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[QUOTE="AirForceOrange, post: 2644017, member: 1668"]
According to this, it doesn't seem like Toronto did as well as you think...but keep that broken record going...

[URL="http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/24202308/average-ish-happ-low-cost-upgrade-yanks"]Law's trade take: Average-ish Happ a low-cost upgrade for Yanks[/URL]

The Jays' return here is rather disappointing, even for a rental. Brandon Drury is a solid bench player who can play third and first and maybe fill in at second (not well, but enough to stand there) and provide some OBP and a little pop in a reserve role. There's a small chance he could be a regular at third if he finds another full grade of power, but he topped out at 16 homers even while playing for Arizona, and he's reaching the age where it becomes unlikely. You hope you can Max Muncy a guy like this, but only if you've added him for free, not as the main piece in a trade.

Billy McKinney is now on his fourth organization since he was the 24th overall pick in the 2013 draft -- he's been included in trades involving Jeff Samardzija, Aroldis Chapman and now Happ. He had a beautiful swing in high school, but hasn't developed much power and hasn't hit for enough average to profile as even a below-average regular in left. He's hitting just .230/.294/.502 this year for Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, and can't handle center or right, so barring some complete change in his swing and/or approach, I don't see a role for him. I thought that the Jays would land at least one solid prospect for Happ, but either the market didn't offer one or they chose to take Drury instead of someone with higher ceiling.
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