You can’t blame the Blue Jays’ front office for trading away pitching assets like Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, David Phelps, and Daniel Hudson, even if you didn’t think they received enough in return.
Regardless, the question for Charlie Montoyo and the Blue Jays’ coaching staff was who would throw the innings they need to cover to get through the rest of this season? The Jays called up some young arms like Sean Reid-Foley and activated Trent Thornton to help, but even in a rebuilding year there was a need for some extra depth.