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willreily
Actual question: I’m not a Jays fan, but I’m curious what would be their fans reaction to not resigning either E.E or J.B? After not resigning David Price, this seems like it would make the Blue Jays fans really mad.
basquiat
Shapiro has never worried about how the fans felt.
Jeff Molnar
I think it depends on the offer. If the offer really was only 2 or 3 years and 50-75, I don’t think that’s a valiant effort to resign. However I don’t think 5 or 6 year offers make sense either. If I’m Shapiro I offer a 4 year 100 million offer with an opt out after 2 years. Maybe even front load it 30, 25, 20, 25.
Mark 20
Jays fans as a whole are going to be extremely upset. Me on the other hand, Id be satisfied if we retained one of the two, which even now, doesnt look like itll happen. If we dont sign either, we better grab strasburg next year and another good bat.
DAKINS
You can’t really compare the Price situation to those two. Nobody thought the Jays were going to be short-sighted enough to offer Price what Boston did.
JB, and to a lesser extent EE, are players who blossomed in Toronto, and both (JB is absolutely a lock) might end up on the Ring of Excellence in the SkyDome. Fans would absolutely be upset if they don’t resign.
stormie
EE will almost certainly be gone. The team has enough 1B/DH types, especially if they manage to hang on to Jesus Montero. If Bautista will accept 4 years and has another strong year in ’16 (and good enough defense that it doesn’t seem like he’ll have to imminently become a DH himself), then you have to take a chance and throw a contract his way. He’s the heart and soul of the team and the Jays will still be contenders in ’17 and ’18 and can use him, it would be foolish to let him walk because you’re worried about his performance in ’19 or ’20 when they may not even be contending still (depending on how Martin and Tulo are holding up and whether Donaldson stays on after his arb years).
stymeedone
With the current rate of exchange, the Toronto fans would be 20% less mad than a U.S. fan.
jrwhite21
The price of the Canadian dollar rose from $.68 to $.77 relative to the USD today so that’s pretty crazy if you’re into currency exchange rates and such
southpaw2153
Lol
TwinsVet
Fans are quick to forgive letting popular players walk if the the team continues their winning ways. And they don’t fill seats to watch a losing team despite the presence of a favored veteran.
Fans should always advocate for smart baseball decisions that give the team the best chance of winning. And often that means letting superstars walk.
Lance
the jays got good use out of EE and JB…..but it’s smart to let them go if they’re going for 5-year deals at their ages.