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.
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.
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).
Yeah the ballpark is outside of the city, but like you said there's a huge parking lot all around and I was thinking that some tailgating does go on before any postseason game.
Most bars downtown I heard offer shuttles to Miller Park on game-day.
Flying to Milwaukee this weekend to catch Game 1 and 2 of the NLCS. Hopefully its against the Dodgers. Never been to Miller Park, but the atmosphere for a postseason game should be electric. Has anyone ever been to see a game in Milwaukee before?
Marquez, Freeland and Gray (when he isn't being f***ed with) is a pretty darn good 1-3, especially considering those guys pitch half of their games at Coors.
Arenado, Story, Blackmon, and I would include Dahl and possibly LeMahieu based on his success from 2015-2017. Desmond is awful, CarGo is past his prime, and they have no catcher.