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

[Discoverer]

Is there anything to these Roki Sasaki rumors or should I be fully ready to get hurt again?

#TorontoBridesmaids

The whole thing coming from Mitchell is weird. He suggests the Jays have a huge "all-in" number for Sasaki, but... they can only spend to the IFA spending limit, which for them is a little over $6 million. The majority of teams have the same or more available. Maybe they can make trades to acquire more, but they're still very limited, and I assume there are multiple teams willing to spend their entire 2025 IFA allotment on Sasaki.

 

[tmlfan98]

2025 ZiPS Projections: Toronto Blue Jays

2025 ZiPS projections for the Jays, which I suspect everyone here will disagree with because they peg the Jays as a pretty good team (low to mid-80s win total based primarily on really liking Gimenez, a bounceback from Bo and Kirk, and a not-historically-bad bullpen). It also underscores the very obvious holes they need to fill (OF/DH, a high-end reliever, and at least a back-end starter) if they want to contend this year.

ZiPS and Steamer pretty much agree on everything in general except for the bullpen.

Both projections agree that the position player group as a whole is good, and the rotation is a weakness.

The disagreement is in regards to the bullpen. ZiPS projects it to be around league average, while Steamer projects it to be 2nd worst in the American League.

 

[Amadeus]

The whole thing coming from Mitchell is weird. He suggests the Jays have a huge "all-in" number for Sasaki, but... they can only spend to the IFA spending limit, which for them is a little over $6 million. The majority of teams have the same or more available. Maybe they can make trades to acquire more, but they're still very limited, and I assume there are multiple teams willing to spend their entire 2025 IFA allotment on Sasaki.

I think by all in he means all efforts and then he also says Sit Tight which promotes excitement.

 

[trellaine201]

Despite not signing Bo or Vlady or other free agents why weren’t Shapiro and Atkins replaced after last year?

 

[trellaine201]

The whole thing coming from Mitchell is weird. He suggests the Jays have a huge "all-in" number for Sasaki, but... they can only spend to the IFA spending limit, which for them is a little over $6 million. The majority of teams have the same or more available. Maybe they can make trades to acquire more, but they're still very limited, and I assume there are multiple teams willing to spend their entire 2025 IFA allotment on Sasaki.

I thought he signed with the Dodgers. Which high end Japanese player signed recently with the Dodgers?

 

[Discoverer]

I thought he signed with the Dodgers. Which high end Japanese player signed recently with the Dodgers?

Korean Hye-seong Kim. There have been lots of rumours about Sasaki and the Dodgers, but that's it.

 

[aingefan]

I thought he signed with the Dodgers. Which high end Japanese player signed recently with the Dodgers?

What @Discoverer said….plus there was some Reds fan or blogger or twit who tweeted it was pretty much a done deal with the Dodgers….though no other insiders have done more than speculate.

 

[Amadeus]

Blue Jays and Jeff Hoffman have had productive conversations regarding a multi-year deal, but he's not on any plane, courtesy J.P Morosi.

 

[Dr.Funk]

Blue Jays and Jeff Hoffman have had productive conversations regarding a multi-year deal, but he's not on any plane, courtesy J.P Morosi.

Hoffman is the guy I want for the closers spot.

 

[weems]

Hoffman is the guy I want for the closers spot.

He apparently wants to be a starter again.