2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread
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GhostofPotvin29
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Imagine opting out of a $92 million contract, and doing so because it's a smart move to make more money? Crazy.
Saint Nik said:
1 extra year and another if he stays healthy, it's only 1.4 per season but it's another guaranteed 30 million and if the final year kicks in, it's an additional 50.
I'm not sure he could have gotten a deal like that in 4 years, who know what he would have got on the open market though.
maplesyrup
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No surprises but;
"The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised the 2012 option on infielder Edwin Encarnacion for $3.5 million, the club announced on Monday.
The Jays also announced the 2012 option on pitcher Jon Rauch has been declined."
More;
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/10/31/jays_moves/
"The Toronto Blue Jays have exercised the 2012 option on infielder Edwin Encarnacion for $3.5 million, the club announced on Monday.
The Jays also announced the 2012 option on pitcher Jon Rauch has been declined."
More;
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/10/31/jays_moves/
bustaheims
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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Tony-LaCava-Baltimore-Orioles-GM-search-Toronto-Blue-Jays-110111
Interesting that he'd rather remain an assistant with the Jays than GM with the O's. Sad statement on the state of affairs in Baltimore, but good for the Jays.
Interesting that he'd rather remain an assistant with the Jays than GM with the O's. Sad statement on the state of affairs in Baltimore, but good for the Jays.
L K
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Busta Reims said:
Huge for the Jays. It completely changes the drafting philosophy when you have LaCava poaching half the Latin American talent. You can draft more aggressively if you know that you have a half dozen good prospects for free.
Aside from that I'm not sure what to think on the "guarantee Encarnacion at bats" philosophy again. He was terrible for the first half of last year and they kept playing him because they promised him at bats. He really hadn't done anything in his career to earn that kind of promise, and I'm not sure that he should be gifted at bats based on a half-season of strong play.
bustaheims
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L K said:
Well, if his splits from last season are any indication, as long as he doesn't have to play in the field at all, he should be a fairly productive bat earlier in the season. Fortunately, with Lawrie around, there's no reason to play him at 3B, and if the Jays can upgrade on Lind at 1B, there's no reason to put Encarnacion in the field at all.
bustaheims
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L K said:
Yeah, I know. He'll be sort of a DH-utility guy, but, primarily DH, which is what's important. His numbers as a DH last season were pretty good. So, if he's in the field for 1 game a week or something like that? Oh well.
bustaheims
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L K said:
Yeah. At best, Ortiz should only be considered if all other avenues to improve the offence fail - and, if the Sox offer him arbitration, there's no way the Jays go after him. AA won't sacrifice a draft pick for a short-term addition.
hockeyfan1
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Saint Nik said:
And considering that you are a Torontonian baseball fan sounding negative and rather contrite in this conversational circumstance is beyond comprehension.
I will always like to say, that's a former Blue Jay.
Carpenter was afterall a highly touted draft pick of the Jays back in '93. While he didn't collect his first foray
into the Major leagues until 1997, and stayed a Jay until
2002, with a less than stellar overall pitching record,
his injured shoulder & all, who could blame him for
wanting to test the free agent market? True he refused
the minor league asignment given him by Ricciardi at the
time, including the league minimum of $300,000
(Carpenter wanted $500,000 in which the Jays refused his pay demands), and thus, he left.
Ricciardi at that time. was in the process of paring
down both the roster and salaries.
Besides, as Blue Jay fans, the comparison between
Ricciardi and Anthropoulos quite different, to say the
least. Who is to that if it had been today, Chris
Carpenter would have left under slightly different
circumstances.
Like I said before, the Jays drafted him, and are the club responsible for giving him his first opportunity into the
Major League. I'm still glad that a former Blue Jay who
practically grew up together as a young player with
another Blue Jay, (Roy Halladay), won the World Series.
With all due apologies (sic), if it bothers you so much.
dappleganger
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I was reading this article about Chris Carpenter (http://www.unionleader.com/article/20111030/NEWS15/710309957) and toward the end it made mention of Colby Rasmus getting a world series ring. Seems weird to me. I don't think he deserves one. Does this make sense to anyone else?