The Toronto Blue Jays have had quite the offseason, trading
high-profile prospects for even higher-profile players, but they have finished
their significant shopping, according to Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com.
So far this offseason, the Blue Jays have added Jose Reyes,
Emilio Bonifacio, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole and Melky
Cabrera, among others, while parting with the likes of Adeiny Hechavarria,
Yunel Escobar, Henderson Alvarez, Noah Syndergaard and Travis d’Arnaud to do
so.
When the Blue Jays signed veteran utility player Mark
DeRosa, they found who they consider to be their 25th man. This move
likely brought an end to the team’s significant offseason shopping, as they
will now attempt to increase their organizational depth.
After all of his hard work this offseason, Blue Jays general
manager Alex Anthopoulos has his starting rotation up to capacity and is
satisfied with his projected Opening Day lineup, according to Chisholm. It will
certainly be interesting to see how the new mix of players mesh together as
Toronto looks to claim its first American League East title in years.
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