In my opinion the Jays have to sign Vlad JR based on marketing alone. He's their most marketable player and you're not going to replace him any time soon if you let him go.
A secondary point, is that you cannot be the bridesmaid to all those high end players you went chasing after AND then be the bridesmaid to your own players and have him stay in division. IMO, that's how you truly tank a franchise.
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