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  1. glory
    Wow feels like Felix has been around forever and he's only 33. Glad to see him getting a good close in Seattle.
  2. glory
    That is surprisingly true. 55 of his 72 innings coming into this game have been against NYY, BOS, TAM, ATL, and LAD. At least we know he can dominate s***** teams.
  3. glory
    If it's two teams in a similar spot, and Cole is not anti-Canada, then maybe it wouldn't need to be as big of a difference. But if he's getting record breaking 7 year offers from LA, NY, Houston, etc, then the Jays can't simply offer a little bit more. They'd have to go above and beyond. I remember reading that the Yankees offer to Machado was something like $220m. The Padres had to give him $300m. The Jays can definitely sign Cole but they'd have to give a crazy offer. I'll concede that we don't know how Shapiro would act in a big(ger) market situation, so maybe he would spend on an elite FA if he had the resources (which he didn't in Cleveland), but I'm not sure he'd want to come close to the territory that Cole will be in.
  4. glory
    Sure but I’m sure the second highest offer for Machado was significantly less than what he signed for. Same with Harper. Cole is not going to take less money to sign with a good team or a team in the US, but I think the gap between the Jays and the 2nd best offer he gets would have to be pretty significant.
  5. glory
    It’s remarkable how quickly they turned things around too. They traded JD prior to 2015 in a horrible lopsided deal for them, but within 3 years became a 95+ win team again in consecutive seasons. They are literally getting no contribution from anyone in the JD deal either. Maybe Beane didn’t lose his mind four years ago after all.
  6. glory
    Yeah, it’s not a question of whether the Jays can afford a $35M AAV player, they definitely can. It’s whether they’d be willing to get into a bidding war that will likely lead to the biggest contract ever given to a pitcher in MLB history. That doesn’t seem like Shatkins at all. That’s not even factoring whether Cole would even want to come here, although I’m sure he has a price.
  7. glory
    That's all likely true, but the gap between the Yankees and the next highest bidder may not have to be as wide as the Jays and the next highest. The one advantage with Cole is that he's a Boras guy, and Boras guys would sign in Siberia as long as they got the most money from them, but I would think winning situation, location, etc, plays a significant role for everyone to some degree.
  8. glory
    That might be what they are looking for. But I'm not sure that would even be enough. Forget money, taxes, location, etc. The Jays are one of the worst teams in baseball this year. They'll have to not only offer the most but likely blow everyone else out of the water. They signed Burnett largely because they tacked on a 5th year if I recall, and no one else was doing so. Same with BJ Ryan. Same with Martin. They guaranteed a 2nd year (with a vesting option) to get Frank Thomas. They can sign FA's, but they'll have to go where no one else is willing to go. Harper got 13/330 largely because Stanton got 13/325. Boras wants to beat previous records. What that means for his asking price for Cole is anyone's guess.
  9. glory
    He's a Boras guy right? So he'll want more than Price (7/217) on a seven year deal, or more AAV than Greinke (6/206, $34m aav) on a six year deal. That's usually how Boras operates, wanting to beat the previous high. Anyone who thinks Shatkins will go anywhere near there are in for a disappointment.
  10. glory
    Only wish Dombrowski gave him that deal in Boston.
  11. glory
    I mean, Cashman did specifically call him out by name. I thought Stro's reply was fine. It's not like Cashman made a subtle jab. Nothing wrong with a clap back.
  12. glory
    Damn. I hope Stroman didn't read that. He'd go nuts. I'm almost afraid to think what Cashman was offering for someone he didn't value that much.
  13. glory
    I actually think Fisher has some upside with the bat (especially if he improves his launch angle). With that said, you guys are fooling yourself if you don't see a bat first profile in him. He does have speed, so he won't be Kendrys on the base paths (hopefully), but again, he's going to be a player whose bat determines what he's doing five years from now. That's where the upside is. Not the glove. The only reason Alford is even talked about at this point is he's (allegedly) a capable defensive CF. If Fisher could do that, then this wouldn't be a discussion. I'll agree with the main point mentioned here, and that is our OF sucks. Sign/trade for a real CF this winter and this discussion changes quickly.
  14. glory
    It's a pick your poison scenario. Either you go with the two players who can actually play CF but won't hit much (Alford/Davis) or go with the players who haven't proven they can hit yet but hitting is practically all the value they will provide (Fisher, Teoscar, McKinney). None of them sound all that appealing. Fisher and Alford are out of options. Both can make the 2020 team with the extra roster spot. McKinney and Davis have options left. I'm interested to see how married they are to Hernandez. He's hit the best out of all of them but he's been pretty lukewarm as a hitter overall and he's striking out a ton.
  15. glory
    Nicely done Alford. Hopefully he actually gets to play a bit in the last 5 games.
  16. glory
    I haven't been paying attention to the A's all that much, so just noticed Liam Hendriks has a 3.5 WAR and 119 K's in in 82 innings. He was DFA'd last season and now he does this. Relievers, man.
  17. glory
    The problem for Vlad as mentioned seems more eating related. Fixing his diet will be much harder than getting him to workout more. He's still young enough to change though. Put him around the right people, combined with his first real taste of struggling, and it could change him for the better. In that sense, as much as I want him to move to 1B/DH, keeping him at third might force him to take his diet/exercise more seriously. We'll see. If he's still overweight in six months, then it's probably a lost cause.
  18. glory
    Billy McKinney being white has nothing to do with how people perceive him. Come on. He is not a good fielder, base runner, or hitter. He has some pop and doesn't hit a lot of GB's. That's the only positives I can think of with him. Otherwise he looks like the most ordinary/replaceable player out there. If he could play a legit CF, then I'd be more patient with him (same with Teoscar and Fisher) but he (they) can't.
  19. glory
    I'm in the same boat with Alford/Davis. I never thought I'd use Pillar as a bench mark for anything, but you really begin to appreciate him when you see OF's who can't field (or hit). At least Alford might field and run his way into some value. Fisher has interesting tools offensively, but they haven't translated to the bigs yet, and if he can't play D without looking like a little leaguer, then giving him AB's will become an issue. Ideally the Jays find a long term Cf in another org but in the mean time they don't have anyone without huge red flags in one area or another. Knowing what Atkins values in a player offensively he'll probably give Fisher/Teoscar more chances than Alford but it's really not cut and dry on who is the better option to play. All of them are shots in the dark.
  20. glory
    Calling it now, Cubs are going to trade for Giles in the winter.
  21. glory
    Saw the interview and got the same impression. Team is not ready to spend yet or make significant adds. 2020 will be what 2019 was, except we will be using the season to incorporate pitching prospects instead of position players. Maybe the Jays sign one SP short term who can eat up innings (Porcello? He has the Cherington connection and had a poor season so may not be able to get more than a one year deal but otherwise is a decent mid rotation SP). Otherwise the 40 man and future 40 man will have Pearson (in May or whenever they call him up), Shoemaker, Kay, Zeuch, Thornton, Waguespack, Borucki, SRF, Perez, Merryweather, Murphy, Diaz, Hatch......maybe I'm missing someone. That's a s*** ton of arms for MLB and AAA, and I'm sure Atkins wants to see if one or two or three of them can turn into long term pieces. Some will suck, some will be in the pen, and hopefully a couple stick. That's probably the plan. Of course there is the possibility for trades as well.
  22. glory
    Damn why was Zoinks taken out? He was doing really well and only 70 pitches.
  23. glory
    Yup. Last year of his deal, on a team that isn't quite ready to contend, and was traded at the deadline already before Cashman backed out at the last minute. Atkins is going to move him.
  24. glory
    Alford was a top 50-100 prospect in baseball two years ago and plays a position where the Jays have a huge need. The Jays are paying Grichuk $50m to have two good months a season, Teoscar is basically a poor man's Domingo Santana, and Fisher looks like he can't field anywhere. Are you really surprised some fans want Alford to play? Most people likely know there's a good chance he sucks, but the alternatives are not that appealing either.
  25. glory
    With a 35 K% and 5 BB%. Atkins seems to love that kind of profile but it's not good. Hopefully he shows a lot of improvement there next year. More importantly, it is hard to get excited about a prospect named Kevin Smith. It's just so boring.
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