To What Extent Does Your Life Revolve Around Alejandro Kirk? (The 2023 Blue Jays Thread)

yeah, that's a big "who knows?" with Manoah. I can't imagine Ryu will be back.

TSN reporter Scott Mitchell has sparked the rumour that Jays are "big players" on Ohtani, and a possible trade scenario involving basically Bichette for Juan Soto, Bo apparently plannning to seek free agency over an extension. Not sure how this trade would make sense. Would be exciting to have another blockbuster trade like the Dec 1990 Jays/Padres deal, but it's all conjecture anyway.

I don't know their contract particulars, but all things being equal, what sane organization wouldn't take Soto for Bo in a millisecond?

Soto's even a few months younger.

Feel like Pads might be more interested in Vladdy, they don’t need another shortstop but they really need a 1B/DH

Vlad the Greeter? Think I'd make that one in a millisecond too.

(Basically, there are only a handful of players in the game I wouldn't trade for Soto.)

The Manoah story looks like a big load of nothing IMO, the sources are "rival executives" inquiring about SP pitching depth, and obviously the Jays have plenty of that. Obviously any team that talks to Toronto about pitching is going to ask about Manoah. There's nothing to this story at all.

I don't listen radio games very often these days, which is sometimes a matter of access; most games are carried on 980 out of London, but not all of them. So I don't really have an opinion on this:

https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2023/11/29/23981650/sportsnet-releases-ben-wagner

I thought he was great, in my limited sample of radio games over the years.

Howarth called the decision "Embarrassing"
https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/embarrassing-legendary-blue-jays-broadcaster-jerry-howarth-rips-rogers-for-ben-wagners-dismissal

I've got to figure that if Howarth pointedly speaks out, it much be as bad as he says. (My first thought yesterday was, "Is there some transgression here?" Just firing your radio guy with no specific reason given is odd indeed.)

i liked him. was surprised tho, to see the jays subreddit was sort of mixed on the matter. expected a lot more table flipping

Sources: Matt Chapman is en route to Toronto today.

Too soon