Blue Jays Discussion: Off-Season IV: Off-season progression! (Lockout over: Jays acquire Chapman for 4 prospects!)

[inthe6ix]

We now need a certain 6'0 229lb lefty bat in a big way to cap off this fantastic off-season lol

 

[Eyedea]

Felt like we’ve been talking about Chapman to the Jays for a couple years now.

 

[howlman]

So we would have Chapman for the next two years before he becomes a UFA?

 

[theaub]

So we would have Chapman for the next two years before he becomes a UFA?

Correct - FA after the '23 season.

 

[Bjindaho]

So we would have Chapman for the next two years before he becomes a UFA?

Or before we re-sign him (one or the other)

 

[Greek_physique]

Impressive.

He should do better offensively too.

Better protection, hitters ballpark

 

[phillipmike]

 

[Haringoth]

That's three infielders with 6+ win ceilings. I'm pretty high on a Biggio/Espinal tandem too.

 

[Morgs]

Not JRam but I'm STOKED

 

[ShaneFalco]

So excited for this season!

 

[theaub]

Impressive.

He should do better offensively too.

Better protection, hitters ballpark

Yup even last year (although will preface this that home/road splits are misleading when it comes to players hitting in extreme ballparks) he put up a respectable .234/.330/.461 away from Oakland.

Real question will be if his contact rates come back. I'm confident in a rebound from the power side - he barreled the ball significantly better in 2H last year (possibly not fully recovered from his 2020 hip injury in 1H?), in line with his top 5-percentile rates from 2018-2020, but also couldn't lower the K-rates and was completely gassed by the end of the season (~30% IFFB rate in September).

Think 35+ HR is a real possibility playing in Toronto. If the K-rates drop to anything close to 2019 he'll be putting up Donaldson-lite numbers.

 

[theaub]

double post

 

[Emerica]

Looking forward to watching elite 3B defense again! I imagine Schwarber is still potentially in play as a lefty bat

 

[inthe6ix]

nvm fake post

 

[Haringoth]

Fake account

 

[Cor]

Freddie Freeman would’ve been awesome, but Matt Chapman probably the best fit out there for the Jays with the reports Cleveland weren’t interested in moving Ramirez anymore

 

[weems]

delete

 

[phillipmike]

 

[Scotianhab]

At least 2 prospects on the 40 man roster going to the A’s imo. Need the space for Chapman and hopefully Shwarber.

 

[Bjindaho]

How long before Suzuki says this is fake too?

 

[Morgs]

At least 2 prospects on the 40 man roster going to the A’s imo. Need the space for Chapman and hopefully Shwarber.

Well Kevin Smith has been confirmed. Just cross your fingers Orlevis isn't involved, and hope Oakland went for quantity instead of Groshans/Tiedmann/Hoglund

 

[Bjindaho]

Well Kevin Smith has been confirmed. Just cross your fingers Orlevis isn't involved, and hope Oakland went for quantity instead of Groshans/Tiedmann/Hoglund

Nobody has been confirmed yet, but Oakland's MO would be something like Jimenez, Robberse and Zulueta.

 

[Morgs]

 

[Morgs]

Nobody has been confirmed yet, but Oakland's MO would be something like Jimenez, Robberse and Zulueta.

I'd laugh out loud in the middle of my office even though I actually like all those guys.

 

[theaub]

baw