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Originally Posted by bluejays
Very fair explanation browna. Can’t argue with much of that all in all. It’d be a great story if it happens. I don’t think you’d find a fan who would complain. To me it’s all about the rest of the roster if it happens. It’s a zero sum game when it comes to players as well as dollars spent. Would be a great story if it happened. Almost like a generation past where you’d say, “did you know Shohei played for the Jays once upon a time?” akin to a fact like Babe Ruth hitting his first career professional home run in Toronto.
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Understood, the transcendcey of the transaction ignores the fact that it helps fill one hole (for this season, as he only bats) in the lineup as a slugger.
You could navel gaze at a lot of positions on the Jays or any team that didn't t win the WS, but with Champman and Kiermeier likely out, a 3b is needed and an OF. OF could be solved by Soto, at again a high price but a fellow talented Dominican is also, in theory, is what Vlad lost last offseason and contributed to his sub oar season, and it may reinvigorate him this year to have a buddy.
As Sidney said above it would be a dream to get both.
Then you're just looking for a 3b...maybe Vlad can move back over there?
It really is nice not to have to handwringing about any part of the pitching, which gives the Jays a unique scenario this offseason to not worry about that nearly as much and focus on the reasons the bats went quiet when it mattered.