Blue Jays Discussion: Off-season Edition 5.0 - The Winter Meeting Chronicles

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Brown Dog]

Rajai would be plan A in front of Revere depending of the cost of course.

I mean as a Plan B to Fowler.

 

[Sokil]

If EE re-signs, I would say our team could be better on paper going into next season than it was this past season.

Morales + Pearce >= Baustista + Saunders imo

We'd still need another OF, and bullpen arms of course.

It will be interesting to see where Saunders lands - if he isn't too expensive I wouldn't mind bringing him back on a short term deal.

Are our 5 OFs not enough?

 

[The Nemesis]

you're giving them too much credit. Zaun and a lot of the circus look at his height and think that's enough information to make conclusions

rabble rabble Tom Gordon rabble.


fun fact: just under half of Gordon's career bWAR accumulation came in seasons where he was predominantly a starter.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Everyone trade your best prospect to Chicago right now

 

[Garlando]

Giolito+ apparently going to the White Sox for Eaton

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/...ton-nationals.html?fv-home=true&post-id=79853

 

[Brown Dog]

Very surprised to hear Jays might still be in play for Edwin. Hard to believe that after the Pearce signing and with all the other holes still left to fill.

 

[Schenn]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016...ton-nationals.html?fv-home=true&post-id=79853

Eaton to Nationals for Giolito +

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Muston Atthews]

 

[ShaneFalco]

Very surprised to hear Jays might still be in play for Edwin. Hard to believe that after the Pearce signing and with all the other holes still left to fill.

I'd welcome him back, but I just don't see it

 

[ShaneFalco]

And why would they?

 

[Neil Hamburger]

Are our 5 OFs not enough?

Pillar is the only OF we have now I'm comfortable with.

Pearce is getting older and has injury history, I don't know if he will be an everyday OFer.

Melvin is best suited for a platoon role.

Pompey is unproven, and I don't have much faith in his bat.

Zeke is more of a bench guy.

 

[Kurtz]

If we were to sign EE though that takes us out on Fowler you'd think, and I kinda have my heart set on him TBH. The OF would still need to be dealt with with probably 1 addition and it would likely have to come through trade since any signing would be too cheap to be good enough.

IF we sign EE, we can send Smoak to the farm and carry

Pillar/Pearce/Upton/Pompey/Zeke on the roster. That's a palatable OF with some upside.

 

[Brown Dog]

Giolito+ apparently going to the White Sox for Eaton

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/...ton-nationals.html?fv-home=true&post-id=79853

Seems like a hefty prospect price for Eaton.

 

[Schenn]

So do the White Sox have the best prospect pool in the majors now? Big couple days for their farm system.

 

[Canada4Gold]

I mean as a Plan B to Fowler.

ok yeah my bad, mis-read that.

If we didn't get Fowler I feel like we need to add a guy better than what's on the free agent market which means trade, wouldn't mind Rajai as the 3rd outfielder, not sure you want a Davis, Pillar and Upton/Zeke/Pompey outfield, actusally I'm pretty sure you don't, but we have like 3 maybes already, he's probably better than all of them so who knows.

 

[Woodman19]

Too rich for my blood.

 

[Canada4Gold]

Damn, they get Reynaldo Lopez too, that's a trade White Sox

 

[Mitchy]

Everyone trade your best prospect to Chicago right now

Wow. I like Eaton, but damn Nationals, you're pulling a Dave Stewart too.

 

[zeke]

no ****ing kidding, jon.

 

[Brown Dog]

I'd welcome him back, but I just don't see it

Same here. But I was just coming to terms with Edwin leaving and now I'll have to go and get my hopes up again

 

[Canada4Gold]

Link confirming that last comment of mine

 

[Jozay]

i think id rather have fowler than ee

just makes way more sense

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Just to quote it:

Blair: "What would it take for you to trade Marcus Stroman?"
Atkins: "Yeah, a lot. A lot. I mean, there's no player...its interesting...I think some executives still view certain players as untouchable. We're in the business where we don't want to create absolutes, or black and whites. We want to listen, and engage, and think creatively about how you put the best team on the field. But Marcus Stroman is an incredible athlete, he's someone that we are very fortunate to have, and he's someone who obviously has been very successful so far. I'm sure a lot teams would like to have him, and we're glad he's a Toronto Blue Jay."

Blair: "Do you get asked about your young pitchers a lot: Stroman, Sanchez, Osuna?"
Atkins: "You know, not as much as you would think. Because, I think everyone understands that we're not motivated to move them. I think we get asked about them enough for teams to know that it would take a lot for us to move those guys."