I have to say I've been beyond pleasantly surprised with Adam Lind this season. It's been one of the few good news stories this year.
I was among MANY who would have very happy to see him dealt or dumped this off season and was specifically pining for having him replaced with Justin Morneau. (a player I'd love to see here regardless some day, and he even wants to play for the Jays he has said)
In any case, so far this year:
Lind .304/.401/.496/.897 with 4 HR, 20 BB, 22 K. Salary 5M
Morneau .299/.348/.401/.749 with 2 HR, 13 BB, 29 K. Salary 13M
We're getting better performance from Lind for 8 million dollars less. And he's 3 years younger. Will this last all year? Maybe, maybe not. But let's enjoy what we have. Good work Mottola and Lind. It's appreciated.