Jays acquire R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas for Travis d'Arnaud, John Buck, Noah Syndergaard and Wuilmer Becerra:
| Approve |  337 (76.42%) |
| Do not approve | 67 (15.19%) |
| Meh | 37 (8.39%) |
I am going to miss Syndergaard for sure. I believe he has Ace potential.
It is an incredibly improved rotation in absolute & relative terms.
Attendance & Income should also improve at a record level.
Baseball talk in this city has also increased incredibly.
AA has not cheated anyone. He simply observed the baseball landscape and negotiated wisely. He has built a contender.
If we don't have to pay any of J Buck's salary then we get to keep the $4.5mil we got from Florida.
Die hard Jays fans can discuss the topic of winning the division or a WC spot. That is now a legitimate discussion.
I have noticed A.A. is at least two steps ahead of everyone else, sometimes even years ahead. Even this last acquisition was ahead of the news that leaked. The deal was done Thursday, with just the rest of the paperwork being exchanged. A.A. was meeting with R.A. and reports on the trade were at least a day behind. And all the slow leaking came out of N.Y. at least a day behind
Blue Jay hitters always struggle against Knuckleballers and even the next day. The fact that we don't have to face him should have gotten 100% approval. Too many people consider prospects as more inmportant than anything else - and that's sad. A.A. gets an Ace - ***** (5 stars); no one else gets him - *****; Two and only two Catchers caught R.A. and A.A. got them both - *****; A.A. pays nothing of John Bucks salary and doesn't lose a roster space -*****.