Quote:
Originally Posted by dustyanddaflames
And again you continue to link 92/93 to 2014. I understand that if the Jays were World Series favourites year in and year out, it'd make things more attractive. But those days are gone. The parody in the MLB is probably greater than ever. Small market clubs can now compete, and are attractive to free agents. This isn't 92/93, though it wasn't exactly what you were getting at.
I found this quote on the internet today - "Peter Gammons, who quite interestingly looks at the historic difficulty the Jays have had in enticing free agents. “It’s hard to get players to come here by choice,” said the Jays’ GM, “and Toronto is one of the greatest cities in the world.” That GM? Pat Gillick." So was Gillick wrong too?
|
Yes he was.
I don't think that the Jays are as attractive as say NY, Boston, LA and maybe Chicago but most teams aren't but they aren't in the bottom half of the league either.
Toronto may play a small role in not getting guys but it is definitely behind winning and money. Those are by far much bigger factors in attracting FA's, especially top guys looking for 5+ year deals, than Toronto being in Canada.