Pendleton

Do you guys believe this signing will affect the way the Jays plan to attack the remainder of this off season, in terms of being more aggressive in pursuing further immediate help?

Should be first in line for the 40-man axe

That could be the Jays offer, but this is a case where I'd see Boras pushing hard for the team option/buyout for year four rather than a vesting option, in order to net the biggest guarantee possible for a client with injury history. That's of course assuming there aren't any big four year guarantees on the table.

Lol jeez the Ducks are destroyed by injuries and a flu bug right now. Missing their top 3 forwards + more. Korbinian Holzer is playing 3rd line RW today, alongside rookies Comtois and Lundestrom.

Wilmer Flores

He went for the Vince Carter and ended up nearly killing Kevin Love with a flying face f***

I saw Bahl live a few weeks ago, very impressive mobility for a kid that size.

And he makes 9M per for two more years. Luckily on a team with an abundance of cap space at least.

Someone like Thames vs righties, maybe Dietrich who was mashing pre injury last year and grades as a good defender at 1B. Also bring in Wilmer Flores to mash lefties.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/mark-shapiro-on-blue-jays-offseason.html Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro joined Sportsnet’s Tim and Sid to discuss the state of the team’s offseason efforts. He emphasized that “there’s still a good amount of offseason left” and suggested further additions are yet to come. Shapiro acknowledged that the market has driven salaries higher than anticipated. In response, the club has “adjusted our threshold on players and gone … a certain percentage higher than we thought we would go.” That still hasn’t resulted in any major additions, with Shapiro explaining that a variety of circumstances have kept the Jays from locking up certain targets. One particular challenge, he suggested, lies in convincing players of the team’s readiness to win games. That seems to present a bit of a chicken/egg dilemma, though obviously the organization hopes that its on-field output will improve from within as well as benefiting from new additions. So what of the hoped for “significant additions”? Shapiro says the club has “already added” — a nod to the still-unofficial Tanner Roark and Shun Yamaguchi additions — and is “not done this winter.” (Shapiro suggests the club values Yamaguchi for his ability to provide rotation depth and “upside out of the pen.” ) But Shapiro acknowledged it’s less likely now than it once was that the club will install one major player, though he made clear he’s still holding out hope. Shapiro asks that the organization be judged at the end of the winter and based upon the entirety of the roster movement that occurs. He believes there’ll be “significant” improvement by that standard when camp opens in the spring. But Shapiro also left some unmistakable warnings not to expect too much. He cited the need to maintain “future flexibility” for a hoped-for “window of opportunity,” explaining that the organization must “grudgingly approach giving up that flexibility.” And when asked about potentially adding to the position-player mix, Shapiro used the opportunity to explain why the organization is hesitant to “give up” on certain players, proffering Teoscar Hernandez and Derek Fisher as examples.

Might have been posted already but Socrates Brito signed with Pittsburgh, minor league deal + invite to ST.

I'd agree it's no surplus, but I'd still be into exploring the possibility of "selling high" on McGuire as an asset while bringing in a veteran back up catcher. Not that I'm advocating going down this road, but it seems as though the receiver of choice for Ryu with the Dodgers was none other than Russell Martin. https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/notebook-the-ryu-martin-connection-continues-turner-update-6d1d1673d4c8

Neato

Might even be able to get Betances for a bit less after a lost year. Definitely a worthy gamble in that range and one of the better upside buys remaining.

The Jays should swing a depth deal for this guy to man 1B in Buffalo, he's obviously road blocked in STL but the profile is very rare and potentially interesting if he continues to add power - https://www.fangraphs.com/players/john-nogowski/sa829744/stats?position=1B

Selling high on McGuire would definitely seem like the most favorable route.

The Pirates are an obvious fit for a catcher and Davidi reported that we checked in on Musgrove, maybe there is something there.

There were a handful of bats available in the rule V who would have been more interesting than Urena, so he better not end up on the 26 man.

Lol it takes a microsecond to scan through the first few thread titles.

We've also apparently sent Wells to the Angels, lots of news this morning.

Happy for Trout to have some almost peer talent around