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Originally Posted by Jason14h
100% and this is why the Jays inability to develop …. Basically anything for a decade is killing them.
Very expensive roster since they can’t graduate anything to keep costs down
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I wonder how much of that is prospect quality and how much is attitude though. A team looking to graduate doesn't sign IKF and tries O. Martinez at 3rd. Martinez OPS is 1.073 in AAA so far this season - it isn't impossible to imagine him successfully hitting for power in MLB.
Think about guys like Davis Schneider. His win-every-game-you-play streak is over, but today's loss wasn't on him - he hit a home run and turned an amazing double play at 2B, so he did his job, not his fault the bullpen was walking in runs. Where was he on the prospect depth chart? (28th!) Having him take Merrifield's spot was a big $ savings, and one that no one would have expected until he got the chance.