^Two years later they traded Gary Carter to save a few bucks. The year after that, Andre Dawson. Tim Raines managed to hang on until after the 1990 season, though they went to extraordinary measures to ensure he was underpaid.
Some have suggested that it was the trading of Carter (DEC '84) that marked the point where Expos baseball started going in the wrong direction. To quote Gary Carter (speaking about himself in the 3rd person), 'If the Expos can finish in fifth place with Gary Carter, they can do the same without him.' That pretty much sums up Bronfman's attitude to winning from then on.
Simultaneously, the Jays began moving in the right direction. They were good. They were young. They held on to their stars rather than dealing them to save money.
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