"About four weeks ago, shortly after the Red Sox were eliminated, I wrote that I was rooting for the Blue Jays to win the World Series in one our Over The Monster group posts. There are several reasons for this, but one of which is I want another big spending team in the division not named the Yankees to have success while the Red Sox are on the sidelines. They haven't won yet, but for those purposes, I think we can say mission accomplished."
"This World Series has sent a very clear message: If you want to win, you're going to have to get aggressive when building your team. And not only that, one of the aggressive teams that's having success is right in John Henry's neighborhood. Better yet, the Blue Jays are succeeding because they took chances on what the financial models probably say were bad investments. Just take a look at their four highest paid guys in 2025:"
The Blue Jays' World Series run shows that aggressive roster building and willingness to overpay veteran players can produce postseason success. The team invested heavily in established stars: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, Kevin Gausman, and Chris Bassitt. Those contracts included a half-billion for Guerrero, five-year deals for Springer and Gausman, and Bassitt's three-year deal. Veterans delivered key performances in the playoffs, with Guerrero's historic run, Springer's postseason power, Gausman's strong starts, and Bassitt's critical relief outs. Toronto also acquired Shane Bieber at the deadline. The result underscores the payoff of risk-taking and active spending in championships pursuit.
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