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ItsDanger wrote:Blue Jays had numerous chances to win the series. Dodgers were fortunate it wasn't over in 5 games. You can't make firm conclusions on solo homers. Seattle hit solo homers and lost. Wonder what they think about that theory?
Natural11 wrote:Madvillainy2004 wrote:bluerap23 wrote:fack sounds like rogers might be drunk on success and opening the cheque book
lfg
Replacing Lukes with Kyle Tucker is like the warriors going from Harrison Barnes to KD lmao
That only really happens if Bo leaves, Barger is moved to third and Clement and Gimenez shuffle around. Otherwise our OF would be Varsho, Barger and Santander.
bluerap23 wrote:Natural11 wrote:Madvillainy2004 wrote:
Replacing Lukes with Kyle Tucker is like the warriors going from Harrison Barnes to KD lmao
That only really happens if Bo leaves, Barger is moved to third and Clement and Gimenez shuffle around. Otherwise our OF would be Varsho, Barger and Santander.
I'm seeing 400m thrown around in rumours for Tucker. At that number I think I'm out. But damn, would be nice problem to have too many guys. Injuries happen and when they don't you can rest guys. Personally, I'd try to move Giminez to clear the salary.
Springer DH
Tucker RF
Vlad 1B
Bo 2B
Barger 3B
Kirk C
Santander LF
Clement SS
Varsho CF
galacticos2 wrote:MLB needs to introduce an Amnesty clause. Bautista would be my first victim.
JN wrote:A small move I think we are going to need to make is getting an additional lefty out of the pen. Middle of the season in 2025, it looked like we had a potential really good one for the next few years in Brendan Little, but it appears his pitching approach has been figured out and he may need to re-invent himself in the minors.
I saw this site that had the top 100 free agents.
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/mlb-free-agent-rankings-2025-26-kyle-tucker-dylan-cease-bo-bichette-alex-bregman-headline-top-100-list
It's a weak class for lefty relievers - these are the only 3 that are in his top 100, and none are great. I'd probably go for one in the discount bin.
Top 100
Steven Matz 2/17
Drew Pomeranz 1/10
Gregory Soto 1/6
The Rest - 3 to 4.5 million: Danny Coulombe, Taylor Rogers, Wandy Peralta, Jusrin Wilson, Hoby Milner, Andrew Chafin, Tim Hill, Caleb Thielbar, Caleb Ferguson
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but for whatever knee jerk reason people want to move on from Varsho despite that he would’ve had 45+ bombs had he been healthy.
SharoneWright wrote:Is Tiedemann post-TJ still too valuable to relegate/promote to the pen? Cheap/free left-handed firepower.
SharoneWright wrote:Is Tiedemann post-TJ still too valuable to relegate/promote to the pen? Cheap/free left-handed firepower.
Bo isn't getting $250 million if he is I'd pass. I think he's in that $160-$$200 million tops range which the $200 is probably from Toronto to overpay to keep him for another WS run.Asianiac_24 wrote:If Tucker is going to cost 400 mil, I would pass also. At that price point you’d probably be able to sign Bellinger AND Bo. I’m guessing Bellinger would be like 150mil and Bo 250?
Lord Leoshes wrote:i personally would rather keep Chalmers over Lowry
s e n s i wrote:?s=46
but for whatever knee jerk reason people want to move on from Varsho despite that he would’ve had 45+ bombs had he been healthy.
Randle McMurphy wrote:SharoneWright wrote:Is Tiedemann post-TJ still too valuable to relegate/promote to the pen? Cheap/free left-handed firepower.
That’s where he’s gonna end up inevitably anyway given the injury issues, might as well be now
Randle McMurphy wrote:s e n s i wrote:?s=46
but for whatever knee jerk reason people want to move on from Varsho despite that he would’ve had 45+ bombs had he been healthy.
He was one of the most valuable players in the league in 2025 while he was out there, I like to hold onto those players myself
“I still can do this,” the 18-year veteran said.
Only 12 pitchers this century have made 30 or more starts in their age-41 seasons or older, led by Jamie Moyer, who did it five times, and Randy Johnson, who did it three times. Scherzer will be considered 41 in 2026; a player’s baseball age is how old he is as of July 1, and Scherzer’s birthday is not until July 27. He last made 30 starts in 2021, and he has managed only 26 combined the past two seasons. But now that he is again a free agent, at least one executive believes he can be a viable starter next season.
“No doubt. No doubt,” the executive said. “He may not get 30 starts. But can he get 20 starts at a mid-3.00 ERA and a mid-3.00 FIP, be a guy who’s going to compete and care about winning? I 100 percent believe that.”
Some in the industry expect Scherzer to land with the San Francisco Giants, reuniting with new manager Tony Vitello, his pitching coach at Missouri in the mid-2000s. A return to Toronto also might be an option. Scherzer, like virtually all of the Blue Jays, speaks with great fondness about the unique bonds the players and their families forged last season.
Scherzer isn’t ready to talk about his wish list. “The World Series is still so fresh in my mind,” he said, “and in my heart, it’s hard to even think about solving free agency.” The biggest thing, he said, is that he no longer has to deal with the right thumb inflammation that surfaced in 2023, making it painful for him to grip the ball and creating other arm problems the past three seasons.
“The way I see it, I’m healthy. I’m going to be able to go into spring training. I’m going to be able to ramp up,” Scherzer said. “I have a track record of being a durable starter. I know how to navigate a season. I know how to navigate starts. I just feel I’m in a much better position to be able to do that now that I have this thumb issue completely resolved.”
