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  1. glory
    AA was preparing an offer for Greinke in August, but Shapiro did not bother. - Morosi's sources. In all seriousness, I agree the Jays seemed to have read the market well by signing guys early. If they waited they may have been left out in the cold with the AAV's being thrown around and Toronto not being a free agent destination. We will see how similar pitchers to Happ and Estrada do on the market.
  2. glory
    Maybe Atkins will send Sanchez to the minors to start and actually have a pitching coach work with him to improve his mechanics and maybe add a pitch to his repertoire. The previous regime seemed to think Sanchez was great as is but this new regime won't.
  3. glory
    Unfortunately, the Jays success brought in a ton of bandwagon fans who listen to idiots like Simmons and McCowan and then start to echo their stupidity in forums like this and Twitter. That TilsonBritoFan poster was pretty much reciting McCowan's rant from yesterday word for word in this thread. It's not going to get any better any time soon.
  4. glory
    The sad thing is if the Jays win a World Series in 2016 it will be because of Alex. If they miss the playoffs it will be because of Shapiro. So even the team winning won't shut blowhards like Simmons and Bobcat up.
  5. glory
    The first question someone in the Toronto media will ask Atkins is about his thoughts on how great Alex was.
  6. glory
    As far as affordable SP depth is concerned, Lee would be on the top of my list if his medicals check out. It's exactly the type of move the Jays can afford to make now that they have added depth to the rotation. Whether Lee would sign with Toronto is the question. Maybe the Shapiro connection will help.
  7. glory
    That probably would have happened anyway. I don't think LaCava had any real power in the GM spot.
  8. glory
    Shapiro originally acquired Cliff Lee. Use your past history to get an incentive laden deal done, Mark.
  9. glory
    Morosi will calm the fans down by saying his sources informed him that AA was about to trade for Mike Trout before Shapiro came on board.
  10. glory
    Ross Atkins will be named #BlueJays' new GM per @susanslusser
  11. glory
    I approve of this. The rotation would be better with Shields and Dickey both in it, but have to save money somewhere.
  12. glory
    Petit as the long reliever/swing man is what I thought of immediately when I heard he was non tendered. Seems like a good fit assuming it's cheap.
  13. glory
    AA leaving was a tactical move on his part. It had to be. He has more people on his nuts right now than he ever would have had if he stayed, including Trollosi, apparently. Garbage article only done to rile up Jays fans.
  14. glory
    Career 10.5% walk rate and does have power. There's enough good things to like about him but he hasn't been able to reach his ceiling, and he looked helpless against off speed pitches a lot of times. I don't think he's a bad guy to take a risk on, especially since the Jays seem to have a lot of surplus value in other positions on the field. Just surprised he signed for as much as he did. MLBTR was way off.
  15. glory
    There was an article some time ago saying that AA's assistants were the ones urging AA to sign Smoak after he was non tendered by the Jays last year. Assuming those same assistants are still there (I haven't kept track of who has left), then it's not surprising that they tendered Smoak this time. They obviously like the bat. Maybe their hunch will pay off, but it's a lot of money on a project.
  16. glory
    Yeah there probably will be a deal at some point. I know Shapiro talked about depth, but I can't possibly see Smoak, Cola, Saunders, and Revere all on the team next season. Since no one is going to trade for Smoak making $3.9m, my guess is they are trying to find a taker for Colabello since he provides no positional versatility and Smoak is not going to back-up for nearly $4m.
  17. glory
    Thole won't have a job in baseball without being attached to Dickey. He'll be back on a minor league deal and the league minimum.
  18. glory
    That's probably where he will end up since they are losing Ortiz after the season. It's just a question of how many years and dollars Dombrowski will give him.
  19. glory
    Ackley, Miller, Franklin, and whoever else they tried in the OF. It was a shot at their previous regime.
  20. glory
    I guess the days of middle infielders playing corner outfield spots in Seattle are over. Disappointing.
  21. glory
    Thole wouldn't have a job if it wasn't for the Jays organization having Dickey, so just non-tender him and bring him back for the minimum. If he doesn't take it and decides to go elsewhere, good luck to him. I'm fine with a Smoak/Cola platoon at first, and Smoak is movable if the Jays find a better 1B option. Saunders will be interesting. I'd non tender him and try to bring him back on a cheap deal like the Jays did with Smoak last year, but I'm sure a team like the Royals who need OF's will be more intriguing for him if he's going to sign a cheap deal with someone. It's a risk either way, but I don't like Saunders for $3m coming off the injury he had.
  22. glory
    Well, he's on a team run by Dombrowski, so chances are he could opt out and get more money from Dombrowski bidding against himself. That dude is AA on speed when it comes to player contracts.
  23. glory
    Price is not opting out at age 33, unless player salaries get even crazier by then. Glad the Jays aren't paying that, but sucks to see him on the Red Sox.
  24. glory
    Per Kenny Rosenthal's Twitter: Sources: Eric Wedge a candidate to become part of #BlueJays’ front office after team names new GM. Managed under Shapiro with #Indians. Clarification on Wedge: Role with #BlueJays, if hired, would not necessarily be in front office. Would be in organization in some capacity.
  25. glory
    LaCava is staying with the org regardless, so if he and Atkins are the only candidates, then it seems pretty likely that the job will go to Atkins. It's not like they'll lose LaCava, and it doesn't seem like he wants to job to begin with.
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