It may not have been the sexy free agent signing for a starting pitcher that Blue Jays fans were hoping for, but it was a free agent signing nonetheless.
In a very unexpected move (and in very Anthopoulos-like fashion), the Blue Jays capped off their Black Friday shopping by inking J.A. Happ to a three-year/$36 million dollar deal.
I think most people's initial reaction to this move was ... "huh?"
There was no indication that Happ was even on the Blue Jays' radar when it came to free agent targets. In fact, most have been distracted the past week by the prospect of David Price coming back to Toronto.