Aug. 6-9: Blue Jays vs. Yankees Series Thread

[hockey.modern]

Cue me in, but these trades mean the jays are going all in as they risked their future just so they can win this year? Also, is it possible to resign them after the season?

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

Cue me in, but these trades mean the jays are going all in as they risked their future just so they can win this year? Also, is it possible to resign them after the season?

I posted this article in the ongoing Blue Jays thread...

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...-coming-years/

as for signing Price, it is a possibility, but far from a certainty

[The Big Chill]

They traded a lot of prospects to have a chance to go for it this year. A lot of the core position players will be back, but the starting rotation is a complete question mark for next season. Price, Buerhle, and Estrada are all FAs after the season, and RA Dickey has a team option I believe. It will cost a lot of money to bring those guys back, if they are even interested.

[ben voyonsdonc]

They definitely pushed their chips all in. They traded a number of high end pitching prospects but did keep some really good non pitching prospects.

They don't need to worry about re-signing Tulowitzki or Revere as they are still under contract but I'd be surprised if they can keep Price around. They do have a bunch of money that could come off the books but I don't know if they are going to be willing to pony up the cash that could compete with an offer from a team like the Yankees.

[Enoch Root]

They still have:

Stroman
Sanchez
Estrada
Osuna, among others.

They have an option to keep Dickey (which would make sense, IMO)

If they can sign Price (he and Stroman are pretty tight), they would have a fantastic rotation for next year. If not, I would think they go hard to find someone in free agency.

[Enoch Root]

They will also have

Tulo
Donaldson
Bautista
EE
Martin
Travis
Pillar
Revere
Pompey

[DiracSpike]

The Jays hitting lineup is basically baseball porn right now, I love it.
Time for the Yankees to realize it's 2015 not 1997

[JiriHrdina]

Yeah I don't see how it is an all in push given some of the key guys they've brought in since the off-season, are under control.
That article posted provides an excellent overview. Assuming all FAs walk, there would be some holes, but is isn't as if they would be decimated. Still a great core to build from.
And the team has an abundance of strong bats, so if you need to really beef up that rotation, you should be able to deal from a position of strength to do so.

I don't see this as an all-in push at all.

[dustyanddaflames]

Not saying FA would choose to come to Toronto - but if you were ever going to go into free agency looking for arms, this year is the year to be doing so.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

They still have:

Stroman
Sanchez
Estrada
Osuna, among others.

They have an option to keep Dickey (which would make sense, IMO)

If they can sign Price (he and Stroman are pretty tight), they would have a fantastic rotation for next year. If not, I would think they go hard to find someone in free agency.

Estrada will be a free agent unless they give him a qualifying offer... which is probably more than they want to pay him. Although he has been quite good and its possible they give it to him.

[Frequitude]

Is there a better live tracker than the Sportsnet one for following games? I'm on vacation and have had to stick to it through this winning streak.

[dustyanddaflames]

Originally Posted by Frequitude

Is there a better live tracker than the Sportsnet one for following games? I'm on vacation and have had to stick to it through this winning streak.

I can't remember what the MLB AtBat app costs, but I don't think there is one better than it. You also get all the radio feeds with it as well. I've purchased it every year since it come out, probably the best purchase I make annually.

[Antithesis]

Originally Posted by dustyanddaflames

I can't remember what the MLB AtBat app costs, but I don't think there is one better than it. You also get all the radio feeds with it as well. I've purchased it every year since it come out, probably the best purchase I make annually.

The At Bat app itself is free; the radio feeds are something you pay for via in-app purchase. I would say that this might be worth exploring for anyone interested. Really like the "Gameday" feature the app provides.

[JBR]

The Gameday feature is well worth the money. $19.99/year or $2.99/month. Live radio on any feed for all games. Instant video highlights, game wrap and condensed game videos.

The Jays have had a great recent streak, however, the prolific offence has trailed the Yankees offence since the all-star break. Nobody has scored more runs than the Bombers since then. Even with the current streak, they have only made up 1 game in the loss column... which is more important that GB.

The Yankees have 3 games in hand, 7 more games in the Bronx than on the road, and no games outside the eastern time zone. This is a big advantage for them as they're 32-18 at home.

This, and next week's, series will be huge.

Let's go Yankees!

[Street Pharmacist]

Boooooooo jbr

[cKy]

[Yoho]

Make sure you come back after the Jays win tonight and tell us how much better the Yankees are.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by JBR

The Gameday feature is well worth the money. $19.99/year or $2.99/month. Live radio on any feed for all games. Instant video highlights, game wrap and condensed game videos.

The Jays have had a great recent streak, however, the prolific offence has trailed the Yankees offence since the all-star break. Nobody has scored more runs than the Bombers since then. Even with the current streak, they have only made up 1 game in the loss column... which is more important that GB.

The Yankees have 3 games in hand, 7 more games in the Bronx than on the road, and no games outside the eastern time zone. This is a big advantage for them as they're 32-18 at home.

This, and next week's, series will be huge.

Let's go Yankees!

The Blue Jays' pitching has been significantly better than the Yankees' since the break.

Both teams have a great offense and now the Jays have better pitching.

[Harry Lime]

Stroman, Dickey, Sanchez, Hutchinson....

Add any 2 of these pitchers next season, and I have no worries :
(not adding the Prices, Cueto and Grienke's of the world, as they are cost prohibitive)

Jeff Samardzija (31)
Jordan Zimmermann (30)
Scott Kazmir (32)
Hisashi Iwakuma (35)
Yovani Gallardo (30)
Doug Fister (32)

These are the solid 2's and 3's of the free agent market. I see (after a WS win this year of course) a nice little dynasty forming. This is going to be a great weekend series.

[JBR]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Make sure you come back after the Jays win tonight and tell us how much better the Yankees are.

One game does not a season make. Yankees Jays would make a great ALCS though.