Carlos Danger

Yea, but at the end of the day we didn't score more runs than the other Team and we lost. We need to be able to score more runs this year in a 5-7 game series and IMPROVE on last year. Clement was in rare air and that ain't going to happen again... We need more offense!

Seems like Durbin 2.0

Yea, if Orioles get it going with their additions and everyone they have coming back from injury.. They could probably woop up on us a bunch of games every series.

I have a gut feeling the Braves will offer him a deal.

Sproat is the best piece. Jett is probably a light hitting speedster type when all said and done. The Mets got Myers too who is a solid SP.

What is the WAR breakdown between the two?

I think so too. I really think it was probably the Mets hanging around nibbling on Bellinger which was holding up a Yankees reunion.

Well, we can stop the Bellinger speculation. I still strongly believe the Blue Jays need to add another bat and potential closer. Unless the FO is interested in Suarez, I guess it will be through trade. If you assess subtractions vs additions, I don't think there is substantial improvement from last year yet. Andrew Friedman told the media before this years WS, that the key to continuous success and to repeating a WS or to win three WS in a row is not to be complacent and think that last year's team is/was good enough.

I really didn't think he was going anywhere other than the Yankees. Everything else was just posturing and a game of chicken.

Indiana penalties in the last 2 mins gave Miami every opportunity, but Carson Beck threw it away. So happy for Fernando Mendoza, what a great guy!

More rebounds and less reliance on 3 pt shots.

Now the Bills didn't finish it either.....

Well, he would probably be able to date taller girls for one.

You stated this is maybe the best off season ever. Regardless of how they were acquired and hindsight, just Martin and Donaldson make it better than this year IMO. I believed that at the time with no benefit of hindsight. You are also using assumptions that this year has been a good year so far. Cease- Excellent; however he averages 5ip.. How much is he really going to move the needle vs Bassitt and Scherzer etc. Ponce (a guy who hung around all my Fantasy teams for years before went to Korea). Kyle Hart won the equivalent of the Cy Young in Korea in 2024. He started out strong in MLB in 2025, but ended up being demoted to AAA and eventually DFAd. Jury is out on Ponce Okamoto is not an improvement over Bo who we lost, will be 30 in the summer and supposedly is not good at 3b... Jury is always out on the Japanese hitters. Not all are Ohtani, especially first 6 month/season. I like the Rogers pick up for back end BP. I think we still need a closer who can close the big game. Our problem really wasn't SP last year. We went 18 inning game 3 and couldn't get a hit. We couldn't score a run after the 6th inning in game 7. We obviously couldn't score enough runs in game 2, 3, 6 and 7. Again, off season is NOT over and lots of players and trades to be made. However, we are a net negative on offense at the moment when I think that is our biggest need coming into the off-season. Add to that there will be regression. I don't see Springer repeating 2025 for one. One injury to Varsho or Kirk or they have down years, we aren't looking so hot. Santander, who knows what we will get. Plus, he is not exactly contact put the ball in play, control the strike zone guy that led to our offensive success last year. Let's see what their finished product is.......

3B Josh Donaldson: C Russell Martin: RHP Marco Estrada: 2B Devon Travis: OF Michael Saunders: OF Chris Colabello RP Liam Hendriks: I would put the 2014/2015 offseason up against this year so far, every day and Sunday.

Why?

2014/2015 offseason far surpassed this off season in terms of players acquired IMO.

Jose Bautista helped lead us to a ALCS birth in 2016 when he was 35. A year later when he was 36 we couldn't wait to get rid of him . His age 36 year (2017)was the last with the Blue Jays and he played his last MLB game in 2018 (37). I don't have faith in Springer being able to sustain last year or even come close in his age 37 yr. Especially when 2025 was an outlier of the previous 4 yrs. I think the above, plus the expiring contract in 2026 is exactly why the Jays were hot after Tucker.

These two issues are also high on my list of worries about the Team.

These projections are not counting Bo?

JT back to the Phillies is looks like...

I am referring to FA competition vs the big boys. We are like 0-6. I also don't believe we are substantially better Team ****today then the end of last year with the loss of Bo, and not able to add Tucker. ****Albeit, still a lot of players/trades to be had. .

Highly unlikely the Yankees would let the Jays snake Bellinger, assuming they really want him.

Always the bridesmaid, never the bride...... After reflecting on this strategy (short contract high AAV). I concur that it is a smart way to go. You don't have the player taking up roster space or arguments about playing time or pressure to play your X million dollar man when they suck. You pay the same as 8-10 yrs but don't have the bad years, long term obligations.

AZ has taken Marte off the market.