OT: The Toronto Blue Jays

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

AA better pull a couple of rabbits out of a hat.

Also, Baseball needs a salary cap. It is out of control.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I don't mind AA biding his time so long as he makes the smart play

Here is a commentary by AA on certain issues including Fister deal, sounds like he approached Detroit but they never found a fit.


http://blogs.thescore.com/djf/2013/12/03/aa-speaks-small-deal-coming-morrow-100-more/

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Blue Jays trade Brad Lincoln

Phillies trade C Eric Kratz and LHP Rob Rasmussen

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Kratz seems better than Thole, but no idea if he or Navarro can catch Dickey

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 9s
Blue Jays get Erik Kratz and Rob Rasmussen from Phillies in the Lincoln deal. Kratz is a good defensive catcher.

Take that New York! :smilewinkgrin:

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

There is your back up catcher.

Thole is now 3rd string, insurance if there is an injury and to help ease JJ back in AAA to start the season.

After the offensive season he had last year, much like JPA, there was no reason they should count on him this season and promise him a spot on the roster. I don't care if he can catch a knuckleball or not. He hit 147.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

If Kratz can catch Dickey, and this pushes out Thole then this deal might actually mean something

 

[CaptainBolduke]

Good value deal.

Now onto pitching AA.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Kratz actually hits right handed pitching fairly well as opposed to lefties. Navarro hits lefties really well. I smell a platoon to maximize the splits.

 

[Killer93]

Trade for Vernon Wells!

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

Kratz and Navarro will only be the tandem if one of them can handle Dickey...and AA has acknowledged that Navarro is terrible at blocking balls.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

I suspect AA must already know that about Kratz or why would he make the deal.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

2/13 Morneau to Rockies

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

A fair deal.

 

[zeke]

liking the offseason so far.

boston losing key players. orioles losing key players. tampa making their typical bizarre aquisitions. yankees ridiculously overpaying everyone and looking likely to lose Cano.

jays made a couple of cheap smart moves to likely upgrade one position. will probably add a couple more pieces and lose nobody.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

The Ellsbury contract is totally insane. Especially when you consider the Pirates have McCutchen signed for 5 years 59 million with a team option. Like WTF.

 

[MyNameIsJonas]

I'd be stunned if Choo or Kemp aren't in Boston by end of the winter.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

The Ellsbury contract is totally insane. Especially when you consider the Pirates have McCutchen signed for 5 years 59 million with a team option. Like WTF.

The funniest thing to me is that Ellsbury has only posted two full seasons in which he's had an OPS+ that exceeded 100. In other words, he's a 30 year-old speed player being paid over $20 million per season, right at the age that speed traditionally declines, with two seasons in his career that he's been an above-average offensive performer and he received eight years.

It's a horrifically bad contract on New York's part. Just shambolic.

 

[zeke]

the yanks just love bukakkeing the red sox.

 

[zeke]

cathalkelly @cathalkelly
Strategically, the Ellsbury deal is a flaming tire for the Yankees. From their key perspective - 'Eat me, Boston!' - it's a huge winner.