The Blue Jays are not the Dodgers or even the low-income tax Astros. They can't afford to sit around and wait for free agents to circle back on a "first right of refusal" basis. Shapiro did well as a  market maker last year, jumping on Happ and Estrada before the market could develop.  Tried the same thing with Morales, except the market trended downwards afterwards. To his credit, he adjusted and is now picking up some last minute bargains like the Orioles always do.