not too sure how much some of you follow the Jays at all but I am a lifelong fan so heres some info... the Jays total salaries for the next 2 seasons has a budget at 70-75 million per season (up from 50-55 million range from past couple seasons) , right now they are a few million over budget so are trying to get rid of Eric Hinske and Miguel Batista.. Considering the Yankees are around the 200 million range and Red Sox and O's are in the 100 millions,, I don't think moving up from 55 to 75 million is considered to be some crazed out of control spending spree,,lol... especially considering they filled 2 huge needs for the team with good arms in the prime of their careers in Ryan and Burnett... These are not old washed up free agents their pouring money into.. they are still lagging well behind in their division for payroll as well.. Last year the Jays finished right around .500 mark losing top two starters Halladay and Lilly for large parts of the season,, and had a very unreliable closer in Batista.. they lost a lot of close ballgames by 1 or 2 runs.. That was why getting Ryan was a big priority,, he is a huge upgrade over Batista... Adding Burnett behind a legit Cy Young candidate in Halladay makes one heck of a 1-2 punch as well,, something the Jays and their fans haven't seen in over a decade. Burnett is pretty excited to be reunited with his old pitching coach from Florida Brad Arnsberg,, who had a huge role in Burnett's development when breaking into the league.. Jays did give up some good young players and a top pitching prospect to get Overbay, but he is still young with a very cheap contract,,, (around 500,000 per season) and is a big upgrade over Hinske at first base.. Looks like Riccardi is not done yet and wants to add one more good bat to the lineup... With these three new additions and this young team of starters getting a year older (Adams,Hill, Wells, Hudson, Rios, Johnson),, it should finally give Jays fans a reason to be excited about baseball,, which we haven't been since the back to back world series wins in 92 and 93...