It's a cute story, but also the best thing that could have happened to the Jays. They don't have to pay him during the suspension.
After another week, we will never hear about 'room again
His best seasons were his age 37-41 years. 47 WAR over those 4 years. Unprecedented.
Under a normal aging curve he doesn't come close to those numbers and finishes quite a distance behind Mays in career WAR.
His age 37-41 output was drug fuelled.
Quite optimistic for a team of 5 highly paid guys in their decline years surrounded by a couple of good pitchers and a bunch of flawed players.
Move them at the deadline if the team is hovering around .500 (there is little prospect capital to trade for a Price/Tulo and try for 2015 again), or let them go at the end of the season.
Jays need to take the Cubbies rebuild route and when a Heyward is available again Jays will have money that would otherwise be tied up in a bunch of almost 40 yr olds.
It's just really unfortunate AA/Beest decided to do the Marlins/Dickey deals.
This is a dumb thread
Goins is a bottom 25 man guy
Goins ~ Barney ~ Casilla
Jays aren't going to go dumpster diving for another of these types, nor are they going to trade an asset for an upgrade (presumably with a higher salary)
So pick your poison among the 3
(incidentally, Casilla has a .429 BABIP in Buffalo)
It's not to be offensive, its offering what the Jays can afford. Jays can't afford to be saddled with a bunch of high cost, long term contracts to players in or entering their decline years - JD, Martin, Tulo, EE, JB