Brian Burke on Hockey Central at Noon

Now stop it.

He said that there is no deal in place, however he didn’t say that him and Gillis aren’t talking.

just waiting for this blue jays trade to be vetoed.  any one else?

Selig and Loria are good friends so that’s not gonna happen.

With that being said, Blue Jays fans need to take a step back and calm down a bit.  While this trade definitely makes the Blue Jays significantly better, it definitely doesn’t guarantee them a playoff spot, let alone a World Series Championship.

Think about it, AA has acquired what amounts to be the core of a 69-93 team.

I love Jose Reyes and he might just be the best SS in baseball right now and Johnson/Buerhle add some much need depth to the rotation, however Buck is nothing more than a backup catcher to Arencibia and Bonifacio is basically just an above average utility guy.

If Morrow continues what he started last season, Johsnon lives up to his potential, Romero returns to form, Buerhle is his inning-munching self and a legitimate #5 starter steps up and takes the reigns, this team might just make a run at the playoffs.

They’ll also need Bautista to return from injury with no issues, Encarnacion to repeat his breakout season, Lawrie to produce like we know he can and hope Lind can show the glimpses of his former self he displayed from time to time last season on a more consistant basis.

Ontop of that, is Gose/Davis/Seirra good enough to platoon and LF and who’s the starting 2B?  (Would be great if Scutaro returned)

Also, can Rasmus be more consistant at the plate?

Lots of things have to go right for this team to contend.

I know Yushki!  Why?

Like who did what for the Orioles last year?

Also, don’t get me wrong, I’m as excited as anybody about the 2013 Blue Jays, but I’m not expecting them to win the World Series or even make the playoffs.

Tim & Sid on The Fan were saying today that Johnson may be part of another trade (AA may flip him).  This was speculated from Johnson’s agent’s comments.

Doorman: Thought Yushki might have been same battalion. I believe he must still be in service as haven’t seen Yushki posting for a while, and really enjoy his posts. I have a lot of respect for all who have served or are still serving. Thanks for responding.

Bang on Indy, when he said no trade with Vancouver, I thought for sure one of those Fan 590 bozos would ask a simple follow up,” what about other teams, anything cooking with them” but no such luck, those Fan boys missed the boat on that one for sure

And what did Johnson’s agent say??

BTW, I hope they don’t flip him, seeing as the improved Blue Jays rotation is one of the best parts of this trade, behind getting Reyes of course.

With the Red Sox falling from glory last season and the Yankees not getting any younger, this might be the perfect season for the Blue Jays to win the Division, although the Rays and Orioles have really talented young teams.

i like the trade very much its the rest of the baseball world that is not too sure about it