OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[MyNameIsJonas]

If we miss out on Garza.

Whats the next trade target?

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

They need to get Garza. That is the point of rebuilding and stocking the farm system, so you can use it to improve the big club.

Romero
Garza
Morrow
Alvarez
Cecil

 

[CaptainBolduke]

@Buster_ESPN:

- Educated guess: The bidding on Yu Darvish was not close. Nobody, including Toronto, was within country miles of the Rangers' $51.7m bid.

- I suspect Jays have watched frenzy over their allegedly rabid interest in Darvish with astonishment. They were in, but not close, I believe.

This is old news. Blair also said we were nowhere close. I thought I posted that already? Sorry if I didn't.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

No worries Captain, you did post it a few days ago. Montie read it to because he replied to your post.

 

[Montana]

You guys recognize Jeff Blair and Buster Olney are two different people, right?

 

[Montana]

If we miss out on Garza.

Whats the next trade target?

@Buster_ESPN: Best available guys left on the trade market, with Gio coming off the board: Matt Garza, Jair Jurrjens, Wade Davis, Jeff Niemann.

 

[Fitzgerald#11]

Would we get Garza with Drabek or Snider as a center piece? I don't think so given what teams are getting for young starters so far. I gotta think something like Hutch, McGuire or Drabek and a position player Gose or Marisnick

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Gose is untoucahable for these types, and IMO so are Alvarez, and D'Arnaud....anything else i'd be okay with moving i think.

I wonder if Jurrjens would be the best bang for the buck

 

[Montana]

Thing is, Garza isn't under team control for a significant amount of time, the way guys like Gio or Cahill are, so it's tough to look at the packages they garnered, and deduce what Garza might cost.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

That said do the Cubs HAVE to move him?....couldn't they just hang onto him til the deadline?...or sign him even?

 

[Fitzgerald#11]

Cubs are starting a rebuld and with the returns SPs are getting they will move hime

 

[hairnova]

Beltran gets a two-year, $26 million deal with the Cards.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Wow, lots of activity today.

 

[Montana]

heh.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Not that i expected Beltran....but i wanted him.

I now hold no hope that we are adding a significant bat to the lineup

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Not that i expected Beltran....but i wanted him.

I now hold no hope that we are adding a significant bat to the lineup

Going to take something out of nowhere. Luckily, we have a GM who does his best work in silence and making deals out of nowhere.

Hope he can get it done.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Though, his constant bid for silence and giving press conferences essentially nothing are wearing thin with the fanbase.

There needs to be some communication with the fanbase.

 

[Montana]

No there doesn't.

 

[rated]

lol yeah you're really nit picking here MLBJB.

Think you're reading too much of the crap over at scout imo.

 

[CaptainBolduke]

lol yeah you're really nit picking here MLBJB.

Think you're reading too much of the crap over at scout imo.

Scout and here are like day and night. It's a good balance actually.

Here it's all homers. Over there it's mainly naysayers.

AA has been a good if not great GM for the Jays in his short time here. He's brought in Rasmus, Escobar, Lawrie, Johnson and Morrow. Also, he locked up Romero and Bautista. There is no doubt he has made this team better. Folks are just disappointed because this offseason hasn't been good.

Many folks believe that a lineup that goes; Escobar, Lawrie, Bautista, Lind, Rasmus, Johnson, JPA, EE and Snider/Thames is only a few pieces away from contending, and perhaps they are right. However, as time goes by its looking more and more like this is a stand pat offseason.