Blue Jays Discussion: Winter Meetings: Because there's no more fitting time to talk baseball than December

[Canada4Gold]

Sanchez is going to start unless the new guys sign another starter

you say this like you're pretty sure of it, but there are currently 6 guys ahead of Sanchez in the rotation. He might be given a chance to win a job, but he'll more likely be slotted in the pen. Especially considering his stuff plays up in the pen unlike some of the starters in front of him who would just be long men.

 

[Edo]

3 years, 22M for Madson

Pretty bad gamble by Oakland. Madson is a guy that was out of the league for 4 years, and while his numbers were good, didn't really look like a lock down reliever with Kansas.

 

[BackHandShelf22]

I thought Madson was going to be another value sign. I know he had a good year bouncing back from injury, but I'd still be skeptical.

 

[TF97]

Sanchez is going to start unless the new guys sign another starter

There is absolutely no evidence that this is going to happen. Even though I would love to see Aaron start as I am one of his biggest supporters around here.

 

[mikebel111*]

I want Sanchez in the rotation but it looks unlikely as off right now

 

[tmlfan98]

If the rumours that we're still in the running for Chris Davis and Joakim Soria are true, this leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The budget is actually higher than 140 mil.

2) Trades are coming.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

If the rumours that we're still in the running for Chris Davis and Joakim Soria are true, this leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The budget is actually higher than 140 mil.

2) Trades are coming.

I thought they said we aren't going after any big ticket free agents?

 

[Gargyn]

If the rumours that we're still in the running for Chris Davis and Joakim Soria are true, this leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The budget is actually higher than 140 mil.

2) Trades are coming.

What rumors? I haven't heard anything about Davis. At least nothing in the past week since they said they weren't going after any big ticket guys.

 

[TF97]

If the rumours that we're still in the running for Chris Davis and Joakim Soria are true, this leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The budget is actually higher than 140 mil.

2) Trades are coming.

Unless I missed something... we're not in the running for Davis, and I doubt we ever were.

 

[Kurtz]

Beane's last pricey reliever didn't end so well. I prefer not to mention his name so that I can avoid the nightmares

Clippard? He sucked and yet they still got a pretty decent sleeper prospect for him at the deadline. If he pitched well, they'd have gotten a few.

There are always teams eager to trade prospects for even a semi-reliable reliever towards the deadline.

 

[TootooTrain]

Unless I missed something... we're not in the running for Davis, and I doubt we ever were.

There was never a rumour. It was Cor saying someone on fan590..(a caller maybe?) saying Davis would be a good idea. The conversation took off from there.
(no offense Cor. you just didn't specify.)

 

[tml19]

There was never a rumour. It was Cor saying someone on fan590..(a caller maybe?) saying Davis would be a good idea.

Cause we dont have a left handed masher and we cant play small ball

 

[Jozay]

If the rumours that we're still in the running for Chris Davis and Joakim Soria are true, this leads me to believe 1 of 2 things:

1) The budget is actually higher than 140 mil.

2) Trades are coming.

I doubt we're in on Davis. I could see them just checking in, but thats about it.

Not too sure about Soria either. I think he'll get at least 7 mill a year or so, and I believe we have about 4 million or so right now. There were some rumours that came out that we were searching for some cheap hard throwers for the BP.

 

[jbell886]

 

[tml19]

If Rogers is willing to pony up 5mil~ or so more then their current cap we could pick up Sipp and Lowe. Our BP would instantly become a strength.

LR: Chavez
MR: Loup
MR: Lowe
MR: Sipp
SU: Sanchez
SU: Cecil
CL: Osuna

 

[tml19]

Good luck after the price the Red Sox set

 

[TF97]

Clippard? He sucked and yet they still got a pretty decent sleeper prospect for him at the deadline. If he pitched well, they'd have gotten a few.

There are always teams eager to trade prospects for even a semi-reliable reliever towards the deadline.

I was referring to Jim Johnson (man, that is tough to say). But yeah, technically Clippard was the last pricey reliever.

 

[The Nemesis]

On the upside it puts an end to the Chapman rumors around Toronto, likely for a price too high in prospect capital to pay for a reliever on the last year of his contract (probably looking to get paid big time in FA next off-season).

On the downside it crystallizes the relief market somewhat and makes it more competitive to get the half-decent FA relievers still out there for a reasonable amount of cash.

 

[Habsfan18]

 

[Swervin81]

Aaaaand the predictable **** storm arrives in 5... 4... 3... 2.. 1...

 

[Woodman19]

Whats better for a team on a budget than a player who will make $1 million per game.

 

[Canada4Gold]

gut punch.

I was over Price, I'd rather just forget than hear he was gonna come back had we given him a decent offer

 

[Divine]

Should have offered him 7 years, 70M with a club option opt out after 3.

 

[Woodman19]

gut punch.

I was over Price, I'd rather just forget than hear he was gonna come back had we given him a decent offer

What we consider decent and what Price's agent consider decent I assure you are two different things.

 

[Canada4Gold]

What we consider decent and what Price's agent consider decent I assure you are two different things.

still I'd prefer to just forget Price ever existed than keep getting reminded about how he would have liked to be here.

and I'm not talking about people posting that here. I already saw it on twitter, I'd just rather not see it altogether.