[TheAlpineOracle]

I have to shake my head at people that think the Jays won't reduce payroll. This past season was their big run. There's not enough pitching for next year and they are 100% not adding payroll despite the delusion of some from this year's run. They lose Bautista and Edwin next year, and from there they will reduce payroll as they descend back into a mid-payroll team. Those guys are not replaceable, and there's not an agent in baseball that wants their clients to end up there (some are even on record saying as such).

I've been saying this for a while. The signs of this have been there all year. Signing of Martin to usher in young pitching, bringing Gibbons for one more year, bringing on a Penny-pinching President, etc. That's why i was getting so mad with the decisions being made up to the playoffs this year to lose them home field advantage. This year's actions were a one off. Jays will not be in a position to do this again for a long time. Needed to make the most of their run. Rogers went all out for one year to buy themselves another 5-10 with their disenchanted fan base who gobbled up just making it to the dance and now can't point the finger at Rogers as easily.

This AA move is the only one that is going to piss Jays fans off the season other. I'd bet a lot of money they pull the ole "Goins proved he is an every day player", and decide to move him to SS and keep Travis at 2nd. Cheap infield, Rogers likes!. They'll move Tulo's contract for a mediocre "upcoming pitcher" under team control and some B level prospects stating that they needed to fill the pitching hole (that they were too cheap to fill) and Goins has taken strides on offensively so they are willing to give up some of Tulo's offence to improve pitching as offense is a team strong point. Typical Rogers move, that this 30 year + Jays fans is all to familiar with.