It feels like we’ve been talking about it forever, and yet the off-season still has more than two months remaining before Spring Training will get underway. The Blue Jays entered the off-season with a desperate need to improve their starting rotation, and it’s been the primary topic of discussion since September around this team.
Despite the glaring need and the payroll availability, the overwhelming sentiment was that the Blue Jays would probably strike out in their pursuit of free agent starters. Things started to look more and more bleak as options like Zack Wheeler, Jake Odorizzi, Kyle Gibson, and many more came off of the free agent market.