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Here are five of the moves that helped define the Anthopoulos era:

1. Tulowitzki acquisition

The playoff talk started when Anthopoulos acquired five-time all-star shortstop .

Tulowitzki, 30, was put under contract through 2021.

Also picked up around this time were key ingredients to the supporting cast like Justin Smoak, Chris Colabello and Ezequiel Carrera.

2. Pays Price for success

The Jays found their first true No. 1 starter in lefty in late July.

They were able to afford the five-time all-star because Anthopoulos had stocked up on pitching prospects.

The mound got even stronger when he picked up Marco Estrada for Adam Lind.

3. Russell Martin

Last November, Anthopoulos cooked up the monster deal that brought free agent Canadian to the team.

Anthopoulos was able to convince him to take a truck full of loonies – $82 million of them – over offers from the Dodgers, Cubs and Pirates.

The East York-born player instantly brought the team improved offense, defense and plenty of intangibles like leadership and game calling.

4. Protected Marcus Stroman

Everyone with a phone and a baseball team wanted Jays pitcher .

We could have had a couple months of Johnny Cueto if Anthopoulos hadn’t hung tough and waited for Stroman to recover brilliantly from a major knee injury.

5. Built stability

The Jays were able to push far into the playoffs without mortgaging the future.

As Star columnist : “The Jays could have an identical starting lineup as they did at the end of this season, given that the only position player not under contract for next season is backup catcher Dioner Navarro.�