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Originally Posted by moon
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.
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I don't think it's quite that simple. Overrating the young guys like Marcum/McGowan/Litsch led to the best pitching staff in the majors in '07.
"Overpaying" for Ryan or Burnett was the only option the Jays have, players have no incentive to sign with the Jays at a discount - they never offer competitiveness (because of the division).
Another thing that gets underrated with hindsight is luck. The Jays had terrible luck the past few years, statistically and anecdoatally.