The predominant story of the 2023 Toronto Blue Jays season has been one of a group with significant promise not performing to a level befitting of its talent.
With 19 games remaining, that could still be this team's fate, but the narrative has a little bit of nuance to it.
That's because even when this club has appeared to flounder, its fundamentals have seemed relatively solid. For most of the season the Blue Jays have possessed one of the most effective pitching staffs in the majors and an offence that was well above-average by overall context-neutral metrics.