The ripple effects of Jays-Marlins trade in MLB

[LittleOzzy]

How does the deal affect the balance of power in the AL East?

Massively.

That balance is currently under assessment from every media market in the division. And you can bet the respective GMs are doing the same math right now.

Essentially, the Jays shocked all of baseball.

Up until Tuesday, the AL East was not the picture of stability and power that has been its hallmark for the past dozen years.

The Yankees are too old at key positions and the Red Sox need help in several areas.

How does the trade affect the Yankees?

Twitter lit up amongst Yankee fans after the deal; many saying that if the Jays could pry three major leaguers from the Marlins, the Yanks should go after catcher Giancarlo Stanton.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman would no doubt be thrilled to deal an aging and declining Alex Rodriguez, who some believe would be a good fit for the Marlins. But with five years and $115 million (all figures U.S.) remaining on his contract, that doesn’t appear to be a deal the rebuilding Marlins, or any other team, would make.

How will free agency be affected by the trade?

The Jays trade puts pressure on the Red Sox and Yankees — and to a lesser degree, the Orioles — to land a big name free agent.

Both the Red Sox the Orioles are now strongly mentioned as potential destinations for Josh Hamilton, the biggest name on the market.

It would be interesting to see how Boston affords both Hamilton — who is said to be seeking seven years, $175 million — and LaRoche, who is obviously looking north of $10 million a season.

Boston could also be in the market for Greinke and Kuroda.

How did the trade affect the odds in Las Vegas?

The Jays improved from 35-1 to win the World Series to 14-1 after the trade, according to Bodog. The over-under on the Jays’ regular-season wins in 2013 came in at 87.5. They won 73 in 2012.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/ ... in-al-east

Lots more to read when you click the link, including how the deal effects the Red Sox, our Minor League system, and more.

[Raps in 4]

The Yankees panic and hand Josh Hamilton the first $1 billion contract in MLB history. Red Sox counter by doing the same for Greinke.

[polo007]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankee ... am-to-beat

David Cone, who pitched for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees and now a broadcaster for the YES Network, took a look at the 12-player blockbuster deal between the Blue Jays and the Florida Marlins that sent Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to Toronto and formed a very definite opinion: "I would think they've got to be the favorite (in the AL East) right now.''

Cone shared his comments at Yankee Stadium this morning, where he, Joe Girardi and a bunch of Yankees employees took part in an event to assemble "comfort packs'' of food and supplies to U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan during the holiday season.

"I think the Blue Jays see a golden opportunity,'' said Cone, who went 13-9 with a 3.14 ERA in two stints as a Blue Jay, in 1992 and 1995. "They see the AL East is ripe for the taking. You've got to admire them for making a move and taking a shot.''

Asked if he thought the deal shifted the balance of power in the division, Cone said, "I think it does absolutely. Especially considering Toronto is going to get the roster that they had back healthy again. They'll get Brendan Morrow back. That rotation is going to be something. The pitching is going to be good. Put Jose Reyes in there, and if (Jose) Bautista is healthy again, I would think they've got to be the favorite right now.''

[number15]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/47239/cone-blue-jays-the-team-to-beat

David Cone, who pitched for both the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees and now a broadcaster for the YES Network, took a look at the 12-player blockbuster deal between the Blue Jays and the Florida Marlins that sent Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle to Toronto and formed a very definite opinion: "I would think they've got to be the favorite (in the AL East) right now.''

Cone shared his comments at Yankee Stadium this morning, where he, Joe Girardi and a bunch of Yankees employees took part in an event to assemble "comfort packs'' of food and supplies to U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan during the holiday season.

"I think the Blue Jays see a golden opportunity,'' said Cone, who went 13-9 with a 3.14 ERA in two stints as a Blue Jay, in 1992 and 1995. "They see the AL East is ripe for the taking. You've got to admire them for making a move and taking a shot.''

Asked if he thought the deal shifted the balance of power in the division, Cone said, "I think it does absolutely. Especially considering Toronto is going to get the roster that they had back healthy again. They'll get Brendan Morrow back. That rotation is going to be something. The pitching is going to be good. Put Jose Reyes in there, and if (Jose) Bautista is healthy again, I would think they've got to be the favorite right now.''

lol,

Jays traded top prospects Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson to the Mets for Ace David Cone.... Cone was a rental, while Mets hit it big with Jeff Kent and all time great

lets hope it works out better this time..... lock up Josh Johnson

[Al_Oliver]

Jays won a World Series. Who gives a ________

[MGD24]

How does the trade affect the Yankees?

Twitter lit up amongst Yankee fans after the deal; many saying that if the Jays could pry three major leaguers from the Marlins, the Yanks should go after catcher Giancarlo Stanton.

huh...catcher?

[Mattd97]

1. jeff kent is a moron as proven by his play on survivor this season
2. since when in stanton a catcher?

[raps4589]

lets wait for the trade to be "official"

[evilRyu]

How does the trade affect the Yankees?

Twitter lit up amongst Yankee fans after the deal; many saying that if the Jays could pry three major leaguers from the Marlins, the Yanks should go after catcher Giancarlo Stanton.

huh...catcher?

i saw that too.. had to re-read it slower to make sure i wasn't randomly reading things

[BigLeagueChew]

The globe and mail should be more worried about learning players actual names and what postions they play than the ripple effect in the AL East.

[Mattd97]

The globe and mail should be more worried about learning players actual names and what postions they play than the ripple effect in the AL East.

BigLeagueChew should be more worried about learning Canada's actual newspapers and their websites than the globe and mails baseball acumen.

[BigLeagueChew]

The globe and mail should be more worried about learning players actual names and what postions they play than the ripple effect in the AL East.

BigLeagueChew should be more worried about learning Canada's actual newspapers and their websites than the globe and mails baseball acumen.

In case you missed it there was a Globe and Mail article 2 days ago with a mistake in it.

I'd rather listen or read some knowledgeable reporters and writers than the any Canadian.

I guess your point is it was a Toronto Star article and not Globe and Mail? That's great we now have more misinformed newspapers that we have to read. I don't see why I need to learn Canadian newpapers and websites when we're discussing the AL East though. There's better material out there than the crap we have to read up here.

[James_Raptors]

It's early in the off-season.
The Jays played one hand and and won it. AA may have another ace up his sleeve for all we know.
Other organizations certainly noticed (it's hard to miss a big trade like this) and I'm sure they will lay their cards on the table eventually.

[The_Hater]

Yankees GM Brian Cashman would no doubt be thrilled to deal an aging and declining Alex Rodriguez, who some believe would be a good fit for the Marlins.

A good fit huh? Right.

[CapeCrusader]

Its obvious the Marlins plan was to get rid of all their salary to make room for an aging and on the decline A-Rod.

[Paradokz]

jays odds to win the world series are 11:1

same as det, LA dodgers
better than 12:1 odds for SF giants / LAA / NYY

only 3 teams are more favoured
cin 8.5
nats 8.5
tex 10