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

[Suntouchable13]

Man, I hate being used like that. Please close the Alonso deal.

 

[habamillions]

Mets offered alonso 3 for 75. Why would he turn it down from them just to take it from the jays. This is boras trying to get the mets to blink.

 

[Dr Pepper]

If Vlad can and prefer to play 3rd base i'd say ideally you want Vlad at 3rd base and Alsonso at 1st and probably have Springer DH to let him focus on his bat. Then whoever wins the LF spot at camp gets it (Lukes, Straw, Clements, Loperfido, ...)

Varsho starting at CF I guess? With Santander in RF?

Always figured Varsho was locked in on the left, since apparently the Jays insist on never using him as a catcher.

 

[Eyedea]

Because I told you the post that I was referring to was made by me around the non-tender deadline, not in December. And my selective use of "If" at the beginning obviously implies neutrality while I'm outlining a hypothetical scenario. Nice try grasping a straws there Eyedea.

Not grasping at straws in the slightest but okay. My initial post today clearly got you defensive for whatever reason! I’m not here to argue who’s right or wrong, simply that BNS/Shi don’t offer any substance and often misreport (to allegedly aid Rogers in deals).

 

[phillipmike]

He's basing it on:

According to Mets fans, this guy is a hack. Has no sources and is likely regurgitating things he sees. So i dont expect a deal to be close unless he truly has a source here.

 

[Senator Stanley]

Mets offered alonso 3 for 75. Why would he turn it down from them just to take it from the jays. This is boras trying to get the mets to blink.

"3 for 75" can mean very different things these days, depending on the fine print. It's possible the Jays are offering the better deal points.

 

[tmlfan98]

Not grasping at straws in the slightest but okay. My initial post today clearly got you defensive for whatever reason!

Not sure why you got that sense. I was actually agreeing with your initial post and thought I was adding context to it. Guess you didn't see it that way when your response was to try and throw some random receipt in my face when I was laying out a hypothetical scenario.

I’m not here to argue who’s right or wrong, simply that BNS/Shi don’t offer any substance and often misreport (to allegedly aid Rogers in deals).

I literally said the bolded back in November. We seem to agree as we're pretty much saying the same thing here.

 

[Eyedea]

Varsho starting at CF I guess? With Santander in RF?

Always figured Varsho was locked in on the left, since apparently the Jays insist on never using him as a catcher.

Varsho is arguably the best defensive OF at any of the 3 spots. It would make the most sense to utilize that defensive value in the most premium position (CF).

Despite coming up the pipeline as a C/corner OF, there was a sense that he wasn’t good enough to stick at C (and his early numbers in the majors confirmed this). But it’s still rather astonishing that he ever became as good as he did defensively in the OF despite not playing there everyday.

 

[Scotianhab]

As mentioned above the Jays beat writers (BNS/Davidi) are terrible. Softball questions usually and no backbone. Davidi especially tries to make everything seem positive when most ppl/fans know it’s all bullshit.

 

[habamillions]

He is a nobody but i will put this here

I will repeat, he is a nobody but it is a discussion board, so lets discuss;



Has 5.6k followers.

This guy posted another tweet saying he is not a reporter or insider. But is not backing down. Still says jays are signing scherzer and alonso

 

[phillipmike]

This guy posted another tweet saying he is not a reporter or insider. But is not backing down. Still says jays are signing scherzer and alonso

We will find out. He did have it first but hasn’t broke any news before. So it will be a first I’m skeptical.

We have been burned many times before for posts just like this .

 

[habamillions]

That hector gomez guy has chimed im now and says the same thing. Jays have an offer out to alonso and feel like ita competitibe and have a shot

 

[aingefan]

3year term sounds too good to believe. Would have to be for big bucks, you’d think, because the term is too team friendly.
Even at big dollars with opt outs….I’m down.
Not my money, and he still helps a ton.
Gives the team time to calibrate, and figure out the pieces moving forward.
The extensions are all linked together, which would make the next steps really interesting.

 

[Discoverer]

I'm not getting my hopes up until Jon Morosi confirms it.

 

[Suntouchable13]

3year term sounds too good to believe. Would have to be for big bucks, you’d think, because the term is too team friendly.
Even at big dollars with opt outs….I’m down.
Not my money, and he still helps a ton.
Gives the team time to calibrate, and figure out the pieces moving forward.
The extensions are all linked together, which would make the next steps really interesting.

Do whatever you have to do to land Alonso. Lineup is set after that.

 

[aingefan]

Do whatever you have to do to land Alonso. Lineup is set after that.

I think it’s a good lineup with him for sure, and gives the team a lil more leverage with extensions while buying prospects time. It’s a real good fit, and would be one more big bat than I thought was realistic.
One thing I don’t get out of these reports…is why is Sherzer tying himself to Alonso? What’s the connection?

 

[LaP]

I think it’s a good lineup with him for sure, and gives the team a lil more leverage with extensions while buying prospects time. It’s a real good fit, and would be one more big bat than I thought was realistic.
One thing I don’t get out of these reports…is why is Sherzer tying himself to Alonso? What’s the connection?

Probably no connection outside of he wants to play for a contender and without Alonso the Jays would likely not be that and with Alonson it would ne more realistic to expect the team to compete.

 

[phillipmike]

National Mets Reporter.

 

[Tw1ster]

If they’re able to land Alonso, I’ll be quite happy. Between the additions of Alonso, Straw, and Santander….thats a ton of pop that we desperately needed (lol). Let’s hope Shatkins can seal the deal

 

[Puckstuff]

Probably no connection outside of he wants to play for a contender and without Alonso the Jays would likely not be that and with Alonson it would ne more realistic to expect the team to compete.

Alonso and Scherzer played together for the Mets, so they could be friends. Bassit also played with both of them in 2022.

 

[aingefan]

Probably no connection outside of he wants to play for a contender and without Alonso the Jays would likely not be that and with Alonson it would ne more realistic to expect the team to compete.

Kinda weird.
Prepping for his next career as a GM

 

[habamillions]

Tampa acquired brandon eisert from the jays for cash. Now watch him turn into jason adam

 

[Suntouchable13]

I think it’s a good lineup with him for sure, and gives the team a lil more leverage with extensions while buying prospects time. It’s a real good fit, and would be one more big bat than I thought was realistic.
One thing I don’t get out of these reports…is why is Sherzer tying himself to Alonso? What’s the connection?

I believe it was said they are very good friends.

 

[aingefan]

I believe it was said they are very good friends.

Lol, ya, just saw that…makes more sense now. Wanted to add the quote to my previous post, but didn’t know how lol

Tampa acquired brandon eisert from the jays for cash. Now watch him turn into jason adam

Could happen! With any reliever, at any time!

 

[tmlfan98]