Well...another year of Baseball's Winter Meetings is officially in the can.
Alex Anthopoulos and the Toronto Blue Jays essentially left Indianapolis as the same team as they arrived as. No trades, no free agent signings, and no crazy statements from the general manager.
The Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, or Phillies could have started laying the groundwork for a Roy Halladay trade, but we won't know for sure until the official announcement comes down from AA himself.
He Can Leap Over Tall Automobiles in a Single Bound
Earlier today, I posted that the Blue Jays had signed Joey Gathright—it turns out that Bob Elliot from the Toronto Sun led me astray and that the Jays were merely "looking at Gathright" and had not officially signed him.
Gathright would provide some much-needed speed as the third-and-a-half outfielder, but we can only anticipate whether or not he will be added to the roster...hopefully on a minor league deal.
Rule Five: Still Don't Talk About Fight Club
In the Rule Five draft, the Blue Jays selected Zech Zinicola (ZZ for short) from the Washington Nationals. If memory serves me correctly, the last Rule Five pick that the Blue Jays selected who has found success in the majors is Randy Wells.
The Agents of Penny, Wolf, and Harden Are Geniuses
Move over Scott Boras...Brad Penny, Randy Wolf, and Rich Harden's agents are now officially the new money-sucking experts on the beat. How these guys could extract upwards of $10 million per year from any team is beyond me.
Hell, I wouldn't even draft Penny, Wolf, or Harden in the first 15 rounds of my fantasy league, so what makes them so desirable this winter?
I guess starting pitchers were the flavour of the week in Indianapolis—I'm just glad the Blue Jays didn't get involved in free agent talks like that.
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