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  1. glory
    Three years of JD felt like a blur, while three years of Morales will feel like a damn eternity.
  2. glory
    The CBA is definitely going to have to change next time. Maybe start arb sooner, or five years of team control instead of six, or higher minimum based salaries, etc. The players are getting screwed big time in MLB.
  3. glory
    Dombrowski will give him a 6 or 7 year deal. Just a matter of when.
  4. glory
    Whose price is going to drop enough for the Jays to sign him? Cain seems like a long shot, even though he’s probably looking at a four year deal now. JDM will get paid because Boras and because Dumbrowski. Not sure who else is worth it that’s out there. Lots of platoon bats and non difference makers.
  5. glory
    Bruce will still be rumored to go to the Jays in a trade at least once a year for the next three years.
  6. glory
    Teoscar struck out a metric ton amount of times last season. I don't mind giving him a spot but he has to get back to around 25% K% to be a decent outfielder. The Jays have to decide between Morales and Pearce. Can't keep both on the team. We all know who the better player is, but being better means he's an asset, while Kendrys has no value at all.
  7. glory
    I couldn't stand watching Dickey pitch and would rather find someone else to fill the last rotation spot, but if he comes cheap and doesn't require a below replacement man servant as his back up catcher, then the Jays can do a lot worse.
  8. glory
    I think frequent role changes can have a negative impact on a pitcher. They are human after all. If they want him to be a starter and he doesn't win the #5 spot, then I say keep him in Buffalo until a need arises. He has options so they can get away with it. The difference between him in the pen and whoever they use in his place for how ever long he's in the minors will be marginal at best. Kinda wish the Jays were the team that signed Koehler for $2m instead of the Dodgers. He'd fit right in as the swing man and that cost is more appropriate for the type of pitcher he is.
  9. glory
    I’d use him as a starter. Could be a decent #5 or swing man.
  10. glory
    The pitching market is ass. It wouldn't surprise me if Shatkins just goes back to someone like Brett Anderson at the end of the day. Who the Jays get to fill one of the outfield spots will be critical. Whoever they sign can't be worse than 2017 Jose, but it needs to be a pretty decent player.
  11. glory
    What hurt the team last season, in addition to injuries and underperforming, was lack of depth. Diaz and Solarte are now the back up infielders instead of Goins and Barney. Hernandez (if he doesn't win a spot) and Alford will be in AAA for outfield depth instead of Coghlan, DSJ, etc. Jansen and McGuire both on the 40 man and could serve as depth instead of Maile and the platter of crap the Jays rolled out at back up catcher last year. The Jays appear to be covered to where they won't be rolling out below replacement dog s*** if someone gets hurt, and that's going to be a big step forward. Of course the rotation could still use some work. Starting Biagini in AAA would be a good move to keep him stretched out and ready. The Buffalo rotation could be Biagini, Borucki, Upper Deck, Guerrieri, and maybe Pannone. I mean it's not great, but the Jays had Latos, Tepesch, Lawrence, Rowley, and Valdez start games for them last year. That's about as bad as you can get. I think they are a 2nd wild card possibility. Not on the level of the top 4 teams in the AL, but could realistically fight with the Angels, M's, Rangers, O's, Twins, etc, for the 2nd wild card.
  12. glory
    I agree but I don't see them benching the vetrin Morales, and Pearce has no where else to play. They pretty much have to trade Pearce or start him in one of the corner outfield spots. No room on the bench with Solarte, Diaz, and Zeke there. Of course they could trade Morales, but that's a pipe dream.
  13. glory
    No way Zeke starts on this team unless there are injuries. Atkins probably adds another outfielder, Pearce starts in left field, and then they allocate the rest of the money to the pitching side.
  14. glory
    Turning $23m (Morales) of deadweight into $49m (Kennedy) or $44m (Gordon) of deadweight doesn't make a lot of sense. Might as well just keep Morales and hope he bounces back if those are the alternatives. If Alonso got 2/16, then no way any team trades for Morales except the derpy Royals who might have some sentimental attachment to him if they lose Hosmer, and even that's a reach (or a prayer).
  15. glory
    Prospect porn is a powerful thing.
  16. glory
    Who knows, if the Padres get Hosmer and the Royals want a DH/1B to kill time during their rebuilding, they might find Kendrys at 2/23 doable. They have to spend money on something. That’s a long shot though. The front office likes Pearce and with good reason but he loses a lot of value in LF. Maybe the Jays add someone like Dyson and stick him in RF. That would mitigate some of Pearce’s s*** D.
  17. glory
    I guess this means Pearce is starting in the outfield again. The bench looks set with Solarte, Diaz, Zeke, and backup catcher. Pearce obviously won’t start over Smoak or Morales. I guess they will add a RF and that will be it for the position players.
  18. glory
    Yep. Good asset management. They won’t (can’t) rebuild so just stockpile as many assets as possible and improvise. I like that strategy, .
  19. glory
    Depth in 2018 and starting 3B in 2019 once JD leaves. Middle infield depth looks very good now, especially if Diaz bounces back. Just have to see what the Jays gave up.
  20. glory
    If you acquire Salazar it’s to add to the 2018 team. Otherwise, trade Osuna for young prospects instead.
  21. glory
    But HDMH is his own brand so I'm sure there is a level of attachment he has to that over Nike. Whether he was smart to f*** with his Nike deal in order to push his own stuff is a different story, but can't knock the guy for trying to make a side hustle when he knows people will buy his s*** if he promotes it. The fact that his career and "brand" has a shelf life is probably more reason to go all in while the money is available to him, at least in his mind.
  22. glory
    Stroman is a douche for what he said after Goins was non tendered. Shilling his own brand makes him a good business man. Who wouldn't try to sell their own s*** on their social media page? That's just common sense. Of course, Nike has the right to do what they did because of it as well. That's the risk Stro was willing to take, I guess.
  23. glory
    I think it's a combination of saving money for next winter, and also that more and more teams are hiring people who think the same way, so the perceived value of players is probably similar across every team. So in previous years where someone (I'm looking at you, Dumbrowski) would give a one dimensional player or a 30 year old starting pitcher a 7-10 year deal just because, that sort of thing won't happen now because front offices are filled with saber geeks. We just happen to have an off season where the best free agents are in their 30's or have significant flaws so that might explain some of the standstill, whereas next year with Harper, Machado, etc, there won't be any question about their value, it's just about giving them the most money.
  24. glory
    The off season before 2014; the jays signed Fatty Navarro to a two year deal and then did not make another big league signing or trade until July 2014 (the Valencia blockbuster). Just waiver claims and minor league signings. Nothing can be more boring than that, at least from a Jays perspective.
  25. glory
    The bullpen is the last place a team should be allocating so much money. If you can sign a Chapman or Jansen or Miller type, then that's understandable, but there's a chance that half of those guys they signed turn into s*** next season and it wouldn't be a surprise. That's how volatile the pen is.
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