They didn’t want him, he didn’t want to be here.
For Estrada and Blue Jays fans, it was loath at first sight.
How times have changed.
During his press conference this week to announce his new contract, Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada mentioned how he didn’t hear “the greatest things” when he was traded to Toronto from the Milwaukee Brewers on Nov. 1, 2014.
Approached at his locker inside the Jays’ clubhouse on Saturday and asked to elaborate on what he meant, the personable Estrada replied in mock exasperation: “Why do you want to bring me back to those dark days?