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Originally Posted by JayP
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.
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The Jays were underachieving no doubt but at the time of the trade they were 8 games behind the Yankees with 60 games left. Were the trades really for a divisional run or for more likely a wildcard berth. Trading away the future for Price pitching in a one game playoff seemed pretty crazy.
I could see these trades being done if the Jays were near or in the division lead. They got really lucky.
Or AA knew that he was done after Beeston announced his retirement so it was one last hurrah.