were all about pitching at the recently completed Winter Meetings wouldn’t quite be accurate. They continued asking about free agent position players while exploring trades, too.
But within the team suites at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, the Blue Jays’ focus was clear: add starters. By Wednesday morning they were seriously engaged on at least three different fronts with offers extended to starters Rick Porcello, Josh Lindblom and Tanner Roark. By Thursday they had signed one of those starters, Roark, while losing Porcello and Lindblom to the Mets and Brewers, respectively, despite competitive bids.
Now that the Blue Jays have added at least one dependable free agent to their rotation, their focus can broaden a little. While the Blue Jays plan to continue conversations with free agents including Hyun-Jin Ryu, position players will also be a priority in the days ahead. “We’re active on anyone we think can improve,” assistant GM Joe Sheehan said after the meetings ended Thursday. “It’s top-end pitching: trades, free agents. Top-end hitters: trades, free agents. Anybody we think is potentially moving our needle.”
FAN590 BlueJays bnicholsonsmith Start paying your young superstars more $$$...it will send a positive message to all the other free agents
BlueJays bnicholsonsmith And what do they have to show for it? Oh thats right........Nothing!
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BlueJays bnicholsonsmith They could’ve stayed home and done the same thing
bnicholsonsmith Let’s hope they don’t think that one signing will make a pitching staff.
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