As Major League Baseballs regular season winds down, theres considerable focus here on what the Toronto Blue Jays spent (or didnt spend) on players heading into this season, what they apparently wouldnt spend in-season and what theyll be willing to commit going into 2015. And theyre all reasonable questions since ownership was working under a self-imposed salary cap, otherwise known as a budget. The issue may be more that the Blue Jays were unwilling to budge from that amount in the face of such obvious needs as starting pitching and second base help. There are a lot of major league teams that spent similarly or significantly less than the Blue Jays and put together better lineups. The relationship between spending in baseball and success is much less straight-forward than, if you spend it, it will come. It of course being the post-season. This season, the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox had the second, third and fourth-highest opening day payrolls in baseball, at $202, $180, and $162 million respectively. And as of today, those teams sit 14, 21, and 26 games respectively out of first place within their divisions. In the case of the Red Sox and Phillies, both teams will finish in last place this season. Thats $544 million spent on players to finish a combined 61 games out of first place. Which isnt to suggest that spending in baseball doesnt affect overall performance. Of the six division leaders in baseball right now, only the Cardinals and Orioles are in first place without outspending all of their division rivals based on opening day payrolls. But among the four wild card teams in place now - Kansas City, Oakland, Pittsburgh and San Francisco rank 19th, 25th, 27th and seventh. That tells you that baseballs intent to make the post-season accessible to teams that couldnt spend their way to the top of a division is working. Its just not working for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays shouldnt necessarily to be prepared to spend more going into next season. Its just that pointing to payroll as the reason why this team has missed the post-season for more than two decades is shortsighted and misses the bigger issue with this team, which is the ability identify and develop major league talent and sign players to contracts that provide the best return on investment. The Blue Jays opened this season with a payroll $21 million more than the St. Louis Cardinals, $25 million more than the Orioles, $40 million more than Kansas City, $49 million more than Oakland and $64 million more than Pittburgh. All of those teams are currently in a playoff position. The Washington Nationals - with the best record in the National League and a 16-game lead in the NL East, have done so with a payroll just over $2 million more than the Blue Jays. The bottom line is this: focusing on payroll in fact obstructs the flaws in how this team has been built. So if youre a fan fed up with the Blue Jays mediocrity, what this team is willing to spend should be well down your list of concerns. Air Max 270 React Italia . Kevin Martin and Kevin Love paced the Timberwolves like they do so often. Martin had 27 points with some key baskets down the stretch, Love had his usual double-double, and the Timberwolves snapped a three-game losing streak with a 112-106 victory Saturday night over the suddenly slipping Dallas Mavericks. Air Max Plus Italia . Unfortunately for Toronto, that surge was too much to handle as the Stars scored six straight goals and ended the Marlies season with a 6-2 victory on Tuesday. 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