Blue Jays Discussion: Off-season discussion: Two signings. Rinse, Repeat add 1.

[trellaine201]

Think of all the time etc invested in ohtani from the gm and ownership only to find out this. Yikes. Couldn’t close the deal. Who knows it’s probably a good thing long term.

 

[BertCorbeau]

What's so special about LA anyway? What's wrong with Toronto/Canada?

More competitive team

 

[Kurtz]

Atkins need a big move or two to cleanse the nightmare of our post-season and now this.

I'd expect us to get Bellinger at the very least. Maybe move on Trout.

Trout's 7 years at $35m remaining looks downright reasonable compared to what Ohtani would have cost.

 

[trellaine201]

This will sound like cope, but I'm glad we walked away. I'm not interested in Ohtani at 700+

Me neither, 2 TJs!

 

[Stephen]

What's so special about LA anyway? What's wrong with Toronto/Canada?

Well he already chose LA, so it would just be status quo everything with a better team...

 

[Communal Blood]

Never thought he would end up here. After that Leonard fiasco a few years ago I knew better than to get my hopes up.

This guy getting $427,000 per game for the next ten years is insane.

 

[beleaf101]

I don't see this as a lost. I see it as win as long as we spend some of this dh money on ways to improve our club
.Really 700 million on a dh

 

[LeafsFan89]

Absolutely gutted. People compare this to John Tavares lol... It's more like a McDavid or a Gretzky to be honest.

Just irritating that it seems yet again a Toronto franchise was used to increase the value of a player to only get more from a different team.

 

[nucks88]

Never doubted he’d be a Dodger

Really, up there with the Yankees and the Red Sox in terms of storied franchises….plus West Coast lifestyle…

 

[trellaine201]

I don't see this as a lost. I see it as win as long as we spend some of this dh money on ways to improve our club
.Really 700 million on a dh

Probably same payroll as last year and some holes to fill. I can see a trade maybe.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Well he already chose LA, so it would just be status quo everything with a better team...

People are down on the Jays but they still have a good chance to be a special team. They have the talent, just need to put it all together.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Me upon seeing the dollar amount Ohtani got



That has to be a pro sports record even with the bat shit money association footballers get no?

 

[atreyuavenged]

Need to add a LF like yesterday. Missed the boat on Ohtani and Soto. They both had drawbacks but both are still megastars.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Glad we could be of service to Shohei’s camp, helping to drive up the price of the Dodgers’ offer

Does that do us any good though? If the Dodgers spend too much on a player they get outbid on other players it's probably not us doing the outbidding. If we don't get lets say Yamamoto, we'd prefer the Dodgers had more money for him rather than him signing with the Yankees. Driving u-p the price works better when it's our rivals we're forcing to pay more

 

[Petey O]

Maybe move on Trout.

This is the kind of move they need to make, in my opinion. You need to do something to counter the Soto trade from the Yankees. Trading for Trout would do just that. If the Jays are serious about competing, of course.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

100%. So embarrassing

Not sure it is in the top 3. A free agent decided to sign somewhere else. It sucks but you know takes two and all that.

 

[ACC1224]

Really, up there with the Yankees and the Red Sox in terms of storied franchises….plus West Coast lifestyle…

Goes to a great team and doesn’t need to move house.

 

[Dr.Funk]

This is the kind of move they need to make, in my opinion. You need to do something to counter the Soto trade from the Yankees. Trading for Trout would do just that. If the Jays are serious about competing, of course.

Trout is a huge risk.

He makes a ton of money and his body is breaking down. He'd need to come dirt cheap.

 

[Stephen]

I don't see this as a lost. I see it as win as long as we spend some of this dh money on ways to improve our club
.Really 700 million on a dh

It may not be a bad thing to avoid the Ohtani contract. Since the 2000s, I notice the Jays and Leafs have built teams on the offense/circus model. If Toronto didn't allocate the proper team building resources this would have been a lot of money just for the sizzle.

 

[EpochLink]

Well ain’t this a bitch.

We got trolled hard yesterday about some god damn plane that wasn’t even Ohtani, the biggest guy punch today was the 10 year/700 million the Dodgers forked up for him.

Where’s that fat ass idiot Sid Sixsiero?? He gonna rage yell about how the Jays got punked? Or will he eat a cheeseburger live on air to air out some grievances.

 

[Kurtz]

Trout is a huge risk.

He makes a ton of money and his body is breaking down. He'd need to come dirt cheap.

We need a massive move, and any massive move will come with a ton of risk.

Trout's injury problems are the reason why he shouldn't be expensive in a trade. Angels have zero reason to hang on to Trout now. Hell, he might ask out.

If our big selling pitch to Ohtani was that we can keep him healthy...well that should apply to Trout as well.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

That is one mammoth contract. Jesus Christ. And in the end, the Dodgers will still make a boat load off of it. They're getting not just Ohtani the baseball player, but Ohtani the brand and enterprise.

The last 24 hours were some of the wildest emotions on both ends of the spectrum I'm sure a lot of us have experienced. Not only as a Jays fan, but a sports fan overall.

 

[Stephen]

People are down on the Jays but they still have a good chance to be a special team. They have the talent, just need to put it all together.

I'm not crazy about this era of the Jays at all, but what I mean is Ohtani can live in the same house, have the same life in LA and just play on a better team from a Dodgers vs Angels perspective. Easy upgrade.

Making that massive leap to come to Toronto, would have been a real dark horse move.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[atreyuavenged]

Trout would be an interesting add cuz you can put him in LF to hopefully keep him a bit healthier.