Blue Jays GDT: Jays vs Minnesota

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Discoverer]

Another injury update: Orelvis took a fastball off the hip from Romano today and left the game. Hopefully it's just a stinger and nothing more.

 

[MS]

I supported finding a way to move Springer in the offseason even if they barely saved any money specifically because they have so many guys on the fringes of the active roster who have done enough the last year or two to warrant a real chance to earn playing time, and I feel like it's going to be harder to find just because Springer is a veteran.

In addition to the guys you mentioned, there's Loperfido, Lukes, Clase, and Schneider. Really, every position player on the 40-man is either an established major leaguer or has been excellent in AAA and earned a shot.

It feels like only a matter of time before he's either DFA'ed or we trade him to a bottom feeder and retain most of his salary. To me it's better to rip the band-aid off early rather than let things fester.

If a previous management group had signed him, I suspect he would already be gone. But picking up $50 million to have a guy not play for you is admitting a major, major mistake.

 

[Discoverer]

It feels like only a matter of time before he's either DFA'ed or we trade him to a bottom feeder and retain most of his salary. To me it's better to rip the band-aid off early rather than let things fester.

If a previous management group had signed him, I suspect he would already be gone. But picking up $50 million to have a guy not play for you is admitting a major, major mistake.

I don't know, Tulo was a previous management add. His 2017 was way worse than Springer last year, then he missed all of 2018 before they finally released him.

Granted, they weren't flush with SS options at the time like they are in the outfield now and were entering a rebuild anyway, but I kind of wonder if it's just a hesitance to bail on veterans.