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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
If you don't bring Dickey back you have to replace 3 starters and that's with Hutch in the rotation. And you need to add bull pen arms to replace guys like Hawkins and Lowe. Can't do that
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Dickey makes 12 M a year though and is among the top 20 highest paid pitchers in the league. You can easily replace him with someone that is more consistent for that price tag. That said, what scares me about not picking up the Dickey option is that Rogers may not allow those funds to be reallocated.
Buerhle (19M), Romero (7.5M), and Dickey (12M) all come off the books this year. Signing and ace and another quality starter to fill the gaps should not be an issue with the Jays financially even if Rogers keep the budget at status quo.