Following the announcement that John McDonald was the Jays' starting shortstop "for now", Craig B and I have been going back and forth on who the Jays should be pursuing (or not pursuing) over the next couple of weeks as the trade deadline approaches. The best way to solve this, as with all things, is democratically... by using a preferential ballot system. In this case, the Official Batter's Box Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop Poll.
We've tried to list all of the internal candidates as well as the best external candidates - players outside the organization who can play shortstop and are known or suspected to be on the trading block. When making your decisions, please take into account what you think it would cost to obtain that player. (For that reason, Miguel Tejada was not included as being likely too hard to obtain).
Rank your choices in order - if you don't rank them all, you may miss out on a preference but it won't affect the choices you do make. Go to http://www.demochoice.org/dcballot.php?poll=JaysSS2 to vote and/or to http://www.demochoice.org/dcresults.php?poll=JaysSS2 to see the results. The poll closes on the last day of the trade deadline, but the running results should be available at any time.
Have fun! If there are additional candidates suggested here, we may consider putting together a new poll to incorporate them. And don't be afraid to electioneer for your favorite candidates in this thread!
