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Wow, I know Groshans has zero power in the minors so that zaps a lot of his upside (unless he's fixable), but trading him for two relievers is kind of disappointing.
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My thought was Happ and a reliever to the Jays is probably a realistic outcome but if the Dodgers are involved (which I suspected they would be if they missed out on Soto), then not sure anymore. The Jays don’t have much in the system outside of Moreno and Tiedmann that I’d miss if they were traded so curious to see if they can get upgrades with other prospects involved.
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Soto and Josh Bell? Damn. Most prospects fail, so Padres made out really well here. At least 2.5 years of Soto/Tatis/Machado.
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Thor and Robertson sounds pretty realistic too, although the Dodgers haven’t done anything yet, and I could easily see them pivot to some of the Jays targets if they fail on Soto.
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I can’t see Atkins trading for Iglesias with the amount of money/years he has left on his deal. We are probably going to end up being surprised at who the Jays acquire because a lot of the talked about targets have been moved. The Dodgers haven’t done anything yet either so I’m sure it’s an issue with Soto more than anything. The moment Soto is traded, if he is at all, then we will probably see some movement.
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Rodon is still out there if the Giants are selling (not sure if they are or not). Otherwise SP market looks pretty slim.
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Damn, Trivino had "Atkins deadline pick up" written all over it. Yankees beat him to the punch.
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The Padres will never run out of prospects (to trade).
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I think it's fair to say Bichette is still a good player, but not a cornerstone type that people thought Vlad + Bo would be. You can certainly live with a 3-ish WAR SS with a somewhat risky offensive profile for the years he's under team control, but he wouldn't be a player you'd want to commit to beyond that for big money. Guys with low walk rates in general scare me.
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Why was Berrios pulled after 80 pitches? He may have been able to complete this game with how bad the Tigers bats are, or at least went another inning. I could understand if he was closing in on 100 pitches but 80 after 7 is pretty damn efficient. Oh well.
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Trade for Ian Happ and put Springer on the IL.
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Jays are starting to get 2019 Matt Chapman. What a damn good trade.
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Why in the world did the Rockies trade Arenado for horse s*** only to turn around and spend on vastly inferior talent instead? Why not just keep Arenado, try to re-sign Story, and go from there? What an awful organization.
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Is there a reason why Schneider didn't DH Jansen? Collins sucks and hasn't played in a while (I think). Seems kinda pointless to have a s***** 3rd catcher on the roster if you're not going to take advantage of it.
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If the current playoff format (3 division winners, 3 wild cards) existed from 1995 to 2014, the Jays would have made the playoffs two times (1998 and 1999). They would have been tied with the White Sox in 2003 for the last WC spot, but the Jays lost the H2H with them that year, so using the current format, the White Sox would have gotten in. Man it was a depressing 20 years as a Jays fan.
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I think you can give up on Pearson ever being a starter (hopefully the team has given up on that too). But if he's healthy, there is a potential high leverage relief arm with velocity in there, and that is exactly what the Jays need. It may not happen this season but make him a RP full time next Spring and hope for the best.
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I highly doubt the Jays are getting two "shutdown relievers". I'd be pleasantly surprised if they added one. Not because they don't have the need, but because of either cost or availability. Whether it's Grilli, Benoit, Ray, Stripling, Hand, etc, Atkins has a tendency to go for the buy low options at the deadline. Again, maybe that changes with heightened expectations, but the largest outlay Atkins has ever given to a RP was 2/11 to Garcia (unless I'm forgetting someone). I don't think he's going to trade actual prospect capital for a RP, and it's likely going to take that to get the type of established relievers the Jays need. Although like I said, Berrios last year bucked the trend a bit, so maybe he'll switch it up this time with relievers.
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When trying to predict an Atkins deadline pickup I usually just look at K% and no change in velocity with everything else being underwhelming. Trivino was the first guy I saw. Although heightened expectations and/or fear of job security could impact his thinking, as we saw with Berrios last trade deadline. I still think he goes for at least one buy low reliever, whether Trivino or someone else. I agree the Jays need a better reliever than that though, preferably someone as good or better than Romano.
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I could see the Jays trading for Lou Trivino. Excellent K rate but walks too many, high ERA, and unsustainably high BABIP (.471) and HR/FB rate (20.8%) despite no difference in velocity. Atkins seems to like trading for those types at the deadline (buy low). I could see that being one of the moves. I tend to agree they'll probably stand pat offensively. Biggio being back to his normal self is a big development, and Tapia not being ass offensively likely gives them less motivation to add an upgrade there. Zimmer is basically what Jarrod Dyson was for the team last season. I don't think they'll try to upgrade there. As mentioned, Zimmer is probably grateful he has a job right now so he's not going to complain about being a pinch runner and defensive replacement. I think every deadline pickup is going to come from the pitching side. One of Castillo or Montas seems like the type of move Atkins would make, but Castillo is going to have a lot of suitors. Montas' value might have taken a hit with his injury.
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Agreed, but the Angels are incompetent, so my guess is they hold on to him and then let him walk as a FA. Or at most trade him next trade deadline when they are 10 games (or more) under .500. I just hope Ohtani stays healthy and doesn't hurt himself before free agency trying to carry this joke franchise.
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I haven't looked at the statcast numbers so don't know if anything he's doing shows a sustainable shift from what he did previously. If this is all just a BABIP related hot streak, then I guess it's worth riding it out since he hasn't been hurting the team in the last 2 months. I get the sense that the Jays think he's got another gear in him offensively, otherwise his current playing time would make no sense, so hopefully they are right.
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Since May 11 (50 games), Tapia has a 133 wRC+, .320/.350/.484, and 0.7 WAR in 162 plate appearances. Only Kirk, Gurriel, and Biggio have a higher wRC+ over that span. I'm not going to apologize to him because it's going to take more than this to wipe away the stench of everything he did prior to May 11 (including his time with the Rockies), but the Jays seemed to view him as a project that was worth developing during a contending season. If it turns out they were right about him, then that's a big positive. Still have to wait and see though.
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Toronto Blue Jays v. Boston Red Sux; GM 1
glory replied to Solaxys's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Wow what an ass kicking tonight. Nice to have a laugher like this, especially in Boston. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2022)
glory replied to Grant77's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Tapia playing is clearly an organizational thing. Unfortunately we can't blame Charlie for this. If you asked me a month ago I would have said there is no chance he's tendered a contract after this season, but now I think there's a good chance he will. Unless this is their weird way of showcasing him for a trade. You don't play a guy this much in a season you want to compete if you don't value him. -
A s***** Blue Jays reliever going elsewhere and succeeding is becoming an annual thing now.