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Originally Posted by fleury
I'd call it a puzzling move. While I don't have the eye of a baseball exec, I'd sum up my opinion that his upside is of an average MLB player overall. By locking him up, they likely have confidence he'll develop into something much better. The head scratcher is, why now? Why not wait until year end when it's a little more clear what direction he goes?
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Not a coincidence it lands on the same day as a fan favourite vet getting traded to mute the complaints of the sell off.
Contract imo is very tradeable down the road given his age and flashes so far, so not much risk in the Jays doing it.