Blue Jays Discussion: Spring Training V1.0 - The Jay Bruce almost became a Blue Jay Edition
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Eyedea
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We should then assume that Garrett Richards (+ cash of course) and Jesse Winker are coming to Toronto in the deal. Jays send Ryan McBroom to the Angels and some Yukon Gold potatoes to the Reds.
TF97
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Neil Hamburger
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I'm not gonna get mad until it's official, there could be a prospect thrown in or retention or something.
BertCorbeau
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dredeye
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Missed the tail end of the last thread. Came in to get caught up. Don't understand the desire for Bruce over Saunders. I'm guessing most are assuming Jose will be traded at some point based on his contract offer to the jays that he refuses to negotiate on. I'll go ahead and assume it's also for massive dollars
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TootooTrain
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Talk about the Dickey deal went on for several days. Also, why do people assume that the news leak has to come from the Jays? There are two other teams in this potential deal.
topched
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Dickey deal was unique because it involved Dickey signing an extension with the Jays. Hard to keep it under wraps when AA is flying to Nashville and in RA's house.
Other teams never leaked when AA was doing biz. If you heard it in advance, wasn't true.
Or there's money involved. Or it's still fairly early in discussions. There are lots of potential scenarios, especially since it's rumoured to involve a third team.
Clark4Ever
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Acquiring Bruce seems like an unnecessary risk to take, but he has had some very good years in the not so distant past. If there is a chance he can regain his form with a change of scenery in the best lineup in baseball, who knows.
5.1 WAR in 2013. Just sayin'
5.1 WAR in 2013. Just sayin'
as Pure as Evil
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can someone explain to me edwins and jose's weird contract rights, they cant be traded or they have to make a short list?
The Nemesis
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and we didn't hear about things hours before it happened.
Though in fairness to a potentially crappy situation like this, maybe it's better to give everyone time to slowly process than have the trade break and then an immediate nuclear meltdown of reaction.
Still, the sudden silence is killing me.
They both have 10/5 rights. Meaning they've been with 1 team for 5 years and in MLB 10 which gives them trade protection. They'd have to agree to be traded.
And it's not a weird thing, every player gets this once they've hit both marks.
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as Pure as Evil
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Interesting interview with Bautista.
http://www.tsn.ca/bautista-not-giving-blue-jays-a-hometown-discount-1.441718
Bautista not giving Blue Jays a hometown discount
http://www.tsn.ca/bautista-not-giving-blue-jays-a-hometown-discount-1.441718
Bautista not giving Blue Jays a hometown discount
Not surprised at all. Like he said he's been giving this team a discount for 5 years already. No way he's taking less again. Time for the franchise to invest in him and give him what he deserves, this guy has probably missed out on close to 50 million over the course of his contract. 50....million! Damn
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10 and 5 rights. Any player who has been in the league for 10 years, 5 of them on the same team consecutively have a right to say no to any trade. Basically those 2 things get you a full no trade clause.
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