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  1. glory
    I really wish there was a way for some bored billionaire to legally create a competing league so we could watch competitive baseball without Manfred and Clark involved. As long as no games are lost, this is just a temporary annoyance, but I have no faith that either side cares about the game or the fans at all to make sure that doesn’t happen.
  2. glory
    Yeah they are not going to "lock themselves in a room and not leave without an agreement" until there is a real threat of losing games, and that's not going to be there until the first week of February. So the next two months are going to suck for baseball fans.
  3. glory
    Wow, that's a lot less than I thought he'd get in this market. Nice contract for the Cubs.
  4. glory
    Agreed. Kyle Seager is a 2017-18 Atkins move. Not a 2020-21 Atkins move. I think a Ramirez trade happens after the lockout. Otherwise I am stumped on which infielder they bring in, but I don't think it's going to be a 1-2 WAR vetrin placeholder.
  5. glory
    I completely forgot Trent Thornton existed, and he was somehow tendered. Why? I mean he's only projected to make about $900k, but he's been pretty bad. I guess they are banking on his high spin rates turning into something eventually.
  6. glory
    2 divisions, both division winners get a bye to the DS, and 4 wild card teams. I actually like that better. It will lead to one uneven division in each league until expansion, and they'll need to adjust the schedule in 2023 to accommodate, but I'd be fine with that. A compromise to that would be keeping the 3 divisions, having the 2 division winners with the best records get a bye, and then having the 3rd division winner get to choose their opponent between 3 WC teams.
  7. glory
    If the Jays signed Freeman, then Vlad is definitely playing 3B. They won't put him at DH even part time given how young he is and how solid he looked on the field in 2021. I don't see the logic in getting Freeman unless they want to move Vlad to 3B, and I don't think they do. Although maybe Fit Vlad would be average at third, who knows. A more likely scenario is something like signing Taylor and then trading Kirk, Biggio, and prospects for Ramirez (something like that). Adding Freeman and Ramirez is a video game set of transactions.
  8. glory
    I'm pretty sure Baerga broke the Semien signing. I'm equally sure that there's no chance the Jays are signing Freeman, but Baerga seems like an actual source. Probably just trolling.
  9. glory
    Biggio at 3B is not a good option, although I guess if it's short term until Moreno comes up, then it's doable.
  10. glory
    Chris Taylor makes more sense between the two. I don't think the Jays can really afford too many more big FA contracts that run beyond 2025 if they want to extend existing young players. Taylor shouldn't get a huge commitment and he can play all over the field which will come in handy throughout the season. Although he hasn't played much 3B and that's where the Jays would need him to play for the most part.
  11. glory
    I'm curious where Correa goes at this point. I was sure he was going to get that $300+ million deal from the Tigers. Who else needs a SS? The Yankees won't be giving out that type of contract to a SS when they want to lock up Judge and have a top prospect at SS (Volpe). I doubt the Astros want to go that high. The Dodgers have Turner who they can put at short, plus I doubt Correa would be too popular in LA for obvious reasons. Maybe I'm missing a team.
  12. glory
    If Story decides to take a 1 year deal, then I think he does it with the Yankees or Astros where he can stay at SS. He'd be a great target on a one year deal, though. Still see him getting a long term deal somewhere.
  13. glory
    They are going to expand the playoffs right when the Jays are probably good enough to make it without it.
  14. glory
    Not surprised. Lefty who can throw in the mid 90s and misses bats at a decent clip. Pretty much the definition of the type of pitcher Atkins would give to Pete Walker for fixing.
  15. glory
    Possibly. Atkins tried to sign Gausman last season, and could have been trying to acquire him longer than that for all we know. He may have just preferred Gausman to Ray, or maybe Ray wanted more from the Jays than he took from the Mariners. Either way, I think the Jays made the right call here. Ray just has too much potential volatility in performance for me.
  16. glory
    The 3B free agent market sucks, and the trade market is basically gut your farm (Ramirez) or a good flawed player who is not the best fit since he K's a ton and is RH (Chapman). I legit have no idea where the Jays go to fix that hole. Alpha Atkins doesn't shop in the stop gap aisle anymore, so I don't think he's going spend money on Seager. My guess is he either blows his load for Ramirez in a trade, or sticks with internal options (depending on what the actual plan is for Moreno) and spends big on a LH bat like Conforto or Schwarber.
  17. glory
    Considering what the Marlins gave Avisail Garcia, they might be the only team on the planet that might see Grichuk at 2/18 as a reasonable deal.
  18. glory
    deGrom can opt out after 2022 so if he has a healthy 2022 season, then he's probably beating Scherzer's AAV next winter unless he prioritizes years over AAV. Not sure how the Mets can possibly deal with that, but Cohen is a fan who owns a team, so he clearly is going to spend until it works.
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  20. glory
    Max is definitely using the Mets to drive up the price for the Dodgers.
  21. glory
    Berrios, Gausman, Manoah, and Ryu is a damn good top 4 on paper, and I'm sure they'll acquire one more SP.
  22. glory
    Jays sign Gausman, 5/110 according to Passan.
  23. glory
    I don't know what long term deals Semien was being offered as a free agent after the 2020 season, but turning whatever that was into 8/193 (his 2021 deal + this deal) is remarkable for him. Knew his value and played free agency perfectly. No chance the Jays were going 7 years. This was probably the longest deal he was going to get from a team.
  24. glory
    7 years? Man, good for you Marcus. Bet on himself and it paid off big time.
  25. glory
    At first glance this does seem like a bit much given his history, but I trust Atkins with relievers. With his jump in velocity last season combined with K and spin rate this seems like Atkins betting on Garcia taking a big leap forward rather than paying for what he is. Hopefully he's right.
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