The jays have brought back home run king bautista, for five years and an option for a possible sixth year. Now I've read lots of comments and responses to this, and generally it seems like people are pretty cautious about this deal. I understand that, with the fact the jays just unloaded one of the worst contracts in baseball, in wells. Lots think this is just the same thing. There are some similiar factors, but to begin, its not really that close to the amount of money the jays promised wells.
Lets look at it from a different angle, lets say jays pay jose 8 mill this year and he puts up 35 homers, over 100 rbi's, now he's a free agent, not a fluke, and his asking price went alot higher, and probably ends up on the yanks, who need outfield help. In sports you need to take risks to get rewarded. Jose is a leader, loves Toronto, and the country, is a leader, versitile, as he players the outfield and third base, at very high levels, and is a base stealing threat also.
Hell, there will be lots of pressure on jose to live up to those dollars, but if he puts up solid numbers again, we'll be sayin once again, that alex is a great gm, and a breath of fresh air.
We can also dream of the possibility of adding pujols or prince fielder next year as they are free agents. I think the jays are playoff capable now of a wildcard, but adding a star, will push them to real competiveness.
As spring training starts and we get closer to the start of the regular season, i will post my predictions for the five starting pitchers, the bullpen, and the projected lineup as i see it.
Exciting times ahead
Thanks for reading
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