Kevin Gausman didn’t want to leave San Francisco after the 2021 season. Farhan Zaidi and the front office felt like he was asking too much of them by way of a long term contract. Zaidi & Sons didn’t do with pitchers back then (or now). So Gausman increased the volume of his grumblings, made a not-so cloaked jab at the organization on Twitter and signed with the Toronto Blue Jays for 100 million dollars to be doled out over 5 years.
There is a fine line between dipping an Oreo for the perfect amount of time or having it break off into the milk.