The Toronto Blue Jays/MLB Thread.

[raptors999]

Traded Lawrie for Josh Donaldson from the A's? I like it.

Nice combo with him and Reyes.

Great combo if you can get rid of Reyes. Worst contract ever

[Doc]

Thank god. We finally got rid of one of the most underrated players in Blue Jays history. Couldn't stand Lawrie. Good riddance!

[jacobdr4]

Thank god. We finally got rid of one of the most underrated players in Blue Jays history. Couldn't stand Lawrie. Good riddance!

I think you might mean overrated lol? but all in all a hell of a trade. Brett Lawrie is a walking band-aid

[Doc]

I think you might mean overrated lol? but all in all a hell of a trade. Brett Lawrie is a walking band-aid

Yes. Too much beer tonight. Lawrie while I appreciated his enthusiasm, was way too overhyped. Happy to see him move on and Donaldson is one helluva a third basemen.

[Eric Akshinthala]

Love it that Donaldson is here but Lawrie is a VERY good third baseman and a decent hitter. He should do better without the "media created hype". The first thing he should do IMO is curb his tendency to be over enthusiastic.

[e_wheazhy_]

Love it that Donaldson is here but Lawrie is a VERY good third baseman and a decent hitter. He should do better without the "media created hype". The first thing he should do IMO is curb his tendency to be over enthusiastic.

And to throw his helmet at umpires

[Joey]

I always thought Lawrie had Gold Glove potential at 3rd ... but with injuries and silly mistakes that diminished .. Donaldson is locked up and is legit MVP potential, let alone Gold Glove.

[Bendit]

Did not realize how good Donaldson is....I am surprised the Jays were able to snag him. With Martin and JD after Bautista in the lineup...holy shit!! Need more lefy power though and doesnt look like Melky will be back.

[raptors999]

Did not realize how good Donaldson is....I am surprised the Jays were able to snag him. With Martin and JD after Bautista in the lineup...holy shit!! Need more lefy power though and doesnt look like Melky will be back.

They bought high on one player and sold low on three. Not saying its bad but has the potential to be bad. Its the Dickey trade but at third base.

[Joey]

They bought high on one player and sold low on three. Not saying its bad but has the potential to be bad. Its the Dickey trade but at third base.

This deal has way more upside for us than the Dickey deal in my opinion.
Donaldson is still youngish and locked into a reasonable deal.

[raptors999]

This deal has way more upside for us than the Dickey deal in my opinion.
Donaldson is still youngish and locked into a reasonable deal.

Deals is okay but the best player in the deal might be Lawrie plus we send two other players. For the A's they get a good return for a player they would have had to move eventually. Not a home run deal. Chase Headley last season would have cost less

[Joey]

Deals is okay but the best player in the deal might be Lawrie plus we send two other players. For the A's they get a good return for a player they would have had to move eventually. Not a home run deal. Chase Headley last season would have cost less

I don't see Lawrie becoming an MVP candidate in the next few years, do you?

[raptors999]

I don't see Lawrie becoming an MVP candidate in the next few years, do you?

No but he does have upside. If Lawrie stays healthy A's win the trade. Lawrie has been injured but nothing that is chronic. Jays are just frustrated because of injuries and sold low on Lawrie. If one of Nolin, Gravemen and Baretto become MLB players A's win. Jays have no depth in the organization and made a 4 for 1 deal

[Bendit]

They bought high on one player and sold low on three. Not saying its bad but has the potential to be bad. Its the Dickey trade but at third base.

Oh thats an exaggeration I think. Did you know that Donaldson has stats in all of the Amer. League the last couple of years second only to Mike Trout and third in all of baseball after TRout & McCutcheon (Pirates). And this was playing in the canyon ballfield in Oakland which is a pichers park. The Amer L. East on the other hand have bandboxes for stadiums comparatively. And now after all the kudos watch him fail miserably

The Bareto kid is 18 and you know about prospects ...he could be very good but a few years away while this team has a shelf life of about 2 years to do something big. The other guys...meh. Gotta make this deal...Lawrie's oblique muscle needs an overhaul...what was it 3 times since he's been here? He's a terrific fielding talent but has that awkward hitch in his swing. Iam lookingforward to the retooled batting lineup...and it's not done yet.

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2014/1...ion/in/7073880

[raptors999]

Oh thats an exaggeration I think. Did you know that Donaldson has stats in all of the Amer. League the last couple of years second only to Mike Trout and third in all of baseball after TRout & McCutcheon (Pirates). And this was playing in the canyon ballfield in Oakland which is a pichers park. The Amer L. East on the other hand have bandboxes for stadiums comparatively. And now after all the kudos watch him fail miserably

The Bareto kid is 18 and you know about prospects ...he could be very good but a few years away while this team has a shelf life of about 2 years to do something big. The other guys...meh. Gotta make this deal...Lawrie's oblique muscle needs an overhaul...what was it 3 times since he's been here? He's a terrific fielding talent but has that awkward hitch in his swing. Iam lookingforward to the retooled batting lineup...and it's not done yet.

http://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2014/1...ion/in/7073880

There is no guarantee that Donaldson will stay healthy. Hitting 29 HR in Oakland is good but the .250 avg and .350 obp are low considering the number of players given up. Its just a really high price for a team that has no depth. Disagree that the team needs pitching but there are still glaring holes at second, outfield + outfield depth and the bullpen. Toronto lost 6-7 MLB players this off season