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Marcelo Hernandez
I like the Tim Wakefield contract idea
kakarot
Rays goin to the Ship!!!
JaysFan1996
Blue Jays don’t have much to contend this year, no point to shell out top $$$ for Drew or Starting Pitching. Might as well play this year out and acutally try and be aggressive in next year FA to fill holes. Who knows what Goins can do
Matt D.
So the Jays go from WS favorites to not having “much to contend?” And your biggest interest is Goins?
JaysFan1996
Do you think they can contend, or even get to 81 games? There are serious DOUBTS but it’s not impossible. Who is your choice to play second base? Do you want to start Maicer Izturis at second base for 110 games?
pft2
Markakis has been a pretty huge disappointment since he signed his extension. Maybe he plays better in a contract year, but if I were the Orioles I let him fly
brian310
I could see a Beckham to Toronto deal happen at some point in June or July if Semien is hitting good in the minors
BrettLawriesnewesttattoo
That ship has sailed IMO. They had interest in Beckham a couple years ago but now he’s older and barely above replacement level. I can’t see the Jays giving up anything of value to acquire a guy that might not be any better than a combination of Goins/izturis/Kawasaki/morel
Alex Grady
Not saying that it will or will not happen, but I just wouldn’t understand it. They’ve got Goins, Izturis, Kawasaki, Morel and someone else that I can’t remember right now all kinda sorta there and battling for 2B/backup INF/AAA 2B spots, and the difference between them and Beckham is pretty minimal. Beckham is comparably valuable, costs way, way more, can be controlled for less time, and isn’t in the organization already, and would thus cost something to acquire.
edit- What BL’sT said.
Jefftown37
Is Chris Getz the other guy you’re thinking of?
Alex Grady
yep
MLB416
In today’s era of baseball.Trades involving upper class proven talent are rare and generally come following down seasons or personality issues. If not come at huge costs in terms of top prospects as well as upcoming free agency. So there difficult to make. That said even though free agents come at steep prices when u have the needs to fill and protected picks u best take advantage of that. something to this point AA has not done. I hope for the Jays and his job he has an ace up his sleeve
MLB416
In today’s era of baseball.Trades involving upper class proven talent are rare and generally come following down seasons or personality issues. If not come at huge costs in terms of top prospects as well as upcoming free agency. So there difficult to make. That said even though free agents come at steep prices when u have the needs to fill and protected picks u best take advantage of that. something to this point AA has not done. I hope for the Jays and his job he has an ace up his sleeve
Jefftown37
Ackley has had very even platoon splits in his short career. He’d be a fine #9 hitter for the Jays. If they trade Gose for him, the downside might come in terms of losing Gose’s 2014 value, which is mainly as a late-inning defensive replacement for Cabrera or pinch runner. It would relegate Izturis to true backup (not a platoon split). I earlier liked the “buy low” / “bounce-back” quality of acquiring one year of Weeks; if the Jays ate most of his salary, they’d hardly have to give up anyone promising from the farm system. He had a low BABIP last year, but I’m also worried about his bat speed, per a recent Fangraphs article. One of my mantras these next few weeks is going to be, “Let’s see what happens in Dunedin”; I want to apply that to Goins.
Dawson Carlson
Ah so instead of making any moves , AA wants to depend on “luck”. Alright then.
Bleed_Orange
I wouldn’t mind extending Markakis. Maybe somewhere in the realm of 5 years 40 million. His power never developed but he’s been dependable at the plate and in the field.
malkusm
It might take more like 10M AAV but I think that would still be a fair number. People get caught up on his power numbers but he’s a dependable guy (except for the freak injuries the last couple of years), a league average glove, and a plus contact hitter with good plate discipline. He’s about the only guy on the O’s who works the pitch count and draws walks consistently. Assuming he stays consistent he could get into the 2500+ career hits range by the end of that deal.
malkusm
It might take more like 10M AAV but I think that would still be a fair number. People get caught up on his power numbers but he’s a dependable guy (except for the freak injuries the last couple of years), a league average glove, and a plus contact hitter with good plate discipline. He’s about the only guy on the O’s who works the pitch count and draws walks consistently. Assuming he stays consistent he could get into the 2500+ career hits range by the end of that deal.