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Blue Jays Acquire Jordan Hicks

By Nick Deeds | July 30, 2023 at 4:08pm CDT

The Blue Jays landed one of the most sought-after bullpen arms on the trade market Sunday, announcing the acquisition of righty Jordan Hicks from the Cardinals in exchange for Double-A right-handers Sem Robberse and Adam Kloffenstein. In a corresponding roster move, Toronto designated righty Mitch White for assignment. Hicks had previously been reported to be discussing an extension with the Cardinals ahead of the trade deadline on August 1, though those discussions seemingly stalled out earlier in the week.

Hicks, 26, was a third-round pick in the 2015 draft by the Cardinals. He made his big league debut back in 2018 and threw 77 2/3 innings in his first big league season, with a 3.59 ERA and 3.74 FIP. While he generated an impressive 60.7% groundball rate in his rookie campaign, he posted a lackluster 20.6% strikeout rate and struggled badly with his control to the point of walking 13.3% of batters faced. Early on in his sophomore 2019 season, Hicks required Tommy John surgery. That surgery began a series of injuries and setbacks that would limit him to just 38 2/3 innings of work from 2019-21.

Finally fully healthy in 2022, the Cardinals decided to try using Hicks as a member of the rotation. That experiment did not go well, as Hicks posted a 5.84 ERA and 5.54 FIP in 24 2/3 innings of work across seven starts while walking a whopping 16% of batters faced over that stretch. While he pitched a bit better upon returning to the bullpen, he nonetheless finished the 2022 campaign with 4.84 ERA and 13.3% walk rate in 61 1/3 innings of work.

The 2023 campaign started off difficultly for Hicks once again, as he yielded a whopping nine runs (eight earned) in just 5 2/3 innings of work in his first seven appearances of the year. Since then, however, he’s settled in as one of the most dominant relievers in baseball over the past few months. Since April 18, Hicks sports a 2.25 ERA and a sterling 1.92 FIP in 36 innings of work. He’s cut his walk rate to 10.4% in that time, a figure that, while somewhat elevated, is more than made up for by a phenomenal 34.4% strikeout rate. Hicks also sports a characteristically excellent 58.3% groundball rate this season, a figure that has led him to allow just two home runs all season, and none since he got his season back on track in mid-April.

Hicks’s dominant arm makes him a perfect candidate for Toronto’s bullpen, as the Blue Jays lost closer Jordan Romano to the 15-day injured list earlier this weekend thanks to lower back inflammation. While it’s possible Romano will return fairly quickly after the minimum 15-day stint, he’s been plagued by the issue since it caused him to depart the All Star game earlier this month. Still, it would hardly be a surprise to see the Blue Jays take additional time to ensure their closer is fully healthy upon his return given both the nagging nature of the issue and the importance of Romano, who leads the AL with 28 saves this season and sports a 2.79 ERA in 42 innings this season, to the club’s success.

In return for Hicks’s services, the Blue Jays are paying a hefty prospect toll. Robberse appears to be the headliner in the deal as the club’s seventh-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline and their sixth-best prospect according to Fangraphs. Originally signed out of the Netherlands back in 2019, the 21-year-old hurler sports a 92-94 mph fastball, quality secondary offerings in both a changeup and a slider, and plus command. In 113 1/3 innings of work at the Double-A level, Robberse owns a 3.97 ERA and a strikeout rate of 22%.

Kloffenstein, meanwhile, goes unranked on both Pipeline’s and Fangraphs’s lists. Fangraphs describes Kloffenstein as a pitcher with a four-pitch mix highlighted by a sinker and a slider, though it ultimately pegs him as more of an innings-eating, depth starter type. That evaluation, however, is from prior to the 2023 campaign, where Kloffenstein has impressed to this point. Toronto’s third-round pick in the 2018 draft has shoved across 89 innings of work at Double-A this season to the tune of a 3.24 ERA with a strikeout rate of 27.6%, a figure well above his career rate of 23.5% entering the 2023 campaign.

Both Kloffenstein and Robberse clearly fit the mold of return the Cardinals have reportedly been looking for in dangling their rental arms this summer: controllable, upper-level starting pitching prospects. Both Robberse and Kloffenstein project as starters going forward and have over 100 innings of experience at Double-A, with Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat noting that both hurlers are set to be promoted to Triple-A by the Cardinals organization. Given that promotion, it seems reasonable to assume both pitchers will be on the big league radar for sometime in 2024, barring injury or ineffectiveness changing the timeline.

The deal also spells the end of White’s time in Toronto. A second-round selection by the Dodgers in the 2016 draft, White impressed with a 3.44 ERA and 3.78 FIp in 49 2/3 innings of work across his first two seasons in the majors. He continued his success in a Dodgers uniform in 2022 with a 3.70 ERA and 3.95 FIP in 56 innings of work, but the club dealt White to Toronto at the trade deadline last season. Since joining the Blue Jays, White has struggled mightily, with a 7.60 ERA in 55 2/3 innings of work. While he posted a 4.03 FIP that far outstrips his results as a member of the Jays, his walk rate has ticked up to 11.7% this season, a level unlikely to be sustainable given his mediocre 21.7% strikeout rate. Going forward, Toronto will have one week to either waive or release White, assuming he himself isn’t traded before the deadline on August 1.

Craig Mish of the Miami Herald first reported that Hicks had been traded to Toronto. FanSided’s Robert Murray reported that Kloffenstein was part of the return. Shi Davidi of Sportsnet first reported Robberse’s inclusion in the deal.

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  1. LFGMets (Metsin7)

    2 years ago

    Big pickup for the Jays. I think its either them or the Rangers that make it to the World Series out of the AL

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    • kidnova

      2 years ago

      Rangers are currently in the midst of a rash of injuries.

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      • jjd002

        2 years ago

        You spelled Astros wrong.

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      • bestno5

        2 years ago

        Haha, well played

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      • LFGMets (Metsin7)

        2 years ago

        @StephCurryRetiresWith8Rings I think the Rays are way over performing. Overall I don’t think they excell in a single category. Maybe defense? Their hitting is probably slightly above average. Their pitching and relief staff outside of McLanahan really doesnt do anything for me. If Eflin is your second starter, your in trouble. If they can pull off a trade with the Padres for a mix of Soto, Hader, and Snell, I’ll put them up their with the Jays and Rangers

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      • batman2825

        2 years ago

        Ya, it should be Asstros.

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      • scissormetimbers

        2 years ago

        I’ll correct it, you spell Astros like this “Orioles”

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      • Deadguy

        2 years ago

        Some people call them the Space Cowboys…

        Some call them the jokers of baseball

        Some say buzzatron on the jumbotron?

        Cause they speak in trashcan lingo

        People keep talking about them baby

        Say someone’s instragram looks all wrong

        But don’t worry about that mama

        Manfred got a new plan to wash

        People keep talking about them baby

        Say Manfred done baseball wrong

        Don’t worry baby cause Jose altuve

        Is right here right here right here

        Right here at home….

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      • jjd002

        2 years ago

        They were the only team punished for a league wide problem, but go on about how they are allowed to cheat. It also happened 5+ seasons ago. It is time to move on.

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      • User 401527550

        2 years ago

        Except Glashow is their number 2. Mclanahan and Glasnow is a really good one two in playoffs.

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      • profhambone2

        2 years ago

        That is the past. Weren’t the Yanks caught as well? Boston as well?

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      • BaseballisLife

        2 years ago

        The Rays are 3rd in wRC+ and OPS+, and 4th in runs as a team. Their pitching staff as a whole is 3rd in ERA and their starting rotation is 2nd. If you want people to take your opinion seriously, it really, really helps for you to look this stuff up first before you comment. Its not hard to find and only takes a minute.

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      • BaseballisLife

        2 years ago

        Steph, the Commissioner’s report says there were 9 other teams beyond the 3 you have named. 12 total. Those are the ones that were caught. It was league wide.

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      • slidepiece

        2 years ago

        Stick with basketball lady

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      • sufferforsnakes

        2 years ago

        So did you. It’s Astroisks.

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      • BaseballisLife

        2 years ago

        3 were penalized. Astros, Yankees, Red Sox. 12 total were caught.

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      • blackandorange

        2 years ago

        Oh for crying out loud, get a new line. It was 6 years ago. And they got punished. Get over it.

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      • filihok

        2 years ago

        That seems unlikely.

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      • terrymesmer

        2 years ago

        Yep. But Rangers are addressing it by adding Scherzer and Montgomery.

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        • its_happening

          2 years ago

          Cubs are back in it. Closer to contention than the 2021 Blue Jays. Buyers.

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      • retire21

        2 years ago

        Aww, the myth of TG!
        2-5 / 5.75 postseason stats.

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      • miltpappas

        2 years ago

        O’s. It’s their year but few seem to accept that.

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      • Captain Dunsel

        2 years ago

        I disagree. There is a qualitative difference between cheating to win and being paid to lose.

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      • filihok

        2 years ago

        Agreed

        Cheating to win is much more forgivable.

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      • Cam

        2 years ago

        @LFGMets – Tampa Bay has the 4th best ERA and 4th most runs scored in the Majors this year.

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      • BaseballisLife

        2 years ago

        3rd best ERA as a whole. Starters are even better

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      • Spaced-Cowboy

        2 years ago

        Sorry, you rang?

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    • Captain-Judge99

      2 years ago

      No Jays, and probably no Rangers either. If I have to choose between the two. I’d go Texas. Nevertheless great pick up for Toronto. I wonder what they gave up though?

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    • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

      2 years ago

      Imagine the Blue Jays make the world series. Joe Carter throws out the first pitch of game 6. And someone hits a walk off homerun to win the world series. 30 years later.

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      • phillyphan81

        2 years ago

        Thank you for making me relive that traumatic childhood memory

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        • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

          2 years ago

          I could’ve mentioned that it could be vs. Philly. I did not. But you never know. Maybe it’ll be Mitch Williams throwing to Joe Carter for the first pitch of game 6.

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        • neo

          2 years ago

          Was this the dagger?

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        • Deadguy

          2 years ago

          Someone has to loose… I’ve felt the same about watching Rick Ankiel in 2001… dude was sooooo good, then snap…. they compared him to Steve Carlton, Sandy Kofax

          And then there was the 04 world series…

          Only time I’ve ever felt more robbed as a fan is looking at John Mozeliak track record since trading for Marcell Ozuna and singing Brett Cicel?

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        • Dong Drysdale

          2 years ago

          Why loose? They can be tight?

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        • neo

          2 years ago

          Not everyone can be tight.

          Someone has to be looser.

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        • Joe Carters walkoff

          2 years ago

          Beautiful memory

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        • Lanidrac

          2 years ago

          If robbery includes excellent trades like Goldschmidt, Arenado, Gallegos, and the deals for starting pitching at the last two deadlines that got the Cardinals into the playoffs those years, then sign me up to get robbed.

          Those moves have more than made up for the few bad moves like the ones you mentioned, the Arozarena trade, and the last Carpenter extension. (Meanwhile, the jury is still out on the Contreras signing, but it should still wind up as a decent move at worst).

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      • terrymesmer

        2 years ago

        Bottom of 9th, tie game, 1 out, Merrifield on 3B. Atlanta brings in a LHP to face LHH Varsho, who bunts for a single up the 1B line — as he has done so many times before. — to win the series.

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    • Blue Baron

      2 years ago

      @LFGMets: Unless it’s Baltimore.

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    • Francys01

      2 years ago

      I really like the prospects that the Cards acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays.

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      • bighiggy

        2 years ago

        How did we get better prospects for hicks then we did for Monty and Stratton? I’m honestly perplexed. So weird

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        • Best Screenname Ever

          2 years ago

          Exactly. Toronto gave up more for a few weeks of Hicks than Texas did for the far better Montgomery and Stratton as well. I think the Toronto trade smells of desperation.

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        • YourDreamGM

          2 years ago

          Both Cards returns were good and wins. Excellent work.

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          I guess the way is that different teams, websites, and people can value players differenty.

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          They got the 11th and 14th ranked prospects from the rangers who have a top third ranked system, and the 7th and an unranked prospect from a bottom third system from the Jays.

          So no idea how they got a better package from Toronto

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          That’s a very bad way to try to compare

          1) all ratings are subjective. So that just makes it difficult in general

          2) but why not just look at something like fangraphs that puts a player grade on each other?

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          So Roby is fangraphs number 5 and a 50, Saggese is the fangraphs number 17 prospect with a 40+.

          Kloffenstein doesn’t make the fangraphs too 42 for the jays and has a 40.

          Robberse is the jays number 6 and a 45.

          So both prospects from Texas are ranked higher than kloffenstein.
          So even with his 40 ranking, fangraphs doesn’t believe he is even a top 40 prospect in the jays system.

          Weird how one is subjective and the other isn’t. But keep telling yourself whatever you want, you are just wrong

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        • BaseballisLife

          2 years ago

          Yeah. Stay away from Fangraphs. Both BA and MLB Pipeline are better resources.

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        • YourDreamGM

          2 years ago

          Kloffenstein is a top 30. Top 20 for me. If any ranking site was even halfway decent I wouldn’t have to watch milb, talk to scouts or even look at stats.

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          Yet not a single site has him in the Jays top 30. But every one of them have no idea what they are talking about

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          Who said that FG’s rating isn’t subjective?

          I mean, I literally said “all ratings are subjective”.

          Somehow you read that and concluded that I meant “Some ratings are not subjective”? If so, that’s on you.

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          Subjective or not, you are just flat out wrong on your assessment. You said why not just look at fangraphs for a player grade like that was less subjective or had more weight than team rankings. But sure pal

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          I in no way said that it was less subjective

          The hell are you talking about?

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        • YourDreamGM

          2 years ago

          Ranking sites are always behind the dream gm. Usually they catch up though. Look for him there next year.

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        • KamKid

          2 years ago

          I wouldn’t look at rankings so much as the reports. Especially from sites like fangraphs that don’t update in season. Id look more at the traits the players have and if the team has shown to be successful at getting the most out of those types of guys. Robberse is highly praised for some of the cleanest mechanics in the system but has had trouble building strength. So he seems more floor than ceiling in that regard but he finally put on some weight (and velo) this past offseason. If the Cardinals are good at getting stuff gains out of guys, you might really like Robberse for them. I don’t know that Kloffenstein is well regarded for anything in particular. More of a case of a physical high schooler who never added the things people projected. “Just a guy” and “nothing there” were things I heard last year. But he’s apparently had a good showing out of the blue this year. Maybe the Cardinals see something the rest of the industry doesn’t.

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        • Lanidrac

          2 years ago

          Montgomery, yes, but Hicks is better than Stratton.

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        • BlueJ’sAllDay

          2 years ago

          The return is not great sorry to break it to you as a Jays fan who knows these prospects well. You’re looking at 2 lottery picks of ever carving out a respectable major league career. Seems like fair value and a decent trade both ways. Roberse might be a decent 4-5 starter one day or may never make it. Kloffenstein will probably never make it as a starter and will potentially be a decent bullpen piece one day or not make it at all. The Jays did well with this trade straight up. Maybe Sem continues to grow and become something else but it would not coincide with our timeline to win a championship so this is a win for the Jays

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        • Jeremy135

          2 years ago

          Few weeks of Hicks? Just because Romano comes back doesnt mean we lose Hicks…. He will still be a dominant 8th inning guy….

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        • its_happening

          2 years ago

          I think you over rated Robberse.

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        • YourDreamGM

          2 years ago

          Kloffenstein now #22 in Cards top 30 for mlb pipeline. Always lost behind and have to follow YourDreamGM. The one’s following my work get it done fast. Ones that don’t are always a year behind. Look for him on the 2024 Cards rankings.

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    • roob

      2 years ago

      This is the biggest overpay of the deadline deals. Crazy return for a guy like Hicks. Great deal for the Cards.

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    • Deadguy

      2 years ago

      I like this return much better than the Montgomery/straton return from the rangers… Rangers got a steal…

      That AA pitcher and middle infielder who will be blocked are what’s to be excited about?

      Here we got two middle tier starters for a really good closer

      I’m really interested in Adam Kloffenstein

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      • Mystery13

        2 years ago

        The 11th and 14th ranked prospects from a top third system are more valuable than the 7th and an unranked prospect from a bottom third system

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          That isn’t necessarily true

          You should look at individual grades on the players instead of trying to divine the numbers out of thin air

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          In this case it very much is true. Based on both individual grades and rankings.

          Almost like their is a correlation between a lower individual grade and a lower prospect ranking. Weird how that works

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          The point went directly past your head

          That one team might have a very top heavy system and be ranked better than one that’s deeper so that a player ranked farther down on the deeper system is better than a player ranked higher on the top heavy system doesn’t make sense to you, isn’t something I feel like explaining.

          Just because things are correlated doesn’t mean you can always make definite statements about them

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        • neo

          2 years ago

          Player evaluations can change like the weather. One moment, everything is sunny for the prospect then a rough stretch comes and it’s a disaster warning. Or vice versa.

          Kloffenstein looked lost before this season. Things change.

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        • filihok

          2 years ago

          100%

          Well….maybe like 90%

          or 50%

          I dunno

          The weather might be more predictable than baseball prospects. So prospects might change more than the weather.

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    • Best Screenname Ever

      2 years ago

      Toronto is just standing still. Their closer went on the IL and Hicks is a replacement closer with a 3.67 ERA/3.02 FIP. No game changer.

      I have a hard time seeing Toronto make he playoffs at all. The Sox have owned them this year, as have the rest of the Division.

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      • filihok

        2 years ago

        Funny

        That’s why I can see them making the playoffs.

        They aren’t significantly worse than those teams so no reason to expect them to continue to struggle like that against them

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      • YourDreamGM

        2 years ago

        Hicks is a great closer or setup. Toronto didn’t even look at his era or fip as it would tell them nothing about his future value.

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        • its_happening

          2 years ago

          Hicks has great closer potential. He has never been a great closer.

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      • Jaysfan1981

        2 years ago

        The rest of the League better hope someone in the AL KOs Toronto early.

        Considering they have the best record in the league when you take out the AL east games.

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    • Mario93

      2 years ago

      Romano
      Hicks
      Swanson
      Richards
      Mayza
      Garcia
      Cabrera

      Looking real good

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      • its_happening

        2 years ago

        Potentially Green.

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  2. RyanD44

    2 years ago

    Great get for the Jays, if Romano can come back healthy, that’s a dirty back end of their pen.

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    • bigdaddyt

      2 years ago

      I would say with healthy Romano jays have one of the best pens in baseball. Swanson, Pearson, Garcia all can be used late and Timmy Mayza is low key having a all star year

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    • Dong Drysdale

      2 years ago

      How? Hicks just throws hard while walking nearly 6 per nine innings lol. Stop with the hyperbole.

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      • YourDreamGM

        2 years ago

        Does he walk thay many or did he walk a lot in April? Toronto doesn’t care about what he did in April. Excellent playoff 8th 9th inning arm.

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    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      2 years ago

      It was a costly acquisition for Toronto though. Two promising starting AA pitchers who are close the majors for 2+ months of a relief pitcher? Hicks needs to be a true difference maker and get them into the playoffs for this deal to be worth it for Toronto.

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      • YourDreamGM

        2 years ago

        Costly indeed. But not elite arms. Other teams have paid as much or more. For buying now it is fair price.

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  3. Simm

    2 years ago

    Should get something good for him.

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    • Simm

      2 years ago

      It’s a sellers market I’m sure they got something good.

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      • ChangedName

        2 years ago

        Oh yeah, Adam Kloffenstein, earth shattering return in this “seller’s market”.

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      • Simm

        2 years ago

        It definitely is

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      • bigdaddyt

        2 years ago

        The Sem is a legit good prospect so wouldn’t be so pissy with the return

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    • ChangedName

      2 years ago

      He’s a rental reliever, not sure if they’ll get much. More sellers than buyers this year.

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      • Simm

        2 years ago

        What are you talking about. Way more buyers than sellers this year. Is like 20-10 buyers vs sellers.

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        • ChangedName

          2 years ago

          Then why are the returns on most trades so poor?

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        • Simm

          2 years ago

          You are kidding right…most of the returns have been very high. Gio top 100 with a 5 era, scherzer got a top 50 prospect. I could keep going.

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        • ChangedName

          2 years ago

          Mets had to pick up $20+ million to move Scherzer and everyone the White Sox have traded are rentals.

          Just because a team is in playoff contention doesn’t make them a buyer if they’re not inclined to make a move. There are definitely not 20 teams acting like buyers right now, no idea where you got that number.

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        • MoneyBallJustWorks

          2 years ago

          Giolito does not have a 5 era
          Scherzer you know is a potential game changing player who may not be a rental.

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        • iH8PaperStraws

          2 years ago

          The teams with a glut of top prospects like the Dodgers, Ranger and Orioles could also be thought of as seller and them teams, like the Cardinal, who need a ton of players for the further as buyers. It takes two to trade and each side isn’t going to settle just to make a deal.

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        • User 401527550

          2 years ago

          Because you really don’t know much about the prospects involved and expect major leaguers to be involved.

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        • Jaysfan1981

          2 years ago

          Hosting its Kloffehstein or however it’s spelled

          Obviously not a huge return if a Jays fan can’t even spell his name

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        • iH8PaperStraws

          2 years ago

          For two months of Hicks? No Way.

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        • Jaysfan1981

          2 years ago

          Kloffenstein and Robberse

          Doesn’t really hurt.

          Still leaves lots of prospects for Soto and Hader

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        • User 401527550

          2 years ago

          Soto isn’t getting traded.

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        • YourDreamGM

          2 years ago

          Huge sellers market. Everyone has boosted their farms.

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  4. Joe Carters walkoff

    2 years ago

    Yes !!

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  5. marrtho

    2 years ago

    Ya don’t Say, eh?

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  6. Ben621

    2 years ago

    And it begins

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    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Yes it is and Rays,Yankees haven’t made a move that means something.

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      • Otto371

        2 years ago

        And the trade deadline isnt here yet so they have time to make an impactful move still.

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  7. 10centBeerNight

    2 years ago

    Great move for TOR. Next 48 hours are gonna be wild!

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    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Yes it is and biggest BP out their if Hader doesn’t get moved yet per Nightengale.

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    • VonPurpleHayes

      2 years ago

      Well I would hold off to see the return. It’s nice they required a reliever though.

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  8. DoItDoug

    2 years ago

    Great move. They needed another high leverage reliever!

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  9. Bishop

    2 years ago

    MItch White should be making travel arrangements.

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    • bigfatandugly

      2 years ago

      or yimi hopefully

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      • Bishop

        2 years ago

        yimi’s contract vested. he’ll be here for a little while longer.

        Reply
        • jimmertee

          2 years ago

          I think it is so poetic for Shapiro and Atkins that Yimi Garcia vested his $6million 2024 contract by giving up a two run homer in the top of the 10th by spinning a floating slider to a fairly good hitter.

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    • jimmertee

      2 years ago

      Hopefully Mitch White went back to the Cardinals as part of the deal.

      Reply
    • solaris602

      2 years ago

      I can totally see the Dodgers bringing White back to the organization. Send him to OKC to see if he can get straightened out, and if so call him up when rosters expand. He was never great with the Dodgers, but he wasn’t terrible.

      Reply
      • Bishop

        2 years ago

        He was OK as a #5/#6 guy with the Jays last year but has completely tanked with the team this year.

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      • BaseballisLife

        2 years ago

        White has no options and has been DFA’d.

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    • BaseballisLife

      2 years ago

      White DFA’d

      Reply
  10. GB85

    2 years ago

    Very solid pickup.

    Reply
  11. causality

    2 years ago

    I heard Billy eppler forgot that he could trade with the blue jays because they are not in America. So he never even called Ross Atkins.

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    • mcappy

      2 years ago

      They are from America. The ‘North’ part, even.

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    • Jaysfan1981

      2 years ago

      Toronto is the 51st state in the US.

      Or so we’re told

      Reply
  12. CardsFan57

    2 years ago

    Waiting for the more to come.

    Reply
    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Yes waiting so MLB Network has a lot to talk about,

      Reply
  13. BrettPhillips for Prezident

    2 years ago

    Nate Pearson? I can’t think who else the cardinals would want

    Reply
    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      SP? Brett Phillips the OF?

      Reply
      • BrettPhillips for Prezident

        2 years ago

        St Louis would adore Brett he might take Fredbirds job

        Reply
  14. sacrifice

    2 years ago

    I’m wondering if Romano is hurt more than just a sore back.

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  15. Joe Spivey

    2 years ago

    Are the Jays buying?

    Reply
    • GB85

      2 years ago

      Yes? 59-47 record and currently holding the second wild card. Why wouldn’t they be buying?

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  16. Bobby Mongan

    2 years ago

    I just love how everyone talks about teams making trades and picking up players in the AL East and simply still don’t mention the current best team in the division. I understand talking about the Jays because this is a story about them.

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    • GB85

      2 years ago

      So, what? You click on a story about the Jays making a trade and then complain that the Orioles aren’t mentioned?

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    • jopeness

      2 years ago

      even as a Yankee fan I am happy Orioles are back. I always thought the Indians, Rangers and Orioles were great ALDS and ALCS series through the 90s and 2000s.

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    • YourDreamGM

      2 years ago

      It’s trade deadline. We talk about teams trying to win a world series. Not one’s trying to get a top 5 farm system ranking.

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  17. swinging wood

    2 years ago

    I’ve never seen a guy that can throw 105 struggle to put up good numbers like this guy.

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    • cah011381

      2 years ago

      He had a rough start to the season. He’s actually been pretty good since mid-May

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    • jopeness

      2 years ago

      Chapman did for a while as a starter and then previous couple years

      Reply
      • YankeesBleacherCreature

        2 years ago

        He can hit 104 a few times this season IIRC.

        Reply
  18. BrettPhillips for Prezident

    2 years ago

    Not to mention, it was huge that they kept on to him after he had an ERA over 10 at the start of the year. The fact we are getting something solid hopefully for him is big in my eyes.

    Reply
  19. fre5hwind

    2 years ago

    Good move

    Reply
  20. iH8PaperStraws

    2 years ago

    For Sem Robberse?

    Reply
    • iH8PaperStraws

      2 years ago

      Where you at Little Stevie? Some of us know more then you’d like to admit.

      Reply
  21. Sportsmutt

    2 years ago

    I don’t know who they gave us, but im not psyched that we traded Hicks on his own, unpackaged.

    Reply
    • mgomrjsurf

      2 years ago

      Maybe an OF or Catcher also from Cardinals.

      Reply
      • Bishop

        2 years ago

        Would have like to see Carlson included.

        Reply
  22. bigfatandugly

    2 years ago

    he’s a 118 ERA plus and he’s only given up 2 HRs in 40+ ip going to a bullpen that is 5th in ERA+ but has problems keeping the ball in the park.

    great signing for the jays regardless of your personal feeling for him

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  23. MarlinsFanBase

    2 years ago

    Would’ve been a nice pickup for the Marlins.

    Reply
  24. cah011381

    2 years ago

    Sure hope so, DeJong at least.

    Reply
  25. King of Cards

    2 years ago

    Ready to hear what’s coming to the Cardinals. Hicks is boom or bust I like the move for the Jays.

    Reply
  26. hiflew

    2 years ago

    I’m guessing at least one of the Jays top three LHP prospects (Tiedemann, Barriera, Macko) will be heading to STL. The first two as the top of a package or Macko as a lesser part of a package led by a bat.

    Reply
    • Bishop

      2 years ago

      Tiedemann, not for Hicks. Barriera, ,doubt it, really doubt it. Macko, yeah, I’d do that trade..

      Reply
      • Jaysfan1981

        2 years ago

        I guess Hiflew has me muted for some reason, not sure why. Can’t reply directly to their comment

        But boy was that assumption way off

        Robberse was #7 likely to be a 3 or 4 if he hits his ceiling and Kloff was like the 10th

        Cards are hoping 1 of them has a decent next 7 years and it’ll be a win for them

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    • GB85

      2 years ago

      Tiedemann for a few months of Jordan Hicks? Keep dreaming.

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    • BooJays33

      2 years ago

      There’s no way 2 months of Hicks gets your tiedemann or Barriera.

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    • jaymac

      2 years ago

      SS Leo Jimenez (ranked as Toronto’s #20 prospect by MLB.com) was removed from the lineup for AA New Hampshire just before their game started, so he’s a prime candidate. Excellent fielder who’s made some strides with the bat over the last year or so. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Mitch White head over as well -awful results this year, and he’s out of options, but a decent buy-low candidate. The Cards can afford to see if he can work things out over the next 2 months. If he can get back on track, he could be a #5 starter for St. Louis next year…

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  27. Jesse Chavez enthusiast

    2 years ago

    Nice addition jays!

    3
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  28. meangreandancingmachine

    2 years ago

    Cardinals receive… a future third-basemen. 😉

    No, I expect a young starter. Or at least they better receive one.

    Nice move by the Blue Jays. Always a good trade partner with St. Louis.

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  29. Slider_withcheese

    2 years ago

    Kloffenstein sucks. Steal for the Jays. Cards get fleeced again.

    2
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    • Bishop

      2 years ago

      Sem Robberse is going too. #6 prospect on fangraphs list

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  30. CardsFan57

    2 years ago

    Edman’s on the IL. I think they are shopping DeJong quite heavily.

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    • mikejoann6

      2 years ago

      Edman is on a rehab at Memphis and expected to rejoin the Cardinals on Tuesday.

      Reply
  31. Dustyslambchops23

    2 years ago

    Seems like a very fair and reasonable assessment

    Reply
  32. MoneyBallJustWorks

    2 years ago

    Leo Jimenez was pulled from lineup in minors prior to start of game.

    Reply
    • Bishop

      2 years ago

      bad wrist according to reports

      Reply
  33. Em 2

    2 years ago

    Bang the drum slowly…

    1
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  34. CardsFan57

    2 years ago

    I hope he closes out this save before leaving town.

    1
    Reply
  35. meangreandancingmachine

    2 years ago

    I would suspect DeJong is traded and Edman (when he comes off IL) and Motter will play SS.

    1
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    • CardsFan57

      2 years ago

      It wouldn’t surprise me to see Winn brought up when DeJong is traded. He’s raking at AAA over the last two months. He did start slow then kept getting hotter and hotter at the plate.

      Reply
      • meangreandancingmachine

        2 years ago

        Winn is legit – no question!

        Reply
  36. Perksy

    2 years ago

    So does Hicks close now until Romano gets back? And is Gallegos now closing for the Cards?

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    • Gwynning

      2 years ago

      Probably? (x2)

      Reply
  37. msqboxer

    2 years ago

    Hicks is going to cause a lot of anxiety for Blue Jays fans…great upside for the rest of the season, but would scare me in a big game.

    Reply
    • Bishop

      2 years ago

      Jays fans say the same thing about Romero. I wonder if all fans say that about their closers?

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      • YankeesBleacherCreature

        2 years ago

        Not if you had Mariano Rivera and followed his entire career. Now we have no closer so I just yell at Boone.

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        • Bishop

          2 years ago

          I’ll dress Boone up as a cloud so non-baseball fans can participate ;o)

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  38. desertdawg

    2 years ago

    Well, another miss by the D’Backs, but I keep forgetting that the D’Back has Chafin as a closer and Luvello see him as really reliable what a joke, I guess money is an object for the D’Backs now since they don’t have that TV contract with Bally’s anymore, they have to count their penny’s now.

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  39. bighiggy

    2 years ago

    Seriously, lol. They get 2 months of hicks. He has been on a roll lately but he makes you bite your nails alot. Kloffenstein has good numbers as a young for his league pitcher. Hicks obviously didn’t want an extension so the fact we got a decent prospect is amazing. Hicks was close to being DFA’d early in the season. your hate for the cards is super weird. Doesnt it ever get old for you? Slider you got real problems man

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  40. King of Cards

    2 years ago

    Nice return for Hicks. I like it a lot.

    Reply
    • Bluejay4life

      2 years ago

      Good Move. Bluejays pen getting better. They are going to need it if they are making I b out of t he next two series

      Reply
  41. This one belongs to the Reds

    2 years ago

    Another one bites the dust while the kid GM keeps napping.

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    • YourDreamGM

      2 years ago

      I don’t think you missed a trade.

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  42. Riontyler

    2 years ago

    They need to trade their manager along with Mo and his collection of awful bowties for a free redbox rental. Bill DeWitt Jr. Just sits back, complaining about how teams barely break even while assuring the fan base they will hold themselves accountable for placing a competitive team on the field each year. Of course teams have a bad year but this trade along with the one to come will amount to nothing. If the actual return was this single pitcher that barely looks mediocre, it’s an embarrassment. Change the manager! The team isn’t responding to his way of coaching and the bullpen usage has been laughable.

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  43. jdgoat

    2 years ago

    That’s a pretty good deal for both teams. St. Louis did good here for a rental reliever.

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  44. big boi

    2 years ago

    Robberse hurts.. they need to extend the guy

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    • Murphy NFLD

      2 years ago

      Yea Sem is a good prospect, hopfully they get a 1-3 year extension out of hicks to even it out better

      1
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      • KamKid

        2 years ago

        If he’s good in Toronto, he seems like a multi year candidate. Rafael Montero like contract?If the Jays traded for him, you’d think they’d be in on him in the offseason too.

        Reply
  45. CardsFan57

    2 years ago

    I like this return better than the return for Monty and Stratton.

    Reply
    • Best Screenname Ever

      2 years ago

      Saw what you did.

      Reply
  46. Slider_withcheese

    2 years ago

    Not surprising they sent two black players to Canada and shipped the white ones to Texas. Typical cardinal behavior

    1
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    • Cards78

      2 years ago

      What does this even mean? This is a silly thing to say.

      Reply
      • bighiggy

        2 years ago

        Guy is nuts

        Reply
  47. bighiggy

    2 years ago

    Hopefully the cards claim white. Along with a couple other recent DFA’s. After they clean house, and hopefully dfa motter and fermin they’ll have like 8 roster spots to fill. Might as well give white and other recent dfa’s a chance

    Reply
    • bighiggy

      2 years ago

      Take a flier on song, bickford and buzardo

      Reply
      • bighiggy

        2 years ago

        Bruihl and leonard from dodgers too

        Reply
  48. sacrifice

    2 years ago

    Sem Robberse is a strikeout ace in the making
    great trade for the Cards

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  49. sacrifice

    2 years ago

    Cards taking advantage of some injuries to teams
    Romano and Eovaldi

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  50. jimmertee

    2 years ago

    So essentially the whole deal is Robberse, Kloffentstein and White for Hicks. Massive overpay. No wonder the #Bluejays can’t win a World Series with a GM operating like this.

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    • YourDreamGM

      2 years ago

      Pay the market price or don’t get him. See what scraps are left on Tuesday.

      Reply
    • Jaysfan1981

      2 years ago

      Bad take Jimmer

      Losing white is probably the biggest addition by subtraction any team could make this year

      Kloff and Sem may never amounts to more than filler and throw ins

      You’re talking like we gave them Tiedemann, Barriera and Zulu

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      • MarkoRock68

        2 years ago

        Jays when have you ever known Jimmer to have a good take. This guy will whine and complain about the pen or starting rotation then think high end arms can be obtained for peanuts.

        This is the same guy who said Semien and Ray would be busts in the spring of 21 and they went on to finish 3rd in MVP and win the Cy Young. .

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        • Jaysfansince92

          2 years ago

          Jimmer also said Bichatte was all hype and was not good enough to start in the majors.

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      • Deok50

        2 years ago

        Does jimmertee ever have a good take . This is a guy who said Bo bichette would be a bust because he had weak wrists and a weak core . He’s an idiot plain and simple . #trasheyes

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      • Stealing Signs

        2 years ago

        JImmer is a Jays FO hater. Nothing they do will please him.

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  51. Luke Strong

    2 years ago

    Jays will regret this one… King Klof is an elite prospect, and for Hicks- an average middle reliever.

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    • Bishop

      2 years ago

      Kloffenstein isn’t a ranked prospect (fangraphs). He was Rule 5 eligible last year and wasn’t taken.

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      • Luke Strong

        2 years ago

        A year in baseball was a long time ago.

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    • YourDreamGM

      2 years ago

      For sure closer setup.

      Reply
  52. meangreandancingmachine

    2 years ago

    Cardinals still aren’t done.

    Flaherty will be moved. I suspect DeJong may be moved. I suspect one or both of Carlson and Burleson will be moved. Hell, Edman – currently on the IL – could be moved.

    Being sellers is new to Cardinals fans – I get it. At least wait and see what the *entire* haul once the deadline has come and gone before handing out score cards.

    Potentially still a lot of new players coming to St. Louis before Tuesday’s deadline.

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    • YourDreamGM

      2 years ago

      Sell everyone. Take advantage of it. I would have loved to traded Nolan Paul as well.

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  53. FrontOfficeStan

    2 years ago

    Wow this is even more intriguing than the prospects from the rangers. Better than expected for just Hicks.

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    • msqboxer

      2 years ago

      What? A prospect rated a 45 and the other one not in their top 40 and that’s intriguing?

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      • FrontOfficeStan

        2 years ago

        Yes. Surely you understand prospects can be underrated. Robberse is something to be excited about, and Kloff seems intriguing because his numbers this year are pretty decent. Both are immediately playing in AAA here, so yes, very intriguing.

        What do you expect for 2 months of Hicks?

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      • YourDreamGM

        2 years ago

        Both are Jays top 20 prospects. Rob top 10.

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      • Big whiffa

        2 years ago

        @boxer, you can study the stats and come to your own conclusions about prospects. Life is better that way

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        • Mystery13

          2 years ago

          Sure, but prospect ranking sites exist for a reason. Stats never tell the whole story about a prospect.

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  54. King Floch

    2 years ago

    I will always remember Kloffenstein from MLB The Show 21, where he was listed at 7’0 tall for some bizarre reason (he’s 6’5 IRL according to BBREF).

    His character model was comically gigantic and I always traded for him in franchise no matter what team I was playing because I am easily amused lol.

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  55. YourDreamGM

    2 years ago

    Even win win trade. Hicks walks have been on steady decline. His luck hasn’t yet. He is a playoff setup man or even closer.

    2 starting pitching prospects for a closer rental sounds about right this year.

    Both teams did really well.

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  56. msqboxer

    2 years ago

    Obtaining two players that won’t possibly impact your MLB roster until 2025 and probably only 20% chance of that is horrible.

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    • Big whiffa

      2 years ago

      2 potential starters w a track record in 2a is an excellent return for hicks.

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  57. iH8PaperStraws

    2 years ago

    The AA pitchers the Cardinals got between the two trade will slot in the top 10 ranking of the cardinal prospects. While they are future aces, they are better than what they already had. They need a lot, so even if they are the next round of relievers for 24-28, it’s a need that was addressed.

    Reply
  58. Datashark

    2 years ago

    Mitch White another fine ex-dodger top prospect that flamed out.

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    • Big whiffa

      2 years ago

      Most overhyped system in the history of baseball !

      Reply
  59. KamKid

    2 years ago

    Not a huge fan of relievers who don’t throw strikes. I hope he takes the kind of step forward Cabrera has in that regard. Blue Jays don’t shop for results. They shop for skills and traits they think they can get results from. I’m always interested to see how pitchers do going from one organization to another and Hicks has always been intriguing so I’m hopeful.
    Robberse isn’t comfortable to give up for an okay rental reliever. The upside of Hicks has to come pretty quickly for this to work out.

    Reply
    • eatonculo

      2 years ago

      He’s been great lately. He blew a save with a bad throw to first, but he’s really played well the past couple of months.

      He was brutal earlier this season, but he seems to have latched onto something of late.

      Reply
      • KamKid

        2 years ago

        Yeah. It sounds like it. This is one of those things where when you don’t watch a player or team regularly and you can have an impression of a guy that sticks. His year long results this year are in line with the picture of him I have in my head.
        In terms of being better, is it based on a certain skill breakthrough or is it more of a stretch with better results?

        Reply
        • eatonculo

          2 years ago

          He’s throwing more strikes and striking people out.

          When he first came up, he was a flame-thrower who mainly just got people to ground out. Early this season, he had trouble finding the strike zone. Now, he’s actually pitching like a guy who throws 104.

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        • KamKid

          2 years ago

          After digging in a little, I believe more in the results. Throwing more strikes is one thing but command can be fleeting so I worry about sustainability of good results over a short stretch when he’s had a decently long career of not getting these kinds of results. But I see that he’s changed his pitch mix a bit this year and using his four seamer more. Even if it’s only 10% usage, it seems to be working and you can see why. For a guy who doesn’t get much chase, having a third pitch that you can attack a different part of the zone with can certainly help with keeping hitters off balance. I think this is more breakout than small sample noise.

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  60. TenYearsGone

    2 years ago

    Kinda hoping that the BoSox were gonna end up w Hicks. But looking at what the Jays gave up(almost ready major league starting pitching), the Sox were clearly not gonna be able to land him. Nice job Jays

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    • Digdugler

      2 years ago

      Jays gave up a lot, wouldnt say nice job just yet… lets see if they can get to and win a playoff game first…its been many years.

      Reply
  61. Mario93

    2 years ago

    Romano
    Swanson
    Hicks
    Richards
    Mayza
    Garcia
    Cabrera

    Fantastic looking pen to get through the next two months. Mayza is having a great season, not sure if I trust him in the post season, probably not. I’d prefer Cabrera vs a tough lefty when it’s post season time. But that’s just preference. It’s a great looking pen, hopefully they all perform when it matters most

    Reply
    • Jaysfan1981

      2 years ago

      Having Richards coming in as the first reliever after Gausman or Kikuchi then having Cabrera or Hicks after that is going to be a nightmare for anyone.

      Love this pen. Dare I say the best in baseball now?

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      • its_happening

        2 years ago

        It’s a better bullpen with some holes in it (Yimi). Let’s hope Chad Green comes back healthy. Jays still need a right handed OF bat. Or a 2B bat if they want to move Merrifield to LF.

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  62. But It Do

    2 years ago

    Mr. Deeds will never learn. “Meanwhile” has to start the sentence. You can’t just throw it in the middle.

    Reply
  63. FromNorthYorktoFernwood

    2 years ago

    This chat funny

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