Trades, Free Agents, and Rule 5 Selections in Franchise History

by Minor Leaguer on Dec 4, 2011 9:30 AM EST

Alex Anthopolous recently re-stated that, while he is exploring all possible free agents, he would "exhaust [all possible trades] first before delving into free agency." It appears that Anthopolous' mantra is to focus on trades rather than free agency to improve the Blue Jays. As a prelude to the...