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Originally Posted by Jason14h
The Jays can never outbid for a franchise hitter, so we need to draft one. Finishing near the bottom of the league for a few years would certainly help the chances!
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Not neccessarily. You can get good hitters anywhere in the draft, you just have to be willing to go over slot to sign them. Many of the bad teams at the top of the draft are often passing on guys due to signability. The Jays simply would not do this under Ricciardi. Under the new regime they seem more willing to do this, and to be more active with international free agents.