I would be lying if I didn't have the same concern to some extent, but at the same time we've seen a bunch of soft-tossers flourish with the Jays in recent years: Ryu is obviously awesome, Estrada dominated for a couple years out of nowhere, Buehrle didn't drop off at all after coming over from Miami... even with some decline factored in, I would expect Hendricks to provide reliable, above-average innings.
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I would be lying if I didn't have the same concern to some extent, but at the same time we've seen a bunch of soft-tossers flourish with the Jays in recent years: Ryu is obviously awesome, Estrada dominated for a couple years out of nowhere, Buehrle didn't drop off at all after coming over from Miami... even with some decline factored in, I would expect Hendricks to provide reliable, above-average innings.
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This could be one to the calls that transpired yesterday afternoon but I have no confirmation as of yet. But it would be impressive if the Jays could somehow bring Bryant in. I think like the Lindor deal that ended up not going down. This will heavily depend on the Jays and Bryant being able to strike an extension as part of deal. If Bryant insists on trying out the market next season as Lindor did, the Jays will turn their attention to another deal if possible. This is where I think a deal with the Reds is being discussed in parallel.
The Jays have some irons in the fire and it doesnt seem like right now it has anything to do with Realmuto or Bauer, but acquiring and INF type and second tier starter.
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I cannot reveal where the source is, but I will tell you that your right in some capacity that you mentioned. Let's just say its someone that has ears to ground very close in capacity to the Blue Jays specifically.
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I totally agree with your assessment. The Jays are looking for proven arms and the NL Central hasnt exactly been a weak division over the past 5 years. Although teams like the Brewers, Reds and Cardinals aren't elite they do have their lineup strengths. And Hendricks has proven himself over the years to be able to handle them with consistency.
Starters like Hendricks and Gray may look to be shaky in the AL East if acquired but in the end the two would be a definite upgrade to rotation on what we had last season and have penciled in today to start this season.
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Lol. Sid is a great host with great views on sports and general happenings around the city and world. He is a definite great add to BT and I congratulate him on his move and wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
He will be missed.
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Ok I have seen enough.
If mods are not all over this guy now looking for his personal information, employment, his connections name(s) and their employment in order to Vet him then shame on this boards leadership.
I had to express all of that just to throw things out there for discussion purposes. Not sure why it is different now.
He either needs to be vetted or these types of posts removed.
Throwing out time specifics and such detail is both dangerous and exposing to the poster and source. People get canned on the regular for leaks, but to each their own if thats how he wishes to approach things.
If he has indeed been vetted then please mods express it so people can stop giving him crap.
Not saying its crap, or not.
Just saying if we are going down this path, make it easy on the poster and the members of this board and put your stamp of approval on it.
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Not by me. I thought his takes and rants were obnoxious and cringe. Best of luck but I don't think his personality fits on a show like BT.
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Im sorry Chuck for upsetting you. I will discontinue posting anything I hear. My apologies for anything I may have caused. Im not here to cause issues.
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I understand, he isnt for everyone. But some his takes on things, although over the top at times were spot on. But I can see how he isnt for everyone. As Don Cherry wasnt. And I by no means am comparing the 2. One is a legend.
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To be fair these Bryant rumours have been going on for over a month, hardly breaking news, and anyone could have echoed these sentiments
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Its about the process I had to go through, and thus you should be doing the same.
Im not sure why this has been allowed to go to the lengths it has.
If you want to post this type of information and want to boast about how accurate you are then you wont have issues going thru the vetting process, and then the mods will support your posts and will have less resistance on this board from other members.
Not to deter you to stop posting as everyone enjoys posts like yours, but there is a protocol which several members have gone through.
It makes it easy on you, the members and board in general if you want to continue to post information, which is always gladly appreciated.
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Chuck, you're right. Nem and I (who are the predominant mods in the thread) have not been giving this the attention it should. We appreciate the insider info if it is indeed legit, but it's really gotten out of hand here so we'll take this to PM's with BF75 and hash it out.
I'm going to lock this thread and start a new one from scratch to get us a clean slate.
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