A great comment/tweet I found in that article (from 2014):
Brett Lawrie traded? Whaaaat? The Jays better end up winning this trade or else they're gonna have some very angry season seat holders...
This is exactly why I don't mind losing BOTH Bautista and Edwin, if Shapiro thinks that is the best move for our team. The fans will show up if we win. The fans will not show up if we tank for 2-3 years because we have no payroll flexibility