It's certainly no secret that the Jays need starting pitching (2 of them, in fact, as per my earlier post), and it is also no secret that the only "bona fide ace" out there on the open market this winter will be Zack Greinke. Putting two and two together, there are many fans out there who would love to see the Jays make a hard push after Greinke. While I certainly agree that Greinke is the best pitcher available, I can't help but think that pursuing him would actually be detrimental to the Jays in 2013 and beyond.Landing someone like Greinke would probably take a deal in the range of $25M per year for at least 6 years, if not more. Now, in the scenario that the Jays' 2013 payroll sits around $100M and they have about $25-$30M to play with this winter, signing Greinke would basically eat up all of their money. That would mean that 2B, LF, 1B/DH and another SP would all have to be filled either internally, or with extremely cheap options. Given that our internal ...
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PLAYERS:
Zack Greinke,
Anibal Sanchez,
Anthony Gose,
Matt Cain,
CC Sabathia,
Cliff Lee,
Cole Hamels,
Roy Halladay,
Shin-Soo Choo
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians
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