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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Prospects are exactly that: prospects. Sure some of the guys they trade could end up being All-Stars or better...or they could end up being benchwarmers. The players the Jays got back are legitimate, proven MLB players and in Johnson and Reyes, guys who have been borderline elite in the past. For a long time the Jays and their fans have been living on the hope some of the prospects would develop, and now they have proven guys they can believe in.
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Exactly. And if the Jays ever wanted to compete for a title during Bautista's window, they had to make a move. The prospects weren't going to be ready in time.