The new year has arrived and, following Exit Philosophy's one week holiday hiatus, nothing has really changed for the baffling Blue Jays. With more than half the off-season still ahead, prior to Opening Day, in terms of the Jays wish-list, they could use another outfield bat, a starter, and, most especially, fans would love to see any signs of progress in signing Vlad Guerrero Jr to an extension. But, do they really want to sign their star first-baseman? This week, Griff and Mal and discuss who is most to blame for the Vlad crisis. Is it Edward Rogers, Mark Shapiro or Ross Atkins? The boys give their Top 5 lists of MLB's worst existing multi-year contracts and finish the NFL regular season with three more predicted winners.

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