Mehar wrote:No way I am extending Bichette or Guerrero now. Let's see how 2024 plays out. Prefer to make a run at Juan Soto and offering him a big deal instead next off-season, if Vlad has a similar 2024 season like 2023.
I’m calling it now, Soto will probably resign with the Yankees. No big time free agent is coming here, unless they're well late into their prime like Frank Thomas or Clemons who eventually asked to be traded, LOL. The quicker you accept this, the more you’ll understand that like the Raps, the BJs will always get their best talent through trades or through the homegrown route via draft only.
Therefore the BJs will either need to see how Vlad and Bo pans out and evaluate during the mid season before pulling the trigger on a trade IMO. The problem with Vladdy I think is that the league has figured him out and pitchers have been exploiting outside pitches to him that usually puts him away. This is his Achilles’ heel and it doesn’t seem like he’s able to overcome this which is why his numbers have gone terribly down. Bo on the other hand, is a great contact hitter, but he’s not a legit power threat. Unless Bo starts juicing to max out his powers, I don’t see him hitting a lot of dingers anytime soon. He'll always be that great star in your lineup, but not a true superstar.
The BJs are in a huge pickle now, much like with the Raps 3 years ago. The Roster is just limited and there's not much you can do when you can't sign big time free agents and good pitching can only get you so far. I don't trust the FO being able to make any great trades either, especially after what happened with Moreno. Plus, the farm system is stretching thin as well. I think the FO will have to eventually call this experiment as a failure and do a proper rebuild. The league is getting more and more stacked by the day, especially now with the Yankees and Dodgers added back into the mix. Unfortunately, I just don't see how the Jays can compete in this type of environment.