The Toronto Blue Jays’ bullpen remains a just-opened box of IKEA furniture. There are lots of pieces — and one or two missing — with plenty of assembly still required.
Along with an impact left-hander (or two) and another high-leverage arm to pair with Jason Grilli in the seventh and eighth innings, the Blue Jays’ long relief role is undetermined. That job was rarely called upon in 2016 as Toronto’s healthy rotation proved to be a model of consistency, but expecting the same in 2017 would be tempting fate.
Joe Biagini is expected to be stretched out as a starter this spring if the roster depth allows for it, which would temporarily move the 26-year-old from his late-inning role of late-2016.