Blue Jays: The Marlins saved Anthopoulos from greater disaster

Some new information came out about the big Blue Jays trade with the Marlins in 2012, and it sounds like Alex Anthopoulos got away with what could have been an even bigger disaster.

It’s a lot more fun when our beloved Blue Jays are being aggressive during the off-season, as we’ve all seen with the signing and introduction of Hyun-Jin Ryu recently. However, being aggressive doesn’t always work out for the best, which is why many front offices play things pretty safe a lot of the time.

That wasn’t the strategy employed by Alex Anthopoulos all that often, and especially not the case during the off-season of 2012. In fact, some new details emerged on Friday thanks to a podcast from former…