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Originally Posted by flambers
Over last two seasons, Jays could not find one move to improve their offense?
Options?
1) Sign Bellinger
2) Resign Chapman
3) Sign Soler
4) Sign Teoscar Hernandez
5) Trade for Juan Soto
etc
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Bellinger is a huge risk for what he wanted. That's why he had take a crap deal just to go back to the Cubs because everyone knows he's massive risk. Plus, he's no guarantee to improve the offense anyways, the guy was terrible for two full seasons before bouncing back last season.
Chapman was barely above a league average bat last season, they offered him a multi year deal worth over $100 million and he turned them down.
Soler doesn't move the needle enough. Why even bring him up? He had 107 wRC+ in 2020, a 100 wRC+ in 2021 and a 95 wRC+ in 2022. He bounced back last season with 126 wRC+ but with that track record do your really think the Jays should have doled out $42 million for him? They signed Turner instead for one year $13 million and he's been a way better hitter than Soler over the last 5 years combined. Low risk vs high risk. Not worth complaining about, like I said it doesn't move the needle enough compared to what they did.
Who says Hernandez even wanted back here? They traded the guy away and he signed with the Dodgers, a team that won 100 games last year and then added Ohtani, Yamamoto, Glasnow etc....do you really think he was an option?
I already brought up Soto. The Yankees gave up a huge package to get him, you really think the Jays should have out bid them just to have Soto for one year? He's a Boras client, he's testing free agency and then the Jays are trying outbid everyone else for his services AGAIN. Sounds like a short sighted risky move to me.
This is what I mean, people complain the Jays didn't do enough. There was nothing decent out there that they missed on that was even remotely realistic and/or moved the needle enough without massive amounts of risk being taken on.
People act like there were just tons of amazing options to pick from but there wasn't. It was barren out there.
Just have to hope the pitching is top 5 or so in the league again, and that the already good hitters we have remember how to hit in 2024.