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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
I really don't see this " you can't expect them to spend as much as the Yankees and Red Sox" argument as valid. No one is saying that or expecting them to, but Rogers needs to be willing to be willing to loosen the purse strings from time to time when the opportunity presents itself to win. It's pretty clear that's not the case though. Look at the Storen trade this summer. This Almost fell through because the Blue Jays refused to take on any additional salary. Bullpen was a huge need of the Jays and they were held up by 2M bucks. In hindsight it wood have been better if the trade fell apart, but the story shows what Blue Jays management as to deal with on a daily basis thanks to Rogers.
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Rogers is not a prefect owner I agree, corporate owners usually arn't, I think it also needs to be pointed out that that they OK the Jays eating close to 2 million on Morales, eating the remainder of Chavez's salary and taking on Lariano's contract all of which appear to exceed what was believed to be the original budget for the Jays. Also Ok'd Price last year.
I get you do not like Rogers and I agree with some of what you say but I think they are better owners then you think. Would it be great to have a non corproate owner, absolutley, but who exactly in Toronto is lining up to buy the Jays over the last 15-20 years?