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Originally Posted by Jason14h
I don't disregard because it's SN media. I disregard because its Shi Davidi.
Oh course they are going to kick the tires on everyone/should. If the discount/price was worth it + the pick they would sign. However, he wants at least 4 X 60-70 million.
That + pick ? No chance Jays are doing that.
When was the last 'big' FA the Jays were in on they actually signed? I guess Martin but not sure what the overall demand was for him.
The team wants to restock their farm. Unless they get Fowler at a major discount (The opposite of his stock right now) he isn't coming.
As a personal opinion, I wouldn't even want Fowler at 18 mil a season with no draft pick. So none of this is even a shot at Rogers. But the chances of Fowler being a Jay are probably less the EE right now, and EE looks to be zero.
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May I ask why on Davidi? He's generally not a spewer of Rogers propaganda, and does a pretty bang up job of covering the Jays IMO. He's also very plugged in, so if he's reporting on something there is often merit there.
Also, scuttlebutt around the industry is the Jays and Cardinals are the major suitors for Fowler. Shi continues to bring up the Jays interest in him, so I do believe there's something there.
As for pick compensation, getting picks on EE and Bautista (theoretically) offsets losing one for Fowler, so even if the new FO is keen on this they're still ahead at the end of the day.