I fell asleep during game. Major bummer we lost this one when we still had a chance despite a bad pitching matchup. It doesn't get any easier the next couple days. Kazmir and Felix Hernandez up next.
MLBTR:
Toronto has long been said to be pursuing one or more arms, with reports suggesting that the team is exploring a wide variety of possibilities. Latos is not as exciting as some of the top names that could be available, but he is relatively affordable from a salary perspective (compared, at least, to players like David Price and Cole Hamels) and likely won’t cost as much in terms of prospects as names like Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija. That’s especially important for a Toronto club that reportedly has little payroll space available and is reluctant to part with young pitching (especially given that many of those arms factor into the present big league roster equation).
I agree those were bad moves at the time
You just can't compare that to acquiring Donaldson and Martin. Those were all-around great additions from both a talent and clubhouse perspective.
Me too
I think adding a Hamels or a Price would drastically increase our playoff chances (both of making them and perhaps moreso advancing in them)
FTR I thought the Price trade was a good one for Detroit, but I never thought trading Cespedes for Lester was a good idea