This is embarrassing if true. How is it that other orgs had a line on this and not the Jays?
When/if Atkins ever gets released by the Jays, he will never get another opportunity as gm of another team. Well maybe if the Angels come calling.
I don't think Cohen is f***ing around. This guy wants a World Series title like now for the Mets. I could see him trading for Vlad then extending him for monster contract.
Sure this is sound player management. But safe high floor guys don't include, Luke's, Tiedmann, Orelvis, Barriera, Maroudis, Bloss. Not by my reckoning. I'm willing to be corrected here but I just don't see it.
Perhaps Nimmala becomes a thing but...
Well I would dispute that signing Vlad is the best case scenario, there are strong opinions both ways.
Given that they sign Vlad, who would you list as a pretty solid core Max, please don't list Gimenez, Varsho, Kirk.
Let's say the Jays go out and get Bregman and Santander and somehow manage to find someone to close games without s***ing the bed. Then, miraculously make it into a wildcard spot for the playoffs. Like that is the Uber best case scenario and we would still have to start at minimum a retool for the following years based on the current pipeline. So what's the upside? I don't get it. Just start the teardown now. I don't care how many loony dogs you sell in 2025 or how many sexy wardrobe changes we see from Emily Agard in the Flightdeck. Get to the heart of the matter and start the rebuild from A-ball on up. Every other course of action is just delaying the inevitable.
Traditionally we've always had a trade deadline thread on the old board which worked well leading up to the trade deadline.
Offseason is a different story it seems. Keep it simple I say and let the MODS determine when something is egregious and needs to be moved/merged into another thread.
"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."
My wife said that I was more talkative last night into today. She thinks I am becoming a better communicator.
I didn't have the heart to tell the message board was down. 😎