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

[Nineteen67]

I like Bo and hope he gets to play in a “baseball town” sooner, rather than later, if that’s his preference.

 

[Discoverer]

My definition of bomb is not this

I honestly can't even figure out which part of it is supposed to make me say "Holy smokes". It's all pretty reasonable stuff that any Jays fan could have assumed was happening.

 

[shaner8989]

2 options

Option 1
Sign Samtander
Sign Burnes
Sign 2-3 good pen guys

Option 2
Trade Bo
Trade Vlad
Start over

Gotta be either or

This team isn’t 1 signing away from being competitive. They need multiple huge adds.

If you can’t sign multiple adds then you have to trade your assets and start over.

f***ing being mid again and again

 

[horner]

2 options

Option 1
Sign Samtander
Sign Burnes
Sign 2-3 good pen guys

Option 2
Trade Bo
Trade Vlad
Start over

Gotta be either or

This team isn’t 1 signing away from being competitive. They need multiple huge adds.

If you can’t sign multiple adds then you have to trade your assets and start over.

f***ing being mid again and again

Vlad isn't signing here management f***ed that up.
They don't seem to have a read on the market.

 

[Nineteen67]

2 options

Option 1
Sign Samtander
Sign Burnes
Sign 2-3 good pen guys

Option 2
Trade Bo
Trade Vlad
Start over

Gotta be either or

This team isn’t 1 signing away from being competitive. They need multiple huge adds.

If you can’t sign multiple adds then you have to trade your assets and start over.

f***ing being mid again and again

Give option 1 another week and if doesn’t happen, move to Option 2, which I assume includes trading the pitchers. Might want to trade them now in case they have a crappy season and get nothing in return.

 

[horner]

What would you get for Vlad ?

Because you can't lose him for free the same with Bo

 

[CabanaBoy5]

Give option 1 another week and if doesn’t happen, move to Option 2, which I assume includes trading the pitchers. Might want to trade them now in case they have a crappy season and get nothing in return.

I've said this before, if we go with Option 2, do you trust this clown ass management to run the rebuild? They're the incompetent, arrogant, moronic group that put the Jays in this position.

 

[Nineteen67]

I've said this before, if we go with Option 2, do you trust this clown ass management to run the rebuild? They're the incompetent, arrogant, moronic group that put the Jays in this position.

No I don’t.

 

[Bjindaho]

I've said this before, if we go with Option 2, do you trust this clown ass management to run the rebuild? They're the incompetent, arrogant, moronic group that put the Jays in this position.

They shouldn't have been allowed to touch this offseason.

 

[Puckstuff]

2 options

Option 1
Sign Samtander
Sign Burnes
Sign 2-3 good pen guys

Option 2
Trade Bo
Trade Vlad
Start over

Gotta be either or

This team isn’t 1 signing away from being competitive. They need multiple huge adds.

If you can’t sign multiple adds then you have to trade your assets and start over.

f***ing being mid again and again

I agree with the general idea of this although if they swing and miss on Burnes and Santander there are other paths like Teo + Sasaki or Teo + DH bat + Pivetta or trade for a starter.

If we do a rebuild I’d still try to hold on to Vlad. If Vlad wants out they need to get a big haul. Not sure I trust Atkins to handle that.

 

[LaP]

I honestly can't even figure out which part of it is supposed to make me say "Holy smokes". It's all pretty reasonable stuff that any Jays fan could have assumed was happening.

Yeah i'm like if Atkins does that he'll have finally made a string of moves that makes sense.

 

[Puckstuff]

If the Jays can sign Teo or Santander and don’t mind playing them in the field, I wouldn’t mind picking up Winker, Goldschmidt, or J.D. Martinez as a lower-cost DH. A guy like J.D. might be a decent buy-low bet for under 10-12 m and he may have enough in the tank for one more good year. Knowing that he’s not the “main” piece makes that type of gamble more attractive.

1. Gimenez
2. Bichette
3. Vlad Jr.
4. Hernandez
5. J.D Martinez
6. Kirk
7. Varsho
8. Clement
9. Springer/Roden

 

[Dr.Funk]

 

[phillipmike]

$60M/3 years?

Like they didn’t learn with the Abreu deal.

I assume Walker at 1B and Paredes to 3B. Taking them out of the Arenado discussions?