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  1. jaysblue
    I would never count out the Yankees or Red Sox and the Rays after a down season in 2024 are bound to bounce back and be a sleeper. AL East is still the toughest division in the AL. Mariners pitching staff is the best, but they need some bats. Astros still should be solid even after losing Tucker and Bregman, but not the same force as they were before in previous years. Rangers should bounce back. Athletics are my sleeper team in 2025 and see them snagging one of the WC spots. Cleveland didn't really do much IMO. Twins look like they have the best all-around roster in the AL Central. Royals should be good again, but not really any huge improvements. Tigers should continue to get better with their young roster but haven't made any big additions.
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    I'm hoping I could make it down to a Pirates game this summer. Really want to see Skenes pitch in person. Heard Pittsburgh is a pretty cool city as well.
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    Also, I think Acuna might not be 100% healthy for the start of the season, so was a good idea going after another outfielder. Plus, Harris seems like he's a bit injury prone and Kelenic still has been a disappointment at the MLB level. Too bad Profar can't play SS anymore.
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    Ross Atkins seems like the guy on Tinder who swipes right on every profile haha.
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    Yankees still.
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    Hopefully Santander doesn't become like Kendrys Morales haha. Look, I think the Anthony Santander signing was very solid and happy the Jays went out and got a 30-40 HR masher which is what this lineup badly needed. At the same time, I'm not all of a sudden anointing Atkins as a king just for making this signing.
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    Santander fits the Jays lineup better than Profar. Jays needed a masher who could hit 30-40 HR's.
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    For this season, definitely want both haha. But yeah sure why not, it's not my money lol. Alonso at least is a good insurance policy if Vlad walks at the end of the season. If Vladdy could play a passable third base for over 100 games per season, that would be pretty sweet!
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    I would rather have Alonso at 3/$75M or 4/$100M over Vladdy at 450M. Alonso makes a lot of sense for a number of reasons, both in the short term and long term. If Vladdy walks, you still have a 30-40 HR middle-of-the-order power bat at 1B and could still likely be competitive with an Alonso/Santander middle-of-the-order over the next 3-4 years.
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    Montgomery only has one year left whereas Springer has two more years. Also, Arizona's outfield is already set with Carroll, McCarthy, LGJ along with Alek Thomas & Pavin Smith. Unless they use Springer strictly at DH, though I'm sure Arizona will use the DH spot to rotate Naylor, LGJ and Smith.
  11. jaysblue
    The Sheriff was a huge Richard Lovelady fan! He must be going crazy and getting buzzed tonight!
  12. jaysblue
    Gotta act quick haha.
  13. jaysblue
    I just picked up Tim Anderson and dropped Myles Straw in the LOD.
  14. jaysblue
    Why don't you create a Politics thread and leave these threads just for baseball?
  15. jaysblue
    At the end of the day, I want the Jays to win, whether Atkins is still the GM or someone else. Still will take the Jays 2015 and 2016 seasons over the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
  16. jaysblue
    What did I say that was so bad? The 2015 and 2016 teams had legit chances at reaching the World Series. Those were fun seasons.
  17. jaysblue
    Imagine if the Jays added Pete Alonso as well. Signing two potential 40 HR bats, along with Vladdy and Bo both having monster seasons in their FA year. What a fun lineup that would be to watch!
  18. jaysblue
    Because he just did lol. Okay, maybe he'll OBP .300 instead. Big deal.
  19. jaysblue
    Wouldn't say 2015 was the end of AA's window. The core was still very good and made it to the ALCS again in 2016. Both teams had great chances at making the World Series, two years in a row. But yeah sucks they came up short against the Royals and Cleveland those years. As for 2017, who knows if AA was still around what other moves he would have made during the offseason. AA decided to go all in starting in 2013, which backfired and the team was somewhat decent (83-79) in 2014, but not good enough. Donaldson + Martin the following offseason really helped, but the additions at the trade deadline really pushed the Jays over the final two months and into the Postseason.
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    NFL Thread

    jaysblue replied to Dylan's topic in Other Sports

    You know the NFL has been pushing all season for the Chiefs to make it back to the Super Bowl. Bills are the better team but I'm sure the Chiefs will get some help on Sunday.
  21. jaysblue
    Well, if the Jays don't sign a bat like Alonso haha, Wagner likely gets most of the AB's at DH. We'll see what happens.
  22. jaysblue
    I wouldn't bat Springer lead off in my opinion. But I bet they still do. Could be wrong. If you get 2022 Gimenez, for sure. Not sure you can trust his sub .300 OBP in the leadoff spot. If he proves himself early on, he could move up quick. Agreed with Kirk. Tough to put him anywhere in the lineup since he's going to block pretty much everyone haha. You could switch Gimenez with Kirk.
  23. jaysblue
    Ideally, would rather have Springer down in the order, but I bet he's going to be given another chance to leadoff. Would rather have Bo leadoff and hit Vladdy second with Santander third. Get your best players the most AB's possible. If Springer is leadoff, lineup probably looks like this: RF Springer SS Bichette 1B Vladdy LF Santander CF Varsho C Kirk 2B Gimenez DH Wagner 3B Clement Bottom of the order, doesn't really matter. Figure Varsho bats 5th ahead of Kirk, since Kirk is slow on the base paths and don't want to block Varsho and his base running, which is one of his strengths. If guys like Wagner and Gimenez hit well, you can move them up.
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    Clement doesn't hit for more power. It's pretty much a wash. Kim has shown he could potentially hit 20 HR's (17 in 2023 playing half his games at Petco). OBP is a big deal. Kim is far superior. Means he generates less outs and gives the Jays a better chance to score more runs. A .350 OBP is a huge upgrade over a .280 OBP over a full season.
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