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Originally Posted by GirlySports
It was really of a miracle run. A GM making those moves at the deadline for a .500 team was crazy. That probably doesnt work most of the time.
Even if AA had stayed, don't see the Jays being that good next year as the other teams reload.
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The Jays weren't your average .500 team. They had the best run differential in the league at the time. Even without making those trades, the team more than likely goes on a big run - you don't heavily outscore your opponents all year and fail to win ball games. It was a smart GM realizing what he had on his hands was much better than the record indicated.
There's no way Gibbons sticks around. GMs in baseball always hire their own guy. They don't beat around the bush like in hockey and wait for the incumbent coach to falter before cutting him. Gibbons probably doesn't last until the end of November.