Blue Jays Discussion: Off-Season Madness the 11th: BJ's like Dickey

[2112]

So which shiny new toy will AA/Gibbons have to start the home opener?

 

[topched]

JPA isnt very good. Offensively of defensively.

I think he can be average at both. He's definitely got room for improvement.

If he's your weakest link, you're in great shape.

 

[Gobias Industries]

Passan is as good as it gets

Indeed. One of the best writers in baseball, doubt he goes out on a limb unreasonably.

 

[Gobias Industries]

So which shiny new toy will AA/Gibbons have to start the home opener?

Dickey has to be the opener.

 

[LV*]

Ike Davis does not make up losing two top prospects, neither does the 38 year old imo. I don't want him, hopefully what AA said before "if you hear rumours about us, they're not true" or something like that is true, and all these rumours are just ********.

 

[Stats01]

One thing is for sure the Jays are officially going for it. I don't mean just the playoffs I mean a World Series and not two years down the line or three years down the line. I mean this year!

 

[topched]

Ike Davis does not make up losing two top prospects, neither does the 38 year old imo. I don't want him, hopefully what AA said before "if you hear rumours about us, they're not true" or something like that is true, and all these rumours are just ********.

Top two prospects? Where did you hear Gose was involved?

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I can't believe gose is also going, I thought we flipped wallace for this guy and AA coveted quite a bit.

 

[canucksfan]

I don't like picking up dickey for TDA.

 

[Stats01]

Let's just wait for the final details.

 

[Cor]

Travis D'Arnaud, Emilio Bonifacio, Sam Dyson, Adam Lind

for

R.A. Dickey, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy

 

[Woodman19]

Nothing is confirmed yet, but D'Arnaud is heavily speculated to be involved.

Gose was reported earlier but I think that was more of a JPA + Gose package.

 

[Gobias Industries]

Ike Davis does not make up losing two top prospects, neither does the 38 year old imo. I don't want him, hopefully what AA said before "if you hear rumours about us, they're not true" or something like that is true, and all these rumours are just ********.

To be fair, Dickey's only real comparable is Niekro, and his age wasn't too important at 38.

 

[Woodman19]

Travis D'Arnaud, Emilio Bonifacio, Sam Dyson, Adam Lind

for

R.A. Dickey, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy

Guess or Link?

 

[Stats01]

Travis D'Arnaud, Emilio Bonifacio, Sam Dyson, Adam Lind

for

R.A. Dickey, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy

Where are you getting that from.

 

[Sokil]

Ike Davis does not make up losing two top prospects, neither does the 38 year old imo. I don't want him, hopefully what AA said before "if you hear rumours about us, they're not true" or something like that is true, and all these rumours are just ********.

For the last time, age does not matter. At all.

 

[Cor]

Guess or Link?

Just a guess


Sorry if I got anyone's heart pumping.

I'd be fine with that. That said, I also like JPA, he truly loves being in Toronto, and I like to see that on teams

 

[TMLeafer]

I've been refreshing this page all day (then again, I do that every hour at work every day). Just thought I'd say thanks to you folks for posting the latest tweets, saves me a lot of trouble .

Also, I agree with the word "surreal" watching this story develop!

 

[cyris]

For the last time, age does not matter. At all.

For the last time, yes it does.

Other parts of a 38 year old body can break down even if his pitch is easier on his arm. Also Wakfield and Candiotti both started to decline around 38.

 

[topched]

For the last time, age does not matter. At all.

This, this, this, this.

Since 2002 there have really only been 2 "one hit wonder" Cy Young Winners. Eric Gagne and Barry Zito. Every other guy was successful after the win, some for a long time, and some for only a couple.

Dickey's got at LEAST 3 years of quality pitching left.

 

[Stats01]

Dickey
Morrow
Buerhle
Johnson
Romero

Wow!!

 

[Epictetus]

For the last time, yes it does.

Other parts of a 38 year old body can break down even if his pitch is easier on his arm. Also Wakfield and Candiotti both started to decline around 38.

This is a great article on if R.A. Dickey can repeat even if he is 38. The results may change your current opinion. It takes into consideration all knuckleball pitchers of the past.

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/can-r-a-dickey-repeat/

I can't believe gose is also going, I thought we flipped wallace for this guy and AA coveted quite a bit.

Wallace is pretty much a bust. So it's meh. But I still don't like losing Gose (if he is apart of the trade) because of his control and cost. Same with TDA.

One thing is for sure the Jays are officially going for it. I don't mean just the playoffs I mean a World Series and not two years down the line or three years down the line. I mean this year!

This is a fear. Favourites for the World Series rarely do win the WS.

Dickey has to be the opener.

I disagree, respectfully.

Dickey in the 2 spot or 3 spot really gives the rotation the ability to go power-knuckle-power.

 

[Stats01]

Im so pumped for the new season! The Jays are going for a WS this year.

 

[cyris]

I have been paying attention to this situation in the baseball section too.

Seems alot of fans of other teams hope this goes through.














So they can get TDA out of the division/league................

 

[Swervin81]

Well, if we traded D'Arnaud, good that it was to a team that we rarely, if ever, face in the Mets.