Toronto Blue Jays

[Rudeboyelvis]

This should be a wake up call for the other smaller market teams in the MLB.

Baltimore was withing striking distance of 1st or was in first for the better part of the season; Toronto was tied for last place with the Red Sox at the All Star break and never improved - yet both teams had almost identical attendance figures:

[Rudeboyelvis]

R.A. Dickey deal with the Mets is all but inked:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/stor...ys-source-says

The spending spree continues up north.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

R.A. Dickey deal with the Mets is all but inked:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/stor...ys-source-says

The spending spree continues up north.

Problem with knuckleballers is that they can fall to **** in a hurry.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by jms62

Problem with knuckleballers is that they can fall to **** in a hurry.

Any pitcher can. The truth is knuckleballers are easily the most consistent pitchers year in and year out.

[Cannon Shell]

This was a great trade for the Mets. They got a potential star level catcher that is ready to play and a very good power pitching prospect that might be reeady next year. They got Dickey for basically nothing and they leveraged him into 2 potential all star level players in their early 20's

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

This was a great trade for the Mets. They got a potential star level catcher that is ready to play and a very good power pitching prospect that might be reeady next year. They got Dickey for basically nothing and they leveraged him into 2 potential all star level players in their early 20's

Agreed, the next thing they need to do is get Santana off to a good start and move him.

[Patrick333]

If Dickey comes close to having the same kind of year he did last year it'll be a good deal for both teams.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

R.A. Dickey deal with the Mets is all but inked:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/stor...ys-source-says

The spending spree continues up north.

Not so fast...

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/stor...ys-sources-say

[Rudeboyelvis]

It's done, Kev. Just has to pass the physical.

So now they have Dickey, Josh Johnson, and Mark Buehrle in the rotation, Melky in Left, Bonifacio at second, Reyes at SS, and they get back Batista and that solid closer they had who had the shoulder problem last year.

They are loaded.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

It's done, Kev. Just has to pass the physical.

So now they have Dickey, Josh Johnson, and Mark Buehrle in the rotation, Melky in Left, Bonifacio at second, Reyes at SS, and they get back Batista and that solid closer they had who had the shoulder problem last year.

They are loaded.

People were saying the same thing about the Marlins last winter..............

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

People were saying the same thing about the Marlins last winter..............

True... but it isn't very often that the Yankees commit to 189mil to avoid the luxury tax - you gotta make hay when Hank puts his wallet away.

No fan of the Blue Jays (even though their spring training camp is like 15-20 minutes away) but it's refreshing to see their fans get rewarded with a commitment like this.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

This should be a wake up call for the other smaller market teams in the MLB.

Baltimore was withing striking distance of 1st or was in first for the better part of the season; Toronto was tied for last place with the Red Sox at the All Star break and never improved - yet both teams had almost identical attendance figures:

Toronto is not a small market team