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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
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.
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This is a good perspective.
It was a very strange off-season with probably one of the most bizarre free-agency circus events I have ever witnessed with Ohtani, I think all of us got our hopes up and it was tough to recover.
It is true that there were not a ton of great options and the ones available had a ton of risk and many misjudged the market. But the fact the Jays signed Turner meant that they appear to be ok with an older bat with a potential for age related regression so you would think there is some room for another bat that has a risky profile that can play a corner outfield position, someone like Adam Duvall who signed for 3 million with the Braves had some upside with little risk. Or JD Martinez. There has to be appetite from both sides so it is unknown if they would even come north of the border.
I just think the line up is very thin, we are really crossing our fingers with a lot of "if vlad/daulton/kirk/george can have a good year" then things should look good.
I like the pitching staff though!