J.A. Happ is finally a Blue Jay

J.A. Happ is the guy in the deal that the Jays wanted they have wanted him so much that he was the pitcher that the Jays had asked for in the Roy HAlliday trade with the Phillies and instead got Kyle Drabek and Happ was moved to the Astros in the Roy Oswald trade. J.A. Happ, 29 years old is in the Jays control for two more seasons after this one and that is what Alex Anthopoulos likes and right now he will be put in the bullpen but if Brett Cecil has another outing where he does not trust his catcher's decision making Happ will replace him in the rotation. He has a 32 and 33 record with an ERA of 4.92 and really is trying to get back to his 12 and 4 season with the Phillies with an ERA of 2.93 but after being an Astros club house where losing is very common hopefully he can get the confidence in Toronto with a solid team and make something out of himself over the next couple of seasons. Jays get Brandon Lyon back who started his career in Toronto in 2001 and will be able to give the Jays some help in the bullpen with an inning here and there to make sure that Frasor, Oliver, and Janssen not tire out. While they also get David Carpenter who has been sent down to triple A and maybe a solid arm in the bullpen as most of the Jays bullpen are going to be free agents and even though the Jays want to retain the better relievers who know with Free Agents. The Jays have shipped out Francisco Cordero who did not work here and Frank Francisco who is an utility player at best and did not fit the team so for the Astros it comes down to the 5 prospects the Jays gave them who are right-hander Asher Wojciechowski, catcher Carlos Perez, and right-hander Joe Musgrove along with others. These are nowhere near the prospect talent that the Jays still have in their system and if they can work magic with either Happ or Carpenter it will be a solid deal for the Jays. It is filler move not a contender move Tom Mehegan