Also, according to fan graphs - combined WAR of ALL bluejays outfielders last year (if I added this up correctly) was 2.8.
Pillar, Hernandez, Carrera, Aoki, Cecilliani, Smith, Pearce, Saunders, Alford, Bautista, Coghlan - all of these guys amounted to less value than what we should expect next season from Grichuk if he posts his career average or better of 2.9 WAR (assuming 162 GP which admittedly is unlikely)
So yes, this certainly is an improvement on paper.
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