The Jays need more grinders, than all-stars.
Donaldson is a power bar that the Blue Jays didn't really need. Aoki is a grinder at plate, who takes pitches, is discipline, and gives you that timely hit. Looking at the roster, not one single person does that for the Jays.
Think of is like this, Crosby wouldn't have won the Cup, if he didn't play with a guy like Fedotenko, Dupuis, Kunitz, and Sykora. You need those guys to succeed