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Originally Posted by JayP
It's more than a stretch. The Jays were 6 games ahead of the Yankees for the division and 7 games ahead of the Astros for the second wild card. And that includes resting players in the final week of the season.
David Price isn't worth that many wins on his own over the course of an entire season - let alone a two month period after the trade deadline.
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You live in a fantasy world if you believe that. There's no stretch at all. Price went 9-1 with the Jays with 3 wins over the Yankees (went 7 innings in one game but didn't get the win), 1 win over Texas, 1 win over the LA Angels, 1 win over Minnesota, and a win over Tampa who is a notorious Blue Jay killer.
Go look at that those teams in the standings and tell me again how the Jays would have won the division or made the playoffs without those wins, and as someone else has already pointed out, that isn't even considering the adrenaline boost and complete mindset change the Price acquisition gave to the team. Without Price the Jays do not track the Yankees down and likely don't even get a Wildcard. The Jays weren't even in a wildcard position when Price was acquired and catching the Yankees was a pipe dream.