First FA has been signed: Robbie Ray back to the Blue Jays for 1y/8M.
View: https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1325163362863390720
View: https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1325163362863390720
Tweet to the new owner, calling him 'sir'.
Rosenthal confirms on his twitter.
https://www.mlb.com/news/blake-snell-trade-scenario-raysA reigning Cy Young Award winner is currently available on the free-agent market, but could another former winner be on the move via trade this winter?
According to multiple sources, the Rays have told other clubs that they’re open to the idea of trading Blake Snell, presenting a realistic possibility that a deal could be consummated this offseason.
A source noted that Tampa Bay is not actively shopping Snell, who has three years and $42 million remaining on his five-year, $50 million extension, but given the financial losses the Rays endured during the pandemic-impacted 2020 season, trading the 27-year-old represents the club’s best chance to create some much-needed flexibility.
Snell will earn $10.5 million in 2021, $12.5 million in 2022, and $16 million in 2023.
Fresh off the second World Series appearance in franchise history, dealing Snell would be a bold move for the Rays, though the club has made similar moves in the past with the trades of David Price and James Shields.
“I’m guessing they think this is the best chance to kill it on the market,” a rival American League executive said.
The point is that they might not want to keep him. The defending AL champs seem to kind of know what they’re doing.can the Rays just move to Montreal already? If they can't afford to keep Snell on a more than fair deal, what is the point?
They’d like people to think they’re open to moving him because they’re cheap, just like they moved Chris Archer because they’re cheap. In reality, they don’t think he’s elite anymore and they’re trying to sell high, especially coming off his World Series performance.The point is that they might not want to keep him. The defending AL champs seem to kind of know what they’re doing.
Yep, Archer was the first comp I thought of. That turned out ok.They’d like people to think they’re open to moving him because they’re cheap, just like they moved Chris Archer because they’re cheap. In reality, they don’t think he’s elite anymore and they’re trying to sell high, especially coming off his World Series performance.
There'll be plenty of at-bats during the injury downtime for Stanton and JudgeKyle Schwarber too, the Yankees have been after him since 2016 although unless he can back up Voit at 1B (he has almost no experience there), he’s not a great fit for their current roster although they really could use the LH power.
For real.There'll be plenty of at-bats during the injury downtime for Stanton and Judge
I remember when the Twins cut another 28yo guy who recently had a 30/100 season and it turned out pretty well for the team that picked him up.View: https://twitter.com/Feinsand/status/1334218264835207170?s=20
Feels like he should be pretty in demand.
Ortiz never had 30/100 for the Twins.I remember when the Twins cut another 28yo guy who recently had a 30/100 season and it turned out pretty well for the team that picked him up.
Quite right. Misremembered. Though 20/75 in 125 games wasn't bad. He was 30/100 in his first year in Boston.Ortiz never had 30/100 for the Twins.
He was also 26 but close enough.Quite right. Misremembered. Though 20/75 in 125 games wasn't bad. He was 30/100 in his first year in Boston.