Who knows what their reasoning may be. It is all speculation. Even if there is a trade and shapeero gives his reasoning, I trust him as much as I trust trump when it comes to telling the truth.
They should ask for Gurriel's brother as part of the package as well! Kudos to the Jays though for making Osuna expendable for his actions.
You are correct, Blue Jays ownership now telling the media they decided a long time ago that Osuna would never play for the Blue Jays again.
The player Toronto traded also had some attitude problems, it would seem.
I mentioned this once Osuna was initially charged. I really liked him as a closer and was hoping he would be back but Rogers is not a baseball organization, they are a media company. They cannot afford to have baggage like Osuna associated with them. Their customer base has much more non blue jay fans than it has blue jay fans. Besides, most blue jay fans will still tune in and support the team, so their short term losses will be minimal.
Was he the GM when we picked up Mike Sirotka from the White Sox in a trade? Don't think he ever threw a single pitch for us. The Jays later claimed to MLB that the Sox sold us damaged goods. We lost the case.
Both would be gone as the Leafs are bigger than Jesus. I think hockey players in general would not get into this situation though...
Good question. Rogers is not the sole owner as they have partnered with Bell to own 75% of MLSE. I would say that either of those stars would be shipped out as the organization has shown that it has very strict policies in regards to expected behaviors. I would imagine that contracts of today have some sort of wording on how they will manage situations such as the one Osuna found himself in (right to eliminate non-trade clauses).
Hockey players are not immune to this type of behavior. I would suggest that all professional sports teams have serious HR practices/training programs on standards of business conduct. Hell, most of the organizations we work in should have these types of programs in place.
I disagree. Rogers has deep, deep pockets (I am sure that Rogers is worth more than the Steinbrenners) and Toronto is one of the biggest markets in the league plus the Jays have no competition in the whole country.
