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Ah gotcha. This is just one of the many reasons how the current qualifying offer system does nothing but hurt the players. But of course MLB wanted to attach a million strings to removing the qualifying offer system such as implementing an international draft.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
The 2-4 hitters were likely the best trio in club history, but I think the 2021 team may have featured a deeper lineup as the 2015 squad was pretty top heavy. -
The signing period lasts until December 15th so there's plenty of time to spend it or trade it.
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This is just simply dumb criticism. Olney is saying that if Vlad isn't signed to a long term extension then the Santander deal somehow becomes regrettable regardless of how he actually performs on the field. If the team struggles and Santander is a potent middle of the order bat the team would have little difficulty in moving him to a different team, there just wouldn't likely be much if any prospect capital coming back in return. If Santander struggles on a bad team he's not paid an exorbitant amount by any means, and if the team is blown up in the meantime Rogers can simply absorb the cost with ease as there is very little long term money on the books past the next few seasons. There really isn't a lot of potential downside here as Santander is basically being paid DH money despite still likely being able to man an actual position for the next few seasons.
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
The team has reportedly been Santander's primary pursuer for the entirety of the offseason, and they've reportedly been involved in nearly every major free agent on the market as well. I don't think the Straw miscue really has any significant effect on their overall offseason plans aside from eating up a tiny chunk of the overall team payroll. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
I do believe the Mets would stand to lose a compensation pick if Alonso were to sign elsewhere but it wouldn't be until the end of the 4th round so no big deal. -
General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
max silver replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
Perhaps if Clement were traded then Jiminez could fill the same type of role. I don't know if Jimenez offers the same level of defensive value but I believe he offers a little more offensive upside vs Clement. -
I don't recall reading anything that suggests Roden can't handle a corner outfield spot. believe it was stated that he possesses fringy speed but has a strong arm at least. MLB Pipeline slapped a 50 rating on the glove and arm so hopefully he's at least playable out there. Perhaps Spanky can share the BA scouting report for a different point of view.
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That's a good possibility as he would have had a football field worth of territory to cover.
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I'd like to see the team try Springer in left field to see how he can adjust. I believe that would likely be a more effective solution to keep Santander in right field in the short term with Springer in left field as Santander produced awful numbers in left field when he's played there.
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Ah I was looking at it from a Blue Jays perspective instead of considering the opposing view.
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Soto or nothing? I think Santander was likely the second best outfield option on the market, although you could make a case for Teoscar or Profar depending on whether he's able to recreate his 2024 success.
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Yeah it obviously sucks to have a team starved for power sign one of the better power options in free agency.
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Are you capable of making a single post without a massive exaggeration thrown in for good measure? I get the feeling I'm on this ignoramus'es ignore list but that just leaves me free to take pot shots as wanted at his expense with no chance to retort so it feels like a guaranteed win each time.
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How is that even possible? Do you have some sort of available context to explain this statement?
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Santander was right there with Teoscar as a plan B type of target in free agency with Soto being the plan A guy. This is a very good addition to a team desperately in need of power in the middle of the lineup.
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I think the biggest risk with Kim is how the shoulder bounces back from offseason surgery. If his arm strength is greatly affected he may be forced to move to second base which would stand to reduce his defensive value quite a bit.
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Projections have Kim at about a single win above Clement. Both of the projections see these guys losing the bulk of their defensive value though and a lot of the overall difference is based on overall playing time.
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Kim hit 9 home runs on the road vs 8 at home in 2023 so Petco wasn't really a factor. Petco was actually the second most favorable park for him by expected home runs as well so he really wasn't hurt by playing there.
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I'm not remotely buying that Vlad was 50 pounds lighter in 2019 let alone 100 pounds lighter when he debuted. Vlad posted the highest ever average sprint speed of his career last season so I think he was in peak physical condition (as far as he is concerned at this point of his career). I think it's eminently possible he could post Rafael Devers seasons level of bad defense at third base, but I don't know if the team will ever be willing to give him enough innings to find out one way or the other.
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I don't see any conceivable way Vlad would be 2007 Ryan Braun level of bad at third base, at least in the short term. Even as a raw rookie in 2019 he still managed a -3 DRS mark. In his small sample of innings last season he was an even 0 by DRS and a plus 1 defender by OAA. I think the club made a mistake in not deploying him with more frequency at third base last season in a lost season as that was a perfect opportunity to get a better read on the level of defense he could provide in a larger sample.
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Who cares about the team's win loss record when evaluating a single player's performance? Vlad was fantastic last season and was the primary reason that the club was actually just a tad below average offensively last season despite most of the key bats floundering. The team would have been far worse without him as he provided a 5.5 win season.
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Seems that way which I think limits the appeal quite a bit.
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Cito came out ahead years ago after being relentlessly slagged by Wilner years ago, but Wilner was basically a Blue Jays employee at the time so it's not a true apples to apples comparison.
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I'd be thrilled with Polar Pete on a deal with an opt out after 3 years similar to Santander.
