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Bordick was pretty solid here in 2003 - 1.8 WAR. I remember Greg Myers back in 2003 and him having a breakout season at the age of 37 or 38 lol. Slashed .307/.374/.502 with 15 HR's and 1.7 WAR in 121 games. How was his pitch framing, just curious?

ECJF had the biggest boner for Randy Ruiz.

Joe Inglett was pretty good in 2008. 1.7 WAR in 109 games.

I guess my offer was the best and probably only one?

Kris Benson. His wife Anna Benson was pretty hot and crazy haha.

Yeah really like the signing. Likely will use him as their closer and then flip him at the deadline to a contender. Feliz was really good last season. Shocked it took a team this long to sign him.

The Biyombo signing for Orlando has been a disaster.

It's called replace those managers. I'm sure we could get two new active owners very quickly from this board.

Trevor Cahill a starter in San Diego? My LOD team is liking that FA pickup this offseason!

Yeah if it was in CAD, it's not bad. Seeing how its in USD makes it very pricey, especially if travelling solo. Don't like how it's non-refundable as well, since you're locked in for something all the way in August. Also, I assume it's not covering transportation to Chicago. You can probably do it for a cheaper price if planning by yourself. If travelling solo, best to probably book a private room on AirBNB which would be half the cost of a hotel room. If going with 2-3 people, a $250-$300 CAD per night hotel split between 2-3 isn't that bad. Private cruise sounds nice, though after a game I'd be more inclined staying in Wrigleyville or going out for beers at a sports bar. If I went with a buddy, here's a rundown on the costs: - $300 RT flight to Chicago (would use points so would only pay the taxes) - $250-300 for two nights of a hotel (split between a friend) - $200 on tickets between both games - $200 on drinks/entertainment for both nights - $100 on food roughly (depending on what & where you eat) - CTA 3-Day Pass is $20 USD. Other transportation with Uber pools I would say probably around $20 USD. Anyone could probably do the trip for around $700-$800 CAD if going down with a friend which isn't bad. If going solo, best to book a private room on AirBNB since it would be far better value than a hotel.

The front office saved themselves from what would have been a PR disaster if they lost both EE and Bautista, especially to Cleveland. Don't care what people say, Jose Bautista is a Blue Jays icon and one of the best hitters in franchise history. Glad he's able to come back and hope he could retire here.

Great news! Makes my Monday!

Yikes thats expensive.

It's still a fun tournament to watch, though its a joke for the above reason you mentioned. Not all the very best play in this tournament and the pitchers have a strict pitch count limit to begin with so every game is really a battle of the bullpens. I just can't take it as a serious tournament.

Cubs single game tickets haven't gone on sale yet. Probably around February. Get them the first day or worse case scenario wait a week or two before the games and check the official site since some tickets do get released closer to the date. Don't panic and just scoop up things on StubHub that early. Hotel prices in Chicago are probably $250-300 CAD per night on average. Not sure how AirBNB is down there, though AirBNB isn't always the cheapest. Just have to do your research on both.

I could see both road teams winning today. Packers so far up on the Cowboys. Never count out Big Ben and the Steelers.

The WBC is a joke.

Rich Hill was also packaged with Josh Reddick.

That would have played a huge factor as well. No spots for him in the Jays rotation if everyone is healthy, whereas in Texas after Hamels & Darvish it's pretty much open. Plus, location probably would have been a tough sell. He's from Berkeley California so I'm sure he preferred to stay out west.

If the Jays want to bring back some solid prospects to rebuild their farm system, it starts with guys like Stroman, Sanchez, Donaldson, Travis etc. being shopped. Stroman is arbitration eligible and we've seen so many other teams trade solid pieces who still had 2-3 years of club control, so that doesn't make him or those other guys necessarily untouchable.

Maybe Happ if he's having another All-Star caliber year, though don't expect anything special for Estrada or Grilli lol.

Estrada is a FA after 2017. Jays are unlikely to get anything significant back for him long term due to his age and one year remaining, so just best to hold onto him and hope he stays healthy enough to make 30 starts. Estrada is more valuable to the Jays right now than anything they would get back for him via trade.

Ross likely would have cost the Jays $8-10 million + incentives if Texas landed him for only $6M.

JJ was coming off a 3 win season and it looked like his injuries were behind him after a healthy 2012 season. He posted 5.5 and 5.9 WAR in 2009 and 2010. The guy was a legit NL Cy Young contender during those two seasons. It was a risk that I didn't mind to be honest. If JJ stayed healthy and even matched his 2012 season, and pitching in the AL East, he easily gets a QO from the Jays and signs a big contract as a free agent somewhere, which nets the Jays a draft pick. I understand how the Marlins trade really looks bad, though I can't think of anyone in that deal that I miss other than Anthony DeSclafani. And like I said, if JJ was healthy in 2013, trade looks totally different. The trade set things in motions to put the Jays in "win-now" mode and if it wasn't for that trade you probably don't see the Jays making the postseason in 2015 and 2016.

I gotta watch this movie!