I am not a Jays fan (obviously) but I think once Rogers signed on to the Marlins trade it makes sense to go with AA for at least the 3 years he claims this plan is. I am not sold on this not being a big deal because the plan was to compete over 3 years and not right away like many Blue Jay apologists would have you believe cough..Wilner..cough but changing GM's now brings in a new guy with his hands tied to a lot of guys already signed with likely not a lot of desirability. If it doesn't work out in 3 years there will be a lot more flexibility for a new guy to make changes and build the team he wants.
As for the trade in the off-season I said then it was the type of move that needed to be done because going with stud prospects in A, AA, AAA sounds exciting but rarely produces a ton of wins in the majors and produces 0 runs when those guys are in the minors. I think many saw a lot of red flags with the new guys brought in which is why the fact they aren't AL East leaders isn't a shock to many but I thought fighting for 2/3/4 with a .500 record easily not one of the worst teams in the majors.
The Jays needed everything to go right and everyone to perform at the top of their ceilings to be WS contenders and instead they have had almost the opposite happen which often results in the basement.
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