Blue Jays made MLB executives look like geniuses before Thanksgiving even started

Wild Card Series - San Diego Padres v Chicago Cubs - Game Two | Michael Reaves/GettyImagesThey may not have been the favorites in most categories but the Toronto Blue Jays sure made many MLB executives feel like they knew what they were talking about. A recent ESPN poll was sent around the league, asking for different executives to anonymously weigh in on some of the most burning questions that have popped up in the offseason.

Many of those executives believed that the Blue Jays would be in the running to land at least one big name free agent pitcher this winter and on Wednesday evening, the Blue Jays did exactly that.

Blue Jays made MLB executives look like geniuses before Thanksgiving even…