With final rosters set and Opening Day come and gone, for the better part, players know where they will be playing and in what type of role.
Players have been optioned, assigned, or released, and we are finally left with our Toronto Blue Jays 2016 season opening 25-man roster. That is in no way saying that these same 25 players will be the same through the entire season down to the dire end. Injuries happen, players underperform, everything you plan for will find a way to mess with your plans.
For these reasons, the depth that Mark Shapiro has built (something he admits was a high priority upon taking the job with the Blue Jays) will surely play out as vital over the course of a 162-game season.