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Could have brought back Iguchi... "Not that he would've been a savior for us, but this is the final blow of what has been a disastrous offseason for the team and their fans. Regardless of who we blame, the Seidlers, Sasaki's BS dog and pony show, the Dodgers' ultimate goal of eliminating competition, the fact of the matter is that we were the closest to beating the defending champs last year and decided to go the opposite direction. Just focus on trading Cease, King, and Arraez for assets and wait another 5-10 years to be competitive again while wasting away FTJ's prime years. It's sickening." gaslampball.com

https://www.mondaq.com/canada/income-tax/1540278/canadian-tax-traps-for-professional-athletes-entering-leaving-or-playing-in-canada-tax-planning-considerations-for-cross-border-professional-athletes Fine...tax consequences for athletes are much more complicated. "We discussed some of the intricacies that these athletes face in Canada. I think the general consensus among sports fans is that Canada has a very hard time attracting athletes because of its very high tax rates, its complicated tax system, and the Canada Revenue Agency's laser focus on these athletes' income just as soon as they set foot in the country. The conversation mostly focused on income, personal income tax, allocation of income, taxation of nonresident employees, Canada's tax treaties, and how that complicates how these athletes are treated." https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2022/06/22/how-canada-taxes-pro-athletes/ Am not going to get into California tax politics lol.

Not in this case. Especially if you consider the exchange rate. This was never about $$$. Heck, he's going to have to clear border control/immigration/customs over and over again going in and out of Cacontract so frequently. Remember he lost his father and grandparents to natural disaster as a kid...Toronto is as safe as it gets compared to LA now.

You're conjuring up nightmares of him and Jerry Dybs.

"To quote the great Rocky Balboa “life aint all sunshines and rainbows”. This quote is true on many levels and Astros prospect Joe Perez has experienced this first hand. Going into the 2017 draft Joe Perez was seen as one of the best high school prospects available. Big power from the right hand side of the plate but also a big arm that could pitch. Unfortunately, it was known during the draft process that he would need Tommy John surgery. The Astros ended up selecting Perez with the #53 overall pick and announced him as a third baseman, not a pitcher. Shortly after the draft, Perez had surgery." https://astrosfuture.com/2021/05/former-2nd-round-pick-joe-perez-off-to-a-hot-start-in-2021/#:~:text=The Astros ended up selecting Perez with the,get on the field in the Astros organization.

Ozzie Jr./Ozney？

Not if he's completely reinventing himself as a pitcher from a position player. He would be in Arizona or Kannapolis.

Going to go ahead and now predict Dylan Cease or the much more affordable Michael King (former Yankee) to Baltimore for Mayo lol...or Basallo. Or Kjerstad. Or Cowser. Or Westburg. The end. And Toronto really does start to make sense. International city. Rogers controls media. Yusei Kikuchi spoke very highly of experience there. You have your Japanese stars, Dominican stars, Arjun Nimmala (first Indian star), Bichette, Springer, Jose Berrios, Gausman...maybe they can add Pete Alonso as well and really go for it this 2025 season. That's the quintessential cosmpolitan image of a very international city. There will probably be some type of opt outs in his deal if the Jays were to suddenly become non competitive in the East...maybe a no-trade list as well.

It's all over but the shouting. Spring Festival flight to Xi'an China takes off in a matter of hours. Need to escape from baseball and basketball for a week. White Sox need to go all out after 2B/SS Christopher Polanco...#22 guy in the signing class. caulfield12 https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rumors-trades-and-signings?t=trades-and-transactions Blue Jays fit all the descriptors...but not sure their fans can handle another disappointment after the Ohtani flirtation last year. That he flew all the way to Toronto is pretty telling. Thank god the White Sox don't have to compete in the East...it would be completely homeless.

https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/hs_team/8671/ Nick "Fathom" Castellanos and Alex Kid K Fernandez attended the same high school in Florida.

Why the hell isn't he Jose Perez? Sounds too blue collar/lunch bucket. Bring back Matty Davidson to pitch while we're at it. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/209833/ He can play five positions, sort of. 25 year old originally a second round pick, $1.6 million signing bonus. Banny will fix him!!! Cooper will come out of retirement and fix him...certainly he will work with Sergio Santos on his transition. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/209833/

Well...to quote Frank Thomas, and the ladies will love this move, too.

Between this and Iowa women's BB falling off a precipitous cliff...getting a bit salty. And when you're conditioned to life as an Iowa fan...you then automatically expect to see a defection from your #18th ranked signee from Mater Dei of all places in California, Addie Deal. Life comes in buckets.

That fan really means he wishes SD wasn't even named to the final three when it could have caused them to lose an already limited intl signing class. Jake Cronenworth, 6 years and $72 million now available. Don't like that, there's Xander Bogaerts, who's a decent 2B masquerading as a SS with a truly abysmal contract. How about Musgrove and his balky elbow? Might as well trade Yu Darvish to Toronto, too.

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https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rumors-trades-and-signings?t=trades-and-transactions Blue Jays looking to pair Alonso and Guerrero...? "The Toronto connection is interesting, considering the Blue Jays already have first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a pending free agent, on their roster. With the two sides reportedly far apart in their contract extension negotiations, Guerrero has been mentioned as a potential trade candidate. However, according to Rosenthal, the club’s intention is not to sign Alonso and then trade Guerrero. Rather, the Jays are hoping to add Alonso to the fold to improve their playoff chances in Guerrero’s final year under club control." Good luck Elias and TB Rays. You're going to need it.

I guess "Tom Sawyer" would be a pretty cool theme song to warm up to...

Exchange rate??? $1 USD to 1.44 Canadian dollar.

Go to hell, Sasaki. He's a real aye hole for stretching this out when it was obvious where he was going to sign from the beginning. pynkefloyd 2 hours ago Trade Cease and build for 2026, or Keep him and have a shot at the playoffs. Then lose him and King for nothing. This is not a happy choice. WesGtPk60 2 hours ago True or Not, let the “team-building” for 2025 begin. Maldonado’s a good start. Not much bat but good behind the plate. Fire Preller for wasting his time learning Japanese and not doing f***-all this entire off season. Great job! LoL. gaslampball.com The NL West is now officially dead.... OR Trying to imagine if the White Sox were in the AL East, it would be sayonara Chicago, hello Nashville.

https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/san-diego-padres-news/padres-have-been-eliminated-from-roki-sasaki-sweepstakes-report-01jhtbr8kjf8 Guess it was $2 million that the Guardians sent in intl signing pool money to TOR. Go Dodgers...might as well destroy baseball for the next decade so they finally have to fix the sport before it's too late. Burnes might want to rethink his signing with the DBacks because it will be useless.

Over Gausman Berrios Bassitt etc. Eventually... But Toronto is still going to be NOT winning after 2025 if they can't hold on to Guerrero and Bichette...74-88 last year.

Pitching factory in Toronto. They keep players healthier by and large. Favor splitter usage there...his favorite pitch. Asian community/intl city. Direct flights to Japan. Still play against Yankees Os Red Sox etc. Less media attention by far compared to LAD. Insulated from wildfires and earthquakes...father and grandparents died in a natural disaster in Japan. Also Insulated from border with Mexico in terms of safety.

If that's true goodbye Dylan Cease, Arraez, Suarez and Michael King if they can't extend him. Goodbye already HaSeong Kim Profar Solano Tanner Scott etc. Hello rebuilding for the next 2-3 years with 7 $100+ million contracts still on the books.

The Padres are no longer in the running to sign Sasaki, according to a report by veteran reporter Francys Romero. That comes just days after a report that Sasaki was deciding between the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays. Romero added that the Padres are reportedly close to agreements with other top international prospects, which would take up the bonus pool money they would have needed to sign Sasaki.

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