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Originally Posted by fleury
I'm with TAO here. The Jays do seem to do this same stuff every year. I don't see how Greinke would sign here. He's a Dodger forever I think, and he just opted out so he could get more money.
As for the Jays, it looks like they're taking a PRINCE2 approach to budgeting by saying the granted budget is $145M or whatever, but there's more money in the pot if they're in contention around X date. Regardless of the amount, it's a perfectly fair approach if they have a good amount available for acquiring talent at the deadline.
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I just can't see how it's possible the Jays can add at the deadline. They played all their cards of value this year. They need to add during free agency if they plan on adding in my opinion.
This is the same team in the field that was 2 wins from winning the World Series ( would have rolled NYM like Kansas did). The team that beat them will be much weaker next year too ( losing Zobrist, Cueto, and Gordon at a minimum). If they don't go for it again, they are going to face backlash like never before. All those new fans they picked up, are expecting big things.