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2022 Blue Jays

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/report-blue-jays-trade-outfielder-teoscar-hernandez-to-mariners/

Thoughts?
 
I don't think trading Teo was a bad idea, but I am underwhelmed with the return. Curious to see how this plays out in the big picture.
 
Looked at in isolation it's not a move that makes you immediately excited. Swanson's another reliever with good numbers but not the sort of high end stuff a lot of teams build bullpens around.

That said I don't think this move can be looked at in isolation. Teoscar had the one more year left before free agency and I'm not sure how much it made sense to look to sign him to a big money extension when he's 30 and already a minus defender. Especially considering Springer might be a better fit in RF than as a CF in the years ahead. If the Jays can take the money saved here and either turn it into a Left Handed power bat for the outfield or, dream big, maybe one of the upper tier SS on the market and move Bo to 2B then I think it might end up being a solid reorganization of the team's assets.
 
Overall its' not a horrible move.  Swanson's peripheral numbers are decent and we have him for 3 years.  Losing Teo is tough but we also need to see what he gets replaced with.  The 60 games we would get of healthy Brandon Nimmo wouldn't really be an adequate tradeoff.
 
L K said:
Overall its' not a horrible move.  Swanson's peripheral numbers are decent and we have him for 3 years.  Losing Teo is tough but we also need to see what he gets replaced with.  The 60 games we would get of healthy Brandon Nimmo wouldn't really be an adequate tradeoff.
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My very remote hope is that they use their catching surplus to land the Lefty hitter they need and then use the money to target either Correa or, maybe, Verlander.
 
I love Teo but his hitting LHP is suspect and a few times during the season it looked like he gave up on a few plays. Going to miss his smile though.
 
Was there not rumblings last year about Teoscar being unhappy and feeling slighted? If so, it was probably a good time to move on from him if it helps the bullpen and opens up money.
Despite the very dangerous roster that the jays fielded last year, they were very inconsistent and failed to produce at the level that was expected. I'm not saying Hernandez was the problem, but some changes are needed to the line up. The energy they brought in 2021 was missing in 2022. Hopefully they can get that back.
 
Kevin Keirmaier is a Blue Jay pending physical.  As a Tapia/Zimmer replacement that?s a solid move.  So far the off-season is really kind of meh with the Mets going 2000 Yankees on their payroll
 
L K said:
Kevin Keirmaier is a Blue Jay pending physical.  As a Tapia/Zimmer replacement that?s a solid move.  So far the off-season is really kind of meh with the Mets going 2000 Yankees on their payroll
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Nice defensive upgrade, for sure. The Jays have enough offence to make up for his weaker bat. Just need to add some pitching.
 
So, thoughts?  The guy is 34, but the term doesn't seem unreasonable.

Also, I think it's Kirk that goes given the All-Star equity.
 
The good thing about Bassitt is that he has been largely consistent in terms of being an effective pitcher.  He's not a flamethrower by any means but he can locate his pitches and eat innings.  His game is probably one that will age well because he's not relying on throwing past hitters but on hitting the corners.

I do wonder what coming to the AL East will do to his game though.  He has pitched in Oakland and last year with the Mets. Both stadiums favour pitchers.

He has a 2.95 ERA at home last year and a 4.00 ERA on the road.  Over his entire career he has a 2.68 ERA at home and a 4.26 ERA on the road.
 
L K said:
The good thing about Bassitt is that he has been largely consistent in terms of being an effective pitcher.  He's not a flamethrower by any means but he can locate his pitches and eat innings.  His game is probably one that will age well because he's not relying on throwing past hitters but on hitting the corners.

I do wonder what coming to the AL East will do to his game though.  He has pitched in Oakland and last year with the Mets. Both stadiums favour pitchers.

He has a 2.95 ERA at home last year and a 4.00 ERA on the road.  Over his entire career he has a 2.68 ERA at home and a 4.26 ERA on the road.
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He's a heavily groundball pitcher, so that should help mitigate some of the stadium effects. Like a lot of guys in the league, he performs better in the stadiums he's most familiar with, but his road numbers are perfectly good for a 3/4 starter.
 
With Stripling signing with the Giants today it seems like the Jays might have a second straight off-season where they both make significant moves and don't really get significantly better.
 
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