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Originally Posted by flambers
A fan has to wonder if the Jays ownership has decided to cap the payroll.... I understand AA has denied this... but the Jays did absolutely nothing in the off season.... seems odd.
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I don't think we really have to wonder. For all the reasons we've rehashed the answer has to be "yes". Of course AA denies it... he's not going to publically shame the folk that sign his paycheque, that's a good way to ensure that they stop giving him one. We're stuck with having Hutchison (my guess) and Happ as the back end of the rotation. I like Hutch but I'd like him a whole lot more as the #6 guy who'll pitch when we inevitably hit an injury/unacceptable underperformance rather then lighting a candle on one of the guys under him.
If the team isn't playing meaningful baseball at the deadline the team simply must sell in an attempt to recoup what they (in retrospect) foolishly burned off last year. If they're not going to put an actual effort into contending in the window they bought last year (which was obviously a three year window) then they have to start accumulating for the "next" window.