The lockout may already be a week old, but there’s still a surprising amount of Blue Jays news to talk about. The Jays reportedly made a huge push for Corey Seager, they’re reportedly aggressively in on Seiya Suzuki, they apparently very nearly signed Noah Syndergaard, they added a player and lost two in the minor league Rule 5 draft, they dealt with a classic Morosi-style “rumour” (i.e. his own speculation deceptively framed as something much more concrete) about the Mets’ managerial vacancy and Pete Walker, the Freddie Freeman stuff might be real, and they still have a lot of work to do once the lockout is lifted (and many ways to do it, as excellently documented by Ben Nicholson-Smith in a recent trade market breakdown for Sportsnet).
So let’s talk about it! By which I mean, let’s open up the ol’ mail bag!
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How would Trevor Story look at 3rd? Could he pull a Semien? Nice to have a backup for Bo with pedigree. Not left-handed, but power and D. How about 1 yr 25M show me contract? Save the prospects!
What are your best 'out of left-field predictions'? I don't mean the position of course. Plenty of talk about the big FAs and the possible trades with Oakland, Cleveland, or even Miami.
Have you some sweet off-the-radar moves? Who might be a secret unlikely trade partner? Which FAs are people neglecting to talk about?