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  1. burlingtonbandit
    Pascal, Norm and Davis plus 2 first round picks is a pretty good haul for Houston which I think might get it done if Philly isn't trading Simmons. Raptors can withstand the loss of Davis and Norm since you have Lowry, FVV, Flynn Thomas and Harden in the guard spots. You would be super weak in the front court but I'd trust the FO to be able to fill those spots.
  2. burlingtonbandit
    Time to trade for Harden. Siakam isn't a superstar and I doubt he ever will be. They need a guy like Harden who can create his own shot in the halfcourt.
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    Yeah given you'd also be paying $20M for Lindor this season in addition to giving up assets it really doesn't seem like a good idea to trade for him unless the acquisition cost really drops. Justin Turner would be like a 2 win downgrade and you wouldn't have to give up any players to get him.
  4. burlingtonbandit
    https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-guerrero-jr-struggles-offensively-winter-ball-debut/ Those are some ugly swings at pitches that looked pretty driveable.
  5. burlingtonbandit
    Good contract for the Royals. Could easily see Santana putting up a 120 wRC+ or higher next season.
  6. burlingtonbandit
    James Harden not reporting to the Rockets. Looks like they might be forced to trade him. If I'm the Raptors I give up a package around Siakam++ or Lowry++ to get him. A true superstar he would make the Raptors have a legitimate shot in the next couple of seasons.
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    I mean I wouldn't sell the farm for him but seems like the price wouldn't be that high given his age as well. Although I have a feeling Cleveland wouldn't trade him to any team without Carrasco's approval given his cancer past as well as that extremely team friendly contract he signed, but who knows.
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    I'd be much more inclined to try to trade for Carrasco from Cleveland if they are trying to shed payroll. Gets a ton of swing and miss and while older is still pretty good. Gurriel does seem like a guy you can sell high on. I would like to see the Jays get another LH bet as the lineup is pretty RH dominant. Trading Gurriel and signing a guy like Joc Pederson probably makes the team better in all honesty.
  9. burlingtonbandit
    Interesting stat: Danny Jansen had a higher expected wOBA (.339) last year than Gurriel did (.331). In fact Jansen was 3rd on the team behind Teoscar and Rowdy.
  10. burlingtonbandit
    1. Or you could throw 20M at Justin Turner on a 1 year deal and keep the prospects/Gurriel to either help the team or trade for other pieces. 2. With the recent news of him being added as a MLBPA union executive he's expected to sign with the highest bidder. He's likely going to FA anyways, so unless you are competing for a World Series this year may as well wait till next year. 4. If there are no fans again this season that limits the potential revenue gain that a Lindor trade would normally make. Although the TV ratings do matter a lot more to a team like the Jays than most clubs but we really don't know how much in terms of $. If I'm the Jays I would just wait till next year to make a FA splash when there are a lot more options instead of trading for Lindor. And maybe the pandemic causes a lot of franchises to lose more $ this year and drives down prices for FA next year again, who knows. Go try and sign Springer, Turner and some pitching.
  11. burlingtonbandit
    When so many teams are hesitant to spend $ because of the pandemic there could be other more attractive opportunities than spending a ton of $ on Lindor who may not age well. Its not like the Jays are one player away from being a World Series contender either.
  12. burlingtonbandit
    xWOBA of .333 and .336 the last 2 seasons. He's been a fantastic player in his career but a lot of that value is in his defense which ages faster. Any contract 250M or more is a big gamble.
  13. burlingtonbandit
    Meant more it'd be a hard no at 300M and even though I'd do 250M it would still scare me.
  14. burlingtonbandit
    I mean it really depends what a Lindor contract extension looks like. If its going to cost 10/300 then I wouldn't make that deal. If you can get him at 10/250 on an extension then I would trade Gurriel+ for him. His offense the last 2 years does scare me a little bit. His xOBA was under .340 the last 2 seasons.
  15. burlingtonbandit
    Theres so many alcoholics in MLB. Not to mention the amount of players that are cokeheads.
  16. burlingtonbandit
    One other thing about Martin: Its not worth it to him to re-enter the draft if you think you can get an extra 1M next year when you as talented as he is. He's a guy when he's a FA is going to be worth 20+M per year and being a year older when he becomes a FA is just going to decrease his future earnings. Boras knows that as well. Also he could end up in a s***** Org. next year. Toronto is a great situation to go into with being one of the top 10 teams in player development and with lots of talent coming throug the system.
  17. burlingtonbandit
    Since players are only getting 100K up front it does give some leverage to the players. Boras can say well Martin will be a top 3 pick in the draft next year so better pay him 7.5M. I think Boras will try to bluff asking for full slot for #2 pick but if you have everyone sign before Martin and the Jays have 7.2-7.5M left of pool space itd be super tough for Martin not to sign. For sure worth it to pay him the $ it takes up to 7.8M though considering you are getting a top talent at #5.
  18. burlingtonbandit
    At first I was disappointed with Meyer keep getting mocked with the Jays but the more I look into it I think I'd be happy with the pick. The reliever risk seems in part a lot due to his size which doesn't matter much if he has two 70 plus grade pitches and holds his velo deep into games. Maybe he breaks down once he's 30 because of his size but when you're drafting a pitcher all you care about is the 6 years of control. If he can have a Sonny Gray/Tim Lincecum career you'd take that in a second.
  19. burlingtonbandit
    That 2017 draft looks pretty crappy right now. Gore, Mckay, Huira, Adell and Pearson look good but other than that a ton of look to be busts in the first round.
  20. burlingtonbandit
    This affects every team in MLB though so its not like its really a disadvantage to the Jays. The orgs/players with good resources can continue to develop players skills during this epedemic. Bo Bichette has a batting cage in his house so its not like he is just going to sit around on the couch all day.
  21. burlingtonbandit
    Rogers owns the stadium but the City of Toronto still owns the land that the stadium sits on so Rogers couldn't even sell the land if they got offered a ton of money.
  22. burlingtonbandit
    A lot of games the cheapest ticket prices is over $30 while in 15/16 it was $15. The Jays with their current ticket price strategy aren't going to be selling the stadium out even when they get to be pretty good. May as well take out a bunch of seats and make it a better experience for those attending the game.
  23. burlingtonbandit
    I think they are trying to sell the team and that is why there hasn't been any formal renovation announcements. Shaprio has alluded basically that they have made their proposals on what the rogers centre upgrades would be but basically its up to Rogers to go forward and put the $ up and so far that hasn't happened.
  24. burlingtonbandit
    Buck and Dan more excited talking about Raptors than calling this game.
  25. burlingtonbandit
    No Milwaukee is the better team than Toronto and was the favourite to win the series.
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