Not to mention the fact that in 3 of those cases (Reyes, Burly, and Dickey) Jays paid hefty salaries as well. Virtually the same amount that they would have gotten the player at Free Agency. I understand that Reyes or Burly might not select to come to Toronto as free agents, however that meant that all of the players acquired were coming of new contracts where they were already over paid.
So we traded young prospects for Overpaid veterans.