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Originally Posted by KevB
I'm not saying they should or shouldn't do it, but for all the reports that the Jays are interested, you have to assume Snider would be included.
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Why? He isn't a prospect in the way that these other names are. And he's worth a hell of a lot more than guys like Drabek, Arencibia, Perez, and Profar.
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Oh, and saying it isn't much of an upgrade is laughable.
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From a biased Royals' perspective, I can see how one would say that.
If you look at him, his 2009 season looks entirely like an outlier (2008-4.9 WAR, 2009-9.4 WAR, 2010-5.2 WAR). So we're looking at approximately a 5 WAR pitcher going forward. Very good, but not in the elite in the way that guys like Halladay, Felix, Lee, and Lincecum are.
Then if you compare him to the Jays pitchers:
2010 WAR:
Greinke-5.2 (in 220 IP)
Romero-4.0 (in 210 IP)
Morrow-3.7 (in 146 IP)
Put Romero and Morrow in an easier division like the AL Central against easier competition and the margin there becomes even less.