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Originally Posted by JTech780
I don't think you can look at this as just EE vs. Morales either, I think you have to look at this as EE vs Morales, Pearce and a 1st round pick. You still could argue that waiting on EE would have still been better, and you might be right, I like the fact that Morales and Pearce make this team deeper and gives us more flexibility. We have a switch hitting power bat in Morales, and Pearce gives us positional flexibility. The 1st also gives another kick at the lottery.
Also when EE turned down 4x$20, there was every indication that he was going to get more than that on the open market. Every prediction I saw had him as $100m signing this season.
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With their reported budget the Jays could have signed Edwin and still gotten Pearce. The OF is barren and they aren't going to get anyone decent there anyway. This is really starting to look like a hedge where if this mediocore (still could be good, but could be bad) starts out slowly, the full blown rebuild that everyone feared when the Jays got Shapiro will start in July, with the Jays shipping out Tulo, Martin, and yes Donaldson.