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Old 11-14-2012, 07:50 PM   #129
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Re: Blue Jays Acquiring J.Reyes, J.Johnson and M.Buerhle

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Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
I don't disagree with you. I'm just saying that they paid a significant price to turn that uncertainty into certainty.
I think the point being made is that (1) if they had the money to spend (and that question has presumably been answered); and (2) they were quite confident they couldn't get a premium SS and two decent starters in FA for $30M, the lost "cap" space in the deal isn't that much of a price to pay.
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