Blue Jays Discussion: 2024 Season - Complete without a great title in keeping with the performance

[TheBeastCoast]

You absolutely should be in on Soto. Just don't get tunnel vision on him like they did with Shohei last year.

 

[Suntouchable13]

I think if you have Soto, Vladdy, and a bounce back Bo, I think that's really good. I like our complimentary pieces like Horwitz, Clement, Kirk, etc. Of course you can add other guys too via trade and FA, and maybe a guy like Barger or Leo has a breakout season. Plus, our rotation is really solid hopefully they stay relatively healthy.

 

[Puckstuff]

I think if you have Soto, Vladdy, and a bounce back Bo, I think that's really good. I like our complimentary pieces like Horwitz, Clement, Kirk, etc. Of course you can add other guys too via trade and FA, and maybe a guy like Barger or Leo has a breakout season. Plus, our rotation is really solid hopefully they stay relatively healthy.

If we could swipe Soto from the Yankees, it's essentially a 16 war swing, before other moves are made.

 

[DuklaNation]

Vlad and Soto are bros. Its not a 0% chance you could land him but I'd guess he's not coming here.

 

[Hellcat]

You absolutely should be in on Soto. Just don't get tunnel vision on him like they did with Shohei last year.

IMO this team is so far away from competing for a championship, big game hunting, kinda feels like using duct tape on the Titanic and being surprised when it still sinks.

23rd in runs scored, 18th in hits, 26th in HR, 23rd in RBI's, 27th in SB, 19th in BA, 22nd in ERA, 13th worse in hits allowed, 9th worse in runs allowed, 2nd worse in HR allowed, 12th worse in walks allowed, 24th in SO opponents, 20th in WHIP, 12th worse BA against.

The team across the board is horrible, we are a month away (Dec 5th) from the 9th year anniversary of Atkins hiring and this is what he has built. After Rogers recent share purchase of MLSE and their purchase of Shaw, they dont have a hell of a lot of liquid capital to be free spenders. This is why I don't think we will be big spenders in the FA market.

Jays had the 7th highest payroll and we are bottom third to bottom quarter in the league in terms of standard stasticial measurements, without significant changes top to bottom, IMO Soto would just be lipstick on a pig.

1. Mets − $305,624,274
2. Yankees − $303,322,047
3. Dodgers − $249,823,654
4. Phillies − $243,476,617
5. Astros − $236,524,482
6. Rangers − $223,355,753
7. Blue Jays − $221,862,600
8. Braves − $217,290,000
9. Cubs − $213,020,500
10. Giants − $211,044,828

 

[Blitzkrug]

First relatively big news dump of the offseason

- Gerrit Cole has opted out of his deal with the Yankees as pretty much everyone expected. Yankees can void this by adding 1/36 to the 4/144 he already is slated to make. I imagine this won't take long to solve.

- In the same vein, the Yankees have declined their option on Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo was to put it simply, awful for most of 2024 and the postseason. Hasn't been the same since the Yankees medical staff was too stupid to diagnose a concussion for months

- Cody Bellinger has opted into his 25+ million dollar option with the Cubs, much to their fans chagrin. They now have a relative logjam at outfield with several of their top prospects (Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kevin Alcantara and Owen Cassie) being outfielders. Potential trade target perhaps?

- Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of his mutual option and is now a free agent. A guy who is most definitely on my watch list

 

[Bjindaho]

First relatively big news dump of the offseason

- Gerrit Cole has opted out of his deal with the Yankees as pretty much everyone expected. Yankees can void this by adding 1/36 to the 4/144 he already is slated to make. I imagine this won't take long to solve.

- In the same vein, the Yankees have declined their option on Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo was to put it simply, awful for most of 2024 and the postseason. Hasn't been the same since the Yankees medical staff was too stupid to diagnose a concussion for months

- Cody Bellinger has opted into his 25+ million dollar option with the Cubs, much to their fans chagrin. They now have a relative logjam at outfield with several of their top prospects (Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kevin Alcantara and Owen Cassie) being outfielders. Potential trade target perhaps?

- Ha-Seong Kim declined his end of his mutual option and is now a free agent. A guy who is most definitely on my watch list

I believe that Kim is expected to re-sign

No matted what, a Vladdy extension has to be #1 on our offseason list.

 

[the valiant effort]

Is Snell on the radar? Is he still the Snell of old?