Blue Jays: Current payroll analysis- Room to add more?

With the recent additions of free agents Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tanner Roark, Shun Yamaguchi, and Travis Shaw, the Blue Jays have added almost $40 million in annual payroll for 2020. Do they still have additional payroll flexibility to take on part of a bad contract or trade for defensive upgrades at 1B/CF?

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Christmas came early for Blue Jays fans with the signing of lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu to be the ace we’ve all wanted. In just a few short weeks since the Winter Meetings, the level of optimism around this young team has risen…