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The winter meetings thread is getting long so lets start a new one with the news that the Jays are adding Kevin Kiermaier. The terms are not yet available.

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The Blue Jays are rumoured to be in on Mike Clevinger, Lance Lynn, Mike Minor (??), Johnathan Villar, Brian Goodwin and almost every other name on the market.

The Blue Jays have acquired Taijuan Walker from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations. The fact it’s a player to be named later means the player may not be in the 60-man player pool.

Now that most sports are down for the count thanks to the virus it is time for the thread dedicated to it

With a 4-year, $80 million contract, the Jays have signed the best free-agent pitcher still on the market.

The Doc is in the hall of fame. While some might argue over his number of wins, he was without doubt a dominant pitcher for a long time.

Yesterday, the Blue Jays announced the signing of Matt Shoemaker on a one-year contract for $3.5 million, plus incentives. Shoemaker is controllable through 2020, if the Blue Jays wish to retain him. It appears as if he will fit into the fourth spot in the rotation behind Stroman, Sanchez and Borucki, which currently leaves Reid-Foley and Pannone as the leading contenders for the fifth spot.