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Yeah, and no novelty games anymore. The Yankees/Red Sox might be an exception but 03-04 was the peak of that rivalry (in the last 25 years at least) and it hasn’t come close since. It’s amazing how mainstream baseball was 20 years ago and how irrelevant it is now. The game hasn’t changed. The games were still long back then, but the stars were a lot more popular. Baseball hasn’t been able to adapt to the social media age.
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I agree with that. MLB is a regional sport now. MLB does not cater to a mainstream audience due to lack of individual stars. With ESPN being basically a sports version of TMZ now (mixed with some SJW pandering), they care more about what is trending and what can get views, and baseball isn't it. This was inevitable. The only time ESPN talks about baseball is if there is a PED or DV related suspension.
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ESPN only cares about LeBron James, the NFL, and the NBA. MLB needs to find a new network. Getting money from a network that doesn't promote them is not going to expand their reach.
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Arbitration is more lucrative than free agency at this point.
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With the way the game is evolving, I think we will see a very fluid roster with guys (except for the stars like hopefully Vlad, Bo, etc) playing everywhere. Of course if Drury's bat doesn't improve then it won't be an option, I'm just saying if he takes a step forward then it becomes an option. He can still cover 2B, 3B, etc. Just makes the lineup more versatile. Plus it means I won't have to see Tellez play 1B, which is a bonus.
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Yeah seriously, there is not a single likable quality about Law, and his baseball insight doesn't make up for it (it actually makes it worse).
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Shatkins loves Gurriel. They might use him all over the field (our version of Marwin), but I don't think he loses playing time to Galvis of all players. Vlad, Gurriel, Drury at 3B-SS-2B is what I'm expecting. If Drury learns how to hit then maybe he can be moved to 1B and Gurriel can shift to 2B once they trade Smoak.
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Yeah I don't know why the team is so adamant about keeping him at third. He is a big dude and clearly won't be above average defensively. He'll be closer to bad than good, most likely. Just move him to 1B, let him hit like a mad man, and then find a good defensive 3B. That is my one criticism of Shatkins. They don't give two shits about defense. Signing Galvis was the first time I can remember them valuing it at all. We are going to see a bunch of hitters with offensive upside hemorrhaging value defensively for no reason at all.
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Anyone who quotes or reads Keith Law deserves the lost brain cells that come with quoting or reading Keith Law material.
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Agreed. I liked what Shatkins did at the deadline for the most part but that deal was bad. I think Drury has some potential with the bat, so maybe they think they bought low on him. I hope they are right.
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General 2019 Blue Jays Discussion Thread
glory replied to Bobthe4th's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
He is Canadian and wants to play in Toronto. That's really it. Nothing to do with talent or value. Shatkins doesn't care about optics so if they don't want him they won't sign him. This isn't Beeston's Jays. -
We are going to head into February soon, and the top two hitters (both 26), top SP (arguably), and top RP on the market will be unsigned. That's just idiotic. What fun is baseball when we are watching a bunch of teams trying to out cheap the other, and off-seasons feel like they are centuries long because of lack of player movement? The Jays signed Galvis for $5m, and that's a lot of money in today's market. I'm not saying Shatkins or the other teams are wrong for doing it, but it doesn't make for a fun winter, and then once the season starts there will be like 4 good teams in the entire AL, and a bunch of s*** after that. Just very disappointing.
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Nothing beats the off season prior to the 2014 season when it come to boring (signed Navarro and then practically did nothing else for a whole year after that) but this off season league wide has been s***. Even these sensible non threatening moves are so minor that it makes no difference at all, and it seems like 90% of the teams are operating like this.
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The real test will be if they trade Pillar.
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Or start arbitration after 1 year. That way teams still have six years of control, but players can start making real money by year 2, and by years 5 and 6 would be making FA level money anyway.
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He is a 30 year old 2B coming off a career year. He will be a free agent at age 34, so pretty much guaranteed that he's not going to get another big contract given the way the league has shifted. Not surprised he took this deal. It is a guaranteed $16m (with performance incentives) for a guy who probably did not want to risk year to year arbitration in his 30's.
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Mussina chose to go in neutral. Halladay wanted to go in as a Blue Jay, died, and then his wife decided that he would go in neutral. That's the difference. If Roy wanted to go in without repping a team, it wouldn't be an issue. At least to me.
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Ash has to be the worst GM in Toronto sports history, or damn close to it. At least Rob Babcock's tenure was short. Ash killed this team for 7 years.
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I actually feel for the guy, even though I’m not a fan of his. Seriously, baseball gets like no mainstream coverage now, attendance sucks, and now even their off seasons are so boring that nothing happens. Unfortunately Manfred is busy trying to shave 5 minutes off game times rather than focus on the issues that might actually make a difference. Harper and Machado not being signed when we are damn near close to Feb is ridiculous. Bill James was pretty much speaking on behalf of front offices when he said players are replaceable.
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Yeah, Harper and Machado are both likely sitting on lucrative deals waiting to see if anyone tops it. I doubt they will settle for a s***** deal. Although I would love if the Jays swooped in and signed Harper. I mean, they have to spend money on somebody over the next 7 years, right? Might as well be an elite young player in his prime (....I know it's not going to happen). MLB really needs to change its free agency rules. Fans salivate over NBA free agency because signings happen quickly. Baseball is already known as the "boring" sport during the season. The last few off seasons have been torture. Make a signing deadline for all FA's, or something.
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Seriously. “Gave US a chance to win a ring”? You weren’t playing Brandy. This decision isn’t about you, it’s about your husband and what he wanted. I hope the Toronto media doesn’t go the PC route here (which I’m sure they will). Brandy prefers the Phillies org so she is going against her deceased husband’s wishes to do this s***. BS.
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Yeah I tried to go easy on her since she is a widow but she hasn’t offered up any reasoning that makes sense for why she did this. If Roy didn’t care and wanted to go in like this, then fine, but he flat out said he wanted to go in as a Jay and retired as a Jay. This is straight ******** going against her husband’s wishes. Unless he privately told her he wanted to do this prior to this death, which at age 40 I don’t think he was thinking of a posthumous induction ever happening.
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Yeah i don’t get this from her perspective. Really makes no sense. Going in as a Jays literally would have changed nothing so not sure why she had to take this hard stance against what her husband wanted. I want to give her the benefit of the doubt but doesn’t help that I can’t comprehend why she even made this decision.
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Seriously. I know Brandy is a widow and all so not trying to crucify her here, but Roy himself said he wanted to go in as a Jay and then intentionally retired as a Jay when he didn’t have to. Making a decision that goes against everything he said publicly (and against common sense) is f***ing stupid.
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Roy kinda has no choice in the matter anymore.