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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
They started scouting/wooing Vladdy when he was 16 IIRC. They develop him, he turns into a star, a fan favorite, a gold glove winner, silver slugger, multi time all star.
Now he's good as gone. No, he's not the best in baseball, and yes......he was going to be overpaid to stay.
But to be a fan of this team and watch all the money they have, and the free agent contracts they offered to other studs, and yet refuse to overpay Vladdy is just........sad. It's not sad because he's the best in the world, it's sad because Vladdy would be one of the few reasons other good players just might sign with the Jays. If the Jays become a worse team why are other players going to bother signing in Toronto? To play with Dalton Varsho?
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"They" were different people in charge.
Edward Rogers got smooth talked by Shapiro and subsequently gave him the keys to surround himself with people he can control.
There's no Paul Beeston to return and have the ear of the owners, as there was to push out Ricciardi.
Who's going to go over Shapiro and talk directly to Rogers, that Rogers will listen to?
Vlad I am sure has been painted as some greedy over valued player when Atkins and Shapiro pull out the PowerPoint slides that Rogers likes to see.