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I hope we can put things past us and move forward with a fresh start on this board. You're my Batman and I'm your Joker! We can't live without each other!

We do know that Atkins was trying to figure out a way for that to be a possibility.

Should recruit him to post on the new Jays Center!

Deal is worth $15M

For a couple years and then he became very good haha!

Hey that's a Spanky gif! Find your own haha!

I'm betting the Rams for this weekend!

I gotta give Ace Venture another watch soon haha! Classic!

Only when it fits their argument.

SuperFuzzBigMuff has become the new rival for Brownie haha.

Yeah like Brock and L54 said, getting in and out of Dodgers Stadium can be chaotic. Even after the game, there isn't any area with bars/restaurants to hang out around to wait for traffic to die down. As well, the Stadium isn't really walkable from anywhere, so need to either drive or take an Uber. As long as you don't wear a San Francisco Giants jersey, you'll be good haha.

https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/mets-free-agent-jose-quintana-predicted-to-sign-with-al-central-team-logan9 This was from yesterday.

He definitely fits the MO of this front office when it comes to targeting rotation arms. Pretty much he's a left handed version of Bassitt haha. On a one-year deal around $10-12M AAV, I'm okay with that as it lengthens the rotation and allows the Jays to use Y-Rod in the bullpen. Quintana can give the Jays around 170-180 innings and likely is closer to being a 2-3 WAR arm in comparison to Fangraphs WAR.

Pretty much yeah haha.

Seriously Atkins. Take Santander for a night on the town to the Brass Rail, offer him unlimited lap dances that night, order bottle service and I'm sure he'll sign on the dotted line afterwards!

Yeah especially in 2021 and before the trade deadline. Even in 2022 and 2023, I kind of wish Atkins did a bit more to upgrade the roster in order to give them a better chance in the Postseason. Especially the 2023 team, which needed some power badly and which was evident all the way from April. You need to take advantage of windows when you have them. They don't last that long. Like seriously, 2021 doesn't seem like long ago, but when looking at the roster now, we look like we're so far away from getting to that point again.

Even though they lost Acuna to a season ACL injury, at least the Braves went out and did something. Guys like Soler, Rosario and Pederson were having down years, which made them easier to acquire. Like you said they had track records of being successful before. Adding them to the mix was better than just keeping the status quo, which is likely what this Jays front office would have done in that situation. The NL East that season was pretty weak and the Braves despite sitting at 44-45 were only 4.5GB behind the first place Mets. AA definitely made a calculated gamble, and it paid off. The 2021 Braves team was still pretty solid offensively: Riley: 5.1 WAR Freeman: 4.7 WAR Albies: 3.7 WAR Swanson: 3.3 WAR Add in bats like Soler, Rosario, Duvall and Pederson, definitely helped with the loss of Acuna. On the pitching side, the Braves didn't look as good actually. Morton and Fried were their two top arms, along with Ian Anderson, Huascar Ynoa and Drew Smyly. Wasn't as strong of a rotation as we saw from them in 2022 and 2023. Bullpen wise, they had some solid years from Minter, Matzek and Luke Jackson. Will Smith, off the top of my head, I think was dominant in the Postseason I recall. Regardless, I would rather have a front office that is proactive. I don't think you should discredit AA at all during the 2021 season.

I would roll the dice on Moncada if he doesn't cost that much. Moves Clement to a super utility role and worst case if Moncada doesn't work out, Clement takes over.

I mean, I love the idea and those moves but they're highly unlikely and not realistic. Like it's nowhere near close to happening. This isn't a video game. No way the Mets move Vientos who already has established himself as one of the more intriguing young power hitters in the game for one-year of Vladdy + an expensive extension. I could see a Roberts trade happening but who knows if the Jays have enough or are even interested. I don't see how this team has enough money to spend on Santander along with pitching.

I'm shocked you don't own Yoan Moncada in any of our leagues haha.

Me and Spanky usually bet $20 when we have an in-season matchup haha.

These dynasty leagues have been going strong for over a decade now, which is quite remarkable but speaks volumes of all the members who have taken part! We're definitely very fortunate to be apart of leagues that are so active and engaging. A lot of guys would pay an arm and a leg to join these leagues if they could.