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Jays have a good chance to sign Kim if they go all-in to pursuit him. Toronto has a very strong international fanbase domestically and also established goodwill and popularity with the Korean fanbase. However they’ll likely have to give some commitment to Kim for an opportunity to play SS as most teams recruiting him will have that leverage card in their back pocket. In Kim’s POV, Blue Jays is a decent fit for the same reasons that made Toronto a destination for Ryu. Perhaps more so now that the team has a clear upcoming strong young core and talent in the pipeline while also having spending power. They’re about a .500 ball club now before new offseason additions, but that last curb into a 90-win playoff contender has historically been a difficult one in the AL East. I’m not sure the team is ready to make a long term commitment to an infielder while multiple position player prospects in the pipeline are eyeing the hole at 3B as their landing spot, when it’s more savvy to upgrade the rotation (which improves the team) without plugging any holes or creating potential long term blocks for the upcoming position player core. The one target I think would make some sense is George Springer as it’s a clear upgrade and impact bat that fills a positional need at CF that is young enough to be part of the full competitive window.

Oct 5 - TB Rays

Miami has no chance right?

2 strikes feel very harsh, especially since missing one day counts as a strike. The playoffs just started and half the players will be eliminated, we’re still doing WC rounds. Maybe increase it to 3 strikes? Or 2 strikes + 1 miss day (or pass day)

Oct 2 - Padres

Go Padres!

There’s a cluster of mediocre bats on the roster and bench. This is a symptom of Atkins accumulating a bunch of replacement level talent hoping one of them will pan out. One kinda did pan out with Teoscar. And Rowdy remains to be seen, so it’s hard to judge their strategy. But it looks like a few trades are necessary to consolidate a few of their minor assets and make a meaningful upgrade, the roster needs a bit of clean up work. A lot of the fringe dudes will be rule-5 eligible and we can’t (and shouldn’t) keep a bunch of replaceable dudes on roster. They need impact talent and need to stop exclusively shopping in the bargain bin. Ryu was a good first step.

Great summary. Just to keep things short, I would: - non-tender Anderson, save the 9.5M - stretch out Merryweather, Kay, Hatch as 5th starters/SP depth - Resign Taijuan Walker and Robbie Ray, maybe Shoemaker - Reese McGuire to Buffalo. Move forward with Jansen/Kirk - Make an upgrade on Shaw. If tendered, he should not have an everyday role IMO. - Let Villar walk. - Resign Bass, maybe Giles on cheap. - $69.4605M + 4 arb contracts in commitments means the jays have cash to play with, it will be an interesting offseason. They could use another Ryu-like talent in the rotation. They are essentially a .500 talent ball club until the next wave of prospects arrive. One elite SP and elite bat is priority if they’re serious about competing in 2021. I love Trevor Bauer, but it will be a tough sign as other teams will also be willing to fork out massive cash for him on a 1-year deal. I’m not sure there’s another arm that’s close in FA. I can see him either staying with the Reds, or going ring chasing with the Dodgers, Yankees, Padres, or even Mets/Braves/Angels before considering Toronto. He has all the leverage as everyone wants him, so most $ and bests competing environment wins. Defensive upgrades are welcomed, an elite third baseman that can hit would be great though we’re kinda expecting one of Martin/Groshans/Martinez to eventually fill that hole. If Bichette moves to 3B there’s room for an elite defensive SS like Simmons. He’ll rather stay at SS, as he should. But it really depends on how the roster develops overtime.

Oct 1 Padres

For Sep 30 I’m going Padres over Cardinals

FB way high a few times Rusty command

Shaw got the run back

Yeah that’s what he looks like when healthy, albeit a bit rusty.

101... phew

lmao 100 MPH first pitch

Shaw lol

That is dumb at least give Taijuan 4-5 innings, he’s cruising.

Nate Pearson sighting

Bat around success

Bo Bichette can hit

Jano!

Nice Panik

Hello Grichuk!

Bo Bichette.

Nice catch by Teo