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Was this this first misstep by Alex Anthopoulos?

Will Kelly Johnson accept or decline this arbitration rose from the Blue Jays? We’ll know just before midnight tonight. As a birthday gift to me, I hope KJ accepts.

On “Payroll Parameters” and debunking the myth that signing Prince Fielder would put more butts in the seats at the Rogers Centre.

Santa: What would you like for Christmas, little boy?

Young AA: I’d like several high ceiling players who would be under team control for the foreseeable future.

Santa: Uhhh … how about a candy cane?

Resolution: to remain silent, but stay deadly.

When Bob McCown asked Alex Anthopoulos if this was his team today, this was AA’s response:

“Right now I would say yes, but I’m hopeful something will break in 2-3 weeks, but as we sit here today I think this will most likely be the team going into Spring Training.”

I have a full recap of last night’s State of the Franchise over on BJH. A few interesting points: the Blue Jays had offers out to two free agents for more money and more years, but those free agents turned those offers down (Beltran and Madson possibly?)

Also, Beeston has looked into bringing in a grass field into the Rogers Centre, citing the turf is a reason why some free agents don’t want to come to Toronto.