If you take a look at the Blue Jays’ Opening Day roster from 2017 and compare it to this year, there is a significant amount of change. There are a ton of quality returning pieces to the 25 man roster, but there have been several under the radar additions that have the potential to make a significant impact in Toronto this year.
While none of the new players came as a premium free agent or in a massive trade deal, the sum of the parts have a great deal of potential to make an impact. The Blue Jays shored up their offence by adding players like Curtis Granderson, Yangervis Solarte, Aledmys Diaz, Danny Espinosa, and Gift Ngoepe, and improved their pitching staff with the likes of Jaime Garcia, Seung-hwan Oh, John Axford, Tyler Clippard, and more.