mphenhef
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Everything posted by mphenhef
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Right, I forgot about the escrow part (and that it doesn’t count against CBT when it does get paid out…although watch that change in the next CBA)
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True, but it means they are penalizing future teams to likely take this team from 5th to 4th.
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I am not sure how I feel about the deferred money in this deal. It’s like borrowing money to put a performance tire on one wheel of my Ford Pinto.
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Oh yeah? How many gold gloves does Devers have? /sarcasm gold gloves are ridiculous
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I am curious, which half are you referring to? Personally, I wouldn’t trade a season for a cap. Even with a cap (or capped salaries) players will still choose the allure and sunshine of LA over other locations. So now other teams will have to pay a larger percentage of their cap to attract players essentially still giving the LA and NY teams an advantage.
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He should be in Buffalo but Atkins will have him on the roster to try to save face -
He has misread the off-season many years too either signing guys too quickly in soft markets where late deals are present or waiting too long and missing out in the years when the market moves faster.
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Has Ross Atkins?
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2 million in bonus pool money on Jan. 16 has nowhere near the value of the 46th pick because 100s of players are already committed or signed by that point.
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This actually does make sense given the infatuation this front office has for defense only players. It’s still a bad trade given they could have had the contract for free or with other prospects attached(not sure 2 million in bonus pool does much post Jan 15)
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I can’t answer for him, but I can for myself. I have been a fan since being a kid in the 80’s. I hate what this front office has done the last couple of years to my favourite team in all of sports. I want to see them do better so desperately and I know that won’t happen with this front office. So I will complain and I will still watch. But Honesty, it was boring baseball for much of last year so if that persists my watching will decrease.
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Bigger question is as Phillies GM, why do you help your rival sign Sasaki for that?
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Straw was out righted off the Gaurdians roster last year. It was the kind of contract you should get prospects with for taking not one you give up a PTBNL. Let’s just hope the player was tied to if they signed Roki or not.
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The Straw trade was next level incompetence from Atkins.
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International Free Agents
mphenhef replied to Krylian's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Even the 16 year olds were smarter than our front office about our chances. -
Taking on Straw’s salary to get international bonus pool money they won’t even use is just next level incompetence from this front office. They honestly probably could have got Cleveland to throw in a prospect just to take that dead salary off their hands. When you compare this to the Dodgers approach where they traded for the pool space AFTER Sasaki made up his mind despite being the 90% favourites it just further accentuated how bloody incompetent the Jays front office is. They are like the thirsty guy at the bar buying drinks for all the tens at the bar despite zero chance to go home with them. I wonder what 2s they will end up with.
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Still not getting my hopes up.
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NL west teams are probably racing to the phones to offer up bonus pool money to the Jays at a discount.
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Still not getting my hopes up. I can’t do that again!
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If I recall correctly, BP weighs upside very heavily. Given that, I am kind of Surprised Nimala isn’t on it. it’s definitely a list that had a lot of different names in different places.
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To be fair, Luis Robert probably won’t be standing due to injuries
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General Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2025)
mphenhef replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
No thanks to that douche canoe -
There are some appealing things I can think of: 1. Daulton Varsho at CF and Giminez up the middle 2. Their facilities in both Toronto and Dunedin are among the best in the business. 3. Toronto still has direct flights to Tokyo and they are only 40 minutes longer than from San Diego. 4. a good chunk of the luxury housing hasn’t burned down recently in Toronto. 5. a dome may appeal to him
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Maybe he wanted to try the mound he might pitch 16 games a year from?
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I have seen some people claim he is using the Jays for leverage. There is no leverage here folks. His contract will be the bonus pool the teams have…there is no need to use another team as the price can’t be driven up.
