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Originally Posted by Jiggy_12
Are the Jays better? Not a debate IMO
The off season is far from over, but that aside:
Santander literally can’t provide less value. So that’s bound to be some sort of a neutral to positive.
Okomoto is (hopefully) a very small step down from Bichette overall (2.5 projected WAR vs 4.0). That number does not factor in the positional versatility advantage we gained.
Cease is a massive acquisition
Rogers should help the pen but admittedly that’s more of a wildcard as bullpen guys are finnicky
Ponce looks solid
Bieber for a full season hopefully healthy
Trey for a full season
Vladdy actually had a down year last year, so the odds are his numbers improve
Varsho missed over half the year, likely that doesn’t happen again
The door is currently open for Loperfido to bust through
Barger should hopefully continue his upward trajectory
Springer probably regresses substantially
Kirk probably regresses minimally
Clement probably regresses minimally
Scherzer and Bassitt reunions still possible
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Better from when ?
End of the season ? I think it can be debated .
Cease had a 1.1 War last season, Bassit had a 2.1
2 players who have never been MLB regulars are complete unknowns how they adapt to MLB talent
Bo out with a 3.5 WAR last season
Rogers I love and his 2.5 war should solidify the bullpen
So we’ve added 3.6 and sent out 5.6 with the unknowns being Okamoto and Ponce being the wild cards
Also Berrios was 1.5 and Lauer was 2.2 so one of them will be “replaced”
So effectively we need Okamoto and Ponce to provide between 3.5 and 4.5 WAR to break even on the offseason changes….
I think that’s debatable at least if they will