Ya I've been saying 1 more big bat to truly complete the team.
Jays adding Hoffman, Garcia, Sandlin and then moving Rodriguez to the bullpen is enough for me.
2B Bo
1B Vlad
DH Alonso
LF Santandar
RF Springer
CF Varsho
C Kirk
3B Clement
SS Gimenez
This lineup with our pitching staff, defense and an improved bullpen is one of the best teams in the AL no doubt imo. The floor of this team is a WC5/6 contender while the ceiling is the World Series contender getting swept by the Dodgers lol.
Hector Gomez casually mentioned "the wait will soon be over" on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extension.
Guerrero set a deadline for extension talks: the beginning of spring training. Still only 25 years old, Vlad is set to become a free agent following the 2025 season.
Hector Gomez casually mentioned "the wait will soon be over" on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extension.
Guerrero set a deadline for extension talks: the beginning of spring training. Still only 25 years old, Vlad is set to become a free agent following the 2025 season.
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For sure... I understand every team can't plug every hole other than the Dodgers. We've plugged about 90% of them and now just getting greedy wanting it all lol.
Ya I'd rather not rely on anyone becoming a major offensive contributor and take that more of a random surprise approach instead. Let's see, no point in going back on forth on hypotheticals when we should get a real response very soon. It'll all start and end with the Vlad extension tbh.
For me, the ceiling of the team being a World Series contender is dependent upon adding another massive bat. We can still be a contender for a low wild card spot but the excitement level would be different for that. Especially since we're heavily rumored on Alonso and I've already gotten my heart set on seeing him or Bregman here lol
We can only hope but I doubt anyone would take the chance to not formally sign if they had the chance. Literally anything can happen to cause an injury that would make the team pull an offer.
https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/fe3bb6f53578b
Right-hander Jack Flaherty and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a two-year, $35 million contract that includes an opt-out after the first season, sources tell ESPN.
If this is true then the Jays could easily get shut out on both sides if their old teams come back to the table. Hope the Jays are able to put more pressure on Boras so we can get at least 1 guy.
People are making up their own arguments. The only thing I've seen is people say the credit should be going to Rogers for spending so much rather than Shatkins.
Personally, I don't give a s*** since we're benefiting as Jays fans either way. It shouldn't be taken that seriously but some folks love defending this front office like it's their family members lol.
Big part of me believes that Shi and BNS purposely put reports out there to help the Jays front office gain some leverage in negotiations. All we heard was how desperate they were and ready to spend their way out of this mess. They've been putting cold water on almost everything to the point I feel it must be deliberate. Who knows lol.