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Nope, Kirk is just too much of a gem for this to be the acceptable answer.

I'd like to see the ballots on this vote as well. If all eighteen of these posters happen to reside in the same general region, we should probably call for tests on the water supply.

Currently a free agent

So the Giants would now be looking at a rotation something like Webb Cobb Manaea Stripling Wood/Junis/Desclafani?

This is a nice deal when you consider what a guy like Taijuan was able to get in this market. Seems slightly expensive at first glance but that's the trade off for getting a shorter term deal. Need him to be worth roughly two wins per season, in order to live up to the contract. That doesn't seem like a stretch at all. It's not the most sexy addition but the rotation has been solidified.

Not a perfect comparison but they remind me a bit of the Jays in the pre Bautista years. They'd pick away at trying to contend with some decent upper mid level FA adds but never had the sense that they were more than a fringe playoff contender.

Agreed on the last part, Rogers added in below Romano makes that a pretty darn good pen.

It's when you get your first shutout without the use of coke

Not sure why there was a call on the play. Schenn didn't charge, leave his feet or target the head, nor was it late or from a dangerous angle. Slowed up and then perfectly timed his move to meet Slaf behind the net. Looked like a good, clean check to me.

The latter's comments on Trouba were kinda funny, "8 million dollar man with 0 goals"

Sorry but aren't you essentially an oompa loompa who lost his green hair?

Is it maybe that Renfroe still has more stink of previous failure on him?

They've been linked to Willson Contreras, at least speculatively. I wonder if that means they have designs on using Varsho elsewhere on the diamond and at DH. I can't believe there's any notion of moving Kirk, f*** that. He's an absolute treasure and needs to be protected from you savages. Nothing against Jansen but I'd trade him to connor to be his next wife if it meant the Jays keep Kirk.

How does Barger compare with Biggio as a prospect? Somewhat similar pre MLB profile?

I'd assume Thomas is probably far more difficult to obtain, either more costly or possibly just not available. Acquiring a cheap controllable guy like McCarthy pairs nicely with signing a wild card like Bellinger in my opinion. You pencil in the latter to start and the former as an improvement to our former bench OFs. If you get to a certain point in the year and it turns out Bellinger continues to be fried, you have a more than adequate stop gap starter already in place.

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13M base, 16M club option or 2M buyout. 15M guarantee seems steep but he's not so very far removed from being worth more than double that per year.

Barger is a middle of diamond athlete with a bat that could knock down the door for a big league spot this season. I wonder if he could adjust to play some CF/OF

I wonder if he'd do a one year + club option/buyout type deal. A little more upside for the team if he turns it around and a larger guarantee for him if he's fried.

Yeah at least from this distance it looks like the exact font or something too close to the Marlins

The easy/lazy way to determine potential suitors for a catcher trade, is to look at the list of teams rumored/expected to be a fit for Willson Contreras. MLBTR has those as Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Rockies, Astros, Cardinals, Giants, Yankees, Twins, Marlins and Rays. Cancel out the Yanks and BoSox because f*** those guys, but among the other eight teams lies probably our best fit(s).

Let me be the first to say, George Springer might play RF in 2023

He very well may settle in as a very good 4th OF. Which barring a bonafide starting CF, would still be a very nice addition for this team.

I don't see the logic for the M's at all, unless they have zero confidence they could land a similar bat in free agency for comparable money. I guess maybe they felt they wouldn't get a better bat without having to make a long term commitment? Giving up cost controlled assets, including one that excelled at the MLB level this past season - seems short sighted at this point of free agency. I love Teo and will miss him, but it's pretty easy to see why this was an astute asset management move for the Jays. They can likely easily pivot and use the salary savings towards another OF in free agency and wind up with a net positive this year, plus the years of control on these arms. On a one year deal, I'd gladly take a shot on a left handed hitter like Brantley or Conforto. Benintendi isn't the most sexy option, but he provide some value with the bat and GG corner defense. On a three year deal or so, I could get behind it. For a cost controlled option, a little off the radar but I like Jake McCarthy from Arizona. He's a bit blocked there by Carroll but has shown he can hit from the left side. Tremendous value on the basepaths. Not sure what to make of the defense as it appears he faired very well in CF but poorly in the corners in a larger sample. Controlled all the way through 2029.

Big raise for Perez, from 4M.