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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
With 120 games played and being 8 games out of a playoff spot picking up Ibanez now wouldn't be a very wise use of money for the Blue Jays. Really he'd have to be the DH from this point on and I can't see him alone being the spark to get them past the 2-3 games over 500 mark thats plagued them for like 60 games now. Maybe if this is a month ago and Wells is done for the year...than yeah you have time and you need another outfielder.
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The thing is that if a trade does happen and Ibanez does walk at the end of the year the compensation picks are quite good. It's still probably not worth it, but those picks factor into any mid-season trade featuring a UFA.