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  1. xposbrad
    Beane knows what he is doing. Lawrie appears to be healthy, passed a medical. He's ~4 years younger than Donaldson, and he's entering his prime, whereas, Donaldson is in his prime. They fill their need at 3b, get very serviceable pitching prospects who could end up being quite decent. They also get a highly tooled very young SS that will hold value. Beane has done this many times before, he's spread out his risk over several guys and saves money because he knows Donaldson is going to hit high numbers in arb. The Jays DID get the best player in the trade, right now. However, I wouldn't even call this near a fleecing because I think Barreto is the sleeper player in the deal. This happens time and time again, a team thinks they won their trade with Oak, yet 2-4 years later, you all of a sudden see the players you traded away starting to put up big numbers in Oakland and then somehow they make the playoffs. So no, it wasn't a fleecing, unless you're a hardcore blue jays fan and love every move this team makes, then yes, it was.
  2. xposbrad
    Well, I'm not sure why we couldn't work Shark out of Oakland, he most likely will get traded at some point this year. I'm sure AA/Beane talked about him. Trading Dickey/Buerhle aren't about getting something in return, they will be traded for very low end guys + salary relief. They are 35 and 40 years old. You can't expect to get any value back obviously.
  3. xposbrad
    Trade Dickey + Buerhle then sign all 3..
  4. xposbrad
    We understand Beane knows what he's doing. Every trade, he always gets 3-4 players, and 1-2 don't work out, but he always ends up with 1-2 that do, and then he flips them for more and more players. That's his job, to flip players when they start getting expensive, for younger guys. Short term AA wins the trade, but Beane gets a lot of cheap/serviceable guys, and he gets a high upside SS, both teams win, long term the As because of all the prospects as well.
  5. xposbrad
    That's why he's one of the greatest GMs in the game, he can actually make players younger.
  6. xposbrad
    Martin is going to make the Blue Jays win 2 world series this year, and he's even going to make the Maple Leafs win the stanley cup..
  7. xposbrad
    Would we have been a better team with Lawrie at 2b and Headley at 3b + all those prospects..
  8. xposbrad
    I wonder which prospects are getting traded for an overpaid older veteran. That's AA's style.
  9. xposbrad
    Would have much rather had Tomas @ 11.3m/yr if Melky gets anywhere near 16.
  10. xposbrad
    Would have been so much easier if Toronto signed Tomas, could play LF and could be a DH when EE is done. I just don't get this club. Markakis is still going to be asking for near Melky numbers, around 13-15m a year.
  11. xposbrad
    Not sure why this team and AA are opposed to signing international players like him. He would have been fine in LF, and could have DHed too. He'll also make 3-4m less per year than Melky. 21 years and counting..
  12. xposbrad
    The fact is, the Jays aren't going after any international player, Cuban or from Japan. They are missing out, and only part of the reason the Jays constantly keep missing the playoffs.
  13. xposbrad
    Can you please forward that to AA then please, I know you have pull, you have 15k+ posts. AA needs to recognize.
  14. xposbrad
    I think they will take the same AAV about 15m a year. Just Tomas will require a 6 year deal.
  15. xposbrad
    Let's say Melky or Tomas for the same AAV but Tomas requires a 6-7 year deal, who would you rather then?
  16. xposbrad
    You guys are dreaming in color if you think the Jays are going after Moncada or Tomas. I'd love both, but AA's philosophy is to get older more established guys. We'd all love a nice young core of huge upside guys, but it's not happening.
  17. xposbrad
    Both Sandoval and Hanley were ranked higher as free agents than Martin as well on most published lists.
  18. xposbrad
    Right, just like all your projections that happen. What if Martin isn't catching at 36 or 37 years old? He's not exactly the best bat to have as a DH or 1B. I mean, your guarantee isn't really worth anything. You can't question a team that has made the playoffs as much as the Red Sox have in the last 20 years. They know what they are doing. Hanley is still a solid bat, and can play play 3b if they don't sign Sandoval.
  19. xposbrad
    Well, considering they aren't locked into him for when he's over 35 years old, they got a short term deal, it's a pretty decent deal. It's not like they just signed a catcher until he's 37 or anything, right?
  20. xposbrad
    Solid lockup by the Mariners.
  21. xposbrad
    Yes, especially if it's down to Padres/Giants. No reason why we should not be in on him especially if the bidding on Melks gets too high.
  22. xposbrad
    That's a good plan, but I like Tomas more than Melky. He's got some solid skills and is 24 without a PED history. He will take more but the AAV might be around the same for a guy with a ton of upside. Also trading away Happ/Dickey/Navarro/Thole will require getting players with salary back, hopefully younger guys but still, it might be 5-10m back in salary also, so it would be more like 25m out 45m back. But it would be necessary in order for this club to compete next year and the following.
  23. xposbrad
    The Yanks have been silent, never discount them on any free agents or international players. Jays can go from 3rd to 4th quite easily. Especially if JB/EE miss any significant time.
  24. xposbrad
    I don't think the red sox are done just yet. Hanley is signed until he's 35, and apparently he was asking for 130-150m when he was with the dodgers. It's a solid signing for the red sox if it's really 5/90 that's for sure, he's still a solid hitter. No one thought Hanley would go that cheap at the start off the offseason, and no one thought Martin would get 5 years either.
  25. xposbrad
    So Hanley will be done as a 33 year old but Martin will still be catching at 35/36 years old, cool.
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