When the Toronto Blue Jays finished their 2022 season in heartbreaking fashion, they made a determination that the status quo wasn't acceptable.
The team was coming off three consecutive seasons with a winning percentage between .533 and .568 and two winless playoff appearances, plus one campaign that came a win short of earning them a playoff berth.
Based on those results, the conclusion that the team was good, but not good enough was justified. That led to an offseason shakeup which involved trading for Daulton Varsho, signing Kevin Kiermaier, adding Chris Bassitt, betting on a Brandon Belt bounce back and trading Teoscar Hernandez for relief help in the form of Erik Swanson.