Difference is Price was really just here for half of a season while EE has been a cornerstone for the Jays for about 5 years now, so the fans are more emotionally attached to EE than they were to Price. Plus EE puts up monster stats in the regular season AND postseason...Price is known playoffs choker.
If they don't re-sign EE they WILL piss off a ton of fans, especially with how he is playing right now when the games matter.