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Originally Posted by moon
This year alone I would say Greinke and Sanchez.
From past guys that have been available CJ Wilson, CC Sabathia, Johan Santana, James Shields, Matt Garza. I am sure there are more that I can't think of.
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Shields, Garza, Sanchez are all not number one guys, also the fact that Garza was never traded from the Cubs. Then you listed two free agents from a very long time ago and CJ Wilson. James Shields was the only player actually traded and Santana 4 years ago.
I suggest you go back and read my original post and see that I was talking about the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays still have a tough time attracting free agents, it was even harder when Sabathia, CJ Wilson exc. were free agents as the Jays really had nothing to offer these free agents to come here. Not just the fact they didn't have the money but a different country and a weak team. The Jays cannot match the Rangers, Angels and Dodgers of the world right now when it comes to big name free agents. They do have a great minor league system which allows them to be ahead of the game as compared to those teams. In the last 5 years, the number of #1 pitchers that have been traded is incredibly small.
So as I stated in my previous post which was Blue Jay specific,
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Here's the thing for the Bluejays. How many chances do you get to bring a pitcher of this talent to your team?
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Which I then went on to detail how he wouldn't cost as much money as a #1, you wouldn't have to sign him for 5-6 years and have a bad contract handicap you.