The lefty known as the Big Maple will bring his 11.9 combined fWAR from the last three years to the Big Maple, presenting another challenge for the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East for 2019.
James Paxton, a Canadian native, has turned into one of baseball best left-handed pitchers the last few seasons. In fact, since the start of the 2016 season, Paxton is the second most valuable left-handed starter in all of baseball behind only Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw. Pretty good company to keep.
The Blue Jays fanbase is likely going to have their irrational hate for Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins reignited as a Canadian wasn’t acquired by Canada’s only team.