This move was typical Blue Jays: bring in a decent player with some name recognition and then market him as the superstar saviour of the team. Anybody who had ever watched more than one season of baseball knew how this would turn out from the start.

I feel for R.A. in this one. He seems like a good teammate and a genuinely thoughtful person. The blame for this one falls squarely on management for making such a boneheaded move. Based on Anthopolous's history, I can't help but wonder if the dunderheads at Rogers pressured him into making a big move here purely for the sake of marketing.