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pat r. 2
I’m pretty sure that the majority of free agent pitchers, let alone most free agents, are in their age 29 or later season. Finding a player, regardless of position, in their ultimate prime through free agency is pretty rare considering they would have to be in the majors before 23. Two consecutive last place finishes should make Henry realize that if he doesn’t want to get rid of young pieces, he is going to need to gamble in free agency.
Ted
So if we run that through the Alex Anthopoulos filter, we can assume he will take a job, but in an unexpected role as pitching coach in Japan.
warren r.
Listening to the AA interview on the MLB Network today, I really got the impression that he decided a long time ago (before Shapiro entered the mix) that he wasn’t going to return to the Blue Jays. He talked at some length about how it’s important to be a man of your word when you sign a contract, and not to quit. He also said that if he had a couple of years left on his contract when Shapiro came in, he would have stayed.
Frankly, this sounds like someone who wants to do something different with his life. Maybe he’ll work for MLB? Maybe a birdie in his ear is telling him there’s an opportunity to help bring baseball back to his hometown of Montreal? Only time will tell.
Wolfy1980
As much as I’m going to miss AA, I love the idea of him working to bring back the Expos.
Wolfy1980
As much as I’ll miss AA, I love the idea of him bring the Expos back.
jaysfan77
The amount of trades and prospects moved at the trade deadline was a give away for sure, they were 8 games back of the Yankees at the time, with absolutely no guarantees of making anything.
JamieFC
Yankees were playing above their heads. It was pretty evident that with the addition of Price and Tulo to that prolific offence, they would have a very good chance of catching the bombers. Plus they were only a couple games out of a wild card berth. So there was a pretty good chance of ‘making anything’.