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This trade last week from the Toronto Blue Jays definitely was a shocker. I felt my heart literally sink when I heard the news. It took a few days for me to understand why our GM, Alex Anthopoulos, did this though. First of all, with Wells gone, the organization has freed up $86 million that was left to pay Wells for four more years in his seven-year, $126 million contract in Toronto. Second, Anthopoulos has a vision set for the future of the team. You have to give up big names like Halladay, Marcum, and Wells in order to have money to bring in young and new talent. Unfortunately the Jays are not like the Boston Red Sox or the New York Yankees who can buy talent with the millions they earn every year. The MLB doesn’t have a salary cap so the Jays have to start from the bottom up. This is how a re-build begins. The Jays will not be a playoff contender in the next few years. But because of moves like this, giving up good players for young ones to develop, I see them on the road to the World Series in a few years.
Nevertheless, I will miss this guy. Aside from Roy Halladay, he’s like the Mats Sundin of the Jays - well respected and carried himself with class. This guy definitely deserves a standing O when the Jays play the Angels this upcoming season. Thank you for twelve awesome years, Vernon.
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