Stroman is significantly more valuable than both of them.
I agree that's why I wouldn't do it.
Stroman is significantly more valuable than both of them.
what? Barney replacement? Are we talking about Steve Pearce?
Barney is still here, arbitration eligible. Pearce could be the bakcup 2B in the sense that he shifts to 2nd if Travis gets hurt and can play some games there to give Travis a rest, but he should be mostly playing elsewhere and not be sitting on the bench like Barney would be.
I love how Dexter Fowler bet on himself and turned into Ian Desmond, that's some voodoo witchcraft
I love how Dexter Fowler bet on himself and turned into Ian Desmond, that's some voodoo witchcraft
i love how dexter fowler bet on himself and turned into ian desmond, that's some voodoo witchcraft
Didnt barney play a lot this year? Maybe im selling pearce short, i just meant pearce will likely fill holes everywhere on the diamond, ala barney
Berney played more than he should have because of Travis being hurt both to start and to finish the year but he's no more than a backup 2nd baseman with the ability to play some 3rd.
Pearce's offensively ability is good enough he should be playing everyday. The concern is can he stay healthy to do so, he hasn't played more than 102 games in his career(but was mostly incorrectly platooned early in his career), but he's a much better player than Barney.
I honestly feel like JB will be better and have better value than EE going forwards.Bringing back Bautista would be perfectly fine.
Steamer actually likes him a lot more for 2017 (WRC+ 128, 2.9 WAR) than they do Edwin (WRC+ 125, 2.3 WAR)
I really didn't think it'd fall THIS far. I hope we can get in on this...Apparently the market for EE is falling through FAST
The Blue Jays also spoke with catcher Chris Iannetta’s representatives today, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reports (Twitter link). The Mariners declined their $4.25MM club option on the veteran catcher following a season that saw Iannetta hit .210/.303/.329 over 338 PA, eventually ceding regular duty to Mike Zunino in Seattle. The Jays are in need of a backup catcher for Russell Martin after parting ways with Josh Thole and Dioner Navarro testing the open market.
Why bump Travis off? He's played 30 some odd games, so he can fill in on off days...
Travis is probably one of our biggest MLB trade pieces. Was just wondering how well Pearce plays the 2b. I love Travis
I wonder what it would cost to get J.D Martinez
Also, I completely agree with everyone in here: EE needs to fire his agent today. It's clear the guy misread the market and his client. EE wants to stay but he's out millions due to the hard ball approach that obviously isn't EE.
So I said "barring a miracle" we wouldn't get EE back... but with his market gone, this is a real possibility. Miracles do happen! Jays need to swoop in here. I never thought we would get the chance to get both EE & Bautista back at reasonable prices, but thanks to all the madness out there with Desmond et al, there is!
Now if your lineup looks like this:
EE - DH
Bautista - RF (ugh, he has to go somewhere)
Morales - 1B
Pearce - LF
Tulo - SS
Donaldon - 3B
Martin - C
Travis - 2B
Pillar - CF
Even without Fowler, I ain't complaining. That's a spicy meatball of a lineup, even with injury prone Pearce. I can live with this because it would allow us to compete against the BoSox & O's. Here's hoping the market continues to fall apart and the Jays magically get lucky!
Hypothetical:
would you take EE and Revere, or Bautista and Fowler?