""It's time," said an American League general manager Monday afternoon.

Time for what?

"Time for Toronto to make a move," said an early arrival at the annual general managers meetings Monday afternoon at the historic Pfister Hotel (est. 1893).

"If I'm the Blue Jays, I look at Boston, they have a new GM, new manager, a new closer (the previous one, Jonathan Paplebon, signed with the Philadelphia Phillies), and may lose the big DH (David Ortiz).

"You can't run in fear of these guys forever."

So, what if Boston slips on a banana peel dropped in spilled clam chowder in 2012? The Jays still would have to beat at least one of the New York Yankees or the Tampa Bay Rays to reach post-season play for the first time since 1993.

"Tampa could have a bad year, Toronto could have a good year," the GM said. "All I know is that they are pushing hard for a closer.""