5 Thoughts on the recent commotion in Blue Jays land...Here we go...
1. So with the Blue Jays pulling the trigger on the Trade that sent good old Benny Fresh Revere to the Former Montreal Expos for Drew Storen. The Blue Jays look to have themselves quite the Bullpen! Let's just say for fun that Aaron Sanchez is still in the bullpen come April. Having a back end that consists of Cecil, Sanchez, Storen and Osuna we are looking at a pretty well rounded pen that could (I would like to stress the "could" part there) be among the best in the AL.
2. Like many others I am a little sad that Ben Revere had to go in the trade, but you have to give to get and I don't think I could really see the Jays be willing to part with any of their younger talent in order to try to shore up the bullpen so unfortunately a very nice piece in Revere had to move. Truth is I don't think we ever really got to see Revere's best asset used. Given the construct of the Jays Lineup Revere's speed was something that never really shined...too bad..Not many more exciting plays then seeing guys steal bases IMO.
3. With Revere leaving the Band (Just actually looked it up and a group of Blue Jays are referred to as a band) the talk among many Blue Jay Fan circles has been around who is going to take over the lead off spot in the lineup. 1st off i'm of the mind that the lead off guy only really matters in the 1st inning of a game and after that it's pretty much anybody's game. That being said the guy who bats 1st in your line up will always get up more than anyone else on your team and I would like that guy who gets more at bats than anyone else to be one of the better hitters on team. TULO for Leadoff! Say what you want that he didn't like hitting there, but go back and look at their record with him hitting leadoff...Just saying
4. With this departure there is also an opening in Left Field, but because the Jays were dealing from a somewhat position of depth the Blue Jays will look to probably have one of Michael Saunders or Dalton Pompey paroling LF in April. I'm of two minds on this...One I think Michael Saunders is the better baseball player at this given moment and would provide the 2016 Blue Jays will a more reliable option for a season where they are "Going for it" again, however With the trade of Ben Revere, and both Joey Bats and Michael Saunders being FA's in 2017 the Blue Jays OF after 2016 is looking scary and not in a good way! So...with that said I could also be convinced that given Dalton Pompey the year to acquaint himself again to the Major League game in 2016 could ultimately lead to a better Blue Jays team going forward.
5. There's a rumor that also birthed into the world on Friday night that the Jays could be looking to trade RA Dickey! Come on....I really can't see the Jays trading RAD. Looking at their SP depth I can't see them counting on any of them to be able to give them what RAD has in regards to innings over the past 3 years! Yes he's not the guy we all wanted him to be when the Blue Jays acquired him, but we needs guys who can pitch innings and given how the front office has handled themselves this off season so far I can't see how they would acquire someone to fill the role that RAD provides them...But hey I'm wrong a lot.
....Let's all agree that we are all Happy that the Blue Jays acquired Storen and not the other closer in Washington!
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