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

[Woodman19]

Has the Media signed Soto for us yet? Still all BS

 

[MK78]

Wonder why they don’t want him, or him not wanting to play there

Im sure they want him but the Steinbrenner kids aren't nuts as the old man was. Old man won world series though.

 

[Nineteen67]

If it's him it's because he probably realized that roster has no actual hopes of winning a world series.

Look at it this past season; it was basically Judge, Soto and an above average but not what he used to be Stanton powering that offense. Come the postseason, Judge disappeared off the face of the earth and was only saved from scorn by the fact Stanton decided to turn back the clock 10 years and retook his once MVP form. Without that, there's a good chance the Yankees don't even get past Kansas City in the ALDS.

The sons don't like to spend their money like daddy did. If Soto signs, who says they go out and grab anyone else? It would probably be on him, Judge and a declining Cole to win it on their own.

Now, the teams in pursuit of Soto aren't exactly guarantees either but a team like the Mets will absolutely throw money around to put a team capable of winning it all around him. Uncle Steve wants his world series, no matter the price.

If it's the Yankees the answer is simple; The Steinbrenner sons aren't like his dad and are cheapasses. Sure they paid Judge, but if they didn't, the fans likely burn down Yankee stadium and come looking for him. Soto not so much.

If the Yankees were in the ALCS , as you stated, wouldn’t that be a selling point despite them losing?

I don’t really care where he plays or how much some fools pay him, but I’d rather he not play home games in Dunedin this spring.

 

[Nineteen67]

Im sure they want him but the Steinbrenner kids aren't nuts as the old man was. Old man won world series though.

They’re probably not playing the BS game. They offered him something and he can take it or go to the state of Texas or worse, the Mets.

 

[Discoverer]

They’re probably not playing the BS game. They offered him something and he can take it or go to the state of Texas or worse, the Mets.

We just saw them play that game with Judge where they upped their offer at the last second to outbid someone.

 

[phillipmike]

 

[Dr.Funk]

Has anyone talked about how the Red Sox were Soto’s favourite team growing up?

Yeah plenty have. Some Sox fans I've seen believe that John Henry not attending the meeting doesn't bode well for their chances

 

[Puckstuff]

I'd be pretty happy with Santander as a consolation prize for Soto. Santander + some decent pitching would be a good outcome given our options.

 

[canucksfan]

Dodgers signed Snell

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Dodgers signed Snell

MLB needed a better salary cap system a long time ago. They f***ed up and now the dodgers will continue to game the system without anything stopping them.

 

[Dr.Funk]

Dodgers signed Snell

 

[Blitzkrug]

Pffff lmao. Dustin May can't stay healthy? No problem! We'll just grab a former 2 time Cy Young winner to replace him.

Thankfully positional constraints will likely keep them out on Soto but they could totally sign him if they wanted to as well.

 

[canucksfan]

MLB needed a better salary cap system a long time ago. They f***ed up and now the dodgers will continue to game the system without anything stopping them.

Ya it’s ridiculous.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Ya it’s ridiculous.

Dodgers and Yankees are pretty much guaranteed playoffs every year. When you can spend way more than anybody else it basically elevates your floor to 85-90 wins. Every NL west or AL east team is basically fighting an uphill battle since one playoff spot is already accounted for before the season even starts.

The fact MLB let's the dodgers defer money is even more ridiculous. Dodgers basically own MLB at this point and the only thing preventing the dodgers from winning every year is the dodgers pitching lab destroying arms.

 

[Dr.Funk]

Pffff lmao. Dustin May can't stay healthy? No problem! We'll just grab a former 2 time Cy Young winner to replace him.

Thankfully positional constraints will likely keep them out on Soto but they could totally sign him if they wanted to as well.

They could do Snell, Teocar and Willy Adames for less than Soto and be a better overall team.