1. No the trend is to take guys who were successful with low payrolls, like Friedman. Shapiro is not one of those
2. Right. No one thought the Jays would be good in 2013. Come on.
3. We have a huge market, we should be able to play with the big boys. Should have kept this exact team together and added a bullpen piece and see what it can do.
Of the posters I disagree with, SirBJay you are one of the more tolerable ones, as you don't hurl the insults like many others here. But to me, this place is becoming more and more intolerable overall. Its essentially become a place for a bunch of prospect porn fan boys to jerk off. Most of you would rather have a top farm system than win a World Series. Meanwhile, anyone who disagrees gets treated like they have Ebola.
I need a break from this place, so I'm out. I only hope I can stay away permanently this time. (which I'm sure will make some of you very happy)