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7. David Price – 2016

The Blue Jays did not have David Price in the organization very long but he made a big impact in his short time after he was acquired at the 2015 trade deadline.

The Blue Jays moved three top pitching prospects for the 29-year-old veteran and he gave the extra kick the club needed to get into the playoffs.  Over his 11 regular season starts, Price posted a 9-1 record with a 2.30 ERA.  The hot streak lasted only in the regular season, as Price was not good in the playoffs and posted a 6.17 ERA over four appearances, however, without his work down the stretch, the Blue Jays likely don’t make the playoffs in the first place.  Price was a pure rental as he left in free agency that offseason and signed a seven-year $217 Million contract with the Boston Red Sox.

Blue Jays fans got to welcome him back to Toronto in late May the following season and he was just as dominant as he had always been against the franchise.  One of the bright spots of acquiring Price the season prior was that he always handled the Blue Jays well and continued to do so in an earlier start that season in Boston.

This time it looked as though the club would have something going against Price as they were able to get a pair of runners in scoring position in the first inning, however, they left them stranded and Price settled in after that.  Price was able to pitch five shutout innings and it took a sixth-inning two-run home run by Jose Bautista to score the only runs they could muster off the wily veteran.  Price would pitch into the seventh inning and leave the game with the lead but the Blue Jays forced extra innings before the Red Sox would eventually win, giving Price a no-decision.

Pitching Line: 6.1 IP | 5H | 2R | 2ER | 3BB | 3K | 1HR