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If we get to time travel we need to talk AA out of the Miami deal, then he wouldn't have felt the need to make the deal with the Mets. Rotation would look very nice with Thor, Sanchez and Stroman for years to come.

Trading a couple of pieces is far from selling off. The Jays have a surplus of position players. They need arms and the farm can use some depth. EE: Could get us a quality arm and give defensive flexibility. He's great but could walk next year and losing one hitter doesn't cripple this lineup. Can't get the right offer for EE then Tulo: Goins can replace him defensively and losing his bat with the other hitters in this lineup is not that much of an issue if you can get pieces that will help you short and long term. Same with Bautista and Revere: Can be replaced in the out field and losing their bats to add arms or MLB ready prospects will not cripple this lineup. I never wrote trade them all, just need to find there value and trading the surplus now to benefit us long term. They out scored there opponents by over 100 runs. They can afford to trade now to support the future. I guess you would rather be the Yankees, old and expensive!

Offseason moves. Offer a QA to Estrada. If he accepts he’s only over paid by $5 million on a 1 year deal. NO player has ever accepted because he will find a 4 year $40 million offer somewhere. Draft pick! Check the trade value of Bautista, Tulo and EE. Jays aren’t likely to resign EE and Bautista so now’s the time to maximize the return. I do know they need to waive to no-trade rights. Could Tulo get us Lucas Giolito and Trea Turner? Revere and one of (EE, Smoak, Colobello) need to be moved. Controllable arms would be the target here. Free Agent Targets: Scott Kazmir, Jeff Samardzija and Jordan Zimmerman.

This may not be the time to question where Tulo hits in the line-up. When he starts we win!

Trading Hutchinson only provides a small upgrade for this year. I propose Pompey, SRF, Castro and Bourn (Indians pay remaining contract for this year Jays pay full contract next year and limit his at-bats so he doesn't get 550 ab's to vest his option for 2017.)

Chapman is the only pitcher I want to trade for that will cost significant prospects. 2nd tier startersike Latos, Kennedy, and others would be fine. Stroman, Sanchez, Norris, Hutchinson, Osuna, and Hoffman will be a cheap young rotation for many years if we don't sell the farm for a rental.

The Phillies have no farm system. They want multiple top 50 prospects for Halmes and don't want to pay his salary. If that was happening someone would have done it by now. The Jays need to offer Pompey, Castro, Pentacost, Boyd and Urea. All but Boyd would jump into their top 10 prospects. Hoffman, Norris and Sanchez should be off limits. Adding them to Stroman and Hutchison will be the core rotation for many years. If the Phillies don't bite trade for a cheaper option Haren, Latos or Cueto. Stay the course and keep our top prospect and look to free agency next year to add a starter.

the Reds will either go for it and let guys walk for nothing or they will start shedding payroll for prospects and look to quickly rebuild. Not many teams will want Phillips contract and Bruce just had a down year so it's not going to cost our best prospects.

No thanks. If the Reds are wanting to shed payroll then target Bruce and Philips for prospects not rated in our top 6

Grandal would be a great pick up if we didn't just sign Martin for 5 years.

Not with the way the roster is constructed. I'd rather use the 14.5 million and just sign Melky.

We finally agree.

If it takes you 8 pages to voice your opinion then it's better you don't write it.

Well not as easy as putting down ideas without having an opinion.