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The Toronto Blue Jays enter play on Saturday at 37-39 and one game back of the third and final wild card spot in the American League playoff picture.
Marred by injuries for the entirety of the season, the Blue Jays have been remarkably inconsistent, but despite that, they are willing to take on money at the trade deadline to improve their roster.
That's according to Ken Rosenthal of 'The Athletic,' who made the comments on 'Foul Territory' on Friday.
OK, so the Blue Jays are willing to take on money, but should they be? Is this team worth investing in further, especially after it spent nearly more than $300 million combined on Dylan Cease, Kazuma Okamoto and Tyler Rogers in the offseason?
The American League has been dubbed 'the land of opportunity.' There are no great teams in the American League, except for maybe the New York Yankees. There's ample chance for the Blue Jays to get back to the playoffs - and to win again.
Toronto should take those chances, especially with potential labor unrest coming. We have no idea if there will be baseball next season, so the Jays can't afford to miss this chance here.
1) The Blue Jays have a bloated payroll, but they also have Kevin Gausman, Yimi Garcia, George Springer and Shane Bieber coming off the books this offseason. That's significant savings right there, meaning Toronto can afford to continue to spend, especially if its on a player with additional years of control.
2) The Blue Jays should prefer to spend money rather than spend prospect capital. JoJo Parker, Arjun Nimmala and others are very valuable pieces to the franchise's future. The Jays shouldn't be willing to mortgage that future to chase this team's dreams, but if they can do that by spending money and holding onto these players? They should be willing to do that.
Given the injuries, the Blue Jays need help in multiple spots. They could use another solidified starting rotation option, especially if they want to move on from Max Scherzer eventually. They could also use a right-handed hitting outfied, per Rosenthal's point, but that could be complicate things as Anthony Santander works his way back into the mix.
Beyond that, every team needs bullpen help at this time of year.
The Blue Jays and Cubs will play again at Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET.
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Marred by injuries for the entirety of the season, the Blue Jays have been remarkably inconsistent, but despite that, they are willing to take on money at the trade deadline to improve their roster.
That's according to Ken Rosenthal of 'The Athletic,' who made the comments on 'Foul Territory' on Friday.
OK, so the Blue Jays are willing to take on money, but should they be? Is this team worth investing in further, especially after it spent nearly more than $300 million combined on Dylan Cease, Kazuma Okamoto and Tyler Rogers in the offseason?
Yes, but with conditions
The American League has been dubbed 'the land of opportunity.' There are no great teams in the American League, except for maybe the New York Yankees. There's ample chance for the Blue Jays to get back to the playoffs - and to win again.
Toronto should take those chances, especially with potential labor unrest coming. We have no idea if there will be baseball next season, so the Jays can't afford to miss this chance here.
1) The Blue Jays have a bloated payroll, but they also have Kevin Gausman, Yimi Garcia, George Springer and Shane Bieber coming off the books this offseason. That's significant savings right there, meaning Toronto can afford to continue to spend, especially if its on a player with additional years of control.
2) The Blue Jays should prefer to spend money rather than spend prospect capital. JoJo Parker, Arjun Nimmala and others are very valuable pieces to the franchise's future. The Jays shouldn't be willing to mortgage that future to chase this team's dreams, but if they can do that by spending money and holding onto these players? They should be willing to do that.
What do the Jays need?
Given the injuries, the Blue Jays need help in multiple spots. They could use another solidified starting rotation option, especially if they want to move on from Max Scherzer eventually. They could also use a right-handed hitting outfied, per Rosenthal's point, but that could be complicate things as Anthony Santander works his way back into the mix.
Beyond that, every team needs bullpen help at this time of year.
The Blue Jays and Cubs will play again at Saturday at 2:20 p.m. ET.
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