Originally Posted by jammertime

I'm sure there aren't too many Jays fans around here, but man, I just don't know about that Ryan signing. That's a heck of a lot of money (and years) to throw at a guy who has had ONE season as a closer. It reminds me of the Eric Hinske contract. After winning ROY, J.P. signed him to a big 5 year deal. Look how well that turned out.

Now there's rumour that J.P. is offering Giles a 5 year $55 million deal. The dude is 34 years old with only average numbers last year.

Unlike the Yankees and Red Sox, the Jays don't have a limitless budget to deal with. In fact, for the first time this season, they will have less than HALF the budget that either of those teams have. In every other season the Jays have had a QUARTER of the their budget.

I'd rather see the Jays sign A.J. Burnett than Giles and then trade Batista to Texas for Kevin Mench.