With the Yanks signing Tex to that massive 8 year contract I am actually finally starting to buy into the propaganda that the Jays will have a hard time competing in the American League East for the foreseeable future (basically as long as the Yanks and BoSox can continue to massively outspend the Jays).
Sure the Jays have Roy Halladay, and a growing list of impressive young starters coming up behind him, and they finally have some real hitting prospects in Snider, Lind and Arencibia. However it's just not enough. The Yanks and BoSox can just spend the money needed to trump any good young player we have coming up. A good example of this would be a Snider vs. Texieria comparison. Sure there is a good chance that Snider turns out to be a good ballplayer, but will he be as good as Tex? Who knows. Another example is the case of our young starters in Marcum and McGowan. They both have real good stuff, but due to the Yanks deeps pockets they are able to counter those nice up and comers with established vets like Burnett and Sabathia.
You get my point - When they Jays have a nice prospect coming up, that powers that be just buy a player that is proven to be better. Add in the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays just made it to the World Series and should be very competitive again this year. 2009 is going to be a long season in Jays town.
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