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A couple of things to reference P2F's post as well: I would move Grichuk to CF, sign a corner OF and trade Pillar. I don't see Harvey signing here in Toronto and to pitch in the AL East. He'll likely sign a one-year contract somewhere like Pittsburgh or San Diego to rebuild his value. Trevor Cahill would seem like a great fit here as a FA pickup. As well, if they could trade for Jon Gray, even better! I would even be open to Sonny Gray for one year if he comes cheap. Other options can be Ervin Santana on a one-year contract + incentives and Drew Pomeranz. I think Pomeranz signs as a SP. He was in Cleveland's system before, so Shapiro and Atkins are familiar with him. As for the BP, I don't think Robertson would sign here. Plus he won't be cheap. Same with Herrera. I could see Cody Allen being a nice pickup on a one-year contract to rebuild his value, and again the Shapiro/Atkins connection might help to lure him to Toronto. Trade Martin to the Dodgers. Could be a possibility with them looking for a catcher and I'm sure they would take on his contract if the Jays lets say took another contract from them (Matt Kemp maybe to play an OF corner and DH).

If he doesn't play tonight against the Lakers, I won't watch.

Gabriel Landeskog No. 1 in the rankings on Yahoo so far this season! The guy is a beast. Very underrated.

Also, would require a team like the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays having bad luck either with injuries, player performances etc. Atlanta was lucky that the Washington Nationals had a down year, Philly faded down the stretch and that the Mets and Marlins sucked.

As long as they ride him hard in the Playoffs, I don't care if he takes a day off when the Raps have back-to-backs during the regular season. If they baby him as well in the Playoffs which I doubt they would do, then I would be pretty pissed.

Also, he's very fragile. Not a guarantee to play 150 games.

His days of being an elite pitcher are over. I don't see him being a Top 5-10 arm in baseball anymore moving forward.

Astros probably don't want to pay him close to 18M for one season if he accepted. Didn't he say he wanted to retire in the next year or so as well? Makes him a more attractive option on the FA market now. He likely get a two-year deal around $30M.

I'd give him more of a chance against LHP and I think playing half of his games at the RC, he could be a 30-HR threat. Plus, he could get on-base somewhat decently, better than Pillar and Grichuk. Pederson is also only 26 as well.

In 2016, he was close to being a 4 WAR player. His platoon splits though are pretty drastic and he is a very streaky hitter. I like Joc Pederson and would welcome him in a Blue Jays uniform, though I don't think he would be worth the asking price in trade. Pretty much we already have a similar outfielder in Randal Grichuk offensively.

Sometimes, CFL games are a lot more fun to watch. Can't wait for the CFL Playoffs!

DeRozan signed here long term; Lowry signed here long term. If he really likes it here and Toronto offers him a max contract and is in a position to contend for an NBA Title, there is a possibility. Not getting my hopes up though. Playing in Toronto is no different than playing in any other city in the US.

I don't know why he would want to go to lets say a s***** and old team like the Lakers and be second behind LeBron, playing in a far much tougher conference against teams like Golden State, Houston, Utah and Portland. In Toronto or in the East for that matter, it's a much easier path to the Finals that won't be as tolling.

Back-to-back games again. Probably better having him start against Philly tomorrow night rather than a Bucks team without Giannis.

At least we'll get to see a Game 6.

Dave Roberts lost the game for the Dodgers.

I saw Barker and Hazel Mae walking into the Wal Mart near Sherway last Sunday morning. Barker looked stressed haha

He's no 10/10 like Rocco.

Angels name Brad Ausmus as their new manager.

I would be interested. I wrote baseball articles for the UofT newspaper when I was an undergrad.

If anyone wants tickets for the game tonight let me know. Sec 320, Row 6. $200 for the pair, which are cheaper than my season seat holder price.

If Gray has a great year, he becomes a moveable asset at the trade deadline. Jays would easily be able to turn him into some younger pieces. I would be more than willing to trade Diaz for him. I doubt he'll cost much in trade. Cahill can probably give you 120-150 solid innings as a baseline, with the potential for more. If he can give you the same value Estrada provided from 2015-2016, he would be a steal and could easily flip him at the deadline after as well.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-off-season-roadmap-acquire-cut-loose/ Anyone read this piece from Ben Nicholson-Smith? Adding Sonny Gray and Trevor Cahill to the rotation would be interesting. Both have some potential upside still and could be dealt at the deadline if they're having solid years. Love the idea of trading for Adam Conley for the BP. Could possibly be the next Andrew Miller IMO. A rotation like this wouldn't be bad for 2019: 1) Stroman 2) Sanchez 3) Gray 4) Cahill 5) Borucki Reid-Foley, Pannone, Gaviglio as AAA depth.

Never thought I would see the day Boxy is called an SJW.

Cleveland really just coasted through the regular season without any real challenge. They should have easily won 100 games but didn't. They're a very good team on paper (Lindor, Ramirez, Brantley, EE, Carrasco, Bauer, Kluber and a very deep BP).