{"id":19413,"date":"2022-11-17T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T15:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/toronto-blue-jays-trade-teoscar-hernandez-to-seattle-mariners\/"},"modified":"2022-11-17T15:26:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T15:26:07","slug":"toronto-blue-jays-commerce-teoscar-hernandez-to-seattle-mariners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/17\/toronto-blue-jays-commerce-teoscar-hernandez-to-seattle-mariners\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Blue Jays commerce Teoscar Hernandez to Seattle Mariners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s arduous to not see the Toronto Blue Jays sitting within the catbird seat. It doesn\u2019t really feel just like the Yankees are precisely poised to carry onto their seat atop the AL East, even when Aaron Judge returns. They don\u2019t have the potential for development that the Jays do, given the youth of their roster. Bo Bichette, Vladito, Alejandro Kirk, and Alex Manoah haven\u2019t hit their peaks, but, or at the very least they shouldn\u2019t have. There\u2019s nonetheless loads of room within the payroll earlier than hitting the posh tax, with a season on deck the place they may draw near and even over three million followers. There are holes after all, however the Jays aren\u2019t getting caught by the Orioles but, the Rays aren\u2019t going all out ever, and the Red Sox aren\u2019t even attempting. <\/p>\n

And but Toronto kicked off the MLB offseason with a commerce that appears panicky at worst, and complicated at finest. <\/p>\n

They traded proper fielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners for reliever Erik Swanson, and pitching prospect Adam Macko. It is essential to remind of us simply how good Hernandez has been for the previous two seasons. The solely proper fielders higher by way of fWAR over the previous two seasons are Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker, Bryce Harper, Starling Marte, Kyle Tucker, and Adolis Garcia. That\u2019s three MVPs, one other surefire MVP someday in Soto, and a few others who’re on the very prime of the contributor pile in the event that they don\u2019t make the star pile. <\/p>\n

Yes, the Jays wanted a little bit pen assist in entrance of Jordan Romano, however was it price giving up a plus outfielder?<\/p>\n

Sure, this all goes out the window if the Jays signal Judge, however that\u2019s unlikely. Did their collapse in Game 2 of the Wild Card collection spook them? <\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a reason that good teams basically comprise a bullpen out of what they have lying around. While they do take outsized importance in the postseason, good relievers can come from anywhere. You cannot be more dominant than Swanson was for the Mariners last year with his 0.91 WHIP. He was worth half of what Hernandez was, and Hernandez missed 30 games. Throwing 60-70 innings over a full season just isn\u2019t worth all that much. <\/p>\n

It can\u2019t be future payroll they are worried about, can it? Matt Chapman and Hyun Jin Ryu come off the books after this season. Bichette and Vlad Jr. are three years away from free agency. Even with Hernandez going into his free-agent year, what was the problem? Even if the Jays didn\u2019t want to sign a then-31-year-old to a big-time deal, couldn\u2019t they use what Hernandez has poised for this season?<\/p>\n

Sure, it improves the defense, with Whit Merrifield, at the moment, moving to right and Santiago Espinal going full-time at second. Both are improvements with the glove. The Jays were already a good defensive team in the infield, a slightly below-average one in the outfield. Is this really enough of an improvement?<\/p>\n

Sure, the Jays have offense and power to spare, but why not seek bottom-of-the-rotation help?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still a lot to play out this winter, and the Jays have plenty of time to make this make sense. It\u2019s just, at the moment, it feels like they either were worried about payroll \u2014 the one true thing that could derail their arc toward being a true power \u2014 or they\u2019re overly antsy about bullpen help, which\u00a0is everywhere. You can find it walking to the grocery store. You can find it at the deadline. You can find it in some failed prospect who finds a new grip on a cutter. You don\u2019t give up All-stars for it. <\/p>\n

Maybe the Jays have a plan. It\u2019s just a little worrying when possibly the most exciting up-and-coming team in MLB makes a move that we can\u2019t immediately explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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