The non-tender deadline has passed and some things have been sorted out. The Jays appear to have a pair of catchers for next season in John Buck and the returning Chavez. They may be contemplating a more 1912 style offense by adding Joey Gathright with a minor league deal, and negotiating a new contract with Jose Bautista. And they intend to continue poking Jeremy Accardo with a sharp stick. So the suckiness takes a little more form.
Here's a thought though. Chien-Ming Wang was non-tendered by the Yankees, as I'm sure everybody must know. Apparently he can't pitch until next April at the earliest, but I haven't read anything that says whether that would be MLB ready or the start of a rehab tour. This situation makes me think of what the Cardinals did with Chris Carpenter, and I wonder why the Jays couldn't do the same thing. It's not like they really need anything out of the guy until 2011. Maybe he can supply some nice warm feelings about the future at the end of 2010. The Jays are going to need a Veteran ace type pitcher from somewhere if they think they are going to compete again.
Maybe it's well known that he is done and will never be anywhere near what he was. Maybe it's well known that he has a very good chance to recover, and he's going to have his pick of suitors at a price he likes. But I think this is something the Jays could really take advantage of just like St. Louis with Carpenter. The guy did win 54 games in 95 starts before he screwed up his foot and hurt his shoulder. Given that they keep saying money is no issue...
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