Comments on: Look Out, Ol’ Mackie Is Back

By: VJ

VJ — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:27:38 +0000

its been a while since my last posts. I wanted to get your thoughts on Scott Boras comments on Revenue Sharing. he said some teams near the bottom in revenue, make close 80-90 Million in Revenue Sharing and in the Central Fund Welfare.

are these numbers accurate?
how much do you think the blue jays get in these methods?

An Espn article thinks that Boras may be off with his numbers but if included with Tv/radio contracts teams make close to 80 Million from these 3 sources of wealth.

again, your thoughts.

MW: I don’t really know who gets how much from revenue sharing, but I do know that pretty much everything that comes out of Boras’ mouth is said with an agenda behind it.

By: ray b

ray b — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:26:11 +0000

So if they have Mcdonald then why sign Gonzales?..This guy strikes out a ton..Once every 5 AB..I’m assuming there may be a “platoonish” situation because Gonzales hits well against lefties…

Both Mcdonald and Gonzales have similarities..I know how much you love that OBP and these 2 won’t make you do cartwheels down along Blue Jay Way..

They are both good defensively and perhaps Gonzales has a little more pop in his bat but he is 32 and his stats have declined recently..

By: royhughes

royhughes — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:10:50 +0000

I am delighted that McDonald is back. Now if the organization would only let him play! He gets to so many balls, catches everything, is always thinking — just a tremendous asset. His lifetime .238 at the plate is fine for someone who can anchor the defence the way he does. I hope we don’t bring in someone else to play in front of him, who hits 40 points better (about a hit a week) and makes fewer plays. Ask the pitchers what Johnny Mac means to them.

MW: Oops.

By: tose

tose — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:06:20 +0000

sorry for the terrible grammar

MW: Apology accepted.

By: tose

tose — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:05:20 +0000

I don’t get the signing alex Gonzales? Johnny can’t any resect! I get that they want him a bench guy but they sign this a day later?

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:00:45 +0000

Mike, Macdonald’s signing I like. We can always use his glove. What’s with Gonzalez! His numbers are horrible. I am starting to get shaky regarding the next two years.Your thoughts….

MW: You were optimistic about the next two years?

By: Domenick

Domenick — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:57:15 +0000

Just one more thing on the Scutaro/Gonzalez/shortstop situation. Can’t we get a decent shortstop in return for trading one of the best pitchers in the entire league in Doc?

MW: Probably.

By: Domenick

Domenick — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:38:33 +0000

Hey Mike, What do you think of the Alex Gonzalez signing? I think he is competent, nothing special but a far better option then having to watch Johnny Mac at the plate 400 times. If Scutaro has a 2010 season similar to his 2009 season then the downgrade is disastrous. But, even an average Scutaro season is significantly better then an average Gonzalez season. The extra 40 OBP percentage points that Scutaro gives you over Gonzalez is nothing to sneeze at. There are also the intangibles that don’t show up in the stat sheet like his terrific base running and I can’t imagine that Gonzalez is a better defender. Would I be correct in saying that the sole purpose in letting Scutaro walk is to get the 2 draft picks? Despite Scutaro’s age and the draft picks that the team wouldn’t receive if they resigned him, I would have resigned him in a New York minute if I were in charge. They have been looking for a SS for years and after Scutaro proved he can do the job, they are letting him go. I recognize the risk in overpaying a player after he has just completed the best season of his career, but I think it would have been worth the gamble. Time will tell. Your thoughts.

MW: Scutaro couldn’t be the shortstop for the future at his age, the likelihood of his repeating last season’s production is minimal and he’s dealing with what could well become a chronic heel injury, so the only reasonable move for the Blue Jays is to take the draft picks.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:04:36 +0000

I thought after signing Johnny Mac to return, that we would see a signing of a more offensively gifted SS with Mac to fill in defensively in the late innings.

How does the signing of SS Alex Gonzalez amke sense then???

The online article I read doesn’t make any mention of defensive prowess but certainly, he wasn’t signed for his bat. And he’s 32.

What gives???

(Gonzalez posted a .238 average with eight home runs and 41 RBIs.

An all-star in 1999, the native of Cagua, Venezuela is a career .247 hitter with 114 home runs and 521 RBIs over 1,229 games.

By: rick

rick — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:37:27 +0000

Hey Mike

Do you think Johnny Mac would have re-signed if he knew they club would also sign Gonzalez a day later?

MW: I’m sure he did know.