Brownie19
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Dude - it really looks like you're just trying to set up to for a big "I told you so" if our offense isn't Top 5 in the league. If you're not - I'm sorry. You seemingly do this over and over, year after year - constant concern and then you're happy when you're right once in awhile. It feels like you can't wait to rip Atkins again and bump the "Fire Atkins" thread. I don't mean to be a d*ck, but it's a bit much.
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I don't know that he "has" to acquire someone by the deadline. He could resign Varsho (or extend him) and there's always a few CFers on the FA market. Harrison Bader is still a FA right now while coming off a 3.2 WAR season with a 122 wRC+ bat. They won't be long term solutions, but short term stop gaps will be available. I do love the idea of Oneil Cruz - I wonder what he costs? I also hope that people are starting to understand why we gave up Moreno to get Varsho. Quality CFers are extremely rare. I maintain my stance the Jays hoped Varsho's bat would develop like we saw it last year. It took longer than expected, but his defense and baserunning is so good, that his floor was always super high.
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It depends what version of Kwan you think we're getting. his wRC+ by season has gone 125, 99, 131 and 99. His OBP was .330 last year. He's certainly a solid player, but I'm not so sure he's the upgrade you think he is. I don't disagree about your point about OF depth, but we do also have Schreck, Pinango and Aries in the upper minors - which at least provides some depth for 2026.
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Have to think that's the plan. Use money to sign guys who could perform and be traded to net you young controllable assets. Rebuilding 101.
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81K views · 945 reactions | HUG ME BROTHER 🫂 On National Hugging... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM HUG ME BROTHER 🫂 On National Hugging Day, remembering the time David Ortiz hugged Munenori Kawaski... I have never seen this interview. Kawasaki was simply the best man.
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Gimenez's career splits aren't that different. 92 wRC+ v. LPH and 100 wRC+ v. RHP.
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I'm not sure I buy this. First, in a 5 to 7 game series, you're only using 2 of those 4 players. Let's assume that's Gimenez and Ernie. Ernie is projected to be a league average bat and we'd obviously seen how effective he can be when he gets hot. Obviously teams would love 120 wRC+ bats throughout their lineup, but even the big bad Dodgers didn't have that last year. They consistently played Edman (82 wRC+) and Kiki (70 wRC+) out there in the playoffs and then had to replace stone cold Pages with Rojas. It's also just flat out wrong that defensive abilities have less impact, or aren't as meaningful in a 5 or 7 game series. Defensive plays can have a HUGE impact in a short series.
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Thanks for adding that.
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I'm just saying this team is packed full of versatile players already. Clement - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, SS Gimenez - 2nd, SS (and I'm sure he can play 3rd) Barger - 3rd, RF, LF Schneider - 2nd, LF Okamoto - 3rd, LF, RF (assumed) Jimenez - 2nd, SS (and I'm sure he can play 3rd - if he's on the roster) There are all kinds of viable starting combinations you can use on this roster. Some teams are in desperate need for a quality utility player who can provide insurance across the diamond. That Jays are in a unique position where they already have tons of positional redundancy. So while adding another player with versatility is never a bad thing - they don't have to pay extra for that "value". They have the ability to target someone with less versatility if they like the bat better, or if the cost is less.
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I was always fascinated by Alex Gordon. He was the #1/#2 prospect in baseball at one time. Huge minor league numbers. Struggled to adjust early in his ML career, then went on a wicked tear where he was stud who averaged over 5 WAR a year during his 4 year peak. He finished his career with 31.5 WAR - very solid.
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I assume that's a Fitz marrying a Gerald and they agreeing to hyphenate their name? I mean it's not often a hyphenated name ends up spelling another common last name. I hate it.
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I was going to say the same thing. There are tons of players giving the Blue Jays high praise in recent years. It's becoming more evident that Whit is the outlier who has sour grapes and can't let it go.
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Zobrist's peak season was 8.7 WAR and his prime years were 5+ WAR. Obviously we could use that right now... We actually don't need his versatility - this team has tons of that already.
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That seems like a ton to give up for 1 year of Peralta. Great move for the Brewers.
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He'd just be a depth add and would replace Leo Jimenez. He'd take at bats away from Gimenez, Clement, Okamoto and Barger to some extent. He'd provide offensive insurance. He's got 2 years left before he hits the FA market. What's he cost us? Stanifer maybe? Arias? Probably depends if they want someone who's close, or more of a lottery ticket.
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Bichette: Blue Jays were in touch all offseason, but deal didn't pan out https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3461119 Doesn't sound like a fumble to me.
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Good point - full season of Trey is a huge upgrade.
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I'd suggest you should be comparing the current team with the pre-trade deadline team - as obviously we can look to add similar pieces at the 2026 deadline. Cease, Bieber, Trey & Ponce replace Max, Bassitt, Francis and Berrios, Okamoto replaces Bo and Rogers replaces Yariel's 73 innings. It's also like we've added Santander (essentially). You'll also potentially get a full season from Varsho and have Vlad, Kirk, Barger and DS entering their prime years. Obviously we shouldn't expect a full repeat from Springer, but otherwise it seems quite obvious the team is improved over the 2025 team.
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Mets essentially got Robert Jr for free. At $20M for a guy who's sucked balls for 2 straight years - that makes sense to me. He's still young I guess - that's about all I have to say about that.
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There is absolutely no way this should be a "hard" disagree. You have no idea how good Bo would be at 2nd, nor any idea how good Okamoto is defensively at 3rd.
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Report: Owners will push for salary cap after Dodgers land Tucker https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3460444
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What were the Yanks reportly offering him? 5 Years $160M right? I think we go 3 years $120M with an opt-out after the second year.
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Thanks Julian. I think we all know who Bubbles is...
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Now now Term - I aint tryin' to take nobody's job around here. Just doing my civic duty. You're Mr. Lahey around this trailer park. I'm happy to be Randy. I just need a few cheeseburgers every now and then.
