The early days of the MLB off-season have orbited around two major vacancies on the Blue Jays roster: first base and the corner outfield.
It’s understandable given that these positions are being vacated by Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, two unlikely stars that have become the face of a baseball resurgence for many seasons in Toronto.
What this hyper-focus has overshadowed, however, is a fairly pressing need for two — potentially three — impact pieces in the bullpen.
Brett Cecil‘s reported three-year contract offer from the Blue Jays, first reported by Jamie Campbell, is the one blip on the bullpen radar through the early stages of Toronto’s off-season.