I was just reading a post over on Getting Blanked about the Jays being in the talks to acquire reliever Heath Bell from the San Diego Padres. I'm in complete agreement that it would be an ill-advised move, but could this be a part of an even larger master plan of evil genius GM Alex Anthopoulous? Is it possible that he's jumping into as many trade talks as possible just to raise the value and maximize the return for the winning bidder?
Hear me out...
A team like the Padres probably expect to receive minor league prospects in exchange for Heath Bell. The Jays have begun to invest heavily in their minor league system. An easy way to further raise the value without investing real dollars would be to dilute their competition's farm system. So if the Yankees, Red Sox or even the Rays get into a bidding war, they've got a plethora of valuable assets to dangle in front of the Padres. Losing those valuable assets will raise Toronto's value. Get it?
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