Blue Jays Discussion: The official Davis Schneider Appreciation Society

[WeThreeKings]

Didn't Ohtani not want it to be leaked?

 

[Leaf Rocket]

I was having this conversation and might as well ask here. Would Ohtani be the biggest "star" Toronto has ever had? Matthews is one of the most talented players but NHL players don't have the same star power around the world.

I would argue Vince Carter was probably the biggest one we have ever had, but where would Ohtani rank?

I think ohtani signing here would be the biggest imo.

 

[Nineteen67]

Are the Dodgers legit contenders? If they are that would make the most sense.

 

[Woodman19]

I think ohtani signing here would be the biggest imo.

Me too, he's a superstar in Japan, USA, and would immediately become a fan favorite here. Hell we love Kawasaki and he couldn't hit lol

 

[hockeywiz542]

Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes may force Juan Soto to wait for trade

Juan Soto is the best chance of a blockbuster trade at the Winter Meetings but Shohei Ohtani is making it a challenge.

nypost.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One tipoff that Juan Soto will likely be traded is the Padres have yet to make the multiyear offer they originally suggested they would make.

If pressed, Padres people will only admit it’s better than 50-50 he’ll be traded even though they’re said to need to cut their surprisingly high $249 million payroll.

But rivals here believe they have no choice. If the Padres don’t trade him, one rival exec said, “They’ll have to take out another loan.”

Things may have changed with the untimely death of beloved Padres owner and chairman Peter Seidler, whose win-at-all-costs attitude was practically unique.

And thus, Soto appears to stand for now as the best hope for a blockbuster here at baseball’s annual winter meetings.

And even Soto — one of the sport’s five or six best hitters — may have to wait.

The markets mostly appear hung up while the sport awaits the decisions of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani and 25-year-old pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and signs point to neither superstar getting a deal done here by the close of the meetings Wednesday.

A high-ranking executive with one team gunning for Ohtani says it’s his belief that Ohtani plans to meet with teams after the winter meetings — though word is the bidding has already gone well north of $500 million, possibly on the way to close to $600 million, as reported here Sunday.

And multiple interested execs say Yamamoto also will hold meetings after teams leave here Wednesday.

While the Yankees have been at the forefront of Soto talks, things hit an impasse Friday with the Padres insisting on both reliever-turned-starter Michael King and right-handed pitching prospect Drew Thorpe in a six-man package (their request also included young pitchers Jhony Brito, Randy Vasquez and two more prospects for Soto and center fielder Trent Grisham).

 

[hockeywiz542]

Mets could target Blake Snell as a Yoshinobu Yamamoto fallback plan

The Mets could look to the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner should they not sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

nypost.com

The Cubs are looking at Matt Chapman and their own Cody Bellinger, but waiting on Ohtani first.

The Cubs also have interest in Rhys Hoskins since Pete Alonso probably isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Discoverer]

A high-ranking executive with one team gunning for Ohtani says it’s his belief that Ohtani plans to meet with teams after the winter meetings

Well we have evidence that he's already met with at least two teams, so...

 

[howlman]

 

[Woodman19]

To be announced within the next two weeks im guessing?

 

[phillipmike]

 

[saska sault]

This seems very unreliable.

 

[tmlfan98]

 

[Advanced stats]

That's a nobody. Don't do that.

 

[Woodman19]

If no one else has said anything in 5 minutes it's nothing more than an educated guess

 

[howlman]

Twitter is wild right now. We need a Passan bomb to make things credible

My bad guys, thought that guy had more street cred

 

[TheTotalPackage]

 

[Killer Orcas]

Relax people no decision made yet just some clown jumping gun looking for clicks.

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Yeah it's like this almost every december lots ot banter and assumptions till the pins start dropping

Best way to survive mlb off-season is to take 99% of the takes as a grain of salt

 

[Woodman19]

I'll give him credit, it's at least plausible rather than something off the wall, even though I don't think it will go over $600 after two TJ.

 

[Woodman19]

Seems like a calm before the storm

 

[Stephen]

Trading with the Rays for a big name is always tempting but it's about the dumbest thing any GM can do.

Only reason I would ever talk to the Rays is to find out which prospects they want so I'd know which guys I should hang on to.

I wonder why no one’s tried poaching their whole front office.

 

[fancy lad]

Roger Clemens was a pretty huge name when he signed herei

yeah for sure. biggest free agent signing for the jays ever I would say.

 

[Ale Brew]

yeah for sure. biggest free agent signing for the jays ever I would say.

True, but even Rocket was coming off a couple of down years before signing here.

 

[kb]

I’m not overly excited about the thought of him in Dunedin during the spring but it would be alright watching him for a couple of months during the summer.

This may come as a surprise to you, but no one on here really cares what you think.

 

[hockeywiz542]