Are the Blue Jays building a juggernaut after narrowly missing a World Series win?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Blue Jays person established themselves arsenic 1 of baseball’s biggest spenders this offseason, making important financial commitments to reshape their roster pinch an oculus toward sustaining title contention.

Toronto’s latest move came this past play erstwhile they signed Japanese 3rd baseman Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year, $60 cardinal statement pinch a $5 cardinal signing bonus. The 29-year-old brings awesome powerfulness credentials from his 11 seasons pinch nan Yomiuri Giants successful Japan, wherever he accumulated 277 location runs and 872 RBIs.

“This is simply a feline who tin deed location runs,” noted Cleveland.com Guardians hit newsman Joe Noga erstwhile discussing nan acquisition.

Okamoto’s signing continues Toronto’s fierce attack to roster building this winter. The Blue Jays antecedently secured right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease pinch a monolithic $210 cardinal woody and brought backmost starter Cody Ponce from Japan connected a $30 cardinal contract. The statement besides picked up nan $16 cardinal action connected erstwhile Cleveland starter Shane Bieber for nan 2026 season.

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“This is simply a large disconnected play for Toronto and it’s gotten moreover bigger pinch Okamoto signing,” Noga observed during a caller Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast.

The summation of Okamoto could trigger further changes to Toronto’s infield alignment. The move signals nan imaginable departure of longtime shortstop Bo Bichette, which could create much opportunities for 2 erstwhile Guardians infielders.

“If they consciousness he tin play 3rd guidelines possibly it intends nan extremity of Bo Bichette staying successful Toronto,” said Cleveland.com hit newsman Paul Hoynes. “And if that’s so, that opens nan doorway for 2 erstwhile Guardians infielders. Andres Gimenez who replaced Bichette precocious successful nan season... and Ernie Clement could spell to 2nd guidelines to switch Gimenez.”

Gimenez moved from 2nd guidelines to shortstop precocious past play erstwhile Bichette was sidelined pinch a ft injury, while Clement made a important effect successful nan postseason.

Toronto’s spending spree hasn’t been constricted to high-profile signings. The statement besides demonstrated its committedness to semipermanent readying by signing erstwhile Guardians pitcher Nic Enright to a two-year insignificant convention contract. Enright, who is recovering from Tommy John room and completed curen for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, won’t transportation successful 2026 but represents a imaginable early asset.

“The Blue Jays decided to return a flyer connected him. It’s bully to spot Enright onshore connected his feet,” Noga said.

Toronto’s fierce attack stands successful stark opposition to Cleveland’s much measured offseason strategy, which has focused chiefly connected bullpen reinforcements. While nan Guardians person signed aggregate right-handed relievers, including Pedro Avila, Sean Armstrong, Colin Holderman, and Connor Brogden, they’ve yet to make important moves to reside violative needs.

The Blue Jays’ willingness to perpetrate important financial resources to established talent and promising world players signals their volition to compete instantly for an American League pennant. With their operation of knowledgeable stars and emerging talent, Toronto has positioned itself arsenic a formidable beingness successful nan AL East and perchance passim nan postseason successful 2026.

Whether this spending spree translates to on-field occurrence remains to beryllium seen, but 1 point is clear: The Blue Jays are going all-in connected building a imaginable juggernaut successful nan Great White North.

Podcast transcript

Joe Noga: Welcome backmost to nan Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. I’m Joe Noga, joined by Paul Hoynes. Hoynsie, a bully small vacation break location for, for nan podcast and for nan Guardians, who I didn’t do overmuch complete nan holidays, complete nan Christmas and New Year’s break, but there’s, there’s immoderate business successful beforehand of them. There’s immoderate things to beryllium taken attraction of. We’ll get into benignant of nan paperwork facet of that 1 move they did make complete nan past mates of weeks that we haven’t talked astir present connected nan podcast. A acquainted look coming backmost to nan club. Pedro Avila is reportedly signing a divided statement betwixt nan the minors and a awesome convention woody that would salary him, you know, prorated net if he’s pinch the, nan large convention club. But he gets an induce to outpouring training and Stephen Vogt gets back, benignant of 1 of nan glue guys successful nan bullpen that really held things together in, successful 2024, Pedro Avila. You know, we talked astir it earlier past season, really it would person made a batch of consciousness to bring him backmost successful in 2025. He spent nan play successful Japan, but you know, what do you deliberation of nan move to bring backmost Pedro Avila and adhd him to an already very crowded bullpen operation for the, the, nan upcoming outpouring training?

Paul Hoynes: Joe, I for illustration nan move. Pedro, you know, really came was really a, arsenic you said, was a large portion of that bullpen successful 2024. Came successful benignant of arsenic a mop up feline transportation aliases lopsided losses and past really worked himself into immoderate leverage situations. He made 50 appearances, he sounded complete 70, 73 strikeouts, 30 walks. So. Well, you know, he, I deliberation he earned his first 2nd large convention save. He was a valuable guy. He signed pinch Japan and I’m not judge wherever they’re going to fresh each these relievers. Joe. I mean erstwhile nan play ended we each knew Cleveland needed bullpen. I mean violative help. We, we thought nan bullpen was okay. They needed some, a little, you know, adjustment, but not the, not nan benignant of accommodation nan Guardians person made.

Joe Noga: Yeah, it almost seems for illustration they’re, they’re just, you know, hitting it pinch a occurrence hose conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic as galore options arsenic they tin perchance have. All these correct handed relievers are coming retired and, and Avila, you know, really conscionable feels for illustration nan astir Guardians benignant of signing that you could make. This is simply a feline who, you know, isn’t a large name, but he’s had immoderate occurrence pinch nan nine and they’re very comfortable pinch him. I deliberation successful this domiciled he Pitched past play successful Japan pinch nan Yakult Swallows. He sounded arsenic a starter. So he’s built up. He’s, he’s, you know, sewage that benignant of durability and that, that elasticity capable to, to beryllium capable to transportation successful a assortment of different roles. How do you deliberation that makes him much charismatic to Stephen Vogt and, and his unit as, arsenic they get person to nan season?

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, I deliberation versatility ever helps, particularly a reliever. And you know, Vogt knows him now. Joe, it’s, it seems like, you know, with, erstwhile he was a rookie manager, he really didn’t person a consciousness for Avila. But you know, he, he benignant of, you know, utilized him sparingly and past as, you know, he, he got, arsenic Avila sounded amended and, and Volt grew much assured in, successful his performance, you know, he, he led him into more, you know, difficult situations and it seemed for illustration each clip they needed him to travel done aliases they needed him to eat immoderate innings, they needed him to remainder nan remainder of nan bullpen. That’s precisely what he did. I, I think, you know, that plays a large domiciled correct now in, successful that comfortableness area that, that area that Vote has pinch Avila. And you know, nary matter really this useful out, if he opens a twelvemonth at, astatine AAA aliases he makes a large convention nine retired of outpouring training, Vote knows what he’s getting.

Joe Noga: You know, you bring up a bully constituent there. How galore times were we sitting location successful nan 2nd aliases 3rd crippled of a bid after, you know, either a, a triumph aliases a nonaccomplishment nan nighttime before, but Avila had travel successful nan nighttime earlier and you know, fixed them three, 4 innings and you know, 2 aliases 3 innings, I’m sorry, and, and then, you know, aft nan adjacent game, Vote says, you know, nan logic why we were rested capable and had our guys had our large guns successful nan bullpen disposable was because of nan activity that Pedro Avila did and really important that was. You know, he, he, he ever pointed retired and he ever benignant of had it successful his mind that there’s, there’s existent worth successful nan guys who travel in, successful those games that are benignant of lopsided aliases successful non leveraged situations and really measurement up for their teammates. And that was a constituent that was illustrated successful nan first information of nan playoffs successful 2024 successful nan Division bid against nan Tigers. When Avila was near disconnected nan roster, he wasn’t connected the, nan progressive roster for nan first information of nan postseason, was nan first feline jumping retired of nan dugout and swinging nan towel astir his caput and pumping up his teammates. And I deliberation that that decidedly near an belief connected Vote and connected nan remainder of the, nan Guardians organization.

Paul Hoynes: He was a cleanable benignant of, you know, Cleveland reliever, you know, benignant of a gem successful nan rough, a feline they had their oculus on. And they brought him complete and were capable to get nan astir retired of him while astir apt different organizations didn’t worth him that much. And into sewage him a bully statement successful Japan and now he’s hopefully he’s capable to transportation conscionable arsenic good if he gets a chance pinch Cleveland successful 2026. Joe. And it’s conscionable different limb successful that benignant of rebuild bullpen and we were talking astir it, but wherever do these guys fit, Joe? Where do each these guys, wherever do they. Are they each going to make nan nine or, you know, I mean, if they do, there’s going to beryllium a superior accommodation successful the, successful that 8 man pan.

Joe Noga: Yeah, there’s, let’s spell done nan database of guys that they’ve signed. Connor Brogden Collar, Colin Holderman, Sean Armstrong gets nan benignant of nan biggest statement retired of immoderate of those guys. And past they spell retired and they, they usage nan Rule 5 draught prime connected Peyton Paulette. These are, these are each going to beryllium options going into outpouring training on pinch Avila and Cody Heuer who motion a insignificant convention deal. You know, retired of those guys, what six guys, really galore do you think, really galore spots do you deliberation will beryllium available? 3, 4 possibly spots successful nan bullpen if everybody stays healthy. So you fundamentally sewage to prime from that group. I would deliberation Armstrong has the, nan wrong way on, connected being nan first feline retired of that group to decidedly make nan nine for sure.

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, I mean they paid him, what, complete conscionable almost $6 million. They’ve got, he’s sewage a communal action for 20, 27. So I deliberation he, you know, he is, if he’s healthy, he’s connected nan shot club, you know, if he gets done outpouring training. But yeah, I mean, you know, you’ve got, you’ve got, you know, you’ve sewage your 2 guys astatine nan backmost end, evidently successful Cade Smith and Hunter Gattis and I deliberation past you activity backmost from there. Joe, I mean, Tim Herron, Matt Festa, Eric Zabrowski, Eric Zabrowski, you know, truthful you benignant of activity backmost from location and past you spot really these different arms fresh successful that pen.

Joe Noga: Yeah, I’m curious, I’m benignant of anxious to spot Colin Holderman and Connor Brogdon again. These are big, tall, 6 ft 6, 200 positive pound. They fresh nan beingness floor plan of The Cleveland bullpen correct now, just, you know, I’m cur. See what benignant of tweaks that Carl Willis and nan pitching group tin make for these guys to see, for illustration you said, to spot if they tin beryllium that gem successful nan rough, nan feline that you get a small other retired of. And if coming complete and joining nan Guardians bullpen is, is going to beryllium capable to, to get these guys to person large effective seasons. And if that’s going to beryllium nan case, then, you know, this has a chance to beryllium a really bully bullpen again. It’s, you really ne'er cognize until you get retired location and, and you get going and, and you spot what benignant of chemistry these guys person together benignant of settee into. How agelong do you deliberation it’s going to return earlier we cognize what benignant of bullpen these guys are going to be?

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, it ever takes astatine slightest a month, Joe. Right. A period and a half of nan regular season. You know, you’ve, you know, each bullpen started nan backmost end. You know, you’ve sewage Kate Smith there. You know, you’ve sewage Hunter Gattis, you know, you know, Festa is successful nan sixth, seventh inning. He’ll compete there. But then, you know, it conscionable takes guys a while to settee into what roles they, they take. And it seems like, you know, you know, Vod is, has ever says that he likes to pitch. Any feline successful immoderate situation, he wants a bullpen wherever he tin do that. The past mates of years he’s been fortunate capable to person a existent bully bullpen pinch a batch of versatility and a batch of, a batch of different guys that tin transportation astatine different points of a game.

Joe Noga: Yeah, and for illustration you said, it mightiness return a small while for this, these guys to benignant of settee successful and gel. But I conscionable deliberation if these, these caller faces, these newcomers are capable to transportation effectively, takes immoderate of nan workload, possibly that takes immoderate of nan unit disconnected guys for illustration Hunter Gattis and Kate Smith, who person some sounded 70, you know, positive appearances complete nan past mates of seasons, backmost to back. If, if you want these guys to beryllium astir for a while, you, you request to beryllium capable to sphere them a small spot amended than you person been nan past 2 years.

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, I mean, you know, Cade Smith and Hunter Gattis, Joe, they punctual maine of, you know, Brian Shaw and, you know, those benignant of bullshit relievers, Cody Allen, you know, guys that conscionable sounded and sounded and sounded and we each cognize what happens after, you know, for illustration a five, six, seven, you know, a 5 aliases six twelvemonth tally of that. You Know, they usually. Something usually happens wherever unless you’re really an exceptional reliever, you know, you benignant of person to return a measurement back. Either there’s an wounded aliases there’s, you know, you just, you know, you conscionable request a break almost. So yeah, nan much thief they tin find, nan more, you know, innings they, they tin return distant from Smith and Gaddis, guys for illustration that, moreover Tim Herron, who sounded truthful overmuch 2 years ago, you know, nan amended disconnected that bullpen is going to be.

Joe Noga: Yeah, it’s a batch of talk about, you know, benignant of putting this bullpen together this offseason. This is wherever nan Guardians person decided to attraction their power and their, their, their efforts during nan disconnected play and you know, we’ll spot really that pays off. It almost feels for illustration they’ve ignoring nan violative broadside to a, a awesome degree. A batch of, you know, paperwork and worldly still near to beryllium done. The, nan guys successful DFA limbo correct now, John Kenzie Noel, who was designated for duty earlier nan holidays and usually you person what, a week, 5 days, thing for illustration that to 7 days, 7 days to outright waste and acquisition aliases merchandise them. But Noel’s business still unresolved arsenic pinch Justin Bruhl who was, you know, acquired successful a waste and acquisition but past released from Toronto. So you know, what, what’s nan latest connected these guys and what could hap present moreover arsenic soon arsenic nan extremity of day of nan time today?

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, I deliberation we’ll find retired thing by nan extremity of nan day connected today, Monday, Joe. We’ll find retired whether you cognize someone, a team, whether nan guardians were capable to waste and acquisition Noel aliases Brule, whether they immoderate squad claimed them connected waivers aliases whether they were capable to get them done outright wa and past spot if possibly they accepted nan outright to nan minors to enactment successful nan Cleveland organization.

Joe Noga: Yeah, those are the, nan options for these guys, peculiarly Noel if, if there’s an opportunity to possibly sneak him done and get him backmost to Columbus, if that’s nan way that he would choose. It would beryllium bully to, to person nan action to beryllium capable to, to support a large correct handed bat and possibly this is simply a feline who yet nan ray goes disconnected for him. But arsenic of correct now, it’s not looking bully for, for Noel rejoining nan shot club.

Paul Hoynes: He’s sewage an different benignant of stance astatine nan plate, Joe. You know, he benignant of keeps his, his hands really adjacent to his body. Kind of looks for illustration to maine astatine slightest exposes him to pitches connected nan outs, disconnected velocity worldly connected nan extracurricular portion of nan plate. But arsenic you bespeak arsenic we’ve each seen, he’s sewage monolithic powerfulness and boy, if he ever unlocks that and tin get into a hit and tin get, you know, regular playing time, I mean he could beryllium a very, very dangerous.

Joe Noga: Some different news astir nan league, different erstwhile Guardian who was released astir nan the 40 man roster. Crunch time. Nick Enright. This is simply a feline who came up, made his debut successful 2025, had immoderate ups and downs, but was a feline that, you know, it looked for illustration the, nan Guardians were benignant of had, it had a good, bully emotion about. Also there, there’s much to Nick Enright’s communicative than just, you know, him coming up and making his debut. Obviously, you know, beating the, nan Hodgkin’s lymphoma, you know, crab test and you know, he had, was, was going into this disconnected play still needing to do 1 much crab treatment. But connected apical of that he had had Tommy John surgery, elbow reconstruction. So he was going to miss nan full 2026 season. Anyways, they designated him for duty backmost successful November and the, nan Blue Jays decided to return a flyer connected him. He’s signed a 2 twelvemonth insignificant convention widen our insignificant convention statement pinch nan Toronto organization. So bully to spot Nick Enright, you know, and onshore connected his feet and he’s you know, joining an statement that’s been making immoderate moves lately.

Paul Hoynes: Oh my goodness, Joe. I mean that’s awesome news for Nick Enright. What a bully guy, you know, and it’s encouraging I conjecture that he signed a 2 twelvemonth woody that maybe, you know, he’s gotten done that, that past curen for his crab curen and possibly that’s bully news evidently that nan Blue Jays are consenting to put a 2 twelvemonth woody successful him, you know, recovers from nan Tommy John room and hopefully he’s capable to transportation in, you know, 2027, 2027 for them. But this is, this is a, you know, a feline pinch really, you know, he really benignant of came to nan forefront this past offseason. You know, strong. Right. You know, he, he really impressed nan Guardians. He’s different feline that benignant of sounded his measurement into immoderate situations, earned his first large convention prevention and you know, really was, you know, benignant of. It seemed to me, Joe, for illustration he was connected nan upswing of his profession erstwhile he wounded his elbow and really that was, that was nan extremity of nan play for him.

Joe Noga: Yeah. And you know, it’s astir apt 1 of nan reasons why nan Guardians person gone hog chaotic this disconnected play signing correct handed relievers is because he’s different 1 of those guys that that near unfastened abstraction successful nan bullpen by getting wounded and not being there, you know, on pinch Trevor Stephan and you know, evidently nan Emmanuel Class A business leaves a spread there, you know, pinch those guys being absent is benignant of why nan Guardians went connected the, nan correct handed reliever buying spree I conjecture this disconnected season. But enright, yeah, again he had, he had worked his measurement into a awesome position. Then nan unfortunate injury. But bully to spot him bounce backmost and, and get an opportunity pinch nan Blue Jays. The Blue Jays who signed Japanese 3rd baseman Kazuka Kazuma Okamoto this, this past play to a 4 twelvemonth contract. This is simply a feline who, he tin deed location runs. He signed a 4 twelvemonth 60 cardinal woody pinch a $5 cardinal signing bonus. And, and this is simply a what a, a powerfulness bat feline that you know, adds to Toronto’s immense disconnected season. They’ve gone retired and signed Dylan cease to a 210 cardinal dollar deal. Starter Cody Ponce comes backmost from Japan I judge a $30 cardinal deal. TY cardinal and of people they, they picked up nan action connected aliases what Shane bieber for, for 2026. So yea this is, this is simply a large disconnected play for Toronto and they you cognize it’s gotten moreover bigger pinch Okamoto signing.

Paul Hoynes: Yeah and nan Okamoto signing. Joe, you know, if, you cognize if he’s capable to settee successful astatine 3rd base. If they consciousness he tin play 3rd guidelines possibly they, you cognize they, it intends nan extremity of Boba Shetz staying successful Toronto and if, and if that’s. So that opens nan doorway for 2 erstwhile Guardians infielders. Andres Jimenez who replaced Bichette precocious successful nan season. When Bichette injured his foot, he moved complete to short from 2nd to short and Ernie Clement could spell to 2nd guidelines to switch Jimenez and what Clement had 30 hits successful the, successful nan postseason. So you cognize that that’s, you cognize Cleveland, Cleveland is good represented successful the.

Joe Noga: Great White northbound and you cognize Clement really conscionable has benignant of deed his measurement into and claimed his spot and starting spot for the, nan Blue Jays. Whether it was going to beryllium astatine 3rd guidelines aliases 2nd guidelines aliases wherever. You cognize he’s, he’s versatile and he’s you know, conscionable really had that, that postseason. Those numbers that he put up were beautiful impressive. Okamoto, 11 seasons successful Japan for nan Yomiuri Giants. 277 location runs and 872 RBIs. So this is simply a correct handed hitter feline that you’re going to beryllium capable to put astatine 3rd guidelines possibly for nan adjacent 4 years. He can, he can, you know, spot if he makes nan adjustments. He’s 29 years old. Seems for illustration a, a good, a bully fresh location for nan Giants. The Guardians aren’t needfully looking for a 3rd baseman astatine all, but they are looking for a correct handed instrumentality that tin deed location runs. Eugenio Suarez still retired there. Rumored to beryllium willing aliases person liking from the, nan Pirates. For a feline who deed 49 location runs past year, what do you deliberation nan chances are Suarez joins Pittsburgh aliases possibly moreover lands backmost successful Seattle wherever he vanished nan season?

Paul Hoynes: Joe Suarez is really benignant of an absorbing guy. Always had immense power, you know, but a large strikeout guy, you know, I, you know, I deliberation personification will return a chance connected him. He, he, he only, he only played 53 aliases 53. Well, I’m sorry, you still deed 49 location runs pinch 118 RBIs. But for Arizona and Seattle past year, you know, he’s what, 33 years old. I think, you know, he’s going to fresh somewhere, Joey. I mean he’s going to onslaught retired a lot. He struck retired what, 196 times past season, but he’s besides going to deed 40. You know, he’s besides going to deed immoderate pinch powerfulness and thrust successful immoderate runs. You know, really an absorbing guy. And I deliberation nan mobility is, tin you salary him, you know, tin you spend him and tin you unrecorded pinch nan strikeouts? Because it’s, it’s a 2 edged beard pinch him.

Joe Noga: One of nan things he’s sewage going for him is Scott Boris is not his agent. You know, possibly there’s a small spot much elasticity arsenic to wherever he’ll sign. I wonderment if a sticking constituent successful negotiations for him would, would beryllium nan number of years that you would get connected a contract. I mean, he’s going to play at, astatine property 34 this year, for illustration you said, you know, astir apt looking for much than a 3 twelvemonth woody to benignant of fastener up that security. I can’t ideate teams are offering much than a 3 twelvemonth woody astatine this point. So we’ll spot what, what transpires, what he gets. Career twelvemonth for him past year, 3.6 WAR, a 126 OPS Plus. Suarez is simply a feline who, when, erstwhile he figures things retired astatine nan plate, for illustration you said, we tin get complete the, the, nan monolithic strikeout numbers that he’s posted successful his profession blood. The, he’s led nan league. He’s led shot erstwhile and led nan convention that he’s been successful three, 3 different times successful his career. A precocious of 214 strikeouts. In nan 2023 season. That’s a batch of strikeouts, Joe.

Paul Hoynes: In 2022, nan Guardians were willing successful Jesse Winker from nan Reds. The Reds ended up trading Winker and Suarez to Seattle. They attached Suarez’s deal, Suarez’s contract, which was, you know, a big, large statement astatine nan clip to Winker that, you know, you had to return them some aliases you weren’t going to get Winker alone. And, and Seattle did it and Cleveland benignant of backed off. They did not want Suarez Suarez’s contract. So I don’t know, I deliberation he’d still look beautiful bully hitting successful nan mediate of that lineup.

Joe Noga: Yeah, well, you know, the, The Guardians successful 2022 had a beautiful bully 3rd baseman astatine nan clip anyways, so, you know, I can’t, can’t really blasted them for not wanting to timepiece things up. But, but you’re right, the, the, the, nan correct handed instrumentality would person looked bully successful the, nan mediate of nan bid there. All right, 1 much portion of, of news earlier we get going present astatine Cataro. The outstanding head of nan Kansas City Royals and conscionable each astir awesome feline friend to Stephen Vogt is now going to beryllium competing pinch Stephen Vogt successful nan American League Central Division for respective years to come. He signs an hold that nan Royals went up and announced to everybody and fto group cognize that this really happened, which is different than what happens pinch nan Guardians, I conjecture erstwhile it comes to their managers. Matt Kataro, an hold done nan 2029 season. He gets an other an added 3 years conscionable for being, you know, beautiful coagulated head location successful Kansas City. What does this show america astir what nan hold reportedly that are suspectedly aliases rumoredly that Stephen Vogt did motion earlier past play and what, you know, what it looks for illustration and really agelong Vote will beryllium astir successful Cleveland.

Paul Hoynes: Yeah, I conjecture if you, you could usage nan Kansas City woody pinch Quattro arsenic a benignant of a blueprint for what nan Guardians benignant of woody they did pinch Vote, you know, earlier nan commencement of nan 2025 season. You know, some guys were signed done 2026. You know, Kansas City adds 3 years on, which makes it fundamentally a 4 twelvemonth woody pinch a nine action for 2030. So I would think, you know, Vote has to beryllium signed for astatine slightest done 2029. His, his quote was just, I’m going to beryllium successful Cleveland for a agelong clip and I’m looking guardant to it. Something on those lines. I think, you know, it, it, you know, there’s immoderate speculation now and as, arsenic we each know, you know, Rex benignant Of, you know, you, you know, you, you benignant of. One feline gets a contract, you build disconnected that statement aliases you. There’s a batch of copycat contracts. And truthful I would think, you know, Quattro’s woody was astir apt patterned aft votes.

Joe Noga: Yeah. And, you know, you look astatine you, well, this feline sewage this. Well, I want astatine slightest that overmuch and maybe, you know, make it a small sweeter for me. And if you’re Stephen Vogt, you’re sitting location pinch backmost to backmost head of nan twelvemonth awards aliases astatine slightest he had conscionable won nan first of his 2 head of nan awards erstwhile he sat down to discuss immoderate hold he did before, during last, Last offseason. Yeah, I think, you know, the, nan information and, and not having to look complete your enarthrosis and not person to negociate going into nan last twelvemonth of a statement is a, is, is simply a large positive, a large plus. Just benignant of knowing who you are, knowing wherever you’ll beryllium for a while is, Is a bully thing. And this is an statement that’s shown if you’re, if you’re bully astatine your occupation arsenic Terry, arsenic Stephen Vogt is, you know, you tin beryllium astir and you tin beryllium successful this domiciled for a bully agelong time. Tito, nan longest tenured head successful franchise history. Vote 2 Years successful and he looks for illustration he could beryllium astir for a while too.

Paul Hoynes: You know, successful my head, Joe, I’m trying to logic why they would do that. And you know, maybe, you know, I cognize they’ve ne'er really announced extensions for nan beforehand agency guys and you cognize that evidently Antonetti and Chernoff person been present for for illustration forever, truthful they’ve been getting extensions and truthful possibly they want to make a ballot consciousness for illustration portion of nan beforehand agency and, you know, what’s bully for nan goose is bully for nan gander. So they don’t want to denote nan magnitude of nan manager’s statement aliases it.

Joe Noga: Could be, and we’ve seen this that, you know, for as, you know, bully astatine interacting and dealing pinch media and everything arsenic ballot is, he’s really benignant of a backstage feline too. There are things that he doesn’t want to talk astir and he doesn’t want to stock about. And you know, I tin understand whether it’s family worldly aliases thing individual that he doesn’t want to talk about, there’s plentifulness that he does share, but I tin understand that, you know, not wanting to talk astir a guy’s, you know, occupation business aliases statement position aliases thing for illustration that, that’s a individual decision. Again, there’s, there’s decidedly aggregate sides to it. But for immoderate reason, they haven’t revealed what nan statement looks like. And I conjecture we’ll just, we’ll support asking nan question. The worst they tin show america is we’re not going to talk astir it.

Paul Hoynes: Joe it reminds maine erstwhile Pat Corrales managed nan the Indians backmost in, you know, Peter Bavasi was nan president of shot operations and gave him a perpetual contract. It was conscionable benignant of a statement that rolled complete from 1 twelvemonth to nan adjacent and nary 1 knew really agelong it would last. But, you know, yet Corrals sewage fired, but group came, kept calling Corrales perpetual Pat Corrales.

Joe Noga: There you go. That’s a great, bully small nickname. There you go. All right, Hoinsey, that’s going to wrap up today’s version of nan Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. Great to get backmost into nan plaything of things now successful nan caller year. Plenty up pinch hallway of Fame voting coming up. We’ll get into immoderate discussions astir that, and I’m anticipating a batch much moves present by nan Guardians successful nan offseason. We’ve sewage a batch to look guardant to earlier outpouring training successful a small complete a month, though, erstwhile pitchers and.

Paul Hoynes: Catchers study that’s it’s coming accelerated now.

Joe Noga: Joe Yep, they person a different broadside of nan caller year, and it comes connected for illustration a freight train. All right, Hoinsey, we’ll, we’ll drawback up pinch you tomorrow. Okay, buddy.