Dr.Funk
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Blue Jays Discussion: 2024 Season - Complete without a great title in keeping with the performance
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I'm ready to spend big money on my Jays' Soto jersey tomorrow morning.
Even though it will never happen Soto-Guerrero gives me Ortiz-Ramirez vibes. That’s type of duo that can win you a championship.
Killer Orcas
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So your saying Vlads better then Judge then eh haha. I'd love that combo though would be sic !
Here's the confirmation from the Jays side that Soto won't require balancing completely
How Judge, Soto free agencies are instructive for Guerrero, Blue Jays
Aaron Judge's and Juan Soto's free agencies are instructive for the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as they head into a pivotal off-season together, writes Shi Davidi.
tmlfan98
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If they are going to wait to see if the market breaks their way instead of being aggressive, they aren't going to win a bidding war against NYY/NYM/LAD that way, even if they are willing to go over budget to sign him.
It should be noted that while they are calling it "special allocation", the Jays were looking at ways to drop one of their bigger contracts to take on Shohei (so it is not unreasonable to think that if they sign Soto, they find a way to lose some expected money to keep their flexibility in this market).
I'm not saying that, but Soto and Guerrero do give me more of the Manny-Ortiz vibe because of the Dominican connection and obviously the high-end power and skill.
Soto and Judge are right there with David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez as far as elite AL East duos go, but Ramirez and Ortiz did it year after year after year. The Yankees have to sign Soto to a long-term deal before they reach Manny-Ortiz legendary status—they definitely have the potential to equal or eclipse that duo if they lock in Soto though.
Killer Orcas
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Manny and Ortiz were sick indeed would love for us to have anything even close to what they were for an extended period of time like you mentioned.
Dr.Funk
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Winter meetins in December are usually when things kick off. Ohtani kinda threw that off last year.
Boras will use the Jays and Mets to drive up the price and then he’ll re-sign with the Yankees.
Priorities should be elsewhere.
I hope they go hard after Santander and Adames.
Suntouchable13
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I wouldn't even get into that game. Hopefully Atkins is smart enough to know when he is being used and pull out.
Driving up the price on the yankees wouldn't be the worst thing as long as we lock in our own guys
Suntouchable13
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Driving up the price on the yankees wouldn't be the worst thing as long as we lock in our own guys
Yes, you're right actually
tmlfan98
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Yeah he should be another easy contender for it next year not having to split time.
Yeah, he'll be the easy favourite heading into 2025 now that he has one full-time spot for the first time in his career.
As much as he wasn't great, I'm surprised they'll just let Cabrera go considering the state of the bullpen.
I mean he was cheap and a lefty. Surpriaed they let him go for nothing. Then make a claim for a guy that is even worse. Makes no sense. But nothing makes sense with shatkins
I was somewhat surprised as well. I hope their thinking is we need a better option than both Little and Genesis so we keep one and get a better replacement for the one we let go.
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2024-25 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions
MLBTR's experts predict contracts and teams for the top 50 MLB free agents!
www.mlbtraderumors.com
According to the following, the Jays sign;
Tim Dierkes:
Alex Bregman (7 Years, $182M)
Jeff Hoffman (4 Years, $44M)
Anthony Franco:
Anthony Santander (4 Years, $80M)
Tanner Scott (4 Years, $56M)
Kirby Yates (1 Year, $14M)
Darragh McDonald:
Michael Conforto (2 Years, $18M)
Kirby Yates (1 Year, $14M)
Andrew Kittredge (2 Years, $14M)
Spencer Turnbull (1 year, $7M)
Steve Adams:
Carlos Estevez (3 Years, $27M)
Joc Pederson (2 Years, $24M)
Kyle Gibson (1 Year, $13M)
If I had to pick one, I’d go with Franco. Switch hitting OF and only 4 years for Santander who hits well in the AL. I don’t like paying for pen arms but you get an elite arm in Tanner Scott and Yates who I think would be a waste of $14M but it’s only a year.
I’m not a fan of Bregman but $26M a year seems cheap, although I don’t like 7 years and another Astros player from the 2018 team on our team. But I would be intrigued to see what a Bregman-Bichette-Wagner-Guerrero infield could do.
Some predictions regarding former Jays;
Teoscar Hernandez: Three years, $60MM
Tim: Dodgers / Anthony: Reds / Darragh: Royals / Steve: Tigers
Yusei Kikuchi: Three years, $60MM
Tim: Orioles / Anthony: Mets / Darragh: Orioles / Steve: Orioles
Matthew Boyd: Two years, $25MM
Tim: Guardians / Anthony: Cardinals / Darragh: Mets / Steve: Athletics
Danny Jansen: Two years, $20MM
Tim: Cubs / Anthony: Guardians / Darragh: Braves / Steve: Cubs
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