Morrow's option is $10M, the buyout is $1M.... so the option really costs $9M.... which is very cheap for a mid-rotation starter, even an injury prone one
All year the prevailing view is the Jays biggest weakness is the lack of an ace pitcher.
FA's this year include 3 pitchers that arguably are aces - Scherzer, Lester, Shields
Expiring contracts means the Jays can offer $22M/yr
Can even keep Bautista although Jays better off moving him for youth
Not out of the question the Jays sign one of them
All year the prevailing view is the Jays biggest weakness is the lack of an ace pitcher.
FA's this year include 3 pitchers that arguably are aces - Scherzer, Lester, Shields
Expiring contracts means the Jays can offer $22M/yr
Can even keep Bautista although Jays better off moving him for youth
Not out of the question the Jays sign one of them
Just spitballing some options here...... this year's FA crop is pitching heavy.... so strategically that's where you focus improvement
Of course AA is too f***ing cheap to bring a FA here..... despairing doesn't work
CF - Gose
RF - Pompey
LF - Pillar
3B - Lawrie
SS - Reyes
2B - ?
1B - EE
C - ?
DH - ?
Lester
Scherzer
Dickey
MB
Stroman
Sanchez & Norris in Buffalo with the better of the two replacing MB in 2016
If Bautista can yield a good young 2B and C - this is a team loaded with pitching and defense and enough offense