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Originally Posted by Jason14h
In order of what I would have liked the Jays to do:
1. Sign EE and JB (Or similar OF), and spend $20 million on Bullpen and a bench bat like Pierce.
2. Similar offseason, and spend 20 million on Bullpen
3. Don't sign EE or JB, trade Martin for what Yankees got for McCann. Trade Estrada since hes coming off an injury and has 1 year left, trade Happ. Use the 45$ million to sign good bullpen and depth starters. Trade bullpen guys at deadline for more spects if out of it.
4. Field a worst team then last season when Boston, Seattle, Houston and Cleveland all got better on paper.
We chose 4. And you stated exactly why. The flow of $$, not because it makes baseball sense.
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I don't agree with spending that on Bullpen. I think the Jays approach to filling the bullpen is the right one. There is so much volatility, the better deals are found in the bargain bin than spending $30 million on Brett Cecil. Biagini, Jason Grilli, and Joaquin Benoit were massive contributors to the bullpen last year. Who would have predicted that?
I also don't think the Jays are THAT much worse than last year heading into the season, and there's a good argument to be made they're at least as good. Pearce's bat and utility is an under appreciated asset that gives Gibby more flexibility than he's had in awhile, and starting the year with Liriano in the rotation vs the tire fire that was Dickey is a big upgrade IMO.
People need to relax. This team, as it stands now in January, is more than capable of fighting for a wild card spot. A couple tweaks heading into Spring training (backup catcher, LH reliever, perhaps OF depth) and things look even better.