The winter meetings are an extraordinary time when front offices jockey for position in the hopes of landing the big talent and changing the fortunes of their team. It’s also a time to take stock of one’s priorities in the effort to avoid mediocrity at all costs, and in the case of the Toronto Blue Jays, it means creating a sense of hope in fans who simply aren’t buying into the notion that this team is ready to compete in the 2018 regular season.
We’re happy to be joined by three Blue Jays aficionados who know a thing or two about the past, present, and future of this team; Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) of Sportsnet, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler (@jgoldstrass) of the Lansing Lugnuts, and Chris Henderson (@Baseball4Brains) of our very own Jays Journal.