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  1. Eat My Shatkins
    Yeah, Yates has to come cheap for sure. Sure as hell don't want to have to rely on him, just try to get him on a bargain and if he works out then it's just a bonus.
  2. Eat My Shatkins
    Should the Jays go after Rasiel Iglesias? Or is that too risky pouring that much money into one pen arm? He's an elite closer though, and it'd be nice to have some insurance on that front. Probably going cost what...$15 million per on a multi year deal? Sign Iglesias, roll the dice on Yates again and between those two, Romano, Mayza and Merryweather you are building a potentially elite collection of high leverage bat missers.
  3. Eat My Shatkins
    I know we have Bo at SS, but I still reaaaaaaally hope the Jays can get their hooks into Correa somehow. Would make the money tight when they try to extend core pieces in the future, but still better than giving up the assets it would take to get Ramirez. Since the Jays already have Berrios, Manoah, Ryu at the top end and Stripling, Pearson and Hatch for depth, I wonder if they stay away from the big, longer term pitching contracts this off season and go dumpster diving to find the next "Ray" or "Matz" instead? I imagine Pete Walker and the FO have a long list of SP's they think they should target and fix.
  4. Eat My Shatkins
    Is Rodon for real? What is his worth? 6 x $25 million? More? Syndergaard for 1 x $20 million? Rodon Berrios Syndergaard Ryu Manoah Would probably the best rotation in MLB on paper no?
  5. Eat My Shatkins
    Goddamn, those would have been solid adds and neither would have been rentals. I Wonder if those will be revisited or if they will stay on the back burner now that the Jays can try to fill those holes via free agency and save the acquisition cost.
  6. Eat My Shatkins
    It's a hell of an improvement from what he did in 2020. Since the Jays traded for him during 2020 I'm assuming they thought they could get him back on track and he started to show signs of that for an extended stretch of games. . And yes, he got hot for 12 starts (3.83 ERA) and then got f***ing injured. So it's not like it was a random smattering of starts and then he turned to s*** again. We'll see what he does next season.
  7. Eat My Shatkins
    The jury isn't out on most of those guys. Hell, the jury isn't really out on ANY of them to be honest. And every single one of those guys on that list battled injuries this year, except maybe Thornton. Also, Stripling was just fine this year. Once he settled in he had a stretch of 12 starts from June to August where he was putting up numbers very similar to his LA days and then he got injured and missed a month. When he came back his spot in the rotation was gone and he only got a few more innings in relief.
  8. Eat My Shatkins
    I know what I posted. You told me I was setting myself up for disappointment, I'm telling you I won't be disappointed if they don't get any of those guys. I'm confident they'll have an effective rotation next year either way. Then you s*** on that too lol. So knock yourself out man, s*** away if it's what you want to do. I think Scherzer will stay in LA, but I grouped him with two other #1 starters and I "hope" the Jays can sign one of them. Syndergaard is a huge question mark at this point. The guy's basically been injured for 2.5 years now. It'll be a gamble for whoever signs him. I hope the Jays get to take that gamble though. Either way, the Jays did a good job last year of turning a s*** rotation into a very good one. Since they are starting a better place I'm sure they'll be just fine.
  9. Eat My Shatkins
    Oh ok I see. I guess we're pretty much f***ed then. lol
  10. Eat My Shatkins
    Nah. I'm not worried. Even if they get spurned by all those big names I'm pretty confident the Jays FO will have a strong rotation next season. They are apparently pretty good at finding starting pitching. Look at what they had to work with last off season...Ryu and a bunch of question marks. Then to top it off Ryu ended up having his worst season, and Pearson didn't take a step forward like everyone had hoped, yet the Jays still had a very good rotation. This off season they already have a much stronger nucleus to build around with Berrios, Manoah, Ryu and Stripling.
  11. Eat My Shatkins
    I imagine the Jays will kick tires on Rodon too. Hopefully they can get one of Scherzer, Ray, or Rodon Really hoping they can get Syndergaard to sign as well. If not let's hope they can bring Matz back. 1. Sherzer/Ray/Rodon 2. Berrios 3. Ryu 4. Manoah 5. Syndergaard/Matz That'd be one hell of a rotation.
  12. Eat My Shatkins
    What's Stroman probably going to get? 6 x $20 million? 5 x $25 million? I really hope the FO can get Berrios extended this off season.
  13. Eat My Shatkins
    Honest question, did it seem like Charlie actually started making better decisions as the season went on? Or was his idiocy just being masked by the Jays winning more?
  14. Eat My Shatkins
    Exactly. I have no idea if they want that or not, but it's an unrealistic assumption that they could be interested in saving $20 million by moving out a 36 year old player when they just finished last in the central. It just depends on whether they think they can bounce back next season or not and compete for a wild card in 2022.
  15. Eat My Shatkins
    Agreed. That's why I'd be fine with, for example, letting Semien walk, putting Biggio back on 2nd and then upgrading Espinal at 3B with an acquisition like Donaldson (cheaper cost) or Ramirez (way more expensive to acquire). Espinal on the bench. Or if you re-sign Semien, then you let Biggio and Espinal battle for the spot at 3B. Loser of that battle on the bench.
  16. Eat My Shatkins
    Is 3 years $15 million per enough to get Matz signed? What about Thor? 1 year $10 million enough? If yes, would you rather have Matz + Thor for $25 million next season or Ray for $25 million?
  17. Eat My Shatkins
    I was a little down on Groshans after this season, but looking at his numbers and age I guess he actually had an OK season after all. At 20 Bo put up 120 wRC+ in AA and Groshans ended up with 124 wRC+ in AA as a 21 year old. The next season Bo had 244 PA's at AAA before getting promoted to the rebuilding Jays roster despite being a league average hitter in AAA. The Jays won't be rebuilding next season, so guys like Groshans and Moreno will probably have to light AAA up before getting the call, but there is still a decent chance both make their debuts next season. And you also have to wonder how Lopez and Smith will fit into all of this. Lopez, Smith, Biggio, Espinal, Valera, Groshans and maybe an outside chance they get Moreno playing some 3B as well, maybe the Jays won't be spending big money on any free agent infielders this off season after all? Maybe pour the money into pitching and the core players instead?
  18. Eat My Shatkins
    Suuure, NOW the f***ing useless Red Sox can win against the Yankees. Couldn't win even one of three last week though.... Useless pieces of s***
  19. Eat My Shatkins
    I'm ok with one of Espinal or Biggio as a starter next season, but I don't think both is a good idea at all.
  20. Eat My Shatkins
    This is why I keep suggesting something like Grichuk and Smith for Donaldson. The Twins save money on this deal (just about $20 million total) and get a prospect who's pretty much ready to try his craft at the MLB level and replace JD at 3B, we fill a hole at 3B and get a more productive player for our money without having to make a long term commitment. Then go hard after a LHB that can play some OF, DH and maybe even fillin at 1B. Plan A - Schwarber Plan ? - Dickerson
  21. Eat My Shatkins
    Honestly, boo-hoo for the Dodgers. The Jays won 91 games while playing more games than anyone in MLB against above .500 teams (91 total) in the hardest division in MLB, only finished 4th in the division and don't get to play a single playoff game. They would kill for the chance to play the Cards in a one game show down right now, and then face the Giants if they won that. BTW the Dodgers only played 62 games against above .500 teams. The Jays also had the 5th best run differential in MLB despite that gauntlet of a schedule.
  22. Eat My Shatkins
    I still think JD is a good target as long as he and the FO can bury the hatchet. He can come here, fill a huge hole but he doesn't have to be THE guy this time around, which is good because he's 36 now. Plus he only has two seasons left so it's not a long term commitment. Send them Grichuk and Smith. Grichuk has two years left at $10,333,333 and JD has two years left at $21,000,000 (plus a team option). Then as I've said plenty, try to sign Schwarber as the 4th OF, DH and once in a while 1B. 1. CF Springer 2. 1B Vladdy 3. 3B Donaldson 4. SS Bichette 5. DH Schwarber 6. RF Hernandez 7. LF Gurriel 8. C Jansen / Kirk 9. 2B Biggio That line up would murder pitchers.
  23. Eat My Shatkins
    Ray for me, easily. Jays have a strong nucleus of young core position players under control and more on the way in likely the next 1-2 seasons with Moreno, Groshans and Martinez. If you lose Semien it'll be a blow, but the offense will still continue to produce for years to come. As for starting pitching... 1. Ryu, old and just 2 years left 2. Berrios, hopefully extended but just 1 year left as of now 3. Stripling, 1 year left of control and more of a swing man and spot starter 4. Pearson, struggling with injuries and finding consistency So, the only proven starter they have under control for a while is Manoah and they don't have anything in the pipeline that you can count on being a factor. Really hoping they can get Ray and Matz extended this off season, providing they believe those guys will have continued success under Walker.
  24. Eat My Shatkins
    Angel Hernandez next please
  25. Eat My Shatkins
    Honestly wouldn't shock me to see the Jays try to do just this. Instead of bringing back Ray and Semien for huge money and term, they maybe go out and try to find the next Ray and Semien and sign them to 1 year show me deals. Story and Syndergaard for example.
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