Report: Blue Jays GM working on 'complicated longshot'
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Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos confirmed Monday that the club is poised to be involved in the trade market, reports Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith, who adds that the executive might even be conceiving a blockbuster deal.
Anthopoulos: Blue Jays working on various ideas including one more complicated longshot #wintermeetings
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 9, 2013
The Blue Jays have already consummated a pair of blockbusters under Anthopoulos' regime, including last November's mega-deal with the Marlins and the subsequent swap with the Mets for reigning Cy Young award winner R.A. Dickey.
Meanwhile, Grantland's Jonah Keri provided some insight into what a blockbuster might entail for the Blue Jays:
One rumor making the rounds has the Jays mulling a blockbuster deal featuring Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion and Rays ace David Price.