Jays Journal » Gio Gonzalez http://jaysjournal.com A Toronto Blue Jays Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Going Over Oakland’s Gio Gonzalez http://jaysjournal.com/2011/11/07/going-over-oaklands-gio-gonzalez/ http://jaysjournal.com/2011/11/07/going-over-oaklands-gio-gonzalez/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:13:43 +0000 Jared Macdonald http://jaysjournal.com/?p=9897 When Ken Rosenthal mentioned on Friday that the Oakland A’s will listen to offers for practically everyone on their roster, left-hander Gio Gonzalez was a name that probably came to the minds of all 30 Major League GMs, and with good reason. He’s young, controllable, and entering the prime of his career; the type of [...]

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]]> When Ken Rosenthal mentioned on Friday that the Oakland A’s will listen to offers for practically everyone on their roster, left-hander Gio Gonzalez was a name that probably came to the minds of all 30 Major League GMs, and with good reason.

He’s young, controllable, and entering the prime of his career; the type of player Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos would love to get his hands on. But would it make sense?

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]]> For all of those guys and gals who may have forgotten all about the day of love, hurry out and grab something to hand to your loved one! Happy Valentine’s day, if you celebrate it and have someone to celebrate it with, and if not, there’s plenty of Jays happenings to consider instead.

Cupid’s arrow may have missed the mark thus far in getting a deal done between the Jays and Jose Bautista, whether short term or long term, but there’s no telling who the arrow will land closest to during today’s arbitration hearing. Ken Fidlin of the Toronto Sun seems to believe that not signing Jose Bautista to a long term deal is a major mistake by the Jays, while I’m sort of in the middle of things. I don’t mind a 2-3 year investment, but I also don’t believe Bautista would settle for that. Fidlin makes a good case for signing him, but I also think that he forgot the potential benefits of Bautista as a trade piece mid-season if he continues to mash.

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