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  1. glory
    If Varsho is traded (seems like a safe bet), then yeah I think Bateman is the starting CF. They literally have no one else. Atkins might be the only GM insane enough to pick up Straw's 2027 option but I hope Bateman at least pushes them away from that now.
  2. glory
    Yeah if this is a sign of things to come, then the goal will be to get under as much of the luxury tax as possible. No chance this was the best offer. Just looked both of these players up, and Atkins may have wanted to corner the market on Asian looking players with white names.
  3. glory
    I'm almost positive Gausman was given a QO already in his career, so I don't think the Jays could have offered him one. With that said, on paper this looks awful. I would have bet the Jays could have gotten Alcantara, but either the Cubs plan to keep him for next season, or the Jays wanted to make sure whoever they got back would never hit a home run even by accident.
  4. glory
    Vlad has a full NTC and most of his remaining money is a signing bonus paid in annual installments. Screwing Ed's wife whenever Vlad wants to might even be in the contract given how much Ed bent over. Worst contract in MLB is a certainty, it's just a matter of if you want to go "worst contract in sports". I don't even think that's hyperbole. AJ Preller wouldn't even touch that contract.
  5. glory
    Judge is probably the Yankees DH moving forward. Not sure what they do with Stanton, but he's probably done as an everyday player for them. If they try to keep Judge in RF given his age and now injury, then good luck to them.
  6. glory
    If MLB made the highest threshold like the NBA 2nd apron, then it would artificially create a soft hard cap. Soft in the sense that you can go over it but so punitive that teams will avoid it. That’s probably what we end up seeing if there is no salary cap. Whether it’s better for the league, it likely would be. The Dodgers for all the talk about their drafting and development have essentially an entire team of free agent contracts other than Pages and Wrobleski. If they had to actually use their prospects, maybe they’d still be good but much harder to dominate the league that way given the high bust rates.
  7. glory
    This coming lockout literally every fan except Dodgers fans will be rooting for the owners. Wild times.
  8. glory
    Should have known better than to quote Rosenthal who has been slipping for years. The real return above.
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  10. glory
    I hope you’re right. I’m not expecting any top prospects in return for the impending free agents or Hoffman but buying or even standing pat given how the team has looked this season makes no sense to me. I’m still trying to wrap my head around Gausman starting today (if he’s indeed being shipped). If they're selling then the result of today’s game means nothing, so starting Gausman makes no sense. That’s why I’m a little curious what their strategy here is.
  11. glory
    Yeah it’s a terrible idea but this is a marketing/optics driven front office. I’ve stopped anticipating the “Gausman scratched” tweet. It’s not coming. They want to try to sweep the Cardinals (which might actually happen) and then reassess. If that happens and they are within 3 games back of the WC, then wouldn’t shock me at all if they keep everyone and add.
  12. glory
    But if they win the next 2 and let's say are 3 games out by Monday, then would they trade Gausman, Springer, Varsho, etc, in that scenario? Seems unlikely. So they'd be buyers, most likely, which seems insane given how bad they've looked this season, but Rogers knows that 2027 attendance is going to plummet with a bad last 2 months, so that's going to factor in.
  13. glory
    I had to click on the Twitter link just to see the Jays in the standings (the screenshot cuts them off). That's how many teams are ahead of them. They are starting Gaus today, so clearly they are still hoping for a miracle, but yeah it's not a good team.
  14. glory
    Jays win the next 2 and don't sell. That's what's going to happen, right? Are they buyers in that scenario?
  15. glory
    This offense stinks, Myles Straw is used as a pinch hitter, there are 6 teams ahead of the Jays in the standings for the last WC spot, and JS before the game said he's been given no indication that the team is selling. Crazy times.
  16. glory
    Vlad's next home run at Rogers Centre will get a Cal Ripken 1995 level celebration at this point.
  17. glory
    All risk and no upside if it happens, but it’s the 2026 Blue Jays, so I’m sure it will work out fine in the end.
  18. glory
    So is Gausman going to be traded today or are they actually going to start him tomorrow? The latter seems unnecessarily risky 48 hours before the deadline.
  19. glory
    Feels like a good match but hard to see what kind of deal could happen. I doubt the Phillies would trade one of their actual good prospects for anyone the Jays are selling, and even Crawford/Painter (while their stocks have fallen big time) might be saved for a more controllable piece. I really have no interest in a deal centered on someone like Nori, and I doubt Atkins will look at anyone in the lower minors unless it's a 2nd/3rd piece in a trade. I do think the Jays and Phillies make at least one trade this week, so curious to see what players swap. Best case might be hoping they have given up on Painter and then see if you can do something with him.
  20. glory
    To be fair, Bieber's Savant page is very blue. He's been pretty bad. It's only 7 starts but he's coming off an injury where he missed 3 months so the lack of control and the decline in stuff is meaningful despite the small sample. His next scheduled day would be Sunday, so I doubt he's getting another start. I'd be shocked if the Jays get anything worthwhile for him.
  21. glory
    Might be the hardest thing JS will ever do in his career, but he should not use another pitcher in this game. Let Van Eyk and then if necessary Myles Straw finish this one up.
  22. glory
    My least favorite part of being a seller is having starting pitching available to trade and hoping they don't implode right before the deadline. Please don't start Gausman again if you're going to trade him. I don't think he implodes like Bieber just did, but that's your biggest trade asset. Protect it.
  23. glory
    I would think two years max given his age. If a team is giving you legit 2027-beyond help for Gausman then you have to do it and hope the relationship is still strong enough to reunite in the winter. If the offers are trash, then probably better to just extend him. I guess we will see in a week. Given where the Jays are, I’d be shocked if they don’t trade him. This team is already in the highest tax threshold with nothing in the minors ready to step in. They need cheap young ready talent in the worst way if they want to contend next season.
  24. glory
    Yeah no issues with bringing Gausman back, but he might be the best SP traded this deadline depending on what happens with Skubal. They'd be foolish not to trade him unless the offers are crap. If they are, then just extend him now and be done with it. We don't need more McAdoo's and Schreck's that badly. The returns have to be better than good.
  25. glory
    Varland should have pitched today. You don’t want him to have too many off days. Two days off in a row now. Hopefully he gets more work next week.
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