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Originally Posted by flambers
Jays in my view have a limited window, while this years team in my view will not be in the mix for the Wild Card.
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You only need look at the $$ committed to see the window...
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?..._Q&output=html
... only 27.6M dedicated in 2016 (and 22M of that is Jose Reyes). A bunch of options that they could exercise but very little committed money.
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Originally Posted by flambers
A fan has to wonder what are the plans going forward.... personally I highly doubt the Jays will go forward with a rebuild.
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I don't think they have any choice. If the team isn't close to the post-season at the trade deadline they simply must sell. They have some good contracts that other teams would love to have (pay a premium for) but those guys aren't getting any younger. Year one of the window was lost, if year two goes by and the team isn't in a good position to make the post-season at the deadline then the jays will be in prime position to leverage those assets for real returns. I think the Jays could bend over the Yankee's for Reyes (they're staring at a Jeterless future so will be in the market for a star calibre SS.