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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Quite honestly I don't get the hand-wringing. This is Rogers - we know what they've afforded the Jays over the course of their ownership.
The Jays are working under a budget, and Price was going to bust it. My theory is that's why their was quarrel between AA and Shapiro before AA's departure, and why I'm sure there is some truth to the rumor that Shapiro 'scolded' AA in September when they met. Not only was it prospect capital that AA gave up, but it was never a realistic dream to re-sign Price in Toronto without constructing a roster filled with gaping holes elsewhere.
Let's not forget that this is a hell of a team as it currently stands. They're much better than the one that started last season, and a couple of bullpen arms from being the odds on best in the division IMO. Things could be much worse, and have been over the course of our tenures as Jays fans over the past 20+ years.
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Fear not, I'm sure the hand-wringing will turn to apathy soon enough.