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OT: MLB Thread

xposbrad said:
Either way, panda bear is going to be overpaid. On the bluejays boards, they have hardons for the Martin signing thinking his framing is worth 20m/yr even. They are a quite a unique bunch. I don't think half of them have even touched a hardball, they love studying 'projections' that never pan out.
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Keith Law is a pretty respected writer/baseball mind and he likes the Martin signing.
 
CH1 said:
Keith Law is a pretty respected writer/baseball mind and he likes the Martin signing.
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If he's not catching at years 35/36, it's a terrible signing. He sucked from 2009-2013 hitting. So how many games can he realistically catch a year? ~110? He'll be 32 to start to the season.
They won't spend the money on Darvish, Abreu, or good young international players. That will hurt them if they ever want to really compete and go for it. They have an old core, that just got older with Martin. JB is not going to keep up his stats longer, just like Bobby A couldn't do it, and every other older player as well. Boston is building up, their rotation is a bit weak, but if they add Lester+ a 3b, I think they could be the favorites. Yanks also, have a ton of payroll coming off next year and after. They sign Shielders/Scherzer + a top cuban, they will also be decent. Blue Jays have 0 chance, they sign old guys, and never trade away guys at the right time. JB needs to be traded for 2 top young guys. They are exactly like the leafs, they just don't ever do things right.
 
xposbrad said:
If he's not catching at years 35/36, it's a terrible signing. He sucked from 2009-2013 hitting. So how many games can he realistically catch a year? ~110? He'll be 32 to start to the season.
They won't spend the money on Darvish, Abreu, or good young international players. That will hurt them if they ever want to really compete and go for it. They have an old core, that just got older with Martin. JB is not going to keep up his stats longer, just like Bobby A couldn't do it, and every other older player as well. Boston is building up, their rotation is a bit weak, but if they add Lester+ a 3b, I think they could be the favorites. Yanks also, have a ton of payroll coming off next year and after. They sign Shielders/Scherzer + a top cuban, they will also be decent. Blue Jays have 0 chance, they sign old guys, and never trade away guys at the right time. JB needs to be traded for 2 top young guys. They are exactly like the leafs, they just don't ever do things right.
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Problem with Jays is that they are just part of the content/marketing arm of Rogers, and every 7 yrs some exec at Rogers says "let's give those guys more $$ to spend this winter". Ricardi and AA spend all the money while the getting is good, and when it doesn't reap immediate benefits, their budget is screwed.
Building a winner requires more than a one time boost, and Rogers has not shown any commitment beyond that.
 
Panda lost a ton of weight.

With Panda, you do not get money's worth during the season but damn, come post season he is dynamite.
 
Jonah Keri
(Swoons) RT @BKennedyStar: Martin "super excited" to play exhibition games at Big O. "That's what we dreamed about when we were kids."
 
Jays current lineup is:

Reyes
Lawrie
Bautista
Encarnacion
Martin
Navarro
Pillar/Dirks
Pompey
Izturis

Not bad so far. The top 5 is very good. Still some work to be done.

Navarro will likely be traded, we need a LF and a 2B.

Sandoval is a good fit for us. Lawrie can provide a elite D and a very good bat at 2nd.

I wouldn't doubt it if Happ or Dickey gets traded either.

The Jays only have 2 players signed for 2016. They have tons of money.
 
Dr.Phibes said:
Yep. No chance that the Marlins pay a dime of those $31 million years. He'll be very reasonable at that salary in six years and some other team will give them a boatload of prospects for him.
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"Reasonable" is a relative term in the world of sports.
 
CaptainBolduke said:
Jays current lineup is:

Reyes
Lawrie
Bautista
Encarnacion
Martin
Navarro
Pillar/Dirks
Pompey
Izturis

Not bad so far. The top 5 is very good. Still some work to be done.

Navarro will likely be traded, we need a LF and a 2B.

Sandoval is a good fit for us. Lawrie can provide a elite D and a very good bat at 2nd.

I wouldn't doubt it if Happ or Dickey gets traded either.

The Jays only have 2 players signed for 2016. They have tons of money.
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Do you think Reyes and Lawrie will even play 2/3 of the games next year? JB is 36. Pillar/Izturis are below average. They need a LF, 2b, and a legit ace + a closer. They have to dump Dickey so they can get rid of Thole. Sandoval is already at 5/95 from the red sox, so it makes no sense to bid above that. They need a guy like Miller just to replace Janssen.

If they were smart, but they aren't, they would hit up some of the international guys, they should offer on Tomas who is 24 and has huge upside. Then package a guy like Hutch or Sanchez with let's say a Dickey, and get a real pitcher in their prime in their late 20s. They have tons of money, they just never know how to spend it properly or target the right players in trades.
 
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