Jays made the Postseason in 2015 for the first time since 93 and also were World Series contenders in 2016?

Yeah bad luck as Laika would say.

I think he's like 31 to 1 on Bet365. Was thinking of putting $10 on him.

Eloy Jimenez hits 30+ HR's

Brownie19 and Jays24 become best buddies.

Weatherholt NL ROY.

We should have bet Spanky that Bo wasn't signing in Toronto. He would have given us some odds 😂

So Matt Waldron is also a catcher?

Eric Lauer is better than Brian Tallet.

Regardless of what people think of Bo, you should have picked up his jersey from the Jays Shop a couple weeks ago. Getting a Nike Limited jersey for $90 was a steal!

Laika is always 110% correct.

Mets swooped in because of the slow offseason they had to that point and since they were getting criticism all around. As well, they missed out re-signing Alonso, signing Tucker, and other big names. Most importantly, they wanted to block the Phillies from landing Bo, which is why they signed him at all costs, even though logistically it didn't make sense given their roster construction.

Didn't you say that Bo coming back to Toronto was a lock lol.

Also to note, Detroit signed Verlander to $13M a couple weeks ago. Give me Scherzer at $3M over Verlander at $13M every day of the week.

At that price point, there’s virtually no downside. You’re talking about a future Hall of Famer with elite postseason experience, championship pedigree, and one of the most competitive mentalities in the game for depth money. The signing provides: - Rotation insurance if injuries hit - Veteran stability behind the top arms - Mentorship for younger starters - Playoff-caliber experience in high-leverage games

What inside information did you have? You picked him up in every fantasy league at 5pm yesterday haha.

I think the real debate isn’t whether the Toronto Blue Jays offence is “bad” - it’s whether the core guys can realistically repeat what they did in 2025. Start with George Springer. If he gives you something close to last season again - solid OBP, 20-25+ HR power, competitive at-bats at the top - that stabilizes the lineup. He doesn't have to be 2025 Springer. He just has to come close to being that. Then there’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Even in years where the surface numbers don’t scream MVP, the quality-of-contact metrics remain strong. If he simply repeats 2025 and maybe gets slightly better HR variance like he showed in the Postseason, that’s legitimate middle-of-the-order impact. The bigger concern is depth replacing what’s been lost. The lineup probably doesn’t have as much margin for underperformance anymore. But that doesn’t automatically make it weak. It just makes repeatability more important. If: Springer ≈ 2025 Springer Vlad ≈ 2025 Vlad Other guys repeating like Kirk and Clement with the sticks, and Okamoto being a main piece. The secondary pieces hover around league average and stay healthy. That’s still a functional, competitive AL offence over 162 games. Not elite unless someone breaks out but not bottom-tier either.

Seranthony would have been $10M AAV per year and has been volatile throughout his career. He could be lights out, or he could be extremely wild. Jays also signed Trevor Rogers this offseason. Let's hope someone like Braydon Fisher could step into more leverage spots this season. Maybe even Tommy Nance or Chase Lee emerge as legit late-inning options at some point.

Is there anyone on here who posts and trolls the Orioles hangout? Term would be hilarious on that board haha.

Let's make it 8 haha.

Yeah I would like to see Scherzer make the transition to the pen. Could be interesting. Might be able to give you 60-70 really good elite innings. Not a huge fan of him as a starter, but if the Jays and him are in agreement that he'll start the year on the IL and buildup his arm in April/May/June, could use him for a stretch of 10 or 15 starts mid season (kind of like what the Dodgers did with Kershaw) and then move him to the pen in September/October.

I think if there are injuries in the rotation - or, as you mentioned, if Berríos struggles this spring - Scherzer is likely more of a contingency plan at this point.

Shapiro will be the next MLB commissioner.

I mean, the Jays had IKF on their World Series roster, so it could happen lol.