Carlos Danger

You should have got shot in the ear, no one would have wanted to ban you!

Hey, we agree on something!

Ok, so what is Ross talking about when he says buy in...??? It has to be some type of process/processes. Whatever it might be, it is entirely possible that as much as a player tries to "buy in" it isn't working for that player and it causes frustration/disenchantment. I am listening to Blair and Barker right now. They just said the same thing Bob Nightingale said based on what they have heard being around the club. Bo would prefer to move on....

This is my theory only from publicly available info. Bo made a comment about a disconnect in communication or lack of after the playoff loss in 2023. Ross Atkins, in his first word salad press conference this year, after the bad start, emphasized emphatically that there was 100% buy in on the hitting strategy of the Blue Jays. He made the buy in theme and that there is 100% buy in the focal point of his statements. Makes me think there was not previously 100% buy in in 2023. Merrifield's interviews on MLB radio support this. Bo being a professional and a solid Team player, might have got on board and was part of the 100% buy in. In a lot of processes, not just hitting. Maybe injury management etc Then what Bo was asked to do was not working for Bo. Bo kept at it and tried to go with the FO program, but it just wasn't working. Now you have a frustrated player on a losing Team and a guy in his penultimate FA year. Not exactly sure what happened behind the scenes that Bo's dad is not a hitting consultant anymore. Might be lingering resentment with that situation. Bo via his agent, knows that him and the Jays are not close in extension $ and all the chatter is that there will not be a deal with Bo and if there is an extension, it will be for Vlad. There will not be an extension for both. Bo wants to be in a playoff race and playing for a winner. Who wouldn't. Put all that in totality, and you have a player that it is highly plausible and likely would prefer to be traded to a playoff team. Not sure why Bo wanting out would be so hard to grasp......

Bo is a year and a half from free agency? That means a year and a half in a situation he might not want to be in. That is ages if unhappy. Why are you saying on the cusp of FA? FYI- If he wants out from the Jays, it will have zero, zero affect on his FA value. Zero.

Pretty sure if not true, there would have been a rapid and adamant denial.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/blue-jays-all-star-slugger-tells-friends-hed-welcome-trade-insider/a28f05c43ff1849e0372bca0

Bo is a smart and media savvy individual. He grew up with a dad in MLB. You are naive to think Bo said something like that off the cuff. Someone who wants to be traded who is not and still remains on a team is problematic. If you are with company A and you make it publicly known you would welcome a job or interview with company B, what do you think that implies about company A? Start seeing the forest through the trees Dude!

Ok, Bo told his friends he would welcome a trade. I, and I think most would interpret that as preffering a trade.

The value comes from control. Two playoff runs vs 3 months. The team trading for him would take a look at medicals and obviously have faith he will rebound. Even with better performance next year, the value is mitigated by term of control. Also, what if he does suck next year, then you will get nada.

When a player (Bo), tells his buddies he would prefer to be traded, you need to make it happen. If not, you are just spinning your wheels with the player and you have the potential for club house issues.

Last or 25th it is not a place we should be or a discussion we should be having. Not acceptable.

They failed to adequately address the pen in time in 21 and it ended up biting them in the ass.

What the hell? Tigers putting out their B lineup against the Jays?

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I just don't understand this wait until Bo bounces back next year. It is not a solid risk based decision. 1. If another MLB baseball FO believes what the Jays apparently think, that Bo will bounce back, they would want him now, since they have two playoffs runs with him and the potential for him to be better 2nd half of this year. You would be getting MAX value now, not next year with 3 months left on a contract. 2. If our FO does not think Bo will bounce back, why keep him and lessen his already deflated value. If our Team believes Bo will bounce back, I would assume other Teams would also. Either scenario, Bo's value is the highest now, regardless, at any other timer it will be prior to reaching FA. Trade Bo now. Bo is/was one of my favorite players on the Jays. However, the baseball business side of me, and I did it in fantasy also, says sell, sell, sell!

Maybe I misread the board. I thought there was a college commit. My bad. Watching the Colombia vs Argentina final and not paying as much attention as I obviously should be.

I never said a word about Cameneti. There were higher ranked guys according to MLB.com draft rankings that were not taken yet.

Well top ranked not committed to college.

Should move fast. I was 85% the org would take a pitcher for organizational needs more than BPA.

He makes it fun. Was good during the 2015 ALDS.

A Florida Gators is always a good bet.

Yup. Great acquisition by the Royals.

Not to get political, but y'all should check out the breaking news. Or the off topic thread.