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Originally Posted by bluejays
Not a rumor or anything, but with LA spending so much money now they have much less to keep spending. I assume at this point, Teoscar to Toronto makes a lot of sense from their standpoint.
- HRs provided
- DH spot available
- Keeps Vlad happy in a contract year
- Probably not going to get a lengthy contract from anyone, so it helps with team flexibility
While I'm not a fan of his long term capability or his swing and miss streaks, I would guess it's all but a certainty they'll eventually pay a little more than others to bring him here for those reasons.
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One thing that will hurt Teoscar's value is the Dodgers gave him a qualifying offer. So signing him costs the Jays their 2nd highest pick plus $500k in international bonus pool money. (If they didn't get under the cbt limit then it's another pick (5th) and another 500k) It was close, I haven't seen anything definitive whether they made it under the tax threshold.