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Update on team re-signings:
Darwin Barney 1 yr. @ $2.88M
Ezequiel Carrera 1 yr. @ $1.16
Aaron Loup 1 yr. @ $1.1M
Of the Edwin situarion:
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports argues that the Blue Jays may have misread the market for power bats this winter. In the case of Toronto, he suggests, the team ought to have been more patient with Edwin Encarnacion. By moving quickly to give a three-year deal to Kendrys Morales after Encarnacion declined to take the team?s early-offseason offer, the Jays may have spent much more than necessary to land a player of Morales?s quality while also tying their hands on Encarnacion, who ended up signing for one year and $20MM less than Toronto had reportedly offered.
As for Bautista:
Speculation about Jose Bautista ultimately signing a one-year deal is growing throughout the industry, writes Sportsnet?s Ben Nicholson-Smith. The Blue Jays were recently said to be in active talks with Bautista, and Nicholson-Smith notes that he spoke with execs from two other clubs that considered Bautista the exact type of player that could end up as a significant bargain if he?s had on a one-year pact. Nicholson-Smith adds that there?s still a belief in the industry that Toronto would be perfectly happy to let Bautista depart, sign elsewhere, and collect a compensatory draft pick. However, the Jays do still need two corner outfielders, and Bautista is a known commodity among the fans, in the clubhouse and on the field for Toronto.
All here:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/toronto-blue-jays
Darwin Barney 1 yr. @ $2.88M
Ezequiel Carrera 1 yr. @ $1.16
Aaron Loup 1 yr. @ $1.1M
Of the Edwin situarion:
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports argues that the Blue Jays may have misread the market for power bats this winter. In the case of Toronto, he suggests, the team ought to have been more patient with Edwin Encarnacion. By moving quickly to give a three-year deal to Kendrys Morales after Encarnacion declined to take the team?s early-offseason offer, the Jays may have spent much more than necessary to land a player of Morales?s quality while also tying their hands on Encarnacion, who ended up signing for one year and $20MM less than Toronto had reportedly offered.
As for Bautista:
Speculation about Jose Bautista ultimately signing a one-year deal is growing throughout the industry, writes Sportsnet?s Ben Nicholson-Smith. The Blue Jays were recently said to be in active talks with Bautista, and Nicholson-Smith notes that he spoke with execs from two other clubs that considered Bautista the exact type of player that could end up as a significant bargain if he?s had on a one-year pact. Nicholson-Smith adds that there?s still a belief in the industry that Toronto would be perfectly happy to let Bautista depart, sign elsewhere, and collect a compensatory draft pick. However, the Jays do still need two corner outfielders, and Bautista is a known commodity among the fans, in the clubhouse and on the field for Toronto.
All here:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/toronto-blue-jays
