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bluerap23 wrote:

duppyy wrote:All this Ohtani news will end up in disappointment for Jays fans. If we get him I'd be really surprised and really happy.

Has there been a single report that had the Jays as a serious contender for Ohtani? Excluding the local shills.

duppyy wrote:

bluerap23 wrote:

duppyy wrote:All this Ohtani news will end up in disappointment for Jays fans. If we get him I'd be really surprised and really happy.

Has there been a single report that had the Jays as a serious contender for Ohtani? Excluding the local shills.

Only local shills. Though, wouldn't SportsNet be the considered the only local shill?

sule wrote:Jays seem to be talking about him, but IMO, it'll be no more than a token offer. The Yankees and a few other teams are putting in a lot more work (publicly) to convince him to sign.

I said this on the Jays subreddit, and got about a dozen downvotes, with responses about how I didn't know what I was talking about and that the Jays would make the offer when the time came, and how Rogers would spend the money if the front office thinks there's a chance. Telling those numbskulls to temper expectations based on early reports apparently is a crime to them.

Schad wrote:

sule wrote:Jays seem to be talking about him, but IMO, it'll be no more than a token offer. The Yankees and a few other teams are putting in a lot more work (publicly) to convince him to sign.

I said this on the Jays subreddit, and got about a dozen downvotes, with responses about how I didn't know what I was talking about and that the Jays would make the offer when the time came, and how Rogers would spend the money if the front office thinks there's a chance. Telling those numbskulls to temper expectations based on early reports apparently is a crime to them.

There's really no money to spend. We can only offer Ohtani a couple million max on top of the posting fee (and we'd have to make trades to even offer than couple mil), which every team in the league would pay if he picks them.

NEW YORK — Atlanta first baseman Matt Adams, former Chicago Cubs closer Hector Rondon and Detroit Tigers reliever Bruce Rondon were among 26 players who became free agents Friday night when their teams failed to offer them 2018 contracts.

Nineteen of the players set free would have been eligible for salary arbitration had they been offered deals by the 8 p.m. EST deadline.

Others cut loose included Houston pitcher Mike Fiers, Toronto second baseman Ryan Goins and Chicago White Sox pitchers Al Alburquerque, Jake Petricka and Zach Putnam.

Adams hit .271 with 19 homers in 100 games with Atlanta after he was acquired from St. Louis in May after first baseman Freddie Freeman got hurt.

Hector Rondon is sixth on the Cubs' career saves list with 77, all from 2014-16. The 29-year-old Venezuelan struggled this year with a 4.24 ERA in 57 1/3 innings.

Bruce Rondon was once considered a top candidate to be Detroit's closer, but he has only seven big league saves since his debut in 2013. He is 8-7 with a 5.00 ERA in 123 appearances, including 1-3 with a 10.91 ERA in 21 games this year.

Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen hasn't been mentioned in Hot Stove trade chatter as often this offseason as he was one year ago, which is odd. The outfielder is on a less expensive contract now -- one year, $14.5 million -- and he is coming off a better offensive season. Although McCutchen still can be streaky, he crushed left-handed pitching in 2017 to the tune of a 1.131 OPS, while finishing with his best homer total (28) since '12. He lacks no-trade protection, and he has a salary that many teams could accommodate. Contractually, then, McCutchen is the inverse of Stanton. The Giants have spoken with the Pirates about McCutchen this offseason, and San Francisco could intensify that pursuit if it misses on Stanton. The Blue Jays, who are trying to extend their competitive window by adding players on short-term deals, are another possible fit as they seek replacements for Jose Bautista.