The Blue Jays continue to make things interesting lately, taking another game from the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday to move within one game of the AL East rivals in the standings, and 3.5 back of the 2nd Wild Card spot. With a win on Thursday and a Baltimore loss, the Blue Jays could be in third place in the AL East by the end of the day.
With that in mind, the current roster could be just as important to the front office as the one they’ll field next year. Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins continue to make tweaks, some necessitated by injuries to the likes of Russell Martin, and Troy Tulowitzki, and others because of underperformance.