So as we reach the wee hours of the morning, an intriguing piece of news involving the Jays interest in free agent OF Carlos Beltran hit the wire as Scott Miller of CBS Sports ( http://twitter.com/#!/ScottMCBSSports) reported that the Toronto Blue Jays are one of a handful of teams interested in the 34 year-old slugger.
Miller suggests:
" The Blue Jays' emergence as one of the clubs is noteworthy in that Toronto is in rebuilding mode and general manager Alex Anthopoulos has made several moves this offseason already, notably acquiring outfielder Ben Francisco from this Phillies, closer Sergio Santos from the White Sox and catcher Jeff Mathis from the Angels. The Jays are set with Colby Rasmus in center field and slugger Jose Bautista, who finished third in this year's AL MVP voting, in right field."
So as a realistic Toronto Blue Jays fan who understands the cheapness of Rogers, I have given up on the potential pipe dream of getting Prince Fielder on the roster for the 2012 season. A more realistic and cheaper option that would potentially take at-bats away from the dreadful Adam Lind is Beltran as Scott Miller of CBS reports would be looking for a 2-3 year deal in the range of 7-9 million annually. Even with the log jam in the OF, Carlos Beltran is too good of a bat to pass up on for the price he looks to be going for. Essentially, Beltran would have the same effect as getting Prince Fielder as it would mean Adam Lind would most likely platoon with Edwin Encarnacion and Travis Snider between the DH and 1B positions.
Beltran is no slouch putting up great numbers at two extremely pitcher friendly parks last season finishing with a 4.7 WAR as well a .910 OPS with 22 HR's.. Optimistic thinking would hope those numbers would potentially spike in the Rogers Center..
Just something to keep your eye on...
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