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3 year deal for Abreu. Hoping he ages like David Ortiz. He still hits the ball really hard. Odd to see his SLG% so low this year though.

17 years ago? f*** me. I remember opening day - fans chanting "We want BJ's". That was the day I realized I no longer want to attend opening day.

You're as stubborn as Grant FFS.

Yeah there are some hot ones. Not a ton, but some.

Just take the L man.

Holy s*** - that's eye opening. Thanks!

Aint nothing wrong with a thicc girl.

Just relax man. Smoke a joint.

and/or Wiemer...

The Angels still need a lot of things to fall into place. They need Walsh to not suck. He was good in 2020 and 2021. They need Rendon to be healthy and could really use Stassi to bounce back, as he was solid in 2021. They probably also need either Adell or Moniak to break out and fulfill their promise.

Isn't Muzzin s*** already? It's time for Sandin and Lilly to take the next step. The Leafs need this to happen desperately.

Now just roll out some fresh sod boys!

Oh wow - mine too. My oldest son was born in 2010. 6 years to become a 1st round draft pick kid - get to work!

I mean that would be ideal, but I strongly doubt he's going to sign with a team that doesn't offer him 550+ PA's in a fulltime role.

Check out his Savant page. Elite in 2019, Very good in 2020 and absolute s*** in 2021 and 2022....in fact you could argue it got worse from 2021 to 2022.

Yeah and Zimmer was a 1.5 WAR player in 2021 in just 99 games...

Absolutely. If you're the Jays, I think you have to see or know that something is changing or improving to bring him in for anything more than $5M a year. Can he show that his flexibility has gradually improved for the past 24 months and is inching closer to where it was when he was the MVP? Or is he making swing adjustments that are starting to show results in EV, launch angle, etc? If he's just going to be the player he was last year - then I have a lot of concern bringing him in for $10-$12M.

He's not wrong. Zimmer was a 89 wRC+ hitter in 2021 with somewhat regular at bats. Nobody can hit when they get 3 at bats a month.

Nice problem to have, but what would our lineup look like if we signed Nimmo? Would Springer move down in the lineup? Nimmo Vlad Bo Springer Kirk or Springer Vlad Nimmo Bo Kirk Put the lefty in the middle of all the righties?

Simply put, he also doesn't have the upside that Belly has. The Jays need to do their homework here and see what the chances are that Belly's regained the flexibility he needs to regain his stroke. This is similar to what happened with Chapman last year. He was further removed from his surgery and this allowed him to return back closer to the player he was in 2018-2019. Did the Jays know something the A's didn't? Did they just get lucky? Who knows. But of course, if it was obvious Belly is regaining the tools he needs to be a good/great hitter again, then the Dodgers tender him - so there's probably a very good chance he's still hampered and unlikely to bounce back at the dish. Or maybe the answer is that nobody knows - or the Dodgers weren't ready to risk that he'd get there with another full offseason of work. Given all the advancements in swing training, you'd think someone with the talent of Belly would be able to work his tail off and reinvent himself at the dish. They have all the ability in the world to prove if they are getting the right results. This is a very interesting development to watch this offseason and into next year.

Entering his Age 30 season with just passable defense already in CF. Has been injury prone and missed a lot of time over during his career. BB% dropped off significantly last year (18.1% in 2019, down to 10.5% last year) - albeit with a lower K% also. Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE Nimmo for the next 2-3 years, but by 2024 we might be talking about finding his replacement in CF already (ala Springer) and I don't love the idea of locking up LF and RF with $20M+ players.

There is a ton of risk in Nimmo's profile. You can't deny or ignore that.

We were 2nd in the AL and 4th in MLB in runs scored last year (even when Vlad underperformed). So we don't 100% 'need' to replace his production. The defensive upgrade with Belly in CF and Springer in RF may also save enough runs to make up for Teo's lost offense.

Don't forget the opt out. It could be a 1 year $12M deal with a year 2 opt out. So it's basically a 1 year deal unless Belly is f***ing awful, in which case, he'll stick around for $4M in 2024...BUT yes, MoLester - don't get too excited yet (I'm not 100% sure I'm excited to start with).

I asked my group of buddies this the other day.....If you're son made it to the CFL, would you start following the league like you do other major sports? Would you bring the fact that your son plays in the CFL to new people you meet?