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Yesterday it was reported that the Miami Marlins have decided to send every player on their team except Giancarlo Stanton to Toronto. Ok, not really, but pretty much any player who helped get the Marlins reach their pitiful 69 wins last year was traded to Toronto. In exchange the Marlins received the painfully average Yunel Escobar, and three Blue Jays minor league prospects. The official trade looked something like this.
Marlins Blue Jays
Yunel Escobar Josh Johnson
Jeff Mathis Jose Reyes
2 No-name Pros Emilio Bonifacio
3 Minor Leaguers Mark Buehrle
John Buck
Basically what this means is that the AL East has officially become the toughest division overnight. Not only in baseball, but maybe professional sports all together. A division that already featured the Yankees, Rays, and the resurrected Orioles now has to deal with a Toronto team that has been retooled with speed, and starting pitching.
From an outside baseball point of view I can't help but applaud this trade for the Jays. They now have a guy who when healthy can be a top 5 pitcher in the league, the always solid Mark Buerhle, and two players who can easily steal you 40+ bases in a season.
However, as a Yankees fan I fear this move. This team is most definitely a threat, and these players should fit perfectly with their already solid contributors Rajai Davis, Brett Lawrie, and Colby Rasmus, as well as budding stars Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. They will now feature a lineup of potential all-stars, and that can mean nothing but bad news for the Yankees.
P.S. The Red Sox have all of a sudden become the worst team in the division, and they aren't even that bad.
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