Brownie19

What a bold prediction.

I remember thinking that about Anthony Rendon. The guy was coming off 5.9, 5.9 and 6.8 seasons with wRC+'s of 141, 140 and 155. Solid defense at 3rd (which isn't super demanding on the body) and no real red flags in his profile (12% BB rate, 13.5% K rate).

I think this is an odd criticism. I don't think any organization puts focus on building their bullpen through the draft. That said, the Jays now seem to have a wave of good bullpen arms that are now ready to help the big league club (Zulueta, Cooke, Danner, Juenger, Burnette, Brock, etc.).

Interesting thought. I agree - the money would be insane.

There was always going to be some pain after the success they had in 2015-2019, which resulted in a championship. Complaining about the results from the 29th overall pick is really stupid. Most outside the Top 10 bust anyway. I know that's confusing, given just how good the Raps have been at finding legit stars in the 20's (Siakam & OG). The fact they swung and missed a few times shouldn't be unexpected. The Norm and Lowry situations were all a result of trying to win. Could we have moved FFV sooner? Yes, perhaps. He's a ticking time bomb. They were all aging and approaching free agency. Had to keep them to win, but that killed their long term value - none of them were worth much. Norm's the only one who hasn't declined really, but Lowry and FVV were/are at the end of their time as starters in the league. I agree 100% about the Thad Young move - but if that's the worst thing you did, you're doing pretty good. I'm on the fence, leaning negative about the Poeltl trade. Like the player. Pretty sure they just mis-calculated how high of a pick they'd ultimately give up to give them - nobody's perfect. Definitely agree that what they do with Siakam and OG is going to be very interesting and important. I just don't think a team with the 2nd most wins in the last 10 years, which has produced a championship deserved that type of criticism. It seems pretty obviously that they wouldn't be able to sustain that type of success forever and some down years were coming. I think some have some unrealistic expectations - like nothing is every good enough. Calling the org "incompetent" is just plain stupid.

The guy is a joke. Nobody believes a word he says seriously.

So they completely nailed the biggest and most important decision they had to make in the last 4 years (passing on Suggs) - yet they are s*** because they haven't been able to sustain the same success they had from 2014-20 forever? Got it.

It's also Tom Henke's 66th birthday today! Man - Olerud for Person was f***ing terrible. You guys bitch about the Moreno deal - Olerud gave the Mets 18.3 WAR over 3 seasons (including 8.1 WAR in his 2nd year there), while Person had an ERA of about 6 and 0 WAR combined in 2 seasons with the Jays. I guess the fact that Olerud only had 1 year of control left may prevent this from being THE WORST trade in Blue Jays history, it's still alarming we traded one of the better 1st basemen of all time, who was just 27 - for a bag of balls.

New rules changes are coming!

Interesting - didn't realized Brandon Crawford was a FA. Man - I just don't see much hope for a dead cat bounce there.

Thanks for the daily reminder.

Carl?

huh?

I was thinking that also. He's old, so he won't command a 3-4 year deal and I believe he can play all 3 OF positions. I had thought he was a lefty masher and he could be part of really solid platoon with someone like Max Kepler or maybe Joey Gallo - but it looks like he actually doesn't crush lefties that much. He was much better v. RHP last year and his splits are near even for his career. I still think he'd be a really solid 4th OF at the right price...a bit too bad he doesn't crush lefties though......

Raps have the 2nd most wins in the NBA over the last 10 years, plus a championship. Suggesting the organization is incompetent is laughable. Jays24 is a moron. Ignore him.

We REALLY need 1 of Orelvis, Barger and Palmgiani to establish themselves as a legit ML starting player. Barger, as a lefty, would really be the ideal fit.

Can Polanco play 3rd? I think he's a great little short term fix (2 years of control). Switch hitter who's currently projected to come off the bench for the Twins.

I'm sure there were several factors in play. I suspect they realized the book was out on Schneider and I guess depending on what the book said, they may not have thought he had much of a chance to make that adjustment in-season, in the middle of a playoff race (which seems reasonable). They may also have thought the possibility of Merrifield breaking out of his slump was more likely than Schneider making the adjustments and breaking out of his? And of course, when in doubt, go with the vet in the 'big games' seems like a common approach.

Dude - you're more like Shaq from the free throw line.

He went like 0 for 119 to end the season and I suspect the Jays knew that teams had found a large hole in his approach/swing. The real question is whether he's been working his tail off to fix those holes this offseason and adjust to the league. If he has and/or the Jays believe he has/can - then they'll likely look to fill other holes. If they don't think he has or can fix those holes, then I'm sure they're exploring all options to sure up 2nd base (even with a guy like India).

I just see a huge drop in BABIP last year. The last time he had a BB/9 rate approaching 5, his BABIP and LOB% were close to his career norm and his WHIP was 1.32 and his ERA was 4.20. xFIP was 3.74 - similar to his xFIP of 3.62 last year. I think if he walks 5 per 9 next year, there's a good chance you get 2021 Snell. Don't get me wrong, when he's "on" he can be dominant. It will be fascinating to see what he gets and how that contract works out.

1. I don't think he's a proven ace at all. 2. I think teams know he was lucky last year. His LOB% and BABIP is not sustainable (LOB% was 10% above his career average last year, BABIP, over 30 points below). Those resulted in an abnormally low ERA, which essentially won him the Cy Young. 3. The walks scare teams. They simply do. 4. I suspect his asking price is sky high coming off a Cy Young win (that he shouldn't have won) and very few teams believe that's actually the pitcher they'd get in a long term, high $$$ deal.

It's funny that you think you'll win Jays24 over with logic and facts. Best of luck. The most important metric you've omitted is how injury prone KK is. Steamers projects him to play 97 games this year and I think that's about all you could expect from him in 2024.

I suspect he's referring to Beeston's rule where he wouldn't hand out any deal longer than 5 years. That completely eliminated a TON of potential FA signings and likely held the team back for years.

He's like 33. He has no potential. The f***ing Pirates signed him, which is all you need to know. He'll soak up 160 innings there and prolong his dying career another year. Nothing to see here.