bleedblue1223
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Wonder what the Cards offered for Donaldson, and if they should've taken it. Do they really think they will be in the playoffs this season?
you guys really thought donaldson would sign and not become a free agent?
once machado comes off the market next year, donaldson is going to be the best third baseman on the market. why wouldn't he test it?
you guys really thought donaldson would sign and not become a free agent?
once machado comes off the market next year, donaldson is going to be the best third baseman on the market. why wouldn't he test it?
Jays will still compete for the second wild card position with the Angels, Mariners and Twins imo. Doesn't really make sense to blow up a team that can still make a run.Yup. Shatkins shat the bed on this one with their wait and see bull****. There was an expiration date on getting a good return for Donaldson and it has now passed. Trying to sell hope to the fans of "We're still competing in 2018. We are confident that Josh will be a part of the team going forward." when it is completely counter intuitive to the future of the team.
If the Jays surprise on do well in 2018 that's great but they should be aiming for 2-3 years down the road when Vlad Jr, Bichette are ready and maybe some of their young pitching. Getting a good to great return for Donaldson would have helped with that tremendously. Now we are either going to sell him off for peanuts or lose him for a comp pick.
You can't be half pregnant. If they were really going to try to compete this year then they should have done more than get Yangveris Solarte and others like him. If you're going to aim for 2020 then get the best returns you can for your expiring contracts. It's not that ****ing tough to figure out.
Jays will still compete for the second wild card position with the Angels, Mariners and Twins imo. Doesn't really make sense to blow up a team that can still make a run.
Interesting.
Edit: They only have Calhoun, Valbuena and Ohtani as left-handed hitters.
Are any spring training games televised aka on MLB TV at all?
Not subscribed this year (thanks Nutting), but last year I remember every televised Pirates ST game being available on MLB.tv, which was in the neighborhood of 7-10 games if memory serves me right.
Contention is a huge factor for JD. Blue Jays are heading in the wrong direction and his a huge factor in him testing the waters.