First off, let me wish our readers and contributors and your families all a very happy holiday season and best wishes for what promises to be a better year ahead for Jays fans!
Christmas came early for Blue Jays fans with the signing of lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu to be the ace we’ve all wanted. In just a few short weeks since the Winter Meetings, the level of optimism around this young team has risen dramatically.
Some pundits are calling this our Jon Lester moment, comparing the Ryu signing to when the Chicago Cubs announced they’d signed premium free agent lefty ace Jon Lester in December 2014 and suggesting they had enough faith in their up-and-coming young team to supplement them with veteran stars.