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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The Jays problem is they are constantly too good to get a franchise batter, but too bad to compete.
Imagine if we had a Pujols/Cabrera type hitter at bat third? Just look what the Tigers did today. Pretty much 1 guy won them the game.
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That isn't really their problem at all.
As the resident Cardinals (and in many peoples eyes Jays hater) equating their problems to not having a guy like Pujols who is easily the best hitter of hi generation and possibly a top 5 guy of all time when is is done is just silly. Throw in the fact that he was a 14th round pick and it makes no sense at all.
The problem the Jays have had, outside of the garbage excuse of their division, is that they have overrated the readiness/ability of their young guys and overpaid on bad players.
The Jays seem to have corrected this problem, although it is very, very early, but JP did develop guys but made the mistake of thinking they were ready to early and wasting money on FA's like Thomas and Ryan.
The Jays issue isn't that they can't compete with NY and BOS but that they have to choose the right time to do it and that has to coincide with young guys taking the next step. When that happens then that is the time to spend money. JP chose the wrong time to make that next step and spent the money too early.
The thing about competing with those two teams now is that they produce as much young talent as other teams but still make bad signings. Yes the Jays can go head to head year after year but they can for say 5 years out of ten if they make smart decisions in bringing up their own talent.
Sure it woudl be great if they could luck out and get a talent like Pujols or Cabrera but if that is the plan you are not going to be successful for the most part.
For me the key is not to stop whining about the division, stop trying to win when the time isn't right (which the Red Sox have actually done) and build the team to compete for 5 years out of ten instead of being mediocre for 10 years out of ten.