"The U.S. Thanksgiving sales have concluded.

Now, it's time for executives to move into high gear leading into next month's baseball's winter meetings in Dallas.

"The Blue Jays have the money, their best option is Heath Bell," said one evaluator familiar with the closing landscape.

"I don't care if he is three years older than Ryan Madson, money shouldn't be a problem," he said. "Toronto was on Jonathan Paplebon before the Philadelphia Phillies signed Jonathan Paplebon.""