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Am I reading his contract details correctly? 10-15-23-23-23, and then a $2.5m buyout. That contract is horrendous for the type of player he is, unless they can unlock some offensive potential in him. Only makes sense if he's the next SS on this team, otherwise paying this much for a defense-first 2B is awful.
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Burnes probably getting a 9 year deal at this point. I know one GM who might desperate enough to do it.
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Jays bring back Yimi Garcia on 2 year, 15 million dollar deal
glory replied to Terminator's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
First instinct was hoping it was false so gut reaction is not liking the deal, mainly due to Jimi coming off injury. Let’s see how they allocate the rest of the available payroll. Also let’s hope first half 2024 Garcia is legit. -
Another team willing to give Romano his projected arb number definitely makes the move to non tender him a bit more puzzling. Obviously we don't know anything about his medicals or what the Jays were looking at but the Phillies (who have done really well with relievers lately) seem to think it was worth the investment, and they likely don't do that if his arm was mush. If you thought the Moreno glazing was annoying the last two years, I can't imagine what Jays social media will be like if Romano bounces back.
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Romano getting $7.75m, which was MLBTR's projection for his 2025 arbitration number.
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I don't know about Profar getting that much, but agreed on Teo and Santander. Those two will be the back up plans for the teams that missed on Soto. The Dodgers were never truly in on him (anyone who doesn't take deferrals is dead to them apparently) but Red Sox and Yankees are going to pick up the best of what's left most likely. I think the Jays end up disgustingly overpaying for someone, but it's hard to figure out which player that will be. Could easily see Bregman or Santander, but depends on what their markets are.
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No deferrals. Wow. Jays probably had to get to $800m to beat that, and there's no guarantee Cohen wouldn't have just matched that too. He was always going to be a Met.
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Berrios' player options are at $25m per year. I know the market for SP's is sky high now but I'd still be pretty surprised if he opts out. Obviously what he does in 2025-26 will be a big factor in that decision.
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Yeah no position player other than Soto is all that appealing to me on long, expensive contracts. Best case if the Jays do in fact give out a stupid contract is it goes to Burnes or Fried (obviously assuming Soto is out). Those two pitchers on 7 year deals probably wont age well either but at least it’s a position of extreme weakness in the organization. A short term oriented off season with an emphasis on upside (and not whatever last winter was) would definitely be the best way to go given the market. I just don’t think the front office will operate like that. Not this winter. Unless Shapiro’s already been extended and we haven’t heard anything yet.
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I think it's the opposite. They'll massively overpay a free agent. It remains to be seen which one it is, I'm sure they'll aim as high as possible and see which FA is willing to take their deal, but I can't imagine they'll be hunting value this winter. They'll go for the biggest FA they can get.
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Fisher predictably spending money the second the A's officially leave Oakland. Good news is, the market has made Chris Bassitt very tradable (even though they won't move him). Bad news is, the Jays better be prepared to flirt with a payroll between $275-300m if they actually want to improve the team this winter. Market is looking expensive.
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A Nimmala breakout + they need to absolutely nail the top 5 pick they are going to get in 2025. Then you might have the start of the system turning around.
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So far the market looks very player friendly in terms of AAV’s. Will make it more difficult for the Jays to fix holes via free agency if they are on a strict payroll, even if it is $50M available to add pieces. I’m guessing there will be a trade or two for an arb eligible player on a more reasonable projected 2025 number (ex. Bohm, Ward, etc).
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There’s no way to speed the off season up without a salary cap, and the MLBPA will never agree to one unless there’s like a 1-2 year lockout or something, so have to just take the slow build for what it is. Manfred has mostly been cooking with the rule changes, I think the game is in a much better place now than it was 5 years ago, but adding weird gimmicks is not what is needed.
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Passan is using BREAKING way too liberally. Baseball fans are dying for news. Don't play with us like that, Jeff. Not for a Tommy Edman extension.
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The much bigger issue two years from now will be what happens to league revenue with the regional sports networks folding. Manfred apparently wants to consolidate the local rights for as many teams as possible and make them national (ex. selling the rights to Amazon Prime, or ESPN, or whoever) but if he can't do that in time for the next round of CBA talks, or if that approach isn't as lucrative as the outdated local cable model, then we will start to see more chirping from owners (the small market ones). Personally I don't even think the deferral system will be a talking point. Deferrals happened well before the Dodgers recently, and an Ohtani situation will never happen again. He's the only global star baseball has, so he can make $2m a year and get way more in endorsements annually while he plays. Other players won't have that luxury.
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Yeah this rule isn’t exclusive to the Dodgers. Every MLB team is free to do it. The Dodgers just have star players that want to play for them and are willing to defer money while other teams likely don’t have that kind of impact with players. I don’t see this as a big CBA issue. If the Jays gave Vlad $500m and deferred the hell out of it, then it would be the same thing, though Vlad would have to agree to that. They should probably try something like that.
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There's very little chance Soto defers money, so I don't see him going to the Dodgers.
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Good for Kikuchi. Opting out of that Seattle deal 3 years ago basically led to ~$100 million (Jays deal plus this one). Of course not sure if congratulations are in order any time someone signs with the Angels but get your money where you can get it.
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I’d much rather give Soto $700m+ than sign Bregman, Adames, etc. Give me the elite talent (at age 26!) all day. With that said, the Mets not only have Cohen but also have an enormous amount of money coming off their books. If he’s not a Met, I’d be shocked.
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Sounds like the Rays new stadium plan for 2028 is in real jeopardy. The Rays moving out of St. Pete/Tampa and into a market that might actually give a s*** about them would be the best case scenario.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2024)
glory replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
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On the bright side if the Rays end up making the playoffs in 2025, then they might actually sell out their home stadium. But yes, the Rays should have been relocated.
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I doubt Jansen signs anywhere to be a backup, unless he has absolutely zero market as a starter, which I guess is possible but would be a bit surprising.