2011-2012 MLB Off-Season Thread

[snipezo]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/11/blue-jays-acquire-luis-valbuena-from-indians.html

Jays just acquired a star in the making.

 

[Elite]

Valbuena is pitiful. A 25 year old raking in AAA is not something to be impressed with. He's a AAAA player.

 

[elcheato]

I think he was joking. He's got some pop for a small dude playing second base tho.

 

[snipezo]

Valbuena is pitiful. A 25 year old raking in AAA is not something to be impressed with. He's a AAAA player.

SMH I was joking lol.

 

[Elite]

Never know with you Blue Jays fans, you have a tendency to blindly fall in love with every move AA makes because he's AA

 

[snipezo]

AA is god.

 

[elcheato]

2nd straight year we've traded some back up infielder to the Jays for cash, enjoy LaPorta next year.

 

[Mexi]

Never know with you Blue Jays fans, you have a tendency to blindly fall in love with every move AA makes because he's AA

you are correct, but im with them a lot of the time lol

AA loves trades. i wish more GMs would trade. my team never trades

 

[Rios15]

Never know with you Blue Jays fans, you have a tendency to blindly fall in love with every move AA makes because he's AA

Maybe because he makes good moves and put the team in the right direction lol. Something we haven't got with JP.

 

[Mexi]

AA makes some great moves

i hate when people bring up "yeah but the jays still suck and havent made the playoffs"

cmon.
he's been on the job for 2 years and in any other division, they're a playoff team
his buy low, sell high, low risk high reward deals are great

getting Lawrie for Marcum was money
getting Rasmus for free was money
trading Vernon for anything was money
trading Napoli was unfortunate, but it meant getting rid of Vernon. the guy isnt perfect

plenty more moves i havent named

he's a great GM and the jays are definitely on their way to the postseason sooner than later, especially with the new 2 wild card rule. good luck to them because i love Canadian fans. these guys are the best

 

[Rios15]

Never heard anything on the extra wild card team rule... Was that already implemented?

And yeah, we deserve it lol. Damn Red Sox and Yankees have been winning the division for the past decade SMH.

 

[Mexi]

i think the extra wild card will be for next season, but i dont think it was officially announced

 

[cruzg24]

Cant wait for that extra wild card so we can see more of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays.

 

[Mexi]

im glad that the extra wild card means teams in the same division could play each other in the 1st round

i would love to have a dodgers/giants or any NLW team playoff series

 

[Rios15]

Cant wait for that extra wild card so we can see more of the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays.

I feel like this is a shot against the Blue Jays.

 

[RipCity32]

Apparently we are trying to sign Octavio Dotel.
I can dig it.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Apparently we are trying to sign Octavio Dotel.
I can dig it.

Could use some more bullpen help. Need a real 3B & 2B & another starting pitcher.

 

[RipCity32]

I hope we do. I think we will.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

I haven't been keeping up with things lately so I'm not sure what we've really been doing as far as the players we are looking at but I know those positions I listed are important and need to be upgraded. What are they going to do? Start Ryan Raburn at 2B? I think not, even though I'm not a Raburn hater.

 

[RipCity32]

As of right now it would be Inge and Raburn at 3rd and 2nd.
If that stays that way, SMFH.

I guess we are going after Maicer Izturis as well.