Back at the beginning of the 2018 season, the Blue Jays didn’t have the same depth of talent in their minor league pitching ranks that they do today. Even more problematic, most of the top-end arms like Eric Pardinho, or the freshly drafted Nate Pearson were still years away from being able to help the big league team.
That’s why Ryan Borucki‘s emergence as a viable MLB starter later that season was so exciting. Frankly, the Blue Jays needed what he brought to the table that year, and hoped he’d be able to do it again, or maybe even improve in 2019 and beyond.