leafman101
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The Jays are also a viable obstacle to me liking baseball.
OT: The Toronto Blue Jays
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MyNameIsJonas
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Shi was on with an update of sorts
20-25M to spend, unless of course they have a special budget for a special player which could be any one of Max Fried or Boras clients.
Team is being aggressive at meetings ( fuck off, especially with that 25M)
Nothing is maybe close with Vlad but both sides might want to wait until Soto signs ( Vlad sure as fuck should)
Wait and see on Bo
This all sounds like bullshit just to sound like they tried. Even if i believe in the special mystery budget i dont think any prominent name chooses to come here with no Vlad extended.
20-25M to spend, unless of course they have a special budget for a special player which could be any one of Max Fried or Boras clients.
Team is being aggressive at meetings ( fuck off, especially with that 25M)
Nothing is maybe close with Vlad but both sides might want to wait until Soto signs ( Vlad sure as fuck should)
Wait and see on Bo
This all sounds like bullshit just to sound like they tried. Even if i believe in the special mystery budget i dont think any prominent name chooses to come here with no Vlad extended.
MON4NHLTOR4MLB
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Vlad just waiting to see where his buddy Soto signs to know where to look forward to going next free agency
trujaysfan
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$25MM to spend on 2 slightly above replacement level d specialists?
Leafin'
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So what’s the update?
This team can fuck off. Management gotta go. Until then I don’t give a shit.
trujaysfan
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Management is an extension of what the owners want. Ownership must think these guys are doing a great job for them to still be around.
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Just blow it up at this point. Nothing is going to come of this with this management team in place.
LeafOfFaith
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I hate baseball now. I can't understand how this useless management group is so embedded in the organization with zero results to speak of.
MyNameIsJonas
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Pandering bullshit is the update, but it kinda has to be, just no one get sucked in
trujaysfan
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In February someone mediocre will have a new swing angle or release point or lucky sock or something and rogers sports shows will hype it for 6 weeks
MyNameIsJonas
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Like maybe they do overspend on someone who cant help but take the stupid offer, like a Pete Alonso or Luis Severino? Or going nuts for Alex Bregman? But it will be one of the A- or B+ FA that are going to age terribly, and frankly any SP bothers me even Fried, who is really good, but the fact every year they need a new expensive SP FA cause they cant develop fuck all really bothers me.
LeafOfFaith
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Let’s focus on more realistic additions.
Like an additional cup holder per seat.
Like an additional cup holder per seat.
Pwner
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This report is from Jeff Passan (he is legit), but always take everything with a huge grain of salt..
Report: Soto meeting with Blue Jays (first), Red Sox this week
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Report: Soto meeting with Blue Jays (first), Red Sox this week
Report: Soto meeting with Blue Jays, Red Sox this week
Juan Soto will begin his free-agent visits this week, and it looks like the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox will have the first opportunities to impress the star outfielder.The Blue Jays will be the first team to meet with Soto this week in California, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan. The...
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Wayward DP
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I'm sure we'll later learn that the Jays were the most "aggressively" interested team, or some other meaningless consolation prize
MyNameIsJonas
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If you are even remotely serious, Vlad needs to be in the pitch meeting, assuring Soto he will work out an extension, along with the club.
This is probably just noise though, and Soto's agents would be insane to ignore a meeting request from the team that wants to hang a runner up in Shohei sweeps banner
This is probably just noise though, and Soto's agents would be insane to ignore a meeting request from the team that wants to hang a runner up in Shohei sweeps banner
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Again, trade Bo, trade Vlad, trade Gausman, trade every one of value. Because we all know this is where its headed anyways.
MapleLeafBlueJayBoy
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Also amazing to me that Rogers is willing to spend 700 million on one player but only allowing the team 20-25 million to improve itself.
Pwner
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Since MLB has strengthened the "Competitive Balance Tax" (CBT), the better way to think about salaries is how we now think about the NBA's luxury tax. If one goes over certain tiers, there are harsher and harsher penalties. MLB wanted to have a more parity among their teams and not just big markets getting all of the top FA.
The Jays are 25m away from the "First Surcharge", so it doesn't make sense for them to go over it unless it is the final piece.
But they will "blow" their budget on a top 5 player. Because Marketing.
