[KootenayFlamesFan]

Article from earlier today:

And the question most asked is whether or not the Jays will jump in on Jeff Samardzija or David Price. “We are pretty much maxed out in terms of payroll,” says Anthopoulos, “but more important, we cannot keep trading our young pitchers (like Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Norris). We also have to be realistic about whom we can extend if we make a trade for him.”

The Blue Jays know that neither Price nor Samardzija will sign an extension with Toronto before hitting the free agent market at the end of the 2015 season. “We have been feeling out teams and doing background work,” Anthopoulos says. “I think we’d probably look at something where we have a pitcher for the rest of this season. That makes sense.”

http://www.gammonsdaily.com/anti-ana...-atop-al-east/