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Clippard's actually having a pretty decent year. 0.6 WAR, 3.15 ERA/3.89 FIP, 10.64 K/9. Combine that with his vetrin presents and 'closer mentality' and maybe we get a lotto ticket out of it.
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After the Jays got Hernandez for Liriano, I’m not ruling anything out with lefties.
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I don't think they will get anything for Axford so might as well keep him, but Oh, Tempura, Clippard, and Loup should absolutely be moved. Combine them if you have to, but move them. My concern is not enough buyers for the Jays to really unload, but maybe they don't plan on unloading anyway.
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Man, if I were Shatkins I'd be throwing Tepera's name out there really hard right now. Three more years of control. Oh's option should look better too.
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My guess is they don’t think Mejia sticks at catcher. They might feel they are selling high in that case.
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Wow they traded their #1 prospect for a reliever (a really good one, but still). FU Osuna for getting into legal trouble.
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Trade him this time next year (unless the SJWs force him out earlier). If he's not guilty or settles out of it, then no one will remember this a year from now. Hold on to him and let him recoup his value.
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As I said before go with 18-19 year old lottery tickets in the low minors with upside. Contending teams may not value them as much due to how far away they are, and the Jays can afford to wait on them. Samad Taylor was a good return for Smith as he's very young with some upside. Luis Medina from the Yankees for example (if they are willing to move him) would make more sense than a lower ceiling older player closer to the bigs. The Jays need upside and to hit a home run on a trade return. The Espinal types are good depth pieces and maybe they turn into something useful, but he'll never be a star. Go for the home run even if there's more risk.
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True, but this was baseball's time to take some spotlight with no other major sports happening, and one trade (albeit a huge one) completely killed it. There was more talk of Hader than baseball itself (the AS game, the second half, the Machado trade, etc). Mainstream just doesn't care about baseball anymore. That's why I sympathize with Manfred a bit, but he's just the wrong guy to facilitate the changes the league needs.
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Every major sports show/channel has covered Kawhi Leonard going to the Raptors over the MLB All star game, and I'm talking the US media. A mid season trade in basketball when the season doesn't start for another 4 months trumped the all star game for baseball. Baseball is slowly becoming a regional sport, much like hockey. It will be big in the specific areas but mainstream will fade into obscurity. We are already starting to see it. Manfred has the right idea trying to appeal to the younger crowd, but unfortunately he's a moron so he's going about it all wrong (no one cares about the pitch clock, shifts, etc). Market the damn stars better. That would be a good start.
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Apparently the O’s are getting five prospects for Machado. Hopefully none of them are any good.
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We are probably going to end up signing another Garcia or two and hoping for better results. Younger free agent SPs will be out of our price range, so either have to trade for them or get some vet SPs in free agency for cheap. If Happ is willing to come back, then I don't see why we couldn't go 2/30 on him and still rebuild. Someone's going to have to throw innings for this team next year. Obviously if better scenarios become available then go with those, but in isolation, I don't think bringing Happ back hurts at all. It's better than trying to decide which pitcher won't suck between Garcia, Cashner, Cobb, etc, and spending similar money.
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First domino to fall. Hopefully this make Philly turn to Happ next. Man I wish JD was healthy.
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Ehh, if they trade him, then they gets assets back, and then don't lose anything except money by bringing him back. Also they will have to spend money on the rotation in some capacity given how thin it is heading into next year. Even if Happ regresses, bringing him back on a two year deal wouldn't be terrible. Worst case he bombs and you move on (see Garcia). At 2/30, or something like that, it wouldn't hurt flexibility or anything. Of course has has to be willing to come back to a team that probably isn't going to be very good, so he may not even want to if he can get similar money from somewhere else without the QO attached to him.
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Yeah trade Happ for whatever you can get (which will likely be better than a comp pick barring Happ getting hurt or turning into Ricky Romero overnight) and then sign him in the winter. Holding him and then re-signing him is wasting the potential assets we can get a deal. Even if they are lotto ticket prospects, it should still be more useful than a comp pick. I still think the Jays should try for very young players that are years away from the bigs but have higher upside (Morales from the Phillies, Medina from the Yankees). The bust potential is huge but if they reach their potential, it's a risk worth taking, especially if you can just sign Happ again in three months.
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I'm real curious to see how AA is as a GM for them. He's already drafted a 1st rounder and promptly didn't sign him so he's the same old dude in that sense, but what about trading prospects?
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Rich Hill is not a fair comparable since as mentioned the deal included Reddick. Maybe we can compare it to Yu Darvish last year, but Darvish was a better/more established pitcher at the time. The Rangers got one top 50 prospect (Calhoun) and two lotto tickets. I might lean towards getting higher upside players further away from the bigs only because contending teams might be more willing to part with them. The risk with those types is a lot higher but so is the upside. Not sure what the Phils would give up for Happ though. Maybe they'd move Ortiz. Would they move Morales?
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Who was the one who wrote "White Jays" and implied that Ricciardi would not have liked Jackie Robinson? Or am I completely hallucinating that?
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The Jays got Samad Taylor and Pannone for 2 months for Joe Smith, and Teoscar for 2 months of Francisco Liriano. I'd much rather trade Happ. This front office is good. They'll find value.
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Jon Gray with 7 shutout innings on 84 pitches so far, but he's given up 2 hits and 1 walk, so he'll probably get demoted for that.
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SGDT: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox (July 12th-15th)
glory replied to Jonn's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Oh has been so good this season. Thanks to the Rangers for signing him and then backing out at the last minute. -
JD and Happ being traded last year would not have been selling high, just a realistic option given how bad the team was last year. Not quite the same as trading JD after he won the MVP.
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I wonder if Happ liked Seattle in 2015. He might be heading back there soon. Sucks for Paxton though if it's serious.
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SGDT: Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox (July 12th-15th)
glory replied to Jonn's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
The Jays would have to eat up practically all the remaining salary (or close to it). I mean, I wouldn't mind, even if the return was minimal as the Jays aren't going anywhere for the remainder of Martin's contract and he's declining, but the salary savings would be next to nothing. No team is touching even 80% of that contract.