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Originally Posted by RedHot25
Its not money.
Read an article in the Globe and Mail I think it was in the last day or two; the Jays payroll will be at least the same, if not more. They have the ability to make additions - especially bigger ones - on a case by case basis. Definitely not money.
I would have liked them to take another 1-year chance on Johnson, but I think we may have over-rated him sadly, and coupled with his injury problems. I was listening to Keith Law and Eric Karabell on the Behind the Dish Podcast of a couple of days ago, and they scoffed at Johnson - i.e. some team is going to pay too much.
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Sorry, but I don't by that it's not money... If it weren't about the money, then why not qualify Johnson? Honest question. Does anyone on this board really think that the Jays are going to go out and make a free agent splash? The final cost of your Matt Garza's this winter will be equal, if not more, than what Johnson's QO was. Add to the fact that you are going to have to overpay to get any free agent to come to Toronto (finished last in the AL East, Canada, etc.).
Arroyo will get killed in the AL East in a park like the Rogers Center, Garza/Tanaka will cost an arm and a leg and highly unlikely Toronto is their destination of choice. Anything else on the free agent wire, I really doubt is better than a 1 year risk with Johnson.
I don't doubt that there is money available for the "right" situation - and maybe my issue with the whole thing, is that we need starting pitching, and I believe that Josh Johnson is going to be as cheap as it comes when trying to fill our glaring holes. I just don't get it, as the trade route is looking more difficult to maintain after our splashes last off-season, what really does Anthopolous has left for bullets in the chamber? Sanchez, Stroman, maybe Hutchinson after his AFL performance?