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Originally Posted by Cappy
Did the cubs, though?
Seems most of that team was the "core" from the rebuild - Bryant, Rizzo, Soler, Russell.
They went after Heyward, paid him god awful money and watched that crash and burn.
They took a flyer on Fowler after his deal fell through - gave him a one year deal. Zobrist was 34 when he signed his deal and gets paid until 38. John Lackey signed last year at 37.
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The Jays core is locked in as well, though the Cubs's core is better.
I don't mind one year terms, it's just frustrating that the Jays appear to not be willing to give any amount of term to address a weakness. They don't appear to be willing to go in on a player like Zobrist.
And you're right, Hayward has sucked, but at some point you have to be willing to take a chance. You might fall flat on your face, but you have to be willing to at least try it.
When I talk about small market mentality, i'm not comparing Toronto's budget to Milwaukee's. Obviously Toronto has a pretty healthy payroll, but i'm comparing the approach. I understand why a team like Milwaukee would be very cautious in handing out a 5 year contract. I don't really understand why a team like Toronto has to be (well I do but I'll just get yelled at for bitching about Rogers again).