Blue Jays Discussion: Off-season Pt II: It's the off-season in November!... Wait. That's normal for baseball.

[TheMadHatTrick]

It’s too bad it would take so long, by the time the new stadium is finished Bo, Vlad, and Cavan might have already been retired by then

We'll still need somewhere to put their statues.

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Maybe people can hang out in their little kayaks and try to catch the home run balls

Imagine falling in that gross water though.

 

[Suntouchable13]

How long does it take to build a stadium nowadays?

Westhead said 5-8 years

I am exaggerating, yes, but nothing is even official yet. I think shovels would go into the ground in 4 years minimum.

 

[aingefan]

Two words:
Floating stadium.

 

[Kurtz]

Two words:
Floating stadium.

Water or air?

 

[TheMadHatTrick]

Water or air?

Since its called Skydome, I would hope air. We can build it like a SHIELD helicrarrier.

 

[Bjindaho]

As a fan, I love the idea.

As a private citizen, I despise the idea because 1) Rogers is going to add strings and 2) utilities costs will magically go up when the companies collude to cover this cost (and put more money in the pockets of Shaw, Bell and Quebecor)

 

[dubplatepressure]

As a fan, I love the idea.

As a private citizen, I despise the idea because 1) Rogers is going to add strings and 2) utilities costs will magically go up when the companies collude to cover this cost (and put more money in the pockets of Shaw, Bell and Quebecor)

Not to mention if you live in the core ... Construction chaos for years

 

[Joel Ward]

As someone who has been to 200+ games at the Rogers Centre and has visited 14 other parks around the majors - the team could definitely use a new home or at least some renos for their current one. The Rogers Centre is just so bland and tired looking.

 

[Amadeus]

New stadium has to have a retractable roof you would think. I think you would see our payroll shrink significantly if we go down that path.

 

[phillipmike]

I'm fine staying where we are. We have a field, it has seats and most importantly it has a roof. I'm not too picky, its a stadium, it does its job.

Pretty much in every other sport no one cares what the stadium or arena looks like as long as it isnt falling apart and it gets the job done. I think baseball and its fan romanticizes their love for stadiums and its need to be unique or the best too much.

In the end i'm not going to say no to a new stadium. But i'm more concerned with the team on the field than the field itself. If the team wants to raise billions of dollars, i prefer to see it injected into the product on the field than the building.

Its an extreme example but look at the Pirates, they have arguably the best stadium in baseball but probably one of the worst products on the field. Same can maybe said for the Mariners and Marlins over the years. I would think those fans would prioritize a winning or a successful franchise to go see play vs sitting in a nice building to watch a crappy franchise.

It doesnt have to be two extremes; you can have both where there is an in between but for me personally, im fine with the Rogers Centre.

 

[TMLeafer]

How long does it take to build a stadium nowadays?

Westhead said 5-8 years

Not the actual construction right? That's total including all the approvals/procedural stuff?

 

[Beaumaris]

Just can’t see the Jays being able to draw top talent to Buffalo/Toronto. It’s just too hard of a sell. I therefore expect most talent to be landed via trade. I hope I’m wrong, but...

Have confidence,you’ll be wrong.

 

[phillipmike]

Braves stadium took 29 months.

Rangers new stadium was around 30 months and that included a roof. The roof caught fire during construction so i assume that took extra time.

Also, i didnt know the Rangers new stadium has a roof and more surprisingly turf.

 

[Canada4Gold]

If they want to build a new stadium in a different location which won't interrupt the team then cool. Hopefully it's nice, and has grass and a retractable roof if that's possible.

If they want to tear down our only current stadium to build the new one in the same location and force our young core to play in a non MLB stadium or not in Toronto at all for multiple seasons as we approach our window of contention. Not cool, very not cool. Please don't do that.

 

[Jozay]

Cool news. Hopefully the new one wont look like shit.

 

[Zanks]

Start building on the lakeside. Make it like Safeco (retractable roof, and just a beautiful building, and an awesome experience).

Continue Playing in the Dome.

Once new stadium is complete, have new development company demo the Dome, that's prime real estate, I get that it's Canadian land, not sure what to put there, but should be used for mixed use commercial and residential, right? Some sort of Amazon inducing tech campus thing

 

[Jozay]

My guess is that full the development would take 5-8 years to be completed.

The stadium itself would probably take 2 years and some change to be competed, similar to the Braves and Rangers new stadiums.

 

[phillipmike]

I was never a fan but the guy had passion for his job and he showed up everyday. Sad day for him indeed. Hopefully he lands on his feet.

 

[phillipmike]

MLB hot stove: 12 teams that could spend during an offseason of unknowns

9. Blue Jays

Fresh off a postseason appearance and with a nice crop of young hitters in the fold, the Blue Jays have already been the subject of a number of free agent and trade rumors this offseason. They'll do what the Padres and White Sox have done in recent seasons, and that's to seek targeted upgrades on the market in the service of contention for seasons to come.

 

[theaub]

If they want to build a new stadium in a different location which won't interrupt the team then cool. Hopefully it's nice, and has grass and a retractable roof if that's possible.

If they want to tear down our only current stadium to build the new one in the same location and force our young core to play in a non MLB stadium or not in Toronto at all for multiple seasons as we approach our window of contention. Not cool, very not cool. Please don't do that.

Saw some stuff online about how it would happen.

Basically they'll start building the new stadium just south of Rogers Centre (the plan includes the parking lot/storage areas south of Bremner) and they should be able to have it ready to the point where they can knock down the old stadium and build the rest of the new one in one offseason.

Its a bit ambitious but its been done with other stadiums before.

 

[BertCorbeau]

I’m shocked they’re going private funded and not trying to extort some money from the City.

I’m sure there will be something there.

Glad it would be the same location. Now that they’ve seen they can play in Buffalo it makes it easier to push ahead with that idea.

A lakefront site would be neat too.

 

[Advanced stats]

Once new stadium is complete, have new development company demo the Dome, that's prime real estate, I get that it's Canadian land, not sure what to put there, but should be used for mixed use commercial and residential, right? Some sort of Amazon inducing tech campus thing

New Arena with 30,000 person capacity

 

[93LEAFS]

I was sort of hopting for something on the lake if we were building a new stadium (but still easily accessible from Union), but as long as we get an outdoor stadium, preferably in the PNC Park, Camden and Progressive Field design I'll be happy. The Skydome was state of the art, but like the first of most things it aged terribly to a large soulless concrete structure that was too big for the type of attendance the Jays pull in.

 

[ShaneFalco]

I was never a fan but the guy had passion for his job and he showed up everyday. Sad day for him indeed. Hopefully he lands on his feet.

I wasn't a fan either but never like to see someone lose their job