Signing(s): Joey Votto signs with the Blue Jays (NRI deal)

[MMC]

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[Unholy Diver]

I wonder if he has enough time to get up to speed and make the team, or if he would take a minors assignment

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Baring injury he will make the team just for the jersey sales

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Baring injury he will make the team just for the jersey sales

And all Jays fans should be 100% fine with this.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Baring injury he will make the team just for the jersey sales

Votto is probably the least Canadian athlete there is. Never cared for Canadian baseball.

 

[TheTotalPackage]

Votto is probably the least Canadian athlete there is. Never cared for Canadian baseball.

He's also come across as a crusty a-hole.

 

[MS]

Votto is probably the least Canadian athlete there is. Never cared for Canadian baseball.

He gave literally one interview about 7 or 8 years ago where some lingering bitterness toward Baseball Canada came out, then gave one of the most genuine and introspective apologies I've ever heard for those comments.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Makes a nice story having him here and having a lefty veteran bat off the bench doesn't hurt.

 

[HairyKneel]

2nd best Canadian position player to ever play. Maybe he joins Fergie and Larry in Cooperstown one day. Decent bet. I’m not sure if there’s anything left. He couldn’t catch up with the gas last year. It would be a great story to see him come up in May and last the year.

Still think Atkins and Shapiro crapped their pants this off season. Badly needed another stick. Turner is a good stopgap but that lineup is pretty meh.

 

[PBandJ]

Votto is probably the least Canadian athlete there is. Never cared for Canadian baseball.

Pretty funny how desperately he's trying to walk those comments back now that no one else wanted him.

 

[Voight]

2nd best Canadian position player to ever play. Maybe he joins Fergie and Larry in Cooperstown one day. Decent bet. I’m not sure if there’s anything left. He couldn’t catch up with the gas last year. It would be a great story to see him come up in May and last the year.

Still think Atkins and Shapiro crapped their pants this off season. Badly needed another stick. Turner is a good stopgap but that lineup is pretty meh.

They should've signed JD Martinez instead of Turner. What morons.