Up the middle was an issue for the Jays in all the positions this year, so I'm glad AA seems to be upgrading that. Ridding of Arencibia was addition by subtraction and if he can address a 2nd starter at the cost of Rasmus, it's a done deal. Rasmus has plateaud, and though Gose offers almost nothing with his bat, pitching is still what wins championships, and the incremental difference between adding a pitcher at Rasmus' cost to replacing him with Gose, is pretty small. I'd actually go a step further and package Gose with another player for a legit 2nd baseman.
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