Mj2345 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just read on TSN.ca that Semien is reportedly going to sign 7 year $175 million deal with Texas Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_of_94 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mj2345 said: Just read on TSN.ca that Semien is reportedly going to sign 7 year $175 million deal with Texas Rangers. Good for him 25/year. Might look bad in years 4-7 though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Yeah, as much as I like Semien, that contract is a bit much for me. It reminds me of the 7 year deal the Jays gave V Dub back in the mid 2000s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Jays sign Kevin Gausman: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bure_of_94 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, Brad Marchand said: Jays sign Kevin Gausman: Just came here to post this, April can’t come quick enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I’d rather have Ray, tbh. But I guess his asking price is way too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 11 hours ago, shiznak said: I’d rather have Ray, tbh. But I guess his asking price is way too much. They're the same age, so RR must either be looking for a lot more money, or a lot more term.... 5 years for a 30 year old is about as much as I'd want to go at 22 mil per.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Robbie Ray to the Mariners. $115M over 5 years ($23M per). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ralph. said: Robbie Ray to the Mariners. $115M over 5 years ($23M per). That's not much more than Gausman, hmm. At least he went to the Mariners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 4 minutes ago, Wilbur said: That's not much more than Gausman, hmm. At least he went to the Mariners. Hard to believe that the Jays wouldn't have given him that deal....maybe he didn't want to stay? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Looks like the Rangers are going for it. First they land Marcus Semien and now there are reports that they have agreed to a contract with Corey Seager for 10 years and 325 million.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, RUPERTKBD said: Looks like the Rangers are going for it. First they land Marcus Semien and now there are reports that they have agreed to a contract with Corey Seager for 10 years and 325 million.... That's a spicy meatball! So, does Semien end up back at 2nd again? Doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Wilbur said: That's a spicy meatball! So, does Semien end up back at 2nd again? Doh! I'm guessing that will be the case. He did win a Gold Glove at the position.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, RUPERTKBD said: Hard to believe that the Jays wouldn't have given him that deal....maybe he didn't want to stay? I figure the Jays may have offered something similar to Ray but didn't want to risk waiting for him to decide and losing out on both him and Gausman so they went hard after Gausman. Either way, Gausman + the compensation pick is pretty good all things considered. Thinking more about it, the Jays probably valued that comp pick they got for letting Ray sign elsewhere enough that they felt comfortable replacing him with Gausman. Ray apparently also has an opt-out after year 3 of his contract. Edited November 30, 2021 by Brad Marchand 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickyoursedin Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Is there any player like Semien this year that might see a one year deal with the Jays as a boost to a longer deal? Especially after Semien coming in and doing what he did. Jays have a very hitter friendly ballpark and a lot of great position players so ample opportunity to drive runs in and pad some stats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Barrios Manoah Ryu Gausman A very respectable top four starters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph. Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 8 hours ago, gurn said: Barrios Manoah Ryu Gausman A very respectable top four starters. Real excited to see just how good Manoah is going to be moving forward. He had a fantastic coming out party this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Brad Marchand said: I figure the Jays may have offered something similar to Ray but didn't want to risk waiting for him to decide and losing out on both him and Gausman so they went hard after Gausman. Either way, Gausman + the compensation pick is pretty good all things considered. Thinking more about it, the Jays probably valued that comp pick they got for letting Ray sign elsewhere enough that they felt comfortable replacing him with Gausman. Ray apparently also has an opt-out after year 3 of his contract. You hit the nail on the head Brad.... Steve Phillips was on TSN last night and said exactly that. Apparently Ray's camp had indicated they wanted to wait to make their decision and the Jays decided they had to pull the trigger on the Gausman deal, or risk losing out on both. According to Phillips, Ray was their first choice, but Gausman was a very close second, so they feel like they accomplished what they set out to do, which was to sign a front of the rotation guy. On a side note, Gausman's split finger fastball was statistically the best pitch in baseball, getting more swings and misses (over 270) than any other pitch by any other pitcher. Excited to see him take the mound for the Jays.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I'm reading today that the Jays are now focused on Chris Taylor and kicking the tires on Kris Bryant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Just now, RUPERTKBD said: I'm reading today that the Jays are now focused on Chris Taylor and kicking the tires on Kris Bryant. Chris Taylor would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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