Even though the Blue Jays are in desperate need of a top-of-the-rotation type of starting pitcher, have a talented young nucleus starting to form, and should have one of the better payroll situations in baseball, they’re still not expected to be serious contenders to sign Gerrit Cole or Stephen Strasburg over the winter.
However, that doesn’t mean the front office shouldn’t at least make a sincere attempt at landing one of the big fish, as there are plenty of good reasons that they should do just that.
As I stated above, the Blue Jays have a pretty enviable situation when it comes to the flexibility that Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro should have at their disposal right now to build the roster.