Monday Bantering: Open Thread

Gusts up to 140 kmph..with a giant grass fire that almost took us out here in Lethbridge, couldn’t even see for the smoke, I was getting nervous.

Begging the question does not mean raising the question but rather is a logical fallacy where one places the conclusion in the premise of an argument. It is similar to a circular argument. See here for more info.

As for the baseball, Mastroianni probably gets cut. He’s become redundant with Rasmus, Davis and the ability of Snider to fill in CF in a pinch. Jerololman is useful as a backup catcher and I have a sneaking suspicion that Valbuena may be our new starting 2B.

They’re as useful as tits on a bull.

cut jeroloman, teahen and mastroianni.

 He said that after talking to execs that he knows, he thinks the Jays are signing Fielder. Which sparked a discussion at my workplace, a shorter deal..say 5 years with the highest AAV all time might be the kind of thing Boras would go for. Would leave Fielder young enough to go after another payday when the contract was up.

there is a whole bunch of guys there that are easily replaceable. Considering the storm of talent coming through the minors starting in 2013, I wouldn’t mind seeing a few windows blown out this season. Mastroianni obviously with all the outfielders in the system. Mills doesn’t look that good even as a reliever.
Then you have guys like Magnuson, Chaves, Carpenter and Beck who can be sacrificed if necessary. If remember correctly Farina is having TJ surgery so he’ll be stashed on the DL.

is apparently only looking for a 1 yr deal so he would be worth a flier on.

Good thing I’m not the GM or the insanely deep farm system would be gutted..absolutely love that guy.

If I were AA I’d be upping the price. John Lester.

Looking at Cott’s, I’d say Teahen, Lind, Encarnacion, Davis are candidates to DFA. I don’t mean all at the same time, just as needed. They have sizeable but not painful salaries. If anyone wanted them, try to work a deal; if you had to let them go for nothing, you could easily replace them for about the same money. (Sounds cold-hearted, especially as I like all but Teahen, but I’ve rather protect young pitchers and middle infielders.)

You’d get rid of the easiest guy to replace based on supply and demand.

Even as a Red Sox fan,I am hoping the Jays will eventually open the vault and sign Fielder. I can’t remember a better time, or place, for a player to go then Prince to the Jays. 1: After so many years of losing,and with the great Jose Batista in his prime, it would make tons of sense to put him in the middle of that order,batting cleanup,behind Bautista.. with Lind batting 5th and Kelly Johnson batting 6th,you are looking at a potential 120 HR’s from 4 players.You would be getting another 100 walks player to go with Batista,making oposing pitchers have to work that much harder. Adding Fielder would put the Jays back on the map as ligitimate contenders,much like Manny Ramarez did for Boson back in 2001. As free agents go, Fielder is one of the safest bets I’ve ever seen, to warrant a large contract. His track record shows durability and incredible talent that may have not yet peaked, at age 27. With Skydome becoming a hitters paradise lately,the sky would be the limit for Prince. That being said, they should also be in on the Gio Gonzales sweepstakes,and trying to sign one of the following relievers. Luis Ayala,T Saito or Darrin Oliver. Oliver would help make up for the loss of Downs..Another thing about Halliday. The Jays actually owned him through the 2010 season, but chose to deal him a year early. Roy’s 2010 season would probably have put the team in the PS that year. With Roy,Marcum, Romero and Downs, you could have gone along way. Do other Jays fans regret that hasty move?