Buffalo Boy's Blog

Here we are, same time, same situation setting up, however maybe, just maybe we have a GM with a different mindset.

The Jays have come to the end of May once again in the thick of at the very least the wildcard chase and today on Yahoo Sports there is word that Roy Oswalt wants out of Houston.

You have a team with the top offense that can hit bombs and drive in runs like no ones business and you have one of the youngest and most talented pitching staffs that lately has been losing a little steam.

So, will Alex Anthopolous to go out and put his team in a position to compete. Houston may give Oswalt away cheap if he truly wants out so why not get into that mix of teams looking for his services.

Right now its the Twins and the Nationals. Not the Yankees and Red Sox, Why can't we get into a bidding war with those two teams? The Twins have a payroll even lower than the Jays and the Nationals are probably right about at our level.

What kind of a boost would that give this young starting rotation, bullpen and offense to see that the organization sees it has a chance to compete against a weakened Yankees team and a Red Sox franchise with more holes in their pitching and lineup than previous years.

You don't have to compete with Tampa Bay at this point they are the talent of the division this, just compete with the Yankees and Red Sox and people might start to stand up and take notice, it might even be rewarded with some butts in the seats and who knows you slip into the wildcard spot behind Tampa and all of a sudden you have some playoff revenue.

Hopefully Alex Anthopolous is serious about making moves that make sense and Roy Oswalt makes sense for this team.