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Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Yup, jays could fast-track a rebuild really quick with Reyes, Bautista, And Encarnacion potentially as big-time trade bait if they are out of contention. Even Dickey could be attractive and fetch a ton to a contending team.
Not saying I don't want to keep these guys, but if we are out of it in August I don't see a point in trying again with the same group in 2015.
Keep Rasmus, Lawrie, some young arms and build a team around that.
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Not so much with Rasmus. He's in his walk year and if the Jays decide to jettison the core I don't see him signing a team friendly contract. Do it if you can but it'll be difficult.
Yes. Bautista, Encarnacion, and Dickey are the really nice contracts I was thinking of. We'll never get back on Dickey what AA gave up (Syndergaard is going to haunt us for years I wager) but sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and move on. Reyes isn't a really nice contract but he's a star and a team like the Yankee's that's looking to replace a legand at SS and doesn't care a bit about the money will gladly trade for him.
The key is to move those contracts at the deadline. You don't want to wait until the offseason when the big spenders can just solve problems with free agency. If you can solve their problems for next year at the deadline and load them up for the playoffs? Oh yeah... they'll pay for that.