Jays sign J.A. Happ

[Heroic Shrimp]

3 years, $36M.

 

[dappleganger]

Really not sure what to make of this signing.

 

[herman]

Ooooooooook. Another 5th starter retread?

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Really not sure what to make of this signing.

Better than Hutchison...?  :-\

 

[L K]

It's pretty much confirmation that payroll has been reduced from last year.

 

[bustaheims]

Happ had a great stint with the Pirates, and changed his approach a little, so, there's hope he could be a little better than he was before the Jays moved him for Saunders. I think this is also an indication of the kind of money the bigger names are asking for.

 

[Kin]

I wonder if this is a sign that the plan is keep Sanchez in the bullpen.

 

[Joe S.]

I'm fine with this signing... Actually he was pretty solid his last season with the Jays.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I thought Andrew Stoeten had a good take on this. Basically that signing Price would mean busting whatever payroll parameters there were to begin with and then what? Do the Jays sign Price and no one else? If signing him was always going to make them bust their budget then this doesn't really materially affect it anyway, they had other spots to upgrade as well and this is a move that makes them better and they needed a LH starter.

 

[herman]

#PapaHapp

 

[Darryl]

Buehrle's spot is filled.  Not out of the Price race just still not the likely destination.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

@BVHJays

JA Happ was awful for the Jays in April 2014. Since then, he's thrown 325 innings for TOR/SEA/PIT with a 3.90 ERA, 3.77 FIP and 3.79 xFIP

 

[bustaheims]

@BVHJays

JA Happ was awful for the Jays in April 2014. Since then, he's thrown 325 innings for TOR/SEA/PIT with a 3.90 ERA, 3.77 FIP and 3.79 xFIP

Pretty solid numbers for a middle of the rotation guy.

 

[Peter D.]

I thought Happ did an acceptable job as a bottom-of-the-rotation guy in his first stint.  Don't mind this signing.