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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Well, he's technically replacing Bautista which on paper is about a 3 WAR improvement from last year (-1.7 WAR for Bautista, +1.5 WAR for Granderson).
Not a flashy high profile high risk move, but could end up being great value wise.
Nice to have another left hand bat and a solid veteran with a good clubhouse rep to help bring along Hernandez and Alford for a year.
Sure it'd be great to get a guy like Yelich, but he's gonna cost too much and you can tell the Jays are aiming to build from within long term and are just trying to get by for a few years while the big guns like Vladdy and Bo continue to develop.
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While I agree with everything, the bolded part to me is puzzling. We've gone down this road with guys who had better tools at this point in their careers and it didn't amount to much. What are the chances Granderson turns it around when he's this old? Don't get me wrong, I know they're working towards competing in 2020, but don't sell us a pinto and call it a ferrari. Surely as a team competing for a championship you could do better than Granderson as your everyday outfielder, even for a couple years.