Dude was pretty elite last year.
You also are getting him for the playoffs.
$6 million for major league baseball franchise and an ownership group like Rogers is absolutely nothing, nothing at all.
I'm sure you'd be fine picking up a Kenley Jansen, so what's the difference another $3 million? Why are we suddenly acting like that's prohibitive money? Consider it the cost of not having to trade a prospect.
It's not even long-term money, it's just for this year.