The Toronto Blue Jays, after being that close to ending their 32-year championship drought, failed. So, they came in this off-season with one motive–to be aggressive. And they did just that by signing Dylan Cease with a head-turning $210 million deal.

But now the bigger question is floating–did the Jays overpay for a pitcher with a 4.18 ERA over the past three seasons? Keith Law from The Athletic questioned Mark Shapiro and the front office about this decision.

“With Cease, Toronto is getting durability, and perhaps the Blue Jays think they can unlock some untapped potential that the San Diego Padres couldn’t, but only once in his career has he pitched like the guy they seem to be paying.”

So, according to Keith Law, the Toronto Blue Jays are betting on the durability and the untapp

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