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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
I don't consider Pillar/Bautista/Saunders/Pompey as a surplus of outfielders, especially considering Saunders is a yearly band aid and Bautista generally missed a couple of weeks each year and is only getting older. The Jays pull a deal like this and they are essentially one injury away from Colabello playing LF again, which was a nightmare.
I'm not saying it's Price/Greinke or bust, but there are multiple FA pitchers as good as better than Salazar and Corrasco which can be had without giving up anything. Makes no sense to trade two young players with large upsides when it's not necessary.
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Because the guys they would potentially be getting in return have higher upsides, are already really good, and a cost controlled for a long time?
A move like this allows the Jays to allocate their money with a lot less risk. Free agent starting pitching deals rarely work out well for teams. At best, you break even. Acquiring young, cost-controlled, and very good starting pitchers and then using the rest of the budget to patch holes on position players via free agency is a lot smarter strategy.