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Nah, I trust this front office, I just don't believe Rogers will give them full autonomy for direction of the team. Losing JD for nothing in hopes of getting a wild card spot one for season seems like a very short sighted move, especially since they have no one realistically ready to replace him in 2019 (unless Vladdy goes god mode in '18 and reaches the bigs). I mean if they get a WC spot and end up going to the ALDS, then I'll take it since playoff baseball is awesome, but it's still Rogers looking at bottom line over what is best for the team long term.
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I don't think they can do enough to turn the 2018 team into a division contender, but a 2nd wild card contender, possibly. I'm not sure that's even worth keeping JD for a toss up game on the road but Rogers gon Rogers. They don't realize that fans tuned out for two decades watching a mediocre but not terrible product and no one wants to see that type of s*** again.
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I don't think Nunez can play short anymore either. He's more of a 2B/3B type now. If they give Kemp some reps at 3B to increase his versatility, then he's likely a decent utility option. But yes, ideally you'd want an infielder who can play short as well. Profar is probably a better fit then. Trying to think of young players who have either disappointed or are blocked. That's where the Jays need to be looking, imo.
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I like Tony Kemp and Profar as trade targets. No way Kemp has any future with the Stros as he's not overtaking anyone on their current infield or their utility infielder (damn the Stros are loaded!). I'd rather have him than Nunez to be honest.
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I don't think Nunez will sign with a team to be a back up. If the Jays gave him an everyday 2B job then I could see it (then slide him over to 3B in 2019 when JD bounces). I mean, being the utility infielder for the Jays basically is a starting spot given how broken Travis and Tulo are every year, but you would have to sell players on that, and I'm not sure it will work with anyone half decent. If the Jays want a Zobrist type, then they are going to have to identify one before he turns into a Zobrist type. So find some blocked/underachieving-but-talented young player on another team and pour some high performance department magic on them. Find a Jean Segura pre-2016 type somewhere who needs a chance of scenery.
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Stanton is owed close to 300 million over the next 10 years. He hits a ton of hard contact, but no way he's going to be this good for most of that deal. I don't see the Jays allowing Jansen or McGuire to go, and I don't think either one will be Martin's back up either, so I'm going to guess they go with four catchers.
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Wouldn't be surprised if we see a small trade or two to clean up some of the log jam.
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Was rooting for Houston so glad they won. With that said, I have been ready for the off season to start for like 4 months now due to how bad the Jays were, so let's go.
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Gordon is coming off a good season but is risky due to being a BABIP/speed guy. Still might be worth a shot if it costs nothing to get him since Travis is sure to miss a large chunk of the season again and having Ryan f'n Goins eating up 450 plate appearances as the backup is something no one should ever be subjected to again. Damn, just saw Sogard re-signed with the Brewers for a year (at a cheap price). They better damn well trade for a utility infielder.
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As someone who hates the NFL (in general, not for the political nonsense going on), that's great news. I want baseball to prosper again. If it takes juiced balls, so be it.
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Say what you want about the juiced balls, but it's going to help baseball. Games like that are what can attract fans.
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Yes that would be an example. I vaguely remember the Tigers trying Travis in the outfield because they had no room for him at 2B. Good on AA for taking advantage of that. The Astros are in a similar spot with Kemp (probably won't have much value away from 2B) so I think a deal is doable there. I guess Teoscar falls into my example as well as he was blocked in Houston also. I just don't want to see another season where the team's depth is all replacement level s***. There has to be upside somewhere, go find it.
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Well yeah, more Hicks than Didi. The Yankees got Hicks for a s***** back up catcher. In the 3 way deal for Didi, the DBacks got Ray from the Tigers who has been damn good so I doubt they regret the move, but the net result for the Yankees was Greene out and Didi in. I don't think it was that expensive, even if you bought in to Greene's 2015 numbers. More value given up than in the Hicks deal, definitely. I guess my point is, don't be afraid to make these kinds of moves. Maybe you can trade someone like Tepera/Barnes/Leone right now for someone another team doesn't value or is blocked. Maybe you get lucky and that player blossoms with some high performance dept magic. Jays need to try something this year. They can't go into next year with limited depth again, as we saw what happened.
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I have liked probably 90% of what the front office has done in the last two years, but I hope we see more trades for younger players rather than more 30-something free agent signings or relying heavily on replacement level talent. I'm preparing myself for Sogard, which would be fine if the cost is reasonable, but a trade for someone like Kemp or Profar would at least give some type of upside and youth. That's partly how the Yankees turned things around so quickly. Just took some gambles on guys like Hicks, Didi, etc, who were blocked or undervalued on other teams and they blossomed. Didn't give up much. Mix that in with some good internal development, and suddenly things move a lot quicker.
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Guirrel probably needs a full season before we know what we have with him. Urena doesn't look ready, needs more time in AA. Travis/Tulo up the middle with Profar and Kemp on the bench (or Kemp in AAA as I think he has one option left) would give the team a s*** load of versatility. Then when Tulo and Travis break in half some time during the season, you have replacements that might actually be big league level talent ready to take over. I mean, it's not going to happen, the Jays will probably end up with Sogard or something, but the off season is time for spit balling ideas.
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I'd honestly try to acquire both if the cost was reasonable, and move on from Travis (who I don't think will ever be healthy for a significant amount of time). But yeah, hard to know what it would cost. Pearce is someone an analytics team would love, and Houston wouldn't use him in the outfield so his value might actually remain high. With him seemingly being blocked by Morales and Smoak, that might be the type of deal that is possible. Maybe a reliever might be enough to get Profar, depends how Texas views him. 2B and SS are both weak spots on this team, in the bigs and in the minors. Get both of those guys and load up on depth. If only the Jays listened to me last winter when I suggested Travis for Puig when Puig's value was down.
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I'm on the Tony Kemp or Profar bandwagon. Whoever they get will basically get the plate appearances of a starting infielder so they need to get someone good or someone with at least upside to get better. Kemp as a utility player who covers for Travis once he misses 90 games is fine with me. Unfortunately that means they will keep Goins to back up SS in that scenario, but I've already accepted that Goins will be on this team longer than anyone else currently on the roster. He is the turd that refuses to go down no matter how many times you flush it.
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Yeah I'm surprised they didn't bring him back after 2014. Maybe he didn't want to come back, certainly going to San Diego is a better environment to pump your value back up, but would have been nice to keep him in relief.
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Yeah, Dickey had a pretty decent season overall. Still eats up innings and gives you average production. I don't want him back, especially if he's going to dictate who the back up catcher is again, but could do a lot worse for the #5 spot.
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It is not so much how Hoffman turns out for the Rockies, but whether he could have been used to acquire someone better than Tulo, or what he could have done with the Jays (away from Colorado).
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General 2017 Blue Jays Discussion Thread
glory replied to reedjohnsonfan's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Poor Bo. Being exposed to Mike Wilner and Wilner's usual audience at the same time. I don't know which one of those things is worse. -
I tend to agree with you, but this is the first time the team has been to the playoffs since Rogers bought them. Revenue and attendance are on a different level now than it was at any time prior. Plus they seem to increase payroll when they forecast attendance dropping, hence why the payroll ballooned up mysteriously after a 73 win season in 2012 while it continued to drop after 85 and 81 win seasons the two years before that. I'd say the payroll will be around $170mm if I had to guess. Maybe a bit higher. The front office doesn't even seem that enthused about the team's chances in 2018 so I don't think the payroll will increase that much unless Rogers wants to sell hype again.
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I'm just as shocked as you are. Maybe I'm warming up to the Gibbster and his DGAF personality. Either way, I'm scared.
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Gibbons since the front office change has been fine with me. Still some derpy moments here and there, but that's with all managers. His managing in 2015 was some of the worst I have seen on a nightly basis, but that was him with a different front office. The good thing about him is he is open to adjusting his style to what the org wants, and he's clearly bought in to what the front office wants to push. He's been more than tolerable the past two seasons. Gibby 2.0. is a damn good option compared to retreads like Gardenhire. At least we don't have a stubborn old school guy who is going to do what he wants regardless. Gibbons is old school but is willing to adjust, and that's admirable.