The Blue Jays suffered their first loss of the off-season on Monday when Ben Cherington was announced as the Pirates’ new general manager. Early indications are the Blue Jays don't seem all that interested in Marte and the cost associated with acquiring his $24 million salary over the next two years. The 25-year-old Hatch had an unremarkable minor league career until the Blue Jays acquired him at this year’s deadline for reliever David Phelps. Do you see the Blue Jays cutting any of them from the roster in order to protect someone from the Rule 5 draft? -- Oliver, WellingtonThe Blue Jays are doing everything they can to find inefficiencies in the market.

Source: thestar November 19, 2019 21:33 UTC