It would be a virtual guarantee that one of those guys at this stage in their careers would get catastrophically injured over the course of a 4 year contract.
So what does that mean?
When you invest a lot of cash into injury prone players, you plan for it to happen and get ready that when it does happen, that you're willing to spend for an equal pitcher so that the loss isn't handcuffing the team. The Jays after the Gord Ash days have always invested in guys injury prone, and lo and behold when they do get injured, act like it's a surprise to the team, and very publicly use it as an excuse. It was foreseeable and you have to be ready to spend when it ultimately happens if you go down that route. Getting Price would be interesting only if the Sox eat a ton of that salary. This is a lot like banking and managing risk. Managing it can be rewarding, but taking on too much risk at the wrong time can be catastrophic. Jays really have to watch what they're doing here because taking on both those contracts, with their injury history is asking for a bit much.
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