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Like when JP Ricciardi came over from Oakland he had many favourite players from that team that he went on to aquiring.

im sure John Farrel has many favourites in the Jays system that he would love to have in Boston now. Example, pitcher Drew Hutchison, who he insisted in being in the majors. He had a few other favorites here.

is it possible to over price some of our players and get Boston to pay?

If they overpay is the key.
No way in hell we're going to let them cherry pick our manager and his "favourite" players, just because he likes them.