Blue Jays Discussion: Spring Training v2.0 - Same great taste, now with less Bruce/Bautista drama!

[TheBeastCoast]

contending teams often have multiple elite impending FAs.

Like I said examples where a contending team had free agents the calibre of Bautista and EE.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

Buck found fangraphs

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Can't eliminate an injured player from the depth a GM assembled.

You most certainly can when said GM doesn't replace said injured pitcher for six months.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Does Jaso have dreadlocks? d'fuq

 

[zeke]

Like I said examples where a contending team had free agents the calibre of Bautista and EE.

Royals had Cueto and Gordon as FAs this year.

It's actually harder to find contenders who don't have impending impact FAs.

 

[TootooTrain]

Does Jaso have dreadlocks? d'fuq

He's had it for years. I don't even know if you can call them dreadlocks. More like caveman.

 

[zeke]

You most certainly can when said GM doesn't replace said injured pitcher for six months.

no, that's silly.

how would Shapiro replace Stroman right now?

 

[Maplebeasts]

At this point I see Sanchez in rotation. Floyd and Chavez in pen. And process of elimination and because of an option remaining Hutch to Buffalo

Agreed. Sanchez has played well enough to warrant a spot in the bottom of the rotation.

 

[TheBeastCoast]

no, that's silly.

how would Shapiro replace Stroman right now?

Hutchison,Chavez,Floyd. All three better then 2015 Sanchez.

 

[p.l.f.]

wow goins

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Arquimedes Caminero

 

[The Nemesis]

the one guy's connected to the two guy

the two guy's connected to the three guy

the three guy's connected to the red thing

the red thing's connected to my wristwatch... uh oh.

 

[Eyedea]

Royals had Cueto and Gordon as FAs this year.

It's actually harder to find contenders who don't have impending impact FAs.

Royals weren't going to re-sign Cueto, kinda like the Jays with Price. The Royals were also lowballing Gordon as late as December by offering a 4 year deal at 12-13mm AAV. He ultimately got a 4/72 deal with a 23m option attached. Some may say Gordon still gave the Royals a hometown discount, something Bautista has said he will not do.

These two are not comparable to a 34 y/o DH and 36 y/o RF.

 

[TF97]

I've heard of backyard baseball. Can't say I've heard of street baseball

 

[The Nemesis]

Rafael Soriano announced his retirement today. For real with a statement from the team and everything.

There's a tweet from an ESPN reporter, but it's in Spanish.

 

[zeke]

Royals weren't going to re-sign Cueto, kinda like the Jays with Price. The Royals were also lowballing Gordon as late as December by offering a 4 year deal at 12-13mm AAV. He ultimately got a 4/72 deal with a 23m option attached. Some may say Gordon still gave the Royals a hometown discount, something Bautista has said he will not do.

These two are not comparable to a 34 y/o DH and 36 y/o RF.

yep, poor shapiro is stuck in the unprecedented situation of having key impending free agents.

this has never happened to anyone else, just poor shapiro.

 

[zeke]

Hutchison,Chavez,Floyd. All three better then 2015 Sanchez.

Stroman Dickey Buehrle Estrada Hutchison Norris Sanchez (Doubront/Francis/Wolf)
Stroman Dickey Happ Estrada Hutchison Chavez Sanchez (Floyd/Hernandez/Penny)

 

[TF97]

I'm not too sure of that, Pat. I am sure that Saunders would prefer to face the hard throwing righty over the lefty

 

[hoc123]

Luebke was choosen 63'rd overall not 63'rd round Buck.

 

[Muston Atthews]

yep, poor shapiro is stuck in the unprecedented situation of having key impending free agents.

this has never happened to anyone else, just poor shapiro.

Lol.

 

[Eyedea]

yep, poor shapiro is stuck in the unprecedented situation of having key impending free agents.

this has never happened to anyone else, just poor shapiro.

So where is the comparable?

 

[p.l.f.]

cool lefty now lol

 

[Muston Atthews]

Lmao venditte

 

[AllDay28]

Like I said examples where a contending team had free agents the calibre of Bautista and EE.

33 and 35 yr old free agents? Im sure a lot of teams have those..This is real life and not a video game, unless you want JB and EE taking turns playing DH in 2 yrs...

 

[BackHandShelf22]

We're losing the crowd here. Put in our new novelty act, Venditte.

I've already got the circus clown out there.