For the Jays it's basically a catch 22, if they outbid to get Meche they payed too much, but if they come down with injurys next year and they have to throw in Joe Smoe AAA guy, people will be complaining about why the Jays didn't grab a solid #4 guy in the offseason.
Fact is contract #'s aside, the Jays need starting pitching. Right now with the market the way it is, Meche's contract is the amount it should be around. If Lilly and others were signing for 5 or 6 million and Meche was offered 10, I'd have a problem with it, but the fact is to get that quality guy to fill in the middle of the rotation it's going to take that much.
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