The Toronto Blue Jays are taking this "build a contender" idea pretty seriously. On the heels of the multiplayer blockbuster trade with the Marlins, they signed outfielder Melky Cabrera to a two-year, $16 million contract.
Cabrera, of course, comes with the baggage of his 50-game PED suspension in August, but he also comes with a .322/.360/.489 batting line over the past two seasons with the Royals and Giants.
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