Shame that my Jays haven't gotten what they were looking for in another good pitcher or two to offset the loss of Ted Lilly. One of the biggest positives was that they resigned Vernon Wells, but he came with a steep price tag of a 7 yr/$126 mil deal. (Biggest in Jays history) They also augmented their offense with acquisitions in Frank Thomas, Canadian Matt Stairs and IF Royce Clayton. While Wells, Thomas, Stairs and Clayton are good ball players, being in the shadow of the Red Sox and the Yankees in the AL East means that the Jays need to boost their starting rotation and possibly add a reliable reliever. A.J. Burnett and Roy Halliday were good at times but in predictable, and disappointing, fashion last year: Burnett was mostly unreliable coming off injury and Halliday reinjured the wrist on his throwing hand toward the tail end of the season. (220.00 IP last year, next closest Jay: Lilly at 181.00) With the majority of the decent starters signed now, the Jays are looking at the trade route.
If you were another team and you had a decent and reliable pitcher to send to the Jays, would you send that pitcher and what/who would you want in return? Opinions appreciated! 🙂
