With Patek on board now and Maxvill such a similar type, this deal was too good to turn down.
At 36, Jim is nowhere near the outstanding pitcher he once was. But he's still decent enough and, given the environment for '68 and the agreeable terms, I think the deal is a good one for us.
Sim imitating the IRL here, with him joining the Buccos IRL for this season and next, which is almost certainly what will happen in this timeline. It also lets us go a bit slowly with Blass, who is obviously a touch on the fragile side and can now work from the BP and be our SP6 where needed. JB is currently on 199 career wins, so his first for us will be a nice milestone for him.