General Blue Jays Thread

polo007 · Post #1321 » by **polo007** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:42 pm

polo007 · Post #1322 » by **polo007** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:10 pm

Rosenthal: Max Scherzer prefers NL West contenders, sources say, and pace of talks accelerating - The Athletic

Padres manager Jayce Tingler and Max Scherzer just missed overlapping at the University of Missouri. Scherzer was teammates at Missouri with Padres bullpen catcher Brad Flanders for one season. All three remain friends.

None of that might matter in the hours ahead as the Nationals try to negotiate a trade with a team for which Scherzer will waive his no-trade rights. But Scherzer’s preference, according to major-league sources, is one of the three NL West contenders — the Padres, Dodgers and Giants. And the Nationals, interested executives say, want to get a deal in place as quickly as possible. That way, they would create ample time before Friday’s trade deadline to entice Scherzer to waive the no-trade protection he enjoys as a player with 10 years of service, five consecutive with the same club.

Other teams also are in the mix for Scherzer who, because of deferrals in his contract, will not be paid the prorated portion of his $35 million salary until 2028. His luxury tax hit for the final third of the season still would be approximately $10 million, but in pure cash alone he would be affordable even to low-revenue contenders. One of those teams, the Rays, are one of three from the AL East talking to the Nationals, along with the higher-revenue Red Sox and Blue Jays, according to The Athletic’s Jayson Stark.

polo007 · Post #1323 » by **polo007** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:23 pm

Twins trade chatter: What we're hearing about José Berríos, Byron Buxton and Kenta Maeda as deadline approaches - The Athletic

• The New York Mets are very interested in Berríos, but not so much in the price tag associated with acquiring the durable right-hander. The Mets were said to have sticker shock at the Twins’ early ask — at least two top-100 prospects or a top prospect and a pre-arbitration eligible major-leaguer — and haven’t pursued him, not wanting to get into a bidding war against the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, who have better farm systems.

• If the Twins did deal away a Berríos or Buxton-type player, they’d be far more interested in adding prospects who are projected to be big leaguers no later than 2023 as opposed to lower-level prospects slated for the big leagues in 2025 and 2026.

• While the Blue Jays have very intriguing arms available in right-handers Alek Manoah and Nate Pearson, the Twins have expressed more interest in Toronto’s next tier of prospects, a group that is heavy on position players. Austin Martin, Jordan Groshans and Orelvis Martinez are all listed as shortstops for a team that has Bo Bichette at the major-league level.

dagger · Post #1324 » by **dagger** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 6:40 pm

Corey Dickerson 2-4 with a 2B and RBI in a rehab today with BUF. (Kevin Smith also 2-4, and Zach Logue came in behind an opener and threw four no-hit innings with 1BB and 8K. Tyler Chatwood threw a scoreless inning with 2BB, which is pretty much what he does every outing with BUF. If Smith and Logue are auditioning for the trade deadline, they are doing a fine job.)

Raider917 · Post #1325 » by **Raider917** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:49 pm

what would washington ask for in a scherzer deal from toronto?

Post #1326 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:03 am

Raider917 wrote:what would washington ask for in a scherzer deal from toronto?

A team as far out of the Wild Card as we are should not be going after the most expensive rental pitcher on the market. Beyond that, very little chance Scherzer waives his no-trade clause to come here.