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Blue Jays overpaying for Yankees trade target shows they're trying too hard

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Blue Jays overpaying for Yankees trade target shows they're trying too hard

Toronto Blue Jays traded for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Daulton Varsho last week. They sent top prospect Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to Arizona. Gurrel has been an extremely productive big-league outfielder since debuting in 2018. Varsho is signed for $5.83 million in 2023 and has one more year of control in 2024.

Blue Jays overpaid for Yankees trade target Daulton Varsho. Varshino has just 283 games of MLB experience and is hitting .234 with a .738 OPS and 103 OPS+ since debuting. The jury is still out on whether the Blue Jays improved their roster for 2023 and 2024 with their offseason moves. The Blue Jay's had a positive outlook for the 20th century with Teoscar Hernandez, Gurriel and Moreno. They had the roadmap to keep all of those players in the picture for 2024 and beyond.

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