Keep the Blue Jays Core Intact!
There has been a lot of speculation this offseason that the Toronto Blue Jays management have the go ahead to spend money to improve the team. The team has a good young core and maybe one of two or three players could make them a serious contender. There have been a lot of rumors that the Jays are interested in a variety of free agents and maybe even some potential trades. Some of these trades would bring over stars or ever super stars, but would cost the team some of its core players.
In my opinion, the team should not be messing around with the core players. Not only are they young and talented, they have an undeniable chemistry. That’s something that can’t be bought. Some of their players: Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Lourdes Gourriel Jr., Cavan Biggio, Teoscar Hernandez, Randal Grichuk and even Rowdy Tellez have all shown signs of brilliance in the last few years. Sure, they don’t play the best defense, but they still have room to grow. I also wish that they would pick a position (hopefully 2B) for Cavan Biggio and leave him there. It’s easier to improve when you play the same position every day.
My point is this, if they are going to invest in free agents or make trades, please leave the core intact. Sure you may improve the defense or offense by doing so, but you risk to lose some of the intangibles that make a good team great. If they are going to make changes, there are plenty of areas to improve such as 3B and starting pitching. Signing Hyun Jin Ryu was a good start and Nate Pearson has potential, but the starting pitching is pitiful.
I firmly believe that if the team leaves the core group of players intact, they will continue to improve and be a very good team for years to come.
