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Well, I guess we know who the Cardinals will be overpaying for in a trade now. I.e. Not Donaldson.
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Jays might have some new infield options to trade for now.
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Stanton would be opting out of a guaranteed 7/218 + NTC at age 31. If Dave Dombrowski is still a GM in three years, then maybe he could get more than 7/218 in his 30's, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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Wonder what it would take to get him.
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It would be Reyes or bust for me. At least he has front of the rotation upside, and the Jays need that sort of talent in the AL East, especially in their cheap years. Gyokro and anyone else would just be placeholders so the big league team doesn't have to regress too badly when moving JD. Even if it's just Reyes and Gyorko, the Jays save about $13m. Gives them dough to go after a 2B/OF upgrade and another starter, while adding a 2-war player to replace JD. I'm not a fan of signing Cain, but if Rogers insists on trying to give fans hope instead of rebuilding, then make that 2-for-1 trade and sign Cain. Gyorko and Cain is probably 5 wins right there, plus whatever Reyes gives you (assuming he's ready after tommy john). The key is not to lose JD for nothing, certainly not when the ceiling is the 2nd wild card. Unfortunately I don't think we have a choice.
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Batted ball profile. Grichuk = tons of hard contact, lots of fly balls and line drives. If they work on him with his plate discipline then there’s some upside there. I think he’d be a solid pickup, if not in a deal for JD, then in general.
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Harvey has name value, and the Jays don’t have expendable SP’s to trade. If Texas is looking for a starter for Profar then the Jays are probably out.
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BA Prediction 1. Vladdy 2. Bichette 3. Alford 4. Pearson 5. Gurriel 6. Jansen 7. Zeuch 8. Warmoth 9. SRF 10. Borucki
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To think, Cabrera was extended prior to the start of the 2014 season, even though he was signed through 2015. So he got an eight year extension when he had two years left on his contract at age 31. I really want Dombrowski to mess the Red Sox up too.
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Yep that would be the type of deal you can sell to the fans short and long term.
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The Cardinals are a great fit. They have pitching prospects, excess outfielders, and infield depth.
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Bring him home.
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The FA market is s***. Better to sign a one year stop gap than to get stuck with a bad deal.
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Cashman was good before adding Stanton. In fact, I think Stanton's contract might end up hurting them in a few years once a lot of their young players start getting really expensive and Stanton starts to fall off, but for what they gave up to get him, it was worth it for the short term.
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I hate Cashman now because he's so damn good, but glad Dombrowski is in the this division now. Have to hope he destroys the Red Sox with more short term moves before they smarten up and hire someone better.
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Agreed. Harrison has always made sense for this team, and if they can get him for very little due to his price tag, then go for it. Yes, $10m is a lot for a utility infielder, but chances are he will get 500-600 plate appearances due to how injury prone the middle infield is, and likely if/when JD has to miss a little time as well (he is getting older as well). If you can get a ~2 WAR out of him and not have to give up much, then you can do a lot worse. Plus he has two team options for '19 and '20, so if you want a stop gap 3B to bridge to Vladdy, then he's your guy. I could see a scenario where they add Harrison, and move Pearce in a separate deal (if he's not starting at Dh or 1b then he's kind of pointless to have around). I'd prefer they move Morales and start Pearce at DH, but no team in their right mind will trade for Kendrys.
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Travis has been injured every year even dating back to his days in the minors with Detroit. Expecting him to stay healthy is naive, and that’s putting it nicely. He’s a good player who can’t stay healthy. Not his fault, some times that happens, but the Jays can’t possibly expect him to play significant games next year or any year.
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Travis to the Pirates for Harrison and a prospect(s)? Similar to the Liriano deal where the Jays are taking the big contract, giving the Pirates a cheaper replacement, and getting compensated with a prospect attached. Harrison is actually useful, so the Pirates may not be as open to trading him for s*** like they were with Liriano, but just throwing that out there. Harrison would have to start at 2B if he's acquired as he's probably better at this stage than Travis is (due to health).
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Doesn't Diaz have an option left? They could acquire Harrison and put Diaz in AAA as depth. Harrison could also be insurance in case they trade JD. He can cover 3B and 2B, and has one guaranteed year with two option years. The more IF options they have, the more creative they can be. The whole concept of spending big on backups because the starters never stay healthy is insane, so hopefully this is the last season of the Travis/Tulo set up.
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Yep. Torres at 2B with Castro gone, and Machado at 3B. Stanton's contract might make that harder to pull off if they don't want to go too far over the lux tax, but I still think they will end up making it happen.
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This will dampen the excitement of when the Jays signing Robbie Ross Jr in a few weeks, won't it? Seriously though, good for baseball. Home runs are marketable, and Stanton/Judge both in NY will be good for the sport. I want MLB to grow, not as much as I want the Jays to win, but I wasn't expecting the Jays to win in 2018 anyway, so whatever. The best thing to happen now is for more of the 2nd wild card competition to improve. The Angels already did. The more the Jays chances look s***, maybe it might force the team to trade JD. It would look almost delusional to hold on to him now when the absolute best case is the 2nd wild card and even that is far from certain.
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If the Yankees include Ellsbury, they save about $68m while taking on $295m. It would probably be Ellsbury and prospects (not their best ones). I hope the Yankees do it only because Stanton will be a monster for a few more years but seems like the type who could fall off hard towards the middle/back end of that contract. Let the Yankees deal with that s***. The Jays won't be contenders for the rest of Stanton's elite seasons anyway, but might be when he starts to fall off.
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Didn't know Eppler was in the Yankees organization. Makes sense. Cashman has been putting in work the last few years, and Eppler has been very good as well.
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Yeah I don't see where he gets playing time consistently in the field, unless there is some agreement where he will split time between OF and DH. They can probably displace Cron pretty easily, and either play Pujols' corpse at 1b or move Calhoun to 1b when Ohtani plays the outfield. I'm sure they have something figured out. Honestly, considering the amount of surplus they will be getting from Ohtani, and the fact that his contract only runs for 4 more years, I'd be tempted to just release Pujols. Cut your losses. That's sunk cost anyway, and you're getting a $100-200m talent for peanuts over the next six seasons. No need to complicate things by accommodating a player who hasn't been good in years.
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And all their starters were hurt last year. Same with the Mariners who were also apparently one of the front runners for him. Player development and medical acumen couldn’t have been all that important to him. Though as mentioned I think the Angels have been run pretty well since the GM change.