This is seriously not even news. The Jays are always in discussions. There is no way they outbid teams who don't care about overpaying to get a good, proven player. Melky is a maybe, and after that I'd say Jed Lowrie is the next best player they could sign.
Makes sense. Really it seems like he's trying to clear payroll and replacing Happ with Estrada might be an OK option. I still think there's a lot of moves coming in the next 2 months.
That's true, but Estrada brings more versatility than a reliever. Overall I agree, it's a pretty bad deal considering they basically swapped Lind for Smoak and Estrada and saved what like 1 million?
You guys are overreacting a lot. You were hoping for a good reliever, and Estrada might be one, assuming they turn him into a late inning role, which I expect. Unless Happ is dealt.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/astros-nearing-deal-for-adam-lind.html
It originally said Astros I think. So we'll have to see. Wonder who they could get from the Brewers?