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  1. glory
    Looks like Papelbon has crotch-grabbed his way out of Philly. If Amaro agreed to take Romero and Izturis, does either team do it? I can't see any other team taking Papelbon at $13M, but he fills a need for the Jays.
  2. glory
    How much would Aoki command? Something like 3/15 or 3/18? He would be a good fit here. No power but versatile defensive OF that can get on base. Decent lead-off option moving Reyes to the 2 spot. Much safer signing than Melky.
  3. glory
    Happ for Pinto makes sense if you think Pinto's bat will play at 1B. I'm still not comfortable heading into the season expecting Sanchez to be a starter though. Signing a cheap veteran would be good if they trade Happ.
  4. glory
    Defense and bullpen. The Orioles had defense, bullpen, and some good hitters. It was a good enough blend of everything to win. Our GM doesn't seem to think value comes from anything other than offense.
  5. glory
    Happ was worth his salary based on Fangraphs this year, so I'm not sure why everyone is going crazy about keeping him. It's better to have an MLB starter as the #5 starter and let Sanchez/Norris prove they are ready rather than just sticking the latter two in the big league rotation and expecting to get good results. Keeping Happ is common sense. Sanchez and Norris will be in the 2016 rotation anyway (Happ and Buehrle are FA's and Dickey has a team option). No need to rush them. The key for this team will be what Alex does with 2B and LF. Unfortunately he will keep Reyes at SS, which sucks, but get an improvement at 2B (or 3B) and improve the OF situation. Alex going after relievers isn't a surprise. With Janssen, McGowan, and Santos leaving, and Delabar ineffective, they pretty much only have 2 dependable relievers (Cecil and Loup) if Sanchez is moving back to the rotation. They'll need to fill the bullpen up regardless.
  6. glory
    Yeah it's a near certainty that Lind and Mayberry with platoon at 1B. The issue is it makes Valencia pointless to have, since he won't be platooning with anyone, and he's not versatile enough to be useful when the team needs a 4th OF and an infielder who can at least play short (Izturis) to back up the middle infield. They have to decide who they want long-term, Valencia or JMJ. I don't think there is any need for both. Unless Valencia starts at 3B, but Gibbons seems to have given up on that illogical dream thankfully.
  7. glory
    Rios on a cheap one year deal to play LF for a year wouldn't be a bad idea if you assume he still has a 3 win season left in him and this season was just an off year. Hard to say.
  8. glory
    Figures the longest contract Rogers has given out in 10 years goes to Buck Martinez.
  9. glory
    Pompey in CF and Gose as the 4th OF would be great, IMO. If Gibby uses Gose the same way the Royals use Dyson, then he might be a serviceable player. However, I'm almost expecting Pompey to start in LF and Gose in CF. Then against lefties Pompey will shift to CF and JMJ will play LF. It's cheap. Therefore, it's realistic.
  10. glory
    Would the D-Backs take Romero's contract to dump Aaron Hill? They'd save $12M in 2016 and have way too many IF as it is. Hill's value can't be that high given the type of season he had, but who knows. They dumped Prado and McCarthy for nothing.
  11. glory
    "We have improved in wins every year since 2012...." Saving Beeston the trouble of having to spout that line some time next month.
  12. glory
    Navarro for Guerrero would be great (move Guerrero to LF since his infield defense is questionable). The Jays won't be able to replace Buehrle adequately. I'd feel more comfortable holding on to him if they plan on competing.
  13. glory
    If Alex is still GM, then I can't see him trading anyone currently in the rotation. These are all of his guys and he traded a lot of prospect capital to get this rotation (well, 3/5 of it, anyway). Unless Rogers is dumping payroll, I don't see Buehrle going. Maybe mid-season 2015 if they fall out of it in July.
  14. glory
    Anyone else think Pompey will start in LF next season? Not because he is ready but because he makes nothing. "He finished the year as LF and he hasn't done anything this spring to lose his spot." - Alex six months from now.
  15. glory
    The Jays should get Wren, although he will want to be paid in dollars, which is more than Rogers would offer.
  16. glory
    Baseball's dip in popularity goes beyond lack of playoff spots.
  17. glory
    I'm rooting for the Royals, only to see some fresh blood make it, but I can't see them finishing better than Oakland, Detroit, and Seattle. If they collapse out of a playoff spot, that would be far more painful to their fanbase than what the Jays did to us. At least the Jays had the decency to collapse with enough time left in the season to temper expectations early. The Royals being in a playoff spot up to the final week before blowing it would be terrible for the only franchise with a longer playoff drought than the Jays.
  18. glory
    I'm hoping for it. At the very least, a below .500 record spells the end for Gibbons. Alex's fate is probably tied with Beeston's regardless of record, but if Alex stays and the team finishes below .500, then I can't see Gibbons coming back.
  19. glory
    Fire Gibbons, slash payroll for a few years, then bring him back when the payroll mysteriously jumps by $30M in one off-season. Let's keep the tradition going.
  20. glory
    Reyes getting over 600 plate appearances this season is an accomplishment in itself.
  21. glory
    The Dodgers have a lot of expendable players we could use. That's why I think that's a perfect spot to trade Reyes while absorbing Ethier's deal. Throw in a Guerrero, or Van Slyke, etc, type and it will add depth to the team. Not sure they'd want Navarro again, but if they do, that would work as well.
  22. glory
    The Fister trade was bad, but otherwise he is generally pretty good.
  23. glory
    I think the Dodgers and one of their OF's is the best bet as far as trading Reyes. Kemp's contract is too long, so Ethier makes more sense. See if the Dodgers would tack something on to make it worthwhile for the Jays (Zach Lee? Alex Guerrero?) and call it a deal. The Jays could probably get someone like Cliff Pennington for a very little as a stop-gap SS in case they miss out on a free agent or can't trade for a better SS.
  24. glory
    Dombrowski is a smart guy. I think he'd rather have Iglesias play short than pay Reyes $22M per, especially when he has to replace Scherzer and Martinez. I'm wondering if the Mets would take Reyes back. Something like Reyes for Colon and Tejada (simply a salary dump with no regard for talent coming back). The Mets have been surprisingly cheap since Alderson took over, so maybe not, but they did pay Granderson all that dough that off-season.
  25. glory
    I don't think it is fair to group Bautista and Edwin with Reyes. This season, Bautista has played 1B and CF. Edwin volunteered to play LF (and failed miserably at it). The only guy who has never moved from his position is Reyes, and that's pretty damn telling.
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