The Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason transactions haven’t been short on quantity — they’ve just lacked name-brand recognition.
Minor-league signings continue to roll in, most recently with lefties Jeff Beliveau, T.J. House, and Brett Oberholtzer. Pair those moves with the Rule 5 Draft and waiver claims, and it seems like the Blue Jays have been bolstering Buffalo’s lineup more than their own.
Good.
Frequently dismissed as “dumpster dives”, these minor-league signings often determine the floor of a team, something that Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro have focused on heavily (see Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, Steve Pearce, etc.