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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I agree with all of this, although I think it's fair to note that Vientos and his 2.9 WAR was in like 110 games because he started in the minors. So its probably fair to multiply that by 1.5.
Anyway, vladdy is better than vientos. But is 1 year of Vladdy at 28.5 MM better than 5 years of cost controlled Vientos? I'm not so sure, and I think it's getting close to that being the choice.
Also, that trade moves the compete window out a bit - I don't think the Jays can compete this year at this point. Maybe if they got all of Santander/Bregman/Sasaki? But Vientos will have significant positive value in 2-3 years whereas letting Vlad walk as an FA gets you nothing after this year.
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I would just sign Vladdy to what he is looking for, because I think he is a top 10 player in the league. I don’t think Vientos is a player you build around, I think he be a nice add on player to a team that has star offense players already, but he isn’t a player that can carry a lineup.