let me start by saying ive never been a big believer in too many of the japanese arms that have come over-- from irabu to daiskee, thay all looked terribly overrated, that said darvish looks very very legit to me---id love to see him in toronto, the talent, the hype, the media coverage, the energy....the reasons why this would be a good thing go on and on
.....on the otherhand, this up coming season reminds me of a few years ago, when JP Richardi signed zambrano, chen etc..... and royally pissed off the fans --- the truth of the matter was JP believed in litch, mcgowan and marcum-- and he didnt want to put undo hype on them by calling em out in the media.....
With villanueva, mcgowan, alvarez, mills, morrow and cecil already in tow, and with some kind of combination of guys like jenkins, hutch, molina, Deck expected to arrive next season, the jays should probably stay out of the FA fray and give the kids room to grow.
My solution is sign a good number 3, preferably a lefty, such as Mark Buehrle.
AA is about to enter a really really tough stag, he's got to figure out what to do with literally 30 prospects who should all be ready in the next 2 years---frankly, theres no room to develop all those assets, and as such signing FA's doesnt make sense! I expect him to do the smart thing and start trading prospects by the boadload, otherwise, the opportunity cost of having this many youngsters, will inevitably force AA to squander too many young assets