[Caged Great]

If you run with

Romero
Morrow
Cecil
Drabek
Stewart

as your rotation next year, it will be basically equivalent to what we had last year (slightly worse at the #4 spot, but significantly better at the #5 spot)

Plus it gives guys like Stewart and Drabek who would've been blocked by Marcum a chance to push forward in their careers, so they will be better in 2012, 2013 etc.

Lawrie also gives the Jays some options because he could be converted to 3B, 1B, left at 2B, or LF, which the Jays can use all the good position players they can get their hands on.