Blue Jays Discussion: 2024 Season (better title pending or maybe not ... )

[Blitzkrug]

Two minutes still to sell Bo.
Tick tock.

Selling Bo now would be the absolute dumbest thing this franchise has done in a decade minimum.

You come back in 2025, let him bounce back from this nightmare season and then get optimal value assuming he wants out or you have to retool.

 

[OVO16]

We really replenished the farm system this deadline, all while retaining the core pieces to retool this off-season and go back at it.

Only thing is, I dont want Atkins at the helm doing the re-tooling this off-season

 

[LeafSadist]

I'm glad I was wrong and they moved KK. Return doesn't really matter, he deserves a shot at a ring.

 

[Scintillating10]

Jays must be under luxury tax penalty now

 

[Blitzkrug]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406067807867354

The Dodgers #8 and #22 prospects per MLB.com

That seems a bit...smaller than most were expecting.

Maybe the Astros were just dumb after all.

 

[Dr.Funk]

Flaherty to the Dodgers.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406067807867354

 

[canucksfan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406412743053797

 

[aingefan]

Selling Bo now would be the absolute dumbest thing this franchise has done in a decade minimum.

You come back in 2025, let him bounce back from this nightmare season and then get optimal value assuming he wants out or you have to retool.

Nah, word was his value hadn’t changed around the league. Teams know who he is and that baseball performance is never linear. No vibe that he’s signing here. Woulda been a fine move.

 

[Blitzkrug]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406412743053797

Solid deadline. They moved everything that wasn't nailed down like i wanted them to, presumably got under the luxury tax threshold and got a couple of interesting pieces for down the road.

 

[Woodman19]

Nah, word was his value hadn’t changed around the league. Teams know who he is and that baseball performance is never linear. No vibe that he’s signing here. Woulda been a fine move.

A Bo trade isnt something you can sit down and hammer out in a few hours or even a few days. If we do go in that direction look to the offseason.

 

[aingefan]

A Bo trade isnt something you can sit down and hammer out in a few hours or even a few days. If we do go in that direction look to the offseason.

The two minute ticker was an obvious joke.

I would have been fine if there was more movement with guys with term. Him, one of the starters.

Edit to add: overall, really liked the deadline work. I liked the targets save for the one guy really. Added a variety of player types, most fresh to pro ball and moving quick.

 

[Blitzkrug]

There's a universe where Bo doesn't get hurt and he's probably gone already.

If he's healthy i think the Jays would have had time to hammer something out. But alas, we wait for the offseason to see what happens.

 

[MK78]

Wow, 8 players gone off the major league roster.

This will not be pretty down the stretch.

 

[BobColesNasalCavity]

Waiting for the announcement of open tryouts for a spot in the Jays bullpen

 

[aingefan]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818406067807867354

The Dodgers #8 and #22 prospects per MLB.com

That seems a bit...smaller than most were expecting.

Maybe the Astros were just dumb after all.

Seems the jays struck at the height of the frenzy yesterday, using multiple suitors to maximize the return. Sounds like they played that one perfectly.

 

[Vector]

Overall, damn impressive trade deadline for the Blue Jays.

Out:
Garcia
Jansen
Pearson
Kikuchi
Turner
Richards
Kiner-Falefa
Kiermaier

In:
Clase
Sharp
Coffey
Paulino
Batista
Rivera
Pinango
Bloss
Loperfido
Wagner
Schreck
Harry
McAdoo
Yarbrough

 

[Dr.Funk]

Well atleast Yarbrough can't be a pain in the ass against us now.

 

[stickty111]

A solid B for Atkins. No bad trades IMO. Couple of average value and rest were decent to great

 

[trellaine201]

Hopefully one of these turns out as an everyday player. MLB prospects are such a crap shoot! Like playing the lottery.

 

[Amadeus]

Just because they got busy on the phones and traded away players doesn't mean this front office is in any way the right one to be managing this team.

 

[Vector]

 

[MikeK]

Really surprised and happy they were able to move out Kiner-Falefa. I didn't think they would be able to find a home for his contract. What a terrible signing that was. Overall, they freed up money to hopefully allow the Franchise to do a reset in the offseason and make this terrible season a distant memory. Still not a fan of management, but they get a solid B from me.

 

[Scotianhab]

Mcadoo looks very intriguing. He was about to jump from 29 to 15 in Pittsburghs mid season rankings.

 

[aingefan]

So, needs going into 2025?

Another catcher.
Sort out Bo and Vlad.
Maybe an impact bat.
Bullpen arms.
Maybe another starter
Get everyone heathy.

Action plan for the rest of the year:

Sign Yesavage
Mix and match the kids to see what’s what. I’m really eager to see Clase get some burn. See what Loperfido has. See if Barger can hammer down a role. Jimenez can handle SS full time. There’s a ton of interesting guys all around the diamond to have some excitement about, gonna make for fun following.
See if any AAA arms can take a bullpen job - Danner, Juenger, maybe Cooke, Fluharty, Fraze.

 

[Anthrax442]

Looks like a lot of dead weight is gone. Now we will see if they struck any gold.