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  1. glory
    Fish only struck out because he knew it counts as a K for Grichuk. Smart move.
  2. glory
    I said before with Gurriel's emergence, the Jays are really only a legit CF away from having a very strong position player core, which is one of the reasons I can understand the Fisher acquisition even if I can nitpick on what we gave up or question how good he actually is/can be. The pitching is a different story. I think we all hope the magic Shapiro and his GM's had in Cleveland with pitching can translate over. Too early to tell. Thornton looks like an inconsistent back end starter ATM, but right now he's the only one you can somewhat rely on. How Atkins and co can develop pitching in the upper minors (Thornton, Merryweather, Waguespack, Pannone, Kay, SRF, Diaz, Perez, Murphy, Zeuch, etc) will be interesting to watch. The lower minors pitching prospects look really good, but can we develop some of the fringey guys we have in AAA/the bigs?
  3. glory
    I think Sanchez for Fisher straight up was probably a fair trade for both teams. Fisher has some upside but he will be 26 and out of options after the season. He shouldn’t have had much value. Now if you want to argue that Sanchez sucks and didn’t have value either, then that’s fine, but Biagini is still a useful if not fungible piece with control. So Sanchez + Biagini is probably fair if Sanchez alone was not enough. I just don’t understand why the Jays needed to add a prospect on top of that. The same people who were jizzing for Stevenson in the minor league thread are now trying to downplay him. He might end up being nothing but did he really need to be added on? Ultimately it’s a deal that likely has more upside for the Astros, but if the Jays can fix Fisher then they have the control advantage.
  4. glory
    Teoscar has been good since coming back from AAA. wRC+ over 120 and 1.0 WAR. But yeah they have DH open so as long as Buntoyo doesn’t force Galvis and Smoak into the lineup everyday because vetrin, there will be playing time to be had. They really needed to trade Smoak and Galvis, especially Smoak who is a FA and will want to play for a contract.
  5. glory
    Doesn't Atkins contract end after 2020? Seems like a great time to give him one more draft and international FA class (assuming there is no draft for that), and then when the team is looking to take the next step, fire him and Buntoyo and hire real talent.
  6. glory
    Everything is spin this time around. Atkins has to explain why he made a deal that practically everyone in and around baseball thought was too light, and teams like the Twins, Yanks, Red Sox, etc, have to explain inactivity. Depends on who you want to believe. I remember when the Raptors traded Vince Carter for absolute dog s***, a rival exec (might have been Jerry West) said he could have beat that offer easily. Considering what the actual trade was, that is easy to believe, and it is also easy to believe the Twins could have beaten the Mets offer considering what their farm looks like, but were they willing to? Again, believe whichever side you want. It's all spin.
  7. glory
    The full quote from that blurb:
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  9. glory
    Yeah that is the main issue with me. Not only about "optics" but also spreading the risk out a little bit more. It's fine that he specifically targets a player that is undervalued, but if he is consistently giving up more/getting less when acquiring those players, it's a sign of bad negotiating. Maybe he's just super confident in his own player development. I hope he's right.
  10. glory
    I expect the team to start adding in the winter of 2020, heading into the 2021 season. Next year will probably be another down year, possibly with a bit more volatility with young talent rather than veteran s***, so hopefully a win total in the 70's. Then they'll start to add pieces for 2021.
  11. glory
    Go get him. Even if his arm is toast, it's a risk the Jays can easily afford to take.
  12. glory
    Cal stevenson!!!!??????? Wtf!
  13. glory
    I just want ShAtkins to draft and sign international players. No more trades.
  14. glory
    Why?
  15. glory
    Feldman in 2016. Teoscar in 2017. Giles, Paulino, Perez in 2018. Whoever we got for Biagini in 2019. Atkins and the Astros trade deadline buddies.
  16. glory
    Man I hope there are at least a few more trades today (Smoak and Galvis at least).
  17. glory
    I liked Stroman until he endorsed Keith Law. You just don't do that.
  18. glory
    I'd hold on to Sanchez unless a team offers something decent, and I say that as someone who can't stand him and his unwarranted ego. He will be a pretty cheap arb case next year, the rotation depth on the team is suspect, and he's a Boras client in a FA year next year. Combine those things together and I'd take a chance on keeping him in 2020. If he sucks again, then DFA him. If he's better a year from now, trade him. No real urgency to move him unless there is a decent offer.
  19. glory
    Hopefully the Jays move both Galvis and Smoak today. I wouldn't mind Galvis sticking around if I felt he would be used as a utility/bench player, but he'd probably get a ton of AB's that would be better served for younger talent. Some team out there could use infield depth, and we already know teams showing interest in Smoak.
  20. glory
    The lineup full of prospects and youth is at least going to be fun to watch the rest of the year, even if the pitching is going to be ass. Even Hernandez in CF is looking somewhat intriguing now.
  21. glory
    Ok, adding Moss and Nova definitely makes it a better deal for Cleveland than what the Jays got. Atkins should have gotten at least one more piece from the Mets.
  22. glory
    At first glance, I actually prefer the Jays return as well, and I thought it was disappointing as hell. I'm basing that off Puig, Reyes, and Allen, though. If there are more names, then I'll wait to reserve judgment.
  23. glory
    Yikes, just read up on Allard. Yeah, trading an injured Giles for him would be disappointing, much less a healthy one. Probably a case of selling high by AA.
  24. glory
    7 straight balls by SRF. Only 3 more to go.
  25. glory
    Yeah that is a surprising return for Martin. There was a rumor that the Braves were interested in Biagini (3.5 years of control left). I doubt we could have gotten Allard for him, but he's younger than Martin.
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