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Anthopoulos On DH, Encarnacion, Rauch

Blue Jays reporter Alex Anthopoulos spoke with reporters today; here's the latest.  All links go to the Twitter accounts of Shi Davidi and Gregor Chisholm.

• Anthopoulos says any employee interviewing for another job isn't part of current planning, implying that Tony LaCava is out of the loop as he interviews for the Orioles' GM gig.
• While the Blue Jays have the flexibility to acquire a designated hitter, Anthopoulos says it's "very low on our priority list."  My David Ortiz prediction isn't looking so hot; make your pick in our new free agent prediction contest.
• Anthopoulos expects most of Edwin Encarnacion's at-bats to come at DH, though Encarnacion is playing left field in winter ball and in spring to add flexibility.  The Blue Jays exercised their $3.5MM club option on Encarnacion yesterday.
• The Jays have not closed the door on re-signing reliever Jon Rauch after declining his $3.75MM club option yesterday.

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