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Originally Posted by Cappy
I agree 100% that this is the time. If they sold the farm this year on a good lead off guy or something, i dont think it would've have bothered me.
I guess, im not disagreeing with your opinion, I just understand where the team is coming from and can justify it.
While we are certainly not small market, we aren't the Cubbies either. Yeah they have a small payroll right now, but you dont hear anything about the owners getting worried about having to pay Rizzo or Bryant when they become FA's. They have been able to produce a great team for "relatively" cheap, but they are certainly willing to hit 250+ if need be.
It's still early too. There has been one major signing - Morales, by the Jays. They are being aggressive, but also waiting out the market. I'm sure they have expressed interest in all the right guys and ask them to keep the Jays in the loop if better offers come along.
A guy like Reddick won't sign too early unless someone takes a big risk on him.
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I'm really not a fan of the Morales signing. I'm not saying it's cheap or anything like that, I just think he's too slow, one dimensional, and given he's not able to even play a position, he really limits the Blue Jays flexibility. Another one dimensional player is not what the Jays needed to be spending the budget they do have in my opinion.
Signing him signified to me that Justin Smoak is going to be our every day first basemen, and I think that's what really has me riled up about it. Smoak has the potential to have me go postal next season.