I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a big-time homer, and I get pretty attached to players as they play for my beloved Blue Jays. It bummed me out to see Justin Smoak sign in Milwaukee, and I was unreasonably disappointed when Edwin Encarnacion signed in Chicago, let alone when he left for Cleveland after the 2016 campaign.
And as much as I dislike seeing these guys leave the Blue Jays, I’m really not fond of it when they head to a rival in the AL East, and suddenly I have to cheer against them.
The latest example was Kevin Pillar reportedly signing a one-year, four million dollar pact to join the Boston Red Sox this season after nearly a year spent in the National League playing with the San Francisco Giants.