Blue Bird Banter

Alex was young once. | Photo By John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Next up should be Fernando Rodney, but I will skip him. Rodney was a good reliever for 17 seasons in the MLB (playing for 11 teams). He had 951 appearances (all in relief), a 3.80 ERA and 327 saves (19th in MLB history. He led the AL in saves once, made three All-Star teams, got Cy Young votes … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Poll: Álex Rodríguez

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Not much for news. Ross Atkins told reporters that it was a tough decision not to tender Jordan Romano an offer. He says they have no concerns about his health but thought that what they would have to offer was too much for him. But they are interested in signing him up for a free-agent contract. They need bullpen arms, and I don’t know … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bantering: Bits of Jays Stuff

Photo by John Bohn/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Next up would be Hanley Ramirez, but I’m going to skip him, Hanley had a nice career, playing 15 seasons in the MLB, with a .289/.360/.486 batting line in 1668 games. 1834 hits, 271 home runs, 281 stolen bases and a 38.0 bWAR. He played for the Marlins, Dodgers, Red Sox and Cleveland. He’s one of many who had a … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Poll: Manny Ramirez

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images And some bits of news. MLB is discussing the idea of a Golden At-Bat. As dumb as it sounds, this is the idea: ....the basic concept is that a team could choose one at-bat in every game to use its best hitter regardless of where they are in the lineup. So if, say the New York Yankees had the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bantering: Golden At-Bat?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images There seems to be a chance that the Jays will get Juan Soto. Andy Martino, at SNY, tells us that there is ‘widespread belief’ that the Jays will come in with the highest offer: For one, Boras does not need publicity to land for Soto the largest contract in the history of the sport. With the Blue Jays, Mets, Red Sox, and Yankees widely … [Read more...] about Jays Highest Bidder On Soto?