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Is Santander coming to Toronto or what? Probably not. Now I see the Braves and AA may also be in on him.
Philip
Philip
Who the fuck knows what they're doing I sure don't think they do.
Hoping for a laugh, I read 2 insider reports. I got my laugh.
One said that the Jays are likely to sign Vladdy for that $450M contract.
The other said that they're likely to trade him to the Mets for Vientos and 2 other guys.
Everybody is just talking out their asses.
Well, Sleepy and Dopey have already made it to that HOF.
A minor trade with potential big implications has just happened. Jays acquire Straw and International Bonus Money (IBM) from Cleveland. The IBM will increase what they can now offer to Roko Sasaki. Apparently the padres are out, and its us and the Dodgers.
Still can't understand what Sasaki sees in this team to make it a finalist, given that the $ that could be offered was basically flat across all 30 teams
Prepare to be disappointed again!
Still can't understand what Sasaki sees in this team to make it a finalist, given that the $ that could be offered was basically flat across all 30 teams
Prepare to be disappointed again!
He might get more endorsements here. He doesn't have to compete against any other Japanese players.Has a choice of the Dodgers and Blue Jays. Hmmm that's a coin toss.
He probably also has a window to pitch on the big league starting rotation right away here, that might not be available with the Dodgers.
Dodgers have ridiculous depth (injury risks yes), but they have the following starters for 2024 that look good to start the season as of now
Ohtani
Yamamoto
Snell
Glasnow
Kershaw
May
Gonsolin
Stone
Then a few other younger guys who had good or moderate success in limited starts like Ryan, Miller, Sheehan, Knack.
I think it will be the Dodgers (market, Fellow Japanese players, development history), but there are factors that could go against them.... endorsements as you noted, and the depth they already have.
So the other part of this deal is the players the Jays eat up $11M of useless contract in Myles Straw ($5M in 2025, $6M in 2026).
We can question the decisions the Jays make, but I think we should be able to generally agree that the Jays tend to operate in a safe, conservative and consistent manner.. They are not taking on this money without knowing they have a real shot here. Or one would hope anyway!
We can question the decisions the Jays make, but I think we should be able to generally agree that the Jays tend to operate in a safe, conservative and consistent manner.. They are not taking on this money without knowing they have a real shot here. Or one would hope anyway!
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from Wikipedia:
"On April 9, 2022, Straw signed a 5-year, $25 million extension with the Guardians. In 2022 he had the lowest slugging percentage and the lowest OPS (.564) in the majors, the lowest barrel percentage (0.7%), and the highest percentage of balls hit to the opposite field (36.1%). He batted .221/.291/.273 in 535 at bats, with no home runs, 32 RBI, and 21 stolen bases in 22 attempts. On defense, he won a Gold Glove Award in center field.
In 2023, he batted .238/.301/.297, with one home run and a league-leading six sacrifice hits, had the lowest percentage of hard-hit balls of all AL players (18.0%), and had the lowest barrel percentage (0.5%). "
It's like re-signing Kevin Kiermeier, at half the price.
The Jays can't get anyone to take their money. Not that you can really blame Sasaki in this case. https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/japanese-star-roki-sasaki-signs-with-dodgers/
But at least we picked up a guy whose OPS has been a consistent .600 for the last 2 years.
When will the Jays realize that they have to outbid the competition by 10-20% to get them here. The shiny new training facility and cup holders don't seem to providing enough allure.
L.A. is not where I would want to play.
They're due for a major quake and we've learned that they don't the services to deal with it.
I mean if you're Japanese and want to play on the West Coast why not choose Seattle.
That’s what Ichiro did. When it comes to the Dodgers…. I love LA as I’ve mentioned a few times here, I have family very high up in the Dodgers head office. My love for Teoscar, and made bitterness of the worst trade in Blue Jays history, has now subsided with Hernandez being a Dodger. I’m content with that. I have gone to so many Dodger games the last few years. I love the team.
But I must say, these guys are making a salary cap inevitable.
Philip
And the rich keep getting richer. Tanner Scott to the Dodgers. https://www.tsn.ca/mlb/los-angeles-...scott-with-four-year-72m-sources-say-19.91815
Finally, MLB radio SiriusXM reporting the Blue Jays have signed Santander to five years.
Philip
Philip
Jays have signed Santander, $92.5 million over five years!!!!
