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Jays might have to get creative on the trade market in order to make the improvements necessary. $45-$50M isn't a lot in today's market and the Jays need to spend it wisely if that's all they have available to spend this offseason. Team needs: - 2 power bats - another mid-rotation SP - a third baseman - two high leverage BP arms - backup catcher Not sure they can acquire all those pieces via free agency. Atkins might have to get creative on the trade market as well.

Yeah pretty much we're drafting the last 3 to 4 players on our rosters, which are bench guys anyways. Most of the remaining Top 100 or 150 guys are high floor/low ceiling type of guys. It's alright to take some swings on some young guys with upside and hope they breakout and become a potential keeper.

Probably had to take him there Jay since we won't pick for a while now. Felt like I had to make a reach as well to grab Dick since he's likely going to start with the Raps!

f*** I wanted Coby White.

What rubber fence? Did you really think all of a sudden the Jays entire lineup in 2023 after struggling heavily over 162 games and displaying a lack of power was all of a sudden going to figure things out in Game 163 and 164? Again, I don't understand what is so controversial on what I just said above.

You're dunking on nobody. Your dunk attempt has been swatted away! Nobody ever said the MLB Postseason isn't a crapshoot. Any team can win in a short 3-game or 5-game series. You can even put the White Sox in the DS and they could possibly knock out a team like the Yankees or Dodgers lol. 7-games is more ideal to get a better grasp of who the better team is, but it's still a crapshoot as well. The D-Backs and Rangers got into the Postseason last year as Wildcards, which did benefit them. Wildcard teams have shown that they can get hot and go on an extended run. Teams that have a 4 or 5 game layoff can be at a disadvantage, as we know baseball is a game of consistency, routines and timing. I don't think anyone on here said the D'Backs and Rangers were the best teams on paper. Did they have solid pieces that could have went on an extended run in the Postseason and upset some of the better teams? Yes they did. Myself and many other posters even said the same thing about the Blue Jays with their rotation and BP in 2023 on how they can be a dangerous team that could on an extended run in the Postseason. As for the Blue Jays getting eliminated in the WC Rounds, most of us were upset that they never added any offense at the 2023 trade deadline when it was very well known and a given that offensively the team had issues and needed offensive upgrades in the lineup. Would have that made a difference in the series against the Twins? Maybe or maybe not. But regardless, a lot of us didn't get our hopes high with that 2023 lineup and it's not like all of a sudden guys were going to figure things out for Game 163, 164 and 165 after 162 games. Also, the way they handled Berrios in Game 2 was the icing on the cake. As for the 2022 WC series against the Mariners, defensive mistakes and in-game management of the defensive substitutions & bullpen cost them that series. I hope MLB does fix the playoff format when it comes to the WC and DS series. I think the DS series should be 7 games, especially after a long gruelling 162 games season. Also, makes things less of a crapshoot. As for the WC series, I think they need to happen quickly after the regular season and reduce the amount of scheduled off-days before and after the series. I would even make the WC round where the #2 and #3 WC teams play a winner-take-all game and the winner then goes plays the #1 WC team the following day. So the #2 and #3 WC teams have to go play and win 2 games, where the #1 WC team only plays and has to win one. Can either schedule the off-day on the Monday before the WC round or one-day after and then start the DS on the Thursday instead of the Saturday. Gives teams the incentive to win their divisions as they're all guaranteed at least 7-games in the DS and the luxury of being able to set their pitching rotation, whereas the WC teams will be at a disadvantage when it comes to that as they enter the DS. Also, starting the DS the same week on the Thursday versus on the Saturday benefits teams who won the division as they don't have that long of a layoff and allows MLB to stretch the DS to 7 games without extending the Postseason schedule that much at all.

This league is back baby!

I wanna make my next pick. Hurry up!

Would be fun to watch, but geographically would like a west coast team vs. a team out on the east coast. Regardless, just want good baseball and hope the CS and WS both go 6 to 7 games at least.

A GM Winter Meetings at a downtown pub would be fun. We've done that before in some older leagues haha.

Would be interested in acquiring Jaylen Brown.

I messaged Fear the Dunk on Yahoo.

Yeah I want to see the two juggernauts go at each other. Would be fun seeing both Judge and Ohtani in the World Series. A Yankees/Dodgers World Series would be entertaining! Guardians/Mets would be meh. I wouldn't mind a Guardians/Dodgers World Series if it happened. Would be my second preference.

BTS you might have jinxed the Cleveland bullpen.

Lane Thomas looking like a nice trade deadline acquisition haha.

Sign Tyler O'Neill as well, Nick Pivetta and bring Jason Bay & Erik Bedard out of retirement!

He's available in the LOD if any team wants that winning type of attitude and someone who is clutch when games matter in the Postseason!

Yeah one of the better DS series in recent memory. Would have been fun to see those two battle it out over a 7 game series.

MLB either wants a Yankees/Dodgers series or Yankees/Mets series. Ideally, a showdown between Judge and Ohtani would get the huge headlines. As a fan, would be fun to watch as well. As much as I would love to see Cleveland or Detroit beat the Yankees in the ALCS, I bet the Yankees get the more favourable calls to help push them through.

Would have been fun seeing these two teams battle over a 7 game series, but happy to see the Dodgers win, especially after what Machado and Tatis were doing Game 2. Looks like a good rivalry out in the NL West for a couple of years. Hope the Padres can make some more big moves to contend with the Dodgers. Also, can't forget about the D'Backs in that division.

You need assistant commish powers ASAP.

Spanky is laser focused on Fantasy Basketball now! Great to see!

Blue Jays should hire George Knox!

Yeah they should either start ST earlier or make it shorter. Wonder if they would ever start the season mid-March, but at least this upcoming season, Opening Day is on March 27th and not April 3rd. ALDS should at least be 7 games IMO. Don't think it would add that much to the schedule and the World Series should still finish by the end of October. Also, shouldn't be as many off days. Wildcard, even doing something like the NBA does for the bottom Playoff teams, so in baseball where the 5th and 6th place WC teams play in a one-game showdown and winner plays the 4th place team (1st Wildcard) in another one-game showdown. At least all the divisional winners are guaranteed to play in the DS. Also, would limit the amount of off-days before the DS series. As for the NHL Playoffs, it does drag on for way too long. They have an extra round in the Playoffs since 8 teams make it, so it's understandable but yeah Stanley Cup Finals should be over by early June or by mid-June the latest. Playoffs should start first week of April, not mid-to-late April.

Got some cold cans of Asahi and Sapporo in the beer fridge! Perfect night to enjoy them!