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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Here's the question. After the season if (when?) the Jays let Bautista, Saunders and EE walk, after drawing the highest attendance in MLB and having the best TV rating for Jays ever, will your opinion change?
I think this is the main issue. The negative fans don't have a huge issue with this years team (although I do agree they did a disservice going into the year with this bullpen) but I think it's more we've seen how Rogers operates over the past 35 years.
If they open the wallet and signed EE, and at least make an effort to replace the other 2 with SOMETHING, I think it will go a long way to rebuilding the trust.
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I don't know if the Jays have really cheaped out since Shatkins took over. You can argue that letting Price walk is evidence, but honestly, he failed this team in the playoffs last year and his season thus far in Boston is really making Shatkins look really smart. Especially with how Happ is playing.
Based on what we've seen this year, Rogers definitely should NOT be opening the wallets for Bautista and Saunders. Edwin, yes maybe.
All year long, the Jays have been rumoured to be going after some power (see Jay Bruce) to replace the potential loss of Bautista and Saunders. With how things are going, I see Upton as Saunders replacement and I think that's at least a wash (Saunders has the better numbers so far, but Upton is far superior in the field).
They just need someone to replace Bautista and with the season he's had, that shouldn't be too difficult.
Rogers will never spend like the Yankees or Red Sox but to me they step up when the GM has asked for it. Look at how much salary they took on when they acquired Dickey and the Marlins a few years ago. Last year, they paid what some consider above market value for Martin. This deadline, they added Liriano's big contract and he might just end up as a bullpen piece. Even before recent history, they paid top dollar to guys like Delgado, Wells, Clemens, Halladay. Jays have always had premier and expensive players.
To me, they are spending money, they just aren't spending it recklessly like the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers, but as has been proven, you don't need to spend like them to win the World Series.