I truly have to thank the Seattle Mariners management for pulling the plug on the Raul Ibanez deal yesterday. For a while there, Jays fans were shaking that J.P. might deal away some precious prospects to pick up Raul effing Ibanez; the guy who has a whopping 15 HR and 63 RBI’s this season - which is very sadly, more than any Toronto Blue Jay this season.
The rumour was that the Mariners were asking for a 2-for-1 deal that had Ibanez going to the Jays for David Purcey and Brandon League. While I wouldn’t have been totally heartbroken to see League gone, I think Purcey has a bright future as a SP for the Jays. Besides, with all the injuries to the rotation, it doesn’t really make much sense to deal away one of your starting pitchers for a DH at best.
After the fallout from the Mariners/Jays trade talks, we had reports roll in that the Jays were actually in the Jason Bay sweepstakes for a while. Though, Pittsburgh was asking for too much; Shaun Marcum and highly-touted prospect Travis Snider for Jason Bay. Again, no effing way that trade would go down. I would hope that Ricciardi would have enough sense to not deal away two up and coming franchise players.
Hell no, they won’t go!
The rumour was that the Mariners were asking for a 2-for-1 deal that had Ibanez going to the Jays for David Purcey and Brandon League. While I wouldn’t have been totally heartbroken to see League gone, I think Purcey has a bright future as a SP for the Jays. Besides, with all the injuries to the rotation, it doesn’t really make much sense to deal away one of your starting pitchers for a DH at best.
After the fallout from the Mariners/Jays trade talks, we had reports roll in that the Jays were actually in the Jason Bay sweepstakes for a while. Though, Pittsburgh was asking for too much; Shaun Marcum and highly-touted prospect Travis Snider for Jason Bay. Again, no effing way that trade would go down. I would hope that Ricciardi would have enough sense to not deal away two up and coming franchise players.
Hell no, they won’t go!
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