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gabe said:
Blue Jays broadcaster Jerry Howarth retires after 36 seasons https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-broadcaster-jerry-howarth-retires-36-seasons/

His voice will be greatly missed this season. He is such a class act! I really hope Jerry isn't replaced by the egomaniac Mike Wilner. I've listen to his call in radio show, he can't have a conversation without insulting and belittling people. I don't know what Sportsnet see's in this guy?
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Good riddance Mike Wilnar you ignorant jerk! Now i can listen to the Jays radio show again. I couldn't stomach Wilner's snarky condescending attitude, he seem to enjoy belittling his callers. School yard bully style.

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Sportsnet parts ways with veteran Blue Jays announcer Mike Wilner

TORONTO — Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner. The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the decision. Sportsnet said Wilner had a "voice that becam...
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gabe said:
Good riddance Mike Wilnar you ignorant jerk! Now i can listen to the Jays radio show again. I couldn't stomach Wilner's snarky condescending attitude, he seem to enjoy belittling his callers. School yard bully style.

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Sportsnet parts ways with veteran Blue Jays announcer Mike Wilner

TORONTO — Rogers Sportsnet is parting ways with veteran Toronto Blue Jays radio announcer Mike Wilner. The broadcaster announced the split on its Twitter feed Friday. A reason wasn't given for the decision. Sportsnet said Wilner had a "voice that becam...
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I had an argument with him on Reddit recently. He was more than condescending.
 
Richard White said:
I had an argument with him on Reddit recently. He was more than condescending.
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Yeah that's Mike. He blocked me on Twitter a few years back, when i criticized the Jays pitching. He flew off the rails in his reply, then blocked me, so i couldn't respond. The dude was such a homer and a Rogers lap dog.
 
I was always shocked at how Wilner would defend everything Ricciardi did. No matter how poor the results or how bad the move, he'd have an excuse ready to go.

After that it was hard for me to take him seriously.
 
Elite closer Kirby Yates agrees to deal to play for the Toronto Blue Jays:

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Toronto adds high-upside reliever Kirby Yates

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have signed right-hander Kirby Yates to a one-year, $5.5 million contract, the club announced Wednesday. The deal also comes with $4.5 million in performance bonuses for appearances and awards, according to a report from Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet. MLB Network...
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Details will be available later.

He was among the top closers in baseball in 2019 when he was with the San Diego Padres. He led the Majors with 41 saves in that year.

I found this very adorable photo of Kirby wearing a Blue Jays cap on Reddit:

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Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Torontobluejays/comments/l0v19o/_/gjvsmfn

According to Redditor Planet_Kirby, it's supposedly a charm to attract Yates to play for the Jays.
 
Jays also avoided arbitration and sign Teoscar Hernandez to a really reasonably priced 1 year deal:

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Blue Jays avoid arbitration with Hernandez, Stripling on one-year deals

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez has avoided arbitration by settling with the team on a one-year deal worth $4.325 million, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi has confirmed.
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Yates, Springer, and Brantley are all great signings.

We could reach the playoffs once more.

Update: Brantley decided to stay in Houston.

At least we still managed to get Yates and Springer.
 
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Brantley would've contributed further to some incredible hitting depth, but I'm still okay without him.

If all the young guns incrementally improve, Teoscar continues the form from last season, along with the addition of Springer, then that's still pretty solid.

I would like to see the money that would've gone to Brantley be invested towards improving the pitching staff however possible.
 
AlbertC said:
Brantley would've contributed further to some incredible hitting depth, but I'm still okay without him.

If all the young guns incrementally improve, Teoscar continues the form from last season, along with the addition of Springer, then that's still pretty solid.

I would like to see the money that would've gone to Brantley be invested towards improving the pitching staff however possible.
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There's plenty of arms available to choose from, such as Bauer (as long as he keeps his political views to himself), Paxton, Odorizzi, Walker, and Tanaka.

Regarding Tanaka, he helped Yates develop his pitch in 2016 when Yates was a Yankee (and Yates was at the "yet another reliever" stage before he found his groove in San Diego). If Tanaka were to join the Blue Jays, he would be reunited with Yates.

Hand would be a great bullpen addition (especially given that before Hand was traded to Cleveland, Hand was the Padres' closer; Yates became the Padres' closer after the trade (and Yates became an elite closer in his own right); if Hand were to join the Blue Jays, he would be reunited with Yates).
 
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Johnny Au said:
There's plenty of arms available to choose from, such as Bauer (as long as he keeps his political views to himself), Paxton, Odorizzi, Walker, and Tanaka.

Regarding Tanaka, he helped Yates develop his pitch in 2016 when Yates was a Yankee (and Yates was at the "yet another reliever" stage before he found his groove in San Diego). If Tanaka were to join the Blue Jays, he would be reunited with Yates.

Hand would be a great bullpen addition (especially given that before Hand was traded to Cleveland, Hand was the Padres' closer; Yates became the Padres' closer after the trade (and Yates became an elite closer in his own right); if Hand were to join the Blue Jays, he would be reunited with Yates).
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I can't see the Jays ever wanting Bauer. he'd be a PR nightmare. Great pitcher, but the guy is a crazy goofball.
 
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