Blue Jays Discussion: 2024-25 Off-season: The free agent watch begins (and sometimes old baseball radio broadcasts)

[dredeye]

I have a bad feeling about this off season. Have a sense we’ll get one medium guy and a bunch of filler and we’ll get one trade for another arm and that’ll be it and we’ll be a fringe playoff team. Just think it’s going to be another season of rumours that never materialize

 

[habamillions]

I have a bad feeling about this off season. Have a sense we’ll get one medium guy and a bunch of filler and we’ll get one trade for another arm and that’ll be it and we’ll be a fringe playoff team. Just think it’s going to be another season of rumours that never materialize

Will be exactly like last offseason. Interested in everybody. Think they have a shot at soto play the waiting game and while he uses them to get better offers elsewhere everyone else in free agency will sign with other teams. Then will end up with kiermaier and turner type players

 

[Discoverer]

Will be exactly like last offseason. Interested in everybody. Think they have a shot at soto play the waiting game and while he uses them to get better offers elsewhere everyone else in free agency will sign with other teams. Then will end up with kiermaier and turner type players

Interestingly enough, that's definitely not really what happened last year. Ohtani was one of the earliest free agents to sign.

 

[Woodman19]

You will only be let down if you believe the "Jays are in on" crap you hear for every FA.

 

[canucksfan]

This.

It’s a travesty they have Vladdy and Bo unsigned right now and they’re looking to shell out cash to get free agents.

Subjectively and objectively, they suck!

Bo I understand because it seems like he wants to go elsewhere. However, Vladdy has been proactive in wanting to be here. It's ridiculous they haven't signed one of them.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Soto sweepstakes getting potentially batshit;

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858664698805178383

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858680082187120860

 

[torontoblood]

Soto sweepstakes getting potentially batshit;

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858664698805178383

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858680082187120860

If the defending World Series champion and offensively elite dodgers do sign Soto, what’s the point of watching the 2025 season? We all know that they would repeat as champions again. The rest of the teams in the MLB couldn’t compete. It would remind me of The golden state warriors signing free agent Kevin Durant 8 years ago. The defending league champion who was already stacked just adding a elite gamebreaking offensive talent in the offseason. Embarrassment of riches for the chosen team. For the rest of the league, it’s both a warning and a choice- you better Pick your poison.

 

[ChuckNorris4Cup]

So I didn't post here all last season, but in the 2023 season I was very active here, and arguing about how bad this management was for trading for Varsho and going with a defense first mentality over an offense first mentality. Lots of posters here were disagreeing with me and arguing how the defense was good and my argument was flawed, and that we didn't need more offense. Just curious, have peoples opinions finally changed on that matter here or are they still happy with this management in a defense first mentality?