I think there is some of that.
I also just think major Free agents like Soto and Ohtani were always a long shot.
And that for some of the mid-tier American free agents that they just prefer to be in the US especially after COVID. So the Jays have to overpay or end up just being used as leverage.
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Originally Posted by browna
Trading Moreno and Teo for Varsho rubbed people the wrong way, both have been to the World Series since and it seemed like a targeted clean out of Vlad cronies, which set Vlad back. Getting Chapman was a good idea and would've been (sure an overpay, but sounds like he wanted to stay at the time, but...) a good re signing last offseason to lock down third base, and also signal the Jays can sign players and quality players at that.
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Funny part is before the Teo and Moreno/Gurriel trades happens that was exactly what the media and fan base was calling for.
The team wasn't serious enough, they were bad defensively, didn't have a good bullpen, and the locker room was too much of a frat house and needed to be more serious.
So they traded Teo for bullpen help, traded Moreno/Gurriel for Varsho (who was an A+ defender who's bat looked like it could be better than it has been in Toronto) and actually did what people were asking for.
The mistakes being that they didn't get enough value for Teo (and probably shouldn't have moved him) and trading Moreno instead of selling high on Kirk/Jansen was the issue.
But the actual moves to get rid of the frat house mentality and focus on defense/fundamentals was what the fan base was calling for after the loss in that post season.